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Howard William (Howie) Morenz

Born 21 Sep 1902 in Ontario, Canada

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Died 8 Mar 1937 at age 34in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Biography

Howard William "Howie" Morenz was born September 1, 1902, the son of William Morenz and Rosina Pauli of Perth, Ontario[1] [2] [3]

On June 21, 1926, he married Mary Louise McKay, daughter of Herbert McKay and Wilhelmina Aird[4], and their children included:

Howie Jr, born 1927 (d. 2015),
Donald, born 1933 (d. 1939),
Marlene born 1934 (d. March 2, 2018), who married Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, another hockey hall-of-fame player.

Howie was considered hockey's first bona fide superstar. 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. He played 14 seasons in the NHL, was a member of a Stanley Cup–winning team three times, and placed in the top 10 leading scorers ten times. For seven straight seasons, Morenz led the Canadiens in both goals scored and points. He was named the winner of the Hart Trophy as the most valuable player of the league three times, and he led the league once in goals scored and twice in points scored. After the introduction of All-Star teams in 1931, he was named to the NHL First All-Star Team twice and the NHL Second All-Star Team once.

On January 28, 1937, Howie suffered a serious break to his leg in a home game against the Black Hawks. It was generally agreed that the injury would end his career, but no one expected his death on March 8[5], due to complications related to his injury.

On March 11, 1937, he was buried in Mount Royal Cemetery in Outremont[6]. The Canadiens turned the Forum into a shrine in his honour for the occasion, and thousands of fans lined the streets and crowded the arena in a tremendous outpouring of emotion and respect for one of hockey's immortals.

After his death, the Canadiens retired his jersey number, the first time the team had done so for any player.

He was one of the first to be elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame when it was established in 1945.

In 1950, Howie Morenz was voted the outstanding hockey player of the half-century by a national press poll.

Sources

↑ "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:155W-PP1 : 2 March 2021), Entry for William F. Morenz, 21 Sep 1902; citing Birth, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,130,514.
↑ The 1911 Census shows Howard with his family in Ontario; District Name: Perth South; District Number: 111; Sub-District Name: Mitchell; Sub-District Number: 31; Sub-District Description: NULL; Family Number: 107; Page Number: 9; Microfilm: T-20393; Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada; Item Number: 6890995
↑ The 1921 Census shows Howard with his family in Ontario; District Name: Perth North; District Number: 116; Sub-District Name: Stratford (City); Sub-District Number: 30; Sub-District Description: Shakespeare Ward - Polling Subdivision no. 1 and polling Subdivision no. 2; Family Number: 155; Page Number: 12; Line Number: 36; Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada; Item Number: 2642491
↑ Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968 M Montréal, Presbyterian Mac Vicar Memorial, 1926, which states Howard William Morenz, son of William Fred Morenz and Rose Pauli (deceased), bachelor, of legal age, of the city of Montreal and Mary Louise McKay, daughter of Herbert McKay and Wilhelmina Aird, under legal age and with consent of her parents, in the bond of matrimony on the 21st day of June in the year nineteen hundred and twenty six ...
↑ Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, which states Howard William Morenz, beloved husband of Mary McKay died at Montreal on the eighth day March one thousand nine hundred and thirty seven, aged thirty four years, and was buried by me in the Mount Royal Cemetery on the eleventh day of the same month and year ...
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #20775

Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howie_Morenz
The Hockey Hall of Fame profile of Howie Morenz
Macleans Magazine archives How they broke the Heart of Howie Morenz by TRENT FRAYNE OCTOBER 15 1953

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