HARRY HOWELL: Athlete (hockey)


• Lifelong Hamilton Area Resident

• Often referred to as the greatest hockey player Hamilton ever produced

• Played 24 seasons professionally in the NHL and WHA

• NHL All Star Defenseman

• Member of Hockey Hall of Fame, inducted in 1979

• Member of Hamilton Gallery of Distinction

• 1967 Norris Trophy Winner as Outstanding NHL Defenseman

• Played over 1000 games in the NHL, most games as a New York Ranger

• One of only eight jersey numbers retired by the New York Rangers

• Won a Stanley Cup as scout with the Edmonton Oilers

• Coached, Played, was General Manager, and scouted in both the NHL and WHA