Howie Menard
| Howie Ménard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 28, 1942 Timmins, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Los Angeles Kings Chicago Blackhawks Oakland Seals | ||
| Playing career | 1962–1977 | ||
Howard Hubert Ménard (born April 28, 1942) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 151 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Black Hawks and the Oakland Seals between 1964 and 1970. Most of his career, which lasted from 1962 to 1977, was spent in the minor American Hockey League (AHL). Howie is the brother of Hillary Menard.
Howie continues to hold the record for most points in a playoff game (7) in the AHL Calder Cup, with four goals and three assists against the Cleveland Barons on April 12, 1972, while playing for the Baltimore Clippers. Only two players have tied his record since that time.
Howie was the Captain of the 1961-62 Memorial Cup Champions, Hamilton Red Wings.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1959–60 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 48 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1960–61 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 21 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 24 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 35 | ||
| 1961–62 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 48 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 87 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 30 | ||
| 1961–62 | Hamilton Red Wings | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 18 | ||
| 1962–63 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 69 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Cincinnati Wings | CPHL | 69 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Memphis Wings | CPHL | 61 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 71 | 15 | 42 | 57 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1966–67 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 68 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 37 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 35 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 24 | ||
| 1968–69 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 20 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 56 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1969–70 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Oakland Seals | NHL | 38 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970–71 | Providence Reds | AHL | 59 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1971–72 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 73 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 79 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 28 | ||
| 1972–73 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | WHL | 59 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 1973–74 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 73 | 42 | 39 | 81 | 66 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 1974–75 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 43 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Providence Reds | AHL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 38 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Whitby Warriors | OHA Sr | 23 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Whitby Warriors | OHA Sr | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 561 | 177 | 279 | 456 | 521 | 37 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 53 | ||||
| NHL totals | 151 | 23 | 42 | 65 | 87 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 36 | ||||
References
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database