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Howie Young's NHL career

Points
48
Games
174
Assists
40
Goals
8
Plus/minus
-8

Defenceman Howie Young played in the NHL. He played 4 seasons for 3 clubs, 1966-1971. That came to 174 games and 48 points, 8 goals and 40 assists.

Below: the whole of Howie Young's career, season by season.

Every season
  1. NHL debut

    Howie Young makes his NHL debut in 4–⁠6 loss against Chicago Blackhawks

    Howie was 29 years old · Chicago Stadium, USA

    First NHL assistFirst NHL point
    Season

    1966-1967

    Howie Young's first NHL season: 17 points

    Events
    Career best
    His best goal-scoring season
    26
    games missed
    Points
    17
    NHL#76
    Games
    44 of 70
    63%
    Goals
    3
    NHL#85
    Assists
    14
    NHL#64
    P/GP
    0.39
    NHL#70
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#92
    The whole season1966-1967
  2. Season

    1967-1968

    Howie Young scores 19 points — the best season of his career

    Events
    Career best
    His best points season
    Points
    19
    NHL#141
    Games
    62 of 74
    84%
    Goals
    2
    NHL#184
    Assists
    17
    NHL#103
    P/GP
    0.31
    NHL#150
    +/-
    +15
    NHL#26
    The whole season1967-1968
  3. Season

    1968-1969

    Howie Young scores 3 goals — his best goal-scoring season

    Events
    Career best
    His best goal-scoring season
    19
    games missed
    Points
    10
    NHL#186
    Games
    57 of 76
    75%
    Goals
    3
    NHL#163
    Assists
    7
    NHL#182
    P/GP
    0.18
    NHL#190
    +/-
    -13
    NHL#234
    The whole season1968-1969
  4. Season

    1970-1971

    Howie Young's last season: 2 points

    Events
    67
    games missed
    Points
    2
    NHL#286
    Games
    11 of 78
    14%
    Goals
    0
    NHL#276
    Assists
    2
    NHL#275
    P/GP
    0.18
    +/-
    -7
    NHL#225
    The whole season1970-1971
  5. The career

    Howie Young played his last NHL game in 1971

    The career ended after 4 seasons, the last of them with Vancouver Canucks.