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Syd Howe

Position: C/LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-9    Weight: 165 lbs.
Born: September 28, 1911 in Ottawa, Ontario
Died: May 20, 1976

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1965

NHL/WHA Regular Season Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1929-30 18 Ottawa Senators NHL 12 1 1 2 0
1930-31 19 Philadelphia Quakers NHL 44 9 11 20 20
1931-32 20 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 0 0 0 0
1932-33 21 Ottawa Senators NHL 48 12 12 24 17
1933-34 22 Ottawa Senators NHL 42 13 7 20 18
1934-35 23 2 Teams NHL 50 22 25 47 34
1934-35 23 St. Louis Eagles NHL 36 14 13 27 23
1934-35 23 Detroit Red Wings NHL 14 8 12 20 11
1935-36 24 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 16 14 30 26
1936-37 25 Detroit Red Wings NHL 45 17 10 27 10
1937-38 26 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 8 19 27 14
1938-39 27 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 16 20 36 11
1939-40 28 Detroit Red Wings NHL 46 14 23 37 17
1940-41 29 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 20 24 44 8
1941-42 30 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 16 19 35 6
1942-43 31 Detroit Red Wings NHL 50 20 35 55 10
1943-44 32 Detroit Red Wings NHL 46 32 28 60 6
1944-45 33 Detroit Red Wings NHL 46 17 36 53 6
1945-46 34 Detroit Red Wings NHL 26 4 7 11 9
Career 17 Seasons NHL 698 237 291 528 212

NHL/WHA Regular Season Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM SOG G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
1929-30 18 Ottawa Senators NHL 12 0.08 0.08 0.17 0.09 0.00 2 3 5 2
1930-31 19 Philadelphia Quakers NHL 44 0.20 0.25 0.45 0.23 0.45 18 39 57 20
1931-32 20 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0
1932-33 21 Ottawa Senators NHL 48 0.25 0.25 0.50 0.24 0.35 21 29 50 19
1933-34 22 Ottawa Senators NHL 42 0.31 0.17 0.48 0.25 0.43 22 17 39 17
1934-35 23 2 Teams NHL 50 0.44 0.50 0.94 0.41 0.68 35 51 86 33
1934-35 23 St. Louis Eagles NHL 36 0.39 0.36 0.75 0.34 0.64 22 27 49 19
1934-35 23 Detroit Red Wings NHL 14 0.57 0.86 1.43 0.59 0.79 13 24 37 14
1935-36 24 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 0.33 0.29 0.63 0.28 0.54 30 31 61 25
1936-37 25 Detroit Red Wings NHL 45 0.38 0.22 0.60 0.30 0.22 28 21 49 21
1937-38 26 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 0.17 0.40 0.56 0.20 0.29 13 36 49 17
1938-39 27 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 0.33 0.42 0.75 0.30 0.23 27 37 64 25
1939-40 28 Detroit Red Wings NHL 46 0.30 0.50 0.80 0.32 0.37 23 43 66 24
1940-41 29 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 0.42 0.50 0.92 0.37 0.17 30 40 70 27
1941-42 30 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 0.33 0.40 0.73 0.29 0.13 21 26 47 19
1942-43 31 Detroit Red Wings NHL 50 0.40 0.70 1.10 0.45 0.20 22 42 64 23
1943-44 32 Detroit Red Wings NHL 46 0.70 0.61 1.30 0.61 0.13 29 29 58 24
1944-45 33 Detroit Red Wings NHL 46 0.37 0.78 1.15 0.49 0.13 17 50 67 23
1945-46 34 Detroit Red Wings NHL 26 0.15 0.27 0.42 0.18 0.35 5 12 17 6
Career 17 Seasons NHL 698 0.34 0.42 0.76 0.33 0.30 343 506 849 325

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1929-30 18 Ottawa Senators NHL 2 0 0 0 0
1935-36 24 Detroit Red Wings NHL SC 7 3 3 6 2
1936-37 25 Detroit Red Wings NHL SC 10 2 5 7 0
1938-39 27 Detroit Red Wings NHL 6 3 1 4 4
1939-40 28 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5 2 2 4 2
1940-41 29 Detroit Red Wings NHL 9 1 7 8 0
1941-42 30 Detroit Red Wings NHL 12 3 5 8 0
1942-43 31 Detroit Red Wings NHL SC 7 1 2 3 0
1943-44 32 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5 2 2 4 0
1944-45 33 Detroit Red Wings NHL 7 0 0 0 2
Career 10 Seasons NHL 3 70 17 27 44 10

Other Regular Season Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1928-29 17 Ottawa Rideaus OCHL 15 7 1 8
1929-30 18 Ottawa Rideaus OCHL 11 8 1 9 9
1929-30 18 London Panthers IHL 5 1 0 1 0
1931-32 20 Syracuse Stars IHL 45 9 12 21 44
1945-46 34 Indianapolis Capitols AHL 14 6 11 17 4
1946-47 35 Ottawa Senators QSHL 24 19 21 40 4
1946-47 35 Ottawa Army OCHL 1 2 1 3 0
1948-49 37 Ottawa Army OCHL 1 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season AHL 14 6 11 17 4
Career 2 Seasons IHL 50 10 12 22 44
Career 4 Seasons OCHL 28 17 3 20 9
Career 1 Season QSHL 24 19 21 40 4

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1927-28 16 Ottawa Gunners M-Cup 8 9 4 13 8
1945-46 34 Indianapolis Capitols AHL 5 2 0 2 0
1946-47 35 Ottawa Senators QSHL 11 2 1 3 0
Career 1 Season AHL 5 2 0 2 0
Career 1 Season M-Cup 8 9 4 13 8
Career 1 Season QSHL 11 2 1 3 0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Honors

1944-45 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Games Played

1930-31 NHL 44 (1)
 1932-33 NHL 48 (4)
1934-35 NHL 50 (1)
 1935-36 NHL 48 (2)
1937-38 NHL 48 (2)
1938-39 NHL 48 (1)
 1940-41 NHL 48 (1)
 1941-42 NHL 48 (2)
1942-43 NHL 50 (1)

Goals

1934-35 NHL 22 (3)
1935-36 NHL 16 (8)
1936-37 NHL 17 (10)
1938-39 NHL 16 (9)
1940-41 NHL 20 (5)
1943-44 NHL 32 (6)

Adjusted Goals

1934-35 NHL 35 (4)
1935-36 NHL 30 (8)
1936-37 NHL 28 (10)
1938-39 NHL 27 (9)
1940-41 NHL 30 (5)
1943-44 NHL 29 (6)

Goals Per Game

1934-35 NHL 0.44 (7)
1936-37 NHL 0.38 (10)
1940-41 NHL 0.42 (7)
1943-44 NHL 0.70 (7)

Assists

1934-35 NHL 25 (7)
1939-40 NHL 23 (5)
1940-41 NHL 24 (6)
1942-43 NHL 35 (9)
1944-45 NHL 36 (4)

Adjusted Assists

1934-35 NHL 51 (7)
1939-40 NHL 43 (5)
1940-41 NHL 40 (6)
1942-43 NHL 42 (9)
1944-45 NHL 50 (4)

Assists Per Game

1934-35 NHL 0.50 (10)
1939-40 NHL 0.50 (5)
1940-41 NHL 0.50 (7)
1942-43 NHL 0.70 (9)
1944-45 NHL 0.78 (3)

Points

1934-35 NHL 47 (2)
1939-40 NHL 37 (8)
1940-41 NHL 44 (2)
1944-45 NHL 53 (10)

Adjusted Points

1934-35 NHL 86 (4)
1939-40 NHL 66 (7)
1940-41 NHL 70 (2)
1944-45 NHL 67 (5)

Points Per Game

1934-35 NHL 0.94 (4)
1939-40 NHL 0.80 (9)
1940-41 NHL 0.92 (5)
1944-45 NHL 1.15 (6)

Goals Created

1934-35 NHL 20.3 (3)
1939-40 NHL 14.8 (10)
1940-41 NHL 17.6 (8)
1942-43 NHL 22.4 (10)
1943-44 NHL 27.9 (8)

Adjusted Goals Created

1934-35 NHL 33.0 (2)
1939-40 NHL 24.3 (9)
1940-41 NHL 27.3 (4)
1942-43 NHL 23.4 (10)
1943-44 NHL 23.7 (10)
1944-45 NHL 22.9 (10)

Goals Created Per Game

1934-35 NHL 0.41 (3)
1940-41 NHL 0.37 (9)
1943-44 NHL 0.61 (7)
1944-45 NHL 0.49 (10)
    

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

January 16, 1930: Signed as a free agent by Ottawa, January 16, 1930.

November, 1930: Loaned to Philadelphia by Ottawa for 1930-31 season, November 1930.

September 26, 1931: Claimed by Toronto from Ottawa for 1931-32 season in Dispersal Draft, September 26, 1931.

September 22, 1934: Transferred to St. Louis after Ottawa franchise relocated, September 22, 1934.

February 11, 1935: Traded to Detroit by St. Louis with Ralph Bowman for Teddy Graham and $50,000, February 11, 1935.

August 17, 1946: Traded to St. Louis (AHL) by Detroit (Indianapolis-AHL) for cash, August 17, 1946.

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