Howie Meeker
Canadian politician and ice hockey player (1923–2020)
Biography
Howard William Meeker (November 4, 1923 – November 8, 2020) was a Canadian professional hockey player in the National Hockey League, youth coach and educator in ice hockey, and a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament. He became best known to Canadians as an excitable and enthusiastic television colour commentator for Hockey Night in Canada, breaking down strategy in between periods of games with early use of the telestrator. In the 1970s, he ran hockey camps and created numerous books and a television series promoting youth education in the sport.
In the NHL, he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the best rookie, is one of the few professional players to score five goals in a game, and won four Stanley Cups, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was given the Order of Canada and is in the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, and received the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award as a hockey broadcaster.
Meeker was the last surviving member of the Maple Leafs 1947 Stanley Cup team, the Maple Leafs 1949 Stanley Cup team, the Maple Leafs 1951 Stanley Cup team, and the inaugural NHL All-Star Game.
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Career highlights
Career & roles
- member of the House of Commons of Canada
Teams
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- Pittsburgh Hornets
Awards & honours (4)
- Member of the Order of Canada
- Calder Memorial Trophy
- Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
- Foster Hewitt Memorial Award
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- Howie Meeker died on November 8, 2020 at the age of 97.
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- Howie Meeker was born on November 4, 1923.
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- Howie Meeker was born in Kitchener.
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