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Howie Young's 1966-1967 season

Points
17
NHL#76
Goals
3
NHL#85
Assists
14
NHL#64
Plus/minus
-3
NHL#92
Games
44
62%
62% of 70

Defenceman Howie Young was 29 years old when the 1966-1967 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played 44 of a possible 70 games and scored 3 goals and 14 assists for 17 points, 0.39 points per game. Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1966-1967
  1. A late start

    Howie Young's season starts in game 27 of 70

    Detroit Red Wings have played 26 games26 of 70 without him
    NHL debut

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

    Howie was 29 years old · Chicago Stadium, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    1
    Assists
    1
    Points
    -1
    +/-
    First NHL assistFirst NHL point
    • The game
      DET4–6CHI
      L
      game 27/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Howie Young records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · December 21

    • The game
      MTL4–0DET
      L
      game 28/70
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET4–4BOS
      game 29/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET2–4NYR
      L
      game 30/70
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Howie Young scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against New York Rangers · December 29

    • The game
      BOS1–3DET
      W
      game 31/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–4DET
      W
      game 32/70
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–6DET
      W
      game 33/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–4MTL
      L
      game 34/70
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–3DET
      W
      game 35/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 35 of 709 of 35 played
      4
      points
      NHL#87
      1
      goals
      NHL#84
      3
      assists
      NHL#83
      +4
      +/-
      NHL#12
      DET
      12-20-0W-L-OT27Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET1–6CHI
      L
      game 36/70
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–4DET
      W
      game 37/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET2–5TOR
      L
      game 38/70
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–0DET
      L
      game 39/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–6DET
      W
      game 40/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET5–4TOR
      W
      game 41/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–7DET
      W
      game 42/70
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI4–3DET
      L
      game 43/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–2NYR
      W
      game 44/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • February 1967
    • The game
      BOS3–4DET
      W
      game 45/70
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL1–6DET
      W
      game 46/70
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET5–2TOR
      W
      game 47/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–6DET
      W
      game 48/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET2–3CHI
      L
      game 49/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–6BOS
      L
      game 50/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–1DET
      L
      game 51/70
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      DET2–3MTL
      L
      game 52/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–3DET
      W
      game 53/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 53 of 7027 of 53 played
      11
      points
      NHL#77
      2
      goals
      NHL#82
      9
      assists
      NHL#67
      +6
      +/-
      NHL#10
      DET
      22-28-0W-L-OT47Points
      Playoff spot
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET0–1NYR
      L
      game 54/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–2DET
      L
      game 55/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET0–4TOR
      L
      game 56/70
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–3DET
      game 57/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • March 1967
    • The game
      DET2–6MTL
      L
      game 58/70
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET5–3BOS
      W
      game 59/70
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET3–1NYR
      W
      game 60/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET3–7BOS
      L
      game 61/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET4–2TOR
      W
      game 62/70
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +4+/-3SOG1SHP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      BOS5–3DET
      L
      game 63/70
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR6–5DET
      L
      game 64/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–4DET
      W
      game 65/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG
    • The game
      DET1–4MTL
      L
      game 66/70
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–4DET
      W
      game 67/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      DET2–7CHI
      L
      game 68/70
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET5–10NYR
      L
      game 69/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1967
    • The game
      MTL4–2DET
      L
      game 70/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    The season in numbers

    Howie Young closes the 1966-1967 season with 17 points

    Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    17
    NHL#76
    Games
    44of 70
    63%
    Goals
    3
    NHL#85
    Assists
    14
    NHL#64
    P/GP
    0.39
    NHL#70
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#92
    Events
    3
    career best in goals
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist