Howie Young
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Howie Young | |||
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Born |
Scarborough, Ontario , Canada | August 2, 1937||
Died |
November 24, 1999 Albuquerque, New Mexico , U.S. | (aged 62)||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Defence/Right wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Chicago Black Hawks Vancouver Canucks | ||
Playing career | 1954–1979 |
Howard John Edward "Cowboy" Young (August 2, 1937 – November 24, 1999) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and actor, best known for his time in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings in the 1960s.[1]
Playing career
Early years in Detroit
Young broke into the Red Wings lineup in the 1960–61 season and soon earned a reputation as one of the toughest, most promising, and most troubled young defenders in the sport. He had a high level of natural skill and was one of the most fearsome bodycheckers in the game, but was tremendously undisciplined both on and off the ice, and a constant headache to the Detroit organization. He recorded 8 assists in his rookie season, and led the Wings with 108 penalty minutes in only 29 games. In the playoffs, he appeared in all eleven games and scored two goals to help the Red Wings reach the Stanley Cup Finals.
He split another season between the NHL and the minors before establishing himself as a regular in 1962–63. That year he recorded nine points in 62 games and set the league record for penalty minutes, recording 273 to break Lou Fontinato's old record of 202. His pugilistic exploits earned him a place on the cover of Sports Illustrated in January 1963.
However, his drinking had by this point reached full-blown alcoholism, and despite his popularity in Detroit the team shipped him to the Chicago Black Hawks in the summer of 1963.
Los Angeles
Young's problems followed him to Chicago, and the Black Hawks' patience ran out even quicker than Detroit's did. Midway through the
In 1965, Young's life bottomed out, and he entered Alcoholics Anonymous. After sobering up, his play on the ice showed a marked improvement, and he finally began to harness his immense potential. He also improved his discipline on the ice and focused more on the game and less on fisticuffs.
Return to the NHL
Young started the 1966–67 season dominating the WHL, with 22 points in his first 29 games. More impressively, the once-volatile defender spent just 43 minutes in the penalty box. Impressed with his sobriety and improved play, the Red Wings traded three players to Los Angeles to reacquire him.
Back in the NHL for the first time in three years, Young played the best hockey of his career. In 44 games for the Red Wings, he recorded 3 goals and 14 assists for 17 points along with 100 penalty minutes. In 1967–68, he would spend another full season in Detroit, setting career highs with 17 assists and 19 points.
He was then dealt to Oakland before being re-acquired by Chicago for the 1968–69 season, where he began to show his age. Now 32, he slumped to just 10 points in 57 games and seemed to have lost his physical edge. He spent most of the following two seasons in the minors, with an 11-game stint with the Vancouver Canucks in 1970–71, before retiring.
Comeback, WHA years and retirement
After a year away from the sport, Young signed on with the WHL Phoenix Roadrunners. Despite being 35 and having played defence for most of his career, he returned as a forward, and was surprisingly successful. In 1972–73, he scored 20 goals and 38 assists for 58 points for the Roadrunners. In 1973–74, he was better yet, scoring 37 goals (sixth in the league) and 68 points, and was named a WHL First-Team All-Star.
In the
Young retired again in 1975, but returned to Phoenix late in the
Later life
After retirement, Young moved to New Mexico where he owned a ranch and drove a school bus.[2] He also worked as an actor;[3] in 1989, he played an outlaw on the television mini-series Lonesome Dove, in 1990 he portrayed Poe Possey in the movie Young Guns II, and in 1997 he appeared with Tom Selleck in the 1997 television film Last Stand at Saber River.
Young died November 24, 1999, at age 62, from pancreatic cancer.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1953–54 | St. Michael's Midget Majors | THL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1953–54 | Scarborough Scouts | OHA-B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1954–55 | Kitchener Canucks | OHA | 49 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1955–56 | Kitchener Canucks | OHA | 28 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1956–57 | Hamilton Tiger Cubs | OHA | 52 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 228 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | ||
1957–58 | Hamilton Tiger Cubs | OHA | 40 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1958–59 | New Westminster Royals | WHL
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4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1958–59 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QHL | 50 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1959–60 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 68 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1960–61 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 33 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1960–61 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 29 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 108 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 30 | ||
1961–62 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1961–62 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 24 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 97 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 49 | ||
1962–63 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 64 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 273 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
1963–64 | Chicago Black Hawks
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NHL | 39 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1963–64 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | ||
1964–65 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 65 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 227 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1965–66 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 44 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1966–67 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 29 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1966–67 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 44 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 62 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Fort Worth Wings
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CPHL
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5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1968–69 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 57 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969–70 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 56 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969–70 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHL | 57 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 136 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | ||
1972–73 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHL | 71 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 223 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 31 | ||
1973–74 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHL | 71 | 37 | 32 | 69 | 124 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
1974–75 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHA | 30 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Winnipeg Jets
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WHA | 42 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHA | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Oklahoma City Blazers
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CHL
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Phoenix Roadrunners | PHL | 39 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Los Angeles Blades
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PHL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Flint Spirits | IHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | New York Slapshots
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ACHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 336 | 12 | 62 | 74 | 851 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 46 | ||||
WHA totals | 98 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
WHL totals | 394 | 93 | 173 | 266 | 1130 | 45 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 128 | ||||
AHL totals | 157 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 405 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ Lyon, Laurie (November 29, 1999). "Lives Lived: Howard John Edward Young". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Deitsch, Richard (15 June 1998). "Howie Young, Red Wings Defenseman January 28, 1963". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Smith, Toby (22 February 1998). "Ex-hawks Bad Boy Tries To Do Some Good". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Dow, Bill (2011-11-18). "Remembering Red Wing Bad Boy Howie Young". VintageDetroit.com. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com
- Howard Young at IMDb
- Howie Young at Detroit Red Wings