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Howie Morenz

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-9    Weight: 165 lbs.
Born: September 21, 1902 in Mitchell, Ontario
Died: March 8, 1937

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1945

Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 9:41AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #26. Jaromir Jagr… #27. Denis Savard… #28. Bobby Clarke… #28. Gilbert Perreault… #28. HOWIE MORENZ… 

NHL Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Hide Partial Seasons
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1923-24 21 MTL NHL 24 13 3 16 12 20
1924-25 22 MTL NHL 30 28 11 39 26 46
1925-26 23 MTL NHL 31 23 3 26 21 39
1926-27 24 MTL NHL 44 25 7 32 24 49
1927-28 25 MTL NHL 43 33 18 51 33 66
1928-29 26 MTL NHL 42 17 10 27 18 47
1929-30 27 MTL NHL 44 40 10 50 34 72
1930-31 28 MTL NHL 39 28 23 51 28 49
1931-32 29 MTL NHL 48 24 25 49 24 46
1932-33 30 MTL NHL 46 14 21 35 15 32
1933-34 31 MTL NHL 39 8 13 21 10 21
1934-35 32 CBH NHL 48 8 26 34 12 21
1935-36 33 TOT NHL 42 6 15 21 8 26
1935-36 33 CBH NHL 23 4 11 15 5 20
1935-36 33 NYR NHL 19 2 4 6 2 6
1936-37 34 MTL NHL 30 4 16 20 7 12
Career NHL 550 271 201 472 272 546

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1923-24 21 MTL NHL 24 0.54 0.13 0.67 0.49 0.83 26 20 46 20 2.7 0.9 3.6
1924-25 22 MTL NHL 30 0.93 0.37 1.30 0.85 1.53 49 55 104 42 7.9 1.1 8.9
1925-26 23 MTL NHL 31 0.74 0.10 0.84 0.67 1.26 39 23 62 28 6.8 0.3 7.1
1926-27 24 MTL NHL 44 0.57 0.16 0.73 0.56 1.11 44 43 87 36 9.3 1.4 10.6
1927-28 25 MTL NHL 43 0.77 0.42 1.19 0.76 1.53 67 123 190 70 14.2 1.5 15.7
1928-29 26 MTL NHL 42 0.40 0.24 0.64 0.42 1.12 45 73 118 44 9.2 1.3 10.5
1929-30 27 MTL NHL 44 0.91 0.23 1.14 0.77 1.64 65 32 97 44 8.9 0.9 9.8
1930-31 28 MTL NHL 39 0.72 0.59 1.31 0.73 1.26 56 83 139 53 9.7 0.9 10.5
1931-32 29 MTL NHL 48 0.50 0.52 1.02 0.51 0.96 42 70 112 42 7.2 0.9 8.2
1932-33 30 MTL NHL 46 0.30 0.46 0.76 0.33 0.70 25 52 77 28 4.3 0.7 5.0
1933-34 31 MTL NHL 39 0.21 0.33 0.54 0.24 0.54 13 32 45 16 1.9 0.8 2.7
1934-35 32 CBH NHL 48 0.17 0.54 0.71 0.26 0.44 13 54 67 22 2.5 1.3 3.7
1935-36 33 TOT NHL 42 0.14 0.36 0.50 0.18 0.62 11 33 44 15 1.4 0.8 2.2
1935-36 33 CBH NHL 23 0.17 0.48 0.65 0.23 0.87 7 24 31 10 1.3 0.5 1.8
1935-36 33 NYR NHL 19 0.11 0.21 0.32 0.12 0.32 4 9 13 5 0.1 0.4 0.5
1936-37 34 MTL NHL 30 0.13 0.53 0.67 0.24 0.40 6 35 41 13 1.4 0.6 2.0
Career NHL 550 0.49 0.37 0.86 0.49 0.99 501 728 1229 472 87.2 13.5 100.7

NHL Playoffs

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1923-24 21 MTL NHL SC 2 3 1 4 6
1924-25 22 MTL NHL 2 3 0 3 4
1926-27 24 MTL NHL 4 1 0 1 4
1927-28 25 MTL NHL 2 0 0 0 12
1928-29 26 MTL NHL 3 0 0 0 6
1929-30 27 MTL NHL SC 6 3 0 3 10
1930-31 28 MTL NHL SC 10 1 4 5 10
1931-32 29 MTL NHL 4 1 0 1 4
1932-33 30 MTL NHL 2 0 3 3 2
1933-34 31 MTL NHL 2 1 1 2 0
1934-35 32 CBH NHL 2 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 3 39 13 9 22 58

Other Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1919-20 17 Stratford Midgets OHA-Jr. 5 14 4 18
1920-21 18 Stratford Midgets OHA-Jr. 8 19 12 31
1921-22 19 Stratford Midgets OHA-Jr. 4 17 6 23 10
1921-22 19 Stratford Indians OHA-Sr. 4 10 3 13 2
1922-23 20 Stratford Indians OHA-Sr. 10 15 13 28 19
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 17 50 22 72 10
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Sr. 14 25 16 41 21

Other Playoffs

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1919-20 17 Stratford Midgets OHA-Jr. 7 14 12 26
1920-21 18 Stratford Midgets OHA-Jr. 13 38 18 56
1921-22 19 Stratford Midgets OHA-Jr. 5 17 4 21
1921-22 19 Stratford Indians OHA-Sr. 8 15 8 23 21
1922-23 20 Stratford Indians OHA-Sr. 10 28 7 35 36
1923-24 21 Montreal Canadiens St-Cup 4 4 2 6 4
1924-25 22 Montreal Canadiens St-Cup 4 4 1 5 4
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 25 69 34 103
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Sr. 18 43 15 58 57
Career 2 Seasons St-Cup 8 8 3 11 8

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 14 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Howie Morenz 15.7 10.6 10.5 10.5 9.8 8.9 8.2 7.1 5.0 3.7 3.6 2.7 2.2 2.0
Phil Esposito 90.0 18.5 17.0 16.7 15.1 13.2 13.0 11.5 9.4 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.2 0.0
Mario Lemieux 86.4 19.6 17.4 16.8 16.2 14.5 12.4 10.9 10.6 9.9 9.5 7.4 4.4 3.8 3.1
Jaromir Jagr 84.9 16.0 14.6 14.1 12.6 12.2 12.0 9.1 9.1 9.1 8.7 8.3 8.1 6.1 4.0
Guy Lafleur 84.7 15.8 15.7 13.8 13.4 12.9 12.8 7.1 6.4 6.3 5.6 5.1 4.9 4.7 0.0
Teemu Selanne 83.8 14.3 13.7 13.4 13.3 13.0 11.4 10.9 9.3 8.2 7.0 5.9 5.1 4.6 3.2
Gordie Howe 83.0 15.5 13.1 12.1 11.8 11.6 11.3 9.2 8.8 8.7 8.4 7.4 4.4 4.2 0.8
Nels Stewart 83.0 11.8 11.2 10.9 10.1 8.2 6.5 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.5 4.9 3.8 3.5
Steve Yzerman 78.3 14.4 13.0 11.8 10.4 10.1 10.1 10.0 8.7 7.5 7.1 6.5 5.8 3.4 2.1
Jarome Iginla 76.9 14.4 14.2 11.1 11.1 11.0 9.5 8.2 8.2 7.9 7.8 7.0 5.9 4.8 2.5
Brett Hull 76.2 15.4 11.9 11.8 10.9 9.7 9.4 9.1 8.5 8.4 6.7 6.1 5.6 5.5 0.0
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Howie Morenz 15.7 10.6 10.5 10.5 9.8 8.9 8.2 7.1 5.0 3.7 3.6 2.7 2.2 2.0
Phil Esposito 87.0 18.5 17.0 16.7 15.1 13.2 13.0 11.5 9.4 7.4 6.7 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.2 0.4 0.0
Guy Lafleur 84.7 15.8 15.7 13.8 13.4 12.9 12.8 7.1 6.4 6.3 5.6 5.1 4.9 4.7 2.7 2.1 1.4 0.0
Mario Lemieux 83.0 19.6 17.4 16.8 16.2 14.5 12.4 10.9 10.6 9.9 9.5 9.4 7.4 4.4 3.8 3.1 1.2 0.7
Nels Stewart 82.7 11.8 11.2 10.9 10.1 8.2 6.5 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.5 4.9 3.8 3.5 0.8
Jarome Iginla 76.8 14.4 14.2 11.1 11.1 11.0 9.5 8.2 8.2 7.9 7.8 7.0 5.9 4.8 2.5
Teemu Selanne 76.8 14.3 13.7 13.4 13.3 13.0 11.4 10.9 10.0 9.3 8.2 7.0 6.6 6.3 5.9 5.1 4.6 3.3 3.2
Jaromir Jagr 75.9 16.0 15.5 14.6 14.1 12.6 12.2 12.0 11.0 9.1 9.1 9.1 8.7 8.3 8.1 8.0 6.1 4.0
Eric Lindros 75.9 12.8 12.4 10.3 10.0 9.5 9.2 8.8 7.8 7.7 5.2 3.7 2.1 2.1
Mike Bossy 75.5 14.1 13.3 12.0 11.5 11.2 11.1 11.0 10.3 9.7 6.6
Joe Thornton 74.1 13.3 12.2 12.1 11.9 9.6 9.5 8.8 8.3 7.8 7.2 5.7 4.3 -0.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

Awards

1927-28 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy
1930-31 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy
1931-32 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy

Honors

1930-31 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1931-32 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1932-33 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1924 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1925 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1930 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1931 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)

Games Played

1923-24 NHL 24 (1)
 1924-25 NHL 30 (2)
1926-27 NHL 44 (2)
1929-30 NHL 44 (1)
 1931-32 NHL 48 (1)
 1934-35 NHL 48 (4)

Goals

1923-24 NHL 13 (7)
1924-25 NHL 28 (3)
1925-26 NHL 23 (5)
1926-27 NHL 25 (2)
1927-28 NHL 33 (1)
 1928-29 NHL 17 (4)
1929-30 NHL 40 (3)
1930-31 NHL 28 (3)
1931-32 NHL 24 (5)

Assists

1924-25 NHL 11 (6)
1927-28 NHL 18 (1)
 1928-29 NHL 10 (4)
1930-31 NHL 23 (3)
1931-32 NHL 25 (3)
1932-33 NHL 21 (7)
1934-35 NHL 26 (5)

Points

1923-24 NHL 16 (10)
1924-25 NHL 39 (4)
1925-26 NHL 26 (5)
1926-27 NHL 32 (3)
1927-28 NHL 51 (1)
 1928-29 NHL 27 (3)
1929-30 NHL 50 (7)
1930-31 NHL 51 (1)
 1931-32 NHL 49 (3)
1932-33 NHL 35 (10)

Goals Created

1923-24 NHL 11.8 (9)
1924-25 NHL 25.6 (4)
1925-26 NHL 20.7 (5)
1926-27 NHL 24.5 (2)
1927-28 NHL 32.7 (1)
 1928-29 NHL 17.6 (3)
1929-30 NHL 33.8 (4)
1930-31 NHL 28.5 (1)
 1931-32 NHL 24.5 (4)

Goals Per Game

1923-24 NHL 0.54 (9)
1924-25 NHL 0.93 (3)
1925-26 NHL 0.74 (3)
1926-27 NHL 0.57 (3)
1927-28 NHL 0.77 (1)
 1928-29 NHL 0.40 (4)
1929-30 NHL 0.91 (3)
1930-31 NHL 0.72 (2)
1931-32 NHL 0.50 (6)
Career NHL 0.49 (27)

Assists Per Game

1927-28 NHL 0.42 (1)
 1930-31 NHL 0.59 (3)
1931-32 NHL 0.52 (3)
1932-33 NHL 0.46 (8)
1934-35 NHL 0.54 (5)

Points Per Game

1923-24 NHL 0.67 (10)
1924-25 NHL 1.30 (4)
1925-26 NHL 0.84 (6)
1926-27 NHL 0.73 (4)
1927-28 NHL 1.19 (1)
 1929-30 NHL 1.14 (8)
1930-31 NHL 1.31 (1)
 1931-32 NHL 1.02 (5)

Goals Created Per Game

1923-24 NHL 0.49 (10)
1924-25 NHL 0.85 (4)
1925-26 NHL 0.67 (4)
1926-27 NHL 0.56 (2)
1927-28 NHL 0.76 (1)
 1928-29 NHL 0.42 (3)
1929-30 NHL 0.77 (4)
1930-31 NHL 0.73 (1)
 1931-32 NHL 0.51 (4)
Career NHL 0.49 (8)

Adjusted Goals

1923-24 NHL 26 (7)
1924-25 NHL 49 (3)
1925-26 NHL 39 (5)
1926-27 NHL 44 (2)
1927-28 NHL 67 (1)
 1928-29 NHL 45 (4)
1929-30 NHL 65 (3)
1930-31 NHL 56 (3)
1931-32 NHL 42 (5)
Career NHL 501 (37)

Adjusted Assists

1924-25 NHL 55 (6)
1927-28 NHL 123 (1)
 1928-29 NHL 73 (4)
1930-31 NHL 83 (3)
1931-32 NHL 70 (3)
1932-33 NHL 52 (7)
1934-35 NHL 54 (5)
Career NHL 728 (41)

Adjusted Points

1924-25 NHL 104 (5)
1926-27 NHL 87 (5)
1927-28 NHL 190 (1)
 1928-29 NHL 118 (4)
1930-31 NHL 139 (1)
 1931-32 NHL 112 (3)
Career NHL 1229 (30)

Adjusted Goals Created

1924-25 NHL 41.7 (4)
1926-27 NHL 35.7 (6)
1927-28 NHL 70.1 (1)
 1928-29 NHL 44.5 (5)
1929-30 NHL 44.2 (7)
1930-31 NHL 53.2 (1)
 1931-32 NHL 42.0 (4)
Career NHL 471.8 (35)

Offensive Point Shares

1923-24 NHL 2.7 (10)
1924-25 NHL 7.9 (4)
1925-26 NHL 6.8 (5)
1926-27 NHL 9.3 (2)
1927-28 NHL 14.2 (1)
 1928-29 NHL 9.2 (3)
1929-30 NHL 8.9 (4)
1930-31 NHL 9.7 (1)
 1931-32 NHL 7.2 (4)
Career NHL 87.2 (55)

Point Shares

1924-25 NHL 8.9 (4)
1925-26 NHL 7.1 (10)
1926-27 NHL 10.6 (2)
1927-28 NHL 15.7 (1)
 1928-29 NHL 10.5 (5)
1929-30 NHL 9.8 (6)
1930-31 NHL 10.5 (2)
1931-32 NHL 8.2 (8)
    

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

September 30, 1923: Signed as a free agent by Montreal, September 30, 1923.

October 3, 1934: Traded to Chicago by Montreal with Lorne Chabot and Marty Burke for Leroy Goldsworthy, Lionel Conacher and Roger Jenkins, October 3, 1934.

January 26, 1936: Traded to NY Rangers by Chicago for Glenn Brydson, January 26, 1936.

September 1, 1936: Traded to Montreal by NY Rangers for cash, September 1, 1936.

January 28, 1937: Suffered career-ending leg injury in game vs. Chicago, January 28, 1937.

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