17 Facts About Mark Howe

Mark Howe is currently serving as the director of pro scouting for the Detroit Red Wings.

Mark Howe is a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2011.

The Mark Howe family received the Wayne Gretzky International Award in 2000, for major contributions to the growth and advancement of hockey in the United States.

In 1972, the United States earned a silver medal at the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo, Japan with 16-year-old Mark Howe being the youngest hockey player to win an Olympic medal in ice hockey.

Mark Howe eventually ended his junior hockey career playing for the Toronto Marlboros of the OHL, winning a Memorial Cup MVP in the process.

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In 1973, Mark Howe decided to play in the WHA alongside his brother, Marty and his father Gordie.

Mark Howe, playing left wing, was awarded the Lou Kaplan Trophy as Rookie of the Year and earned 2nd team All-Star status.

Mark Howe was the first active WHA player to be drafted by an NHL team, and the first of three selected in the 1974 draft, the other two being his brother Marty, selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the third round, and Tom Edur of the Cleveland Crusaders, who was selected by Boston.

Mark Howe was a mid-season All-Star, and in the fall, he appeared for the US national team at the 1981 Canada Cup tournament.

Mark Howe was involved in one of the more memorable injuries in NHL history.

Mark Howe was essentially impaled in an injury that nearly ended his career.

Mark Howe lost 21 pounds and his stamina suffered after requiring liquid diet to avoid intestinal infections.

Mark Howe scored 24 goals, added 58 assists for 82 total points while being the lifeline out of the Flyers defensive zone with his outstanding skating and passing abilities.

Mark Howe would have one more appearance in the Stanley Cup finals, but his Red Wings were swept in 1995 by the New Jersey Devils.

Mark Howe currently serves the club as its Director of Pro Scouting being based just outside Philadelphia in Jackson, NJ, from which he primarily covers NHL and AHL teams located in the eastern United States.

Mark Howe was elected to Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame in 2001 and the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003.

Mark Howe's number became only the fifth number to be retired by the Flyers in the club's then 44-season history following those of Bernie Parent, Bobby Clarke, Bill Barber and the late Barry Ashbee .