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Gordie Howe

#9 · Right wing · Hartford Whalers · Hockey Hall of Fame

Born Mar 31, 1928 in Floral, Saskatchewan, CAN · 6'0", 205 lb · Shoots right

Trophy case

×4 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 1954-55, 1953-54, 1951-52, 1949-50
×6 Art Ross Trophy Top Point Scorer 1962-63, 1956-57, 1953-54, 1952-53, 1951-52, 1950-51
×6 Hart Memorial Trophy MVP of Regular Season 1962-63, 1959-60, 1957-58, 1956-57, 1952-53, 1951-52
NHL Lifetime Achievement Award Long-Term Contributions to Hockey 2007-08
Lester Patrick Trophy Outstanding Service to Hockey in the United States 1966-67

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 1979-80. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Bob Miller BOS · 41 P in 80 GP Gary McAdam PIT · 41 P in 78 GP Curt Fraser VAN · 42 P in 79 GP Stan Jonathan BOS · 40 P in 79 GP Mario Tremblay MTL · 42 P in 77 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

0501001946-47: 22 points2246-471947-48: 44 points441948-49: 37 points3748-491949-50: 68 points681950-51: 86 points8650-511951-52: 86 points861952-53: 95 points9552-531953-54: 81 points811954-55: 62 points6254-551955-56: 79 points791956-57: 89 points8956-571957-58: 77 points771958-59: 78 points7858-591959-60: 73 points731960-61: 72 points7260-611961-62: 77 points771962-63: 86 points8662-631963-64: 73 points731964-65: 76 points7664-651965-66: 75 points751966-67: 65 points6566-671967-68: 82 points821968-69: 103 points10368-691969-70: 71 points711970-71: 52 points5270-711979-80: 41 points41

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1946-47 DET 58 7 15 22 0 52 0 0 0.38
1947-48 DET 60 16 28 44 0 63 0 0 0.73
1948-49 DET 40 12 25 37 0 57 0 0 0.93
1949-50 DET 70 35 33 68 0 69 0 0 0.97
1950-51 DET 70 43 43 86 0 74 0 0 1.23
1951-52 DET 70 47 39 86 0 78 0 0 1.23
1952-53 DET 70 49 46 95 0 57 0 0 1.36
1953-54 DET 70 33 48 81 0 109 0 0 1.16
1954-55 DET 64 29 33 62 0 68 0 0 0.97
1955-56 DET 70 38 41 79 0 100 0 0 1.13
1956-57 DET 70 44 45 89 0 74 0 0 1.27
1957-58 DET 64 33 44 77 0 38 0 0 1.20
1958-59 DET 70 32 46 78 0 57 0 0 1.11
1959-60 DET 70 28 45 73 16 46 354 0 1.04
1960-61 DET 64 23 49 72 -5 30 357 0 1.13
1961-62 DET 70 33 44 77 12 54 346 0 1.10
1962-63 DET 70 38 48 86 23 100 351 0 1.23
1963-64 DET 69 26 47 73 -10 70 345 0 1.06
1964-65 DET 70 29 47 76 22 104 341 0 1.09
1965-66 DET 70 29 46 75 19 83 274 0 1.07
1966-67 DET 69 25 40 65 -3 53 293 0 0.94
1967-68 DET 74 39 43 82 12 53 301 0 1.11
1968-69 DET 76 44 59 103 45 58 284 0 1.36
1969-70 DET 76 31 40 71 23 58 268 0 0.93
1970-71 DET 63 23 29 52 -3 38 195 0 0.83
1979-80 HFD 80 15 26 41 9 42 94 0 0.51
26 seasons Career 1767 801 1049 1850 160 1685 3803 0 1.05

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1946-47 DET 5 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0.00
1947-48 DET 10 1 1 2 0 11 0 0 0.20
1948-49 DET 11 8 3 11 0 19 0 0 1.00
1949-50 DET 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0.00
1950-51 DET 6 4 3 7 0 4 0 0 1.17
1951-52 DET 8 2 5 7 0 2 0 0 0.88
1952-53 DET 6 2 5 7 0 2 0 0 1.17
1953-54 DET 12 4 5 9 0 31 0 0 0.75
1954-55 DET 11 9 11 20 0 24 0 0 1.82
1955-56 DET 10 3 9 12 0 8 0 0 1.20
1956-57 DET 5 2 5 7 0 6 0 0 1.40
1957-58 DET 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.50
1959-60 DET 6 1 5 6 1 4 33 0 1.00
1960-61 DET 11 4 11 15 5 10 39 0 1.36
1962-63 DET 11 7 9 16 2 22 68 0 1.45
1963-64 DET 14 9 10 19 -2 16 74 0 1.36
1964-65 DET 7 4 2 6 -1 20 29 0 0.86
1965-66 DET 12 4 6 10 4 12 45 0 0.83
1969-70 DET 4 2 0 2 -3 2 9 0 0.50
1979-80 HFD 3 1 1 2 -1 2 4 0 0.67
20 seasons Playoffs 157 68 92 160 5 220 301 0 1.02

1979-80 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 15 26 41 9 42 94 0 0.51 16.0 0:00

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 6, 1980 vs DET W 5-3 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 00:00
Apr 4, 1980 vs QUE W 9-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
Apr 2, 1980 @ PIT L 4-6 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 00:00
Apr 1, 1980 vs TOR L 4-5 0 0 0 1 10 1 0 00:00
Mar 29, 1980 @ LAK T 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00:00
Mar 28, 1980 @ VAN T 4-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 00:00
Mar 26, 1980 @ WIN L 0-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 00:00
Mar 24, 1980 vs STL L 5-7 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 00:00
Mar 22, 1980 @ MTL T 5-5 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 00:00
Mar 21, 1980 vs PHI T 5-5 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 00:00
Mar 19, 1980 vs MTL T 5-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 00:00
Mar 16, 1980 vs MNS L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 00:00
Mar 15, 1980 vs CLR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 00:00
Mar 13, 1980 vs VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 00:00
Mar 12, 1980 @ DET T 4-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 00:00
Mar 9, 1980 @ BOS T 1-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 00:00
Mar 8, 1980 @ WSH L 5-9 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 00:00
Mar 6, 1980 @ BUF L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
Mar 1, 1980 @ STL W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 00:00
Feb 29, 1980 vs STL W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 00:00
Feb 27, 1980 vs BOS L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 00:00
Feb 26, 1980 @ QUE L 5-9 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 00:00
Feb 23, 1980 @ AFM W 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00:00
Feb 19, 1980 vs EDM W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00:00
Feb 18, 1980 vs NYR W 6-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 00:00
Feb 16, 1980 @ TOR L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 00:00
Feb 15, 1980 vs WIN W 5-4 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 00:00
Feb 12, 1980 vs VAN T 5-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
Feb 10, 1980 vs MNS L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 00:00
Feb 8, 1980 vs CLR T 4-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 00:00
Feb 6, 1980 vs LAK W 7-3 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 00:00
Feb 3, 1980 vs NYI W 5-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 00:00
Feb 2, 1980 @ AFM L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 00:00
Jan 30, 1980 vs BOS W 8-2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 00:00
Jan 28, 1980 vs AFM W 6-1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 00:00
Jan 26, 1980 @ NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
Jan 24, 1980 vs MTL L 2-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 00:00
Jan 21, 1980 vs WIN W 7-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
Jan 19, 1980 vs CHI W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 00:00
Jan 17, 1980 vs PIT W 7-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00:00
Jan 12, 1980 @ DET W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
Jan 9, 1980 @ MNS L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 00:00
Jan 7, 1980 @ NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 00:00
Jan 6, 1980 vs DET L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 00:00
Jan 4, 1980 vs WSH L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00:00
Jan 2, 1980 @ EDM T 3-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00:00
Dec 29, 1979 @ STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 00:00
Dec 26, 1979 vs PHI T 4-4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 00:00
Dec 23, 1979 @ PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
Dec 22, 1979 vs BUF L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
Dec 19, 1979 vs WSH W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 00:00
Dec 15, 1979 @ CLR L 5-6 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 00:00
Dec 12, 1979 @ LAK L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 00:00
Dec 11, 1979 @ VAN L 3-5 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 00:00
Dec 9, 1979 @ EDM L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
Dec 7, 1979 vs NYR L 4-7 1 0 1 -2 0 2 0 00:00
Dec 4, 1979 @ WSH T 3-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 00:00
Dec 1, 1979 @ MTL T 4-4 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 00:00
Nov 30, 1979 vs PIT W 7-5 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 00:00
Nov 27, 1979 @ PHI L 2-6 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 00:00
Nov 25, 1979 vs AFM W 4-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 00:00
Nov 24, 1979 vs QUE T 4-4 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 00:00
Nov 21, 1979 vs BUF W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 00:00
Nov 18, 1979 @ BOS L 4-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 00:00
Nov 17, 1979 vs EDM W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 00:00
Nov 14, 1979 @ WIN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 00:00
Nov 11, 1979 @ CHI T 5-5 2 0 2 1 0 5 0 00:00
Nov 9, 1979 vs CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 00:00
Nov 6, 1979 @ CLR W 7-2 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 00:00
Nov 2, 1979 vs TOR W 5-3 2 1 3 2 2 2 0 00:00
Oct 31, 1979 @ TOR W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 00:00
Oct 28, 1979 @ NYR T 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 00:00
Oct 26, 1979 vs NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
Oct 24, 1979 @ QUE T 2-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 00:00
Oct 20, 1979 @ NYI L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 00:00
Oct 19, 1979 vs LAK W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 00:00
Oct 17, 1979 @ BUF L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
Oct 14, 1979 @ CHI T 3-3 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 00:00
Oct 13, 1979 @ PIT T 3-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 00:00
Oct 11, 1979 @ MNS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00:00