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Howie Morenz

1902 - 1937

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Howard William Morenz (September 21, 1902 – March 8, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Beginning in 1923, he played centre for three National Hockey League (NHL) teams: the Montreal Canadiens (in two stints), the Chicago Black Hawks, and the New York Rangers. Before joining the NHL, Morenz excelled in the junior Ontario Hockey Association, where his team played for the Memorial Cup, the championship for junior ice hockey in Canada. In the NHL, he was one of the most dominant players in the league and set several league scoring records. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Howie Morenz is the 59th most popular hockey player (down from 50th in 2019), the 593rd most popular biography from Canada (down from 545th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Howie Morenz ranks 59 out of 676. Before him are Josef Černý, Vyacheslav Starshinov, Mats Näslund, Håkan Loob, František Ševčík, and Justin McCarthy. After him are Mark Messier, Jan Klapáč, Hugo Budinger, Ronald Pettersson, Jan Palouš, and Konstantin Loktev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Howie Morenz ranks 309. Before him are Paul Sturzenegger, Walter Slezak, José María Lavalle, José Humberto Quintero Parra, Ann Harding, and Tomasz Stankiewicz. After him are Hans Pulver, Virginia Fox, Emil Jónsson, Marguerite De La Motte, Harold McMunn, and Egon Orowan. Among people deceased in 1937, Howie Morenz ranks 175. Before him are Carlos Eugenio Restrepo, Harold Hackett, Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson, Colin Campbell Cooper, Ottó Hellmich, and Harry Vardon. After him are Jorge de Paiva, R. J. Mitchell, George Caridia, Annie Lorrain Smith, Marie Prevost, and Gyula Juhász.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Howie Morenz ranks 593 out of 1,622. Before him are Rachelle Lefevre (1979), Jack Layton (1950), Mac DeMarco (1990), Norman Lane (1919), George Woodcock (1912), and Daniel Gillies (1976). After him are Erica Durance (1978), Rob Stewart (1961), Douglas Rain (1928), Mark Messier (1961), Sidney Olcott (1872), and Maurice Prendergast (1858).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Howie Morenz ranks 17. Before him are Georges Vézina (1887), Guy Lafleur (1951), Ernie Collett (1895), Marcel Dionne (1951), Frank Sullivan (1898), and Colin Carruthers (1890). After him are Mark Messier (1961), Mike Bossy (1957), Ross Cuthbert (1892), Bobby Clarke (1949), Bert McCaffrey (1893), and Herb Drury (1896).

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