- Born
- Birth nameMark Steven Howe
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Mark Howe is a retired American professional ice hockey left winger and later defenseman who played sixteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and six seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA). He served the Director of Pro Scouting for the Detroit Red Wings.
He is the son of Gordie Howe and Colleen Joffa, younger brother of Marty Howe, and nephew of Vic Howe. Despite the enormous shadow cast by his father and splitting time between two leagues, Howe shone as one of the best two-way NHL defensemen of the 1980s, being a three-time runner-up for the Norris Trophy and making the Stanley Cup finals three times as a player. He is a member of both the United States Hockey Hall of Fame and the Hockey Hall of Fame in to which he was inducted in 2011. The Howe family received the Wayne Gretzky International Award in 2000, for major contributions to the growth and advancement of hockey in the United States.- IMDb mini biography by: Tango Papa
- Son of hockey legend Gordie Howe.
- Inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, 2003.
- Defenseman with the National Hockey League's Hartford Whalers (1979-1980 thru 1981-1982), Philadelphia Flyers (1982-1983 thru 1991-1992), and Detroit Red Wings (1992-1993 thru 1994-1995).
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