- From Hockey Hall of Fame: See full biography at: https://www.hhof.com/HonouredMembers/MemberDetails.html?type=Player&mem=P197901&list=ByName
- 1932- 2019
- Born in Hamilton, Ontario
- had played more games than any defenseman in major-league hockey history by the time he retired.
- never won the Stanley Cup. Howell played in a total of 1,581 contests, 1,411 in the NHL and 170 in the World Hockey Association.
- Was an iron man who missed only 17 games in his first 16 seasons as a Ranger.
- Howell’s best season was in 1966-67 when he won the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s top defenseman.
- In 1990, he won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Edmonton Oilers where he served as a scout.
- Fourth Great Grandson of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=15712
- Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197442414/harry-howell
