1902 - 1937
Howard William Morenz (September 21, 1902 – March 8, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. 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. Before joining the NHL, Morenz excelled in the junior Ontario Hockey Association, where his team played for the Memorial Cup, the championship for junior ice hockey in Canada. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Howie Morenz has received more than 353,918 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Howie Morenz is the 32nd most popular hockey player (down from 24th in 2019), the 476th most popular biography from Canada (down from 385th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.
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Among hockey players, Howie Morenz ranks 32 out of 364. Before him are Vyacheslav Starshinov, Marcel Dionne, Peter Forsberg, Alexei Kasatonov, Pavel Bure, and Oldřich Machač. After him are Brett Hull, Sergei Fedorov, Mats Näslund, Bernie Geoffrion, Veniamin Alexandrov, and Alexander Almetov.
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 26
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 27
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 28
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 29
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 30
1946 - 2011
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 31
1902 - 1937
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 32
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 33
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 34
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 35
1931 - 2006
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 36
1937 - 1991
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 37
1940 - 1992
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 38
Among people born in 1902, Howie Morenz ranks 261. Before him are Chill Wills, Hans Pulver, Maria Polydouri, Russinho, Nils Rosén, and Arno Arthur Wachmann. After him are Daniel Kinsey, Laurent Grimmonprez, Rudolf Viertl, José María Lavalle, Antonio Maquilón, and Lloyd Nolan. Among people deceased in 1937, Howie Morenz ranks 151. Before him are Gyula Juhász, Harry Vardon, Cécile Tormay, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, Grafton Elliot Smith, and Jorge de Paiva. After him are Marie Prevost, Ruth Roland, John T. Dillon, Magnús Guðmundsson, Frank Morley, and Ellen Hansell.
1902 - 1978
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 255
1902 - 1977
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 256
1902 - 1930
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 257
1902 - 1992
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 258
1902 - 1951
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 259
1902 - 1990
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 260
1902 - 1937
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 261
1902 - 1970
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 262
1902 - 1984
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 263
1902 - 1981
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 264
1902 - 1984
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 265
1902 - 1984
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 266
1902 - 1985
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 267
1883 - 1937
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 145
1870 - 1937
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 146
1876 - 1937
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 147
1874 - 1937
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 148
1871 - 1937
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 149
1887 - 1937
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 150
1902 - 1937
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 151
1896 - 1937
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 152
1892 - 1937
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 153
1876 - 1937
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 154
1879 - 1937
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 155
1860 - 1937
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 156
1869 - 1937
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 157
Among people born in Canada, Howie Morenz ranks 476 out of 1,350. Before him are Lucille Teasdale-Corti (1929), Sarah Carter (1980), Thomas Middleditch (1982), Ivan Koloff (1942), Shawn Ashmore (1979), and Yannick Bisson (1969). After him are Alexander Ludwig (1992), David James Elliott (1960), Barbara Kent (1907), Earl Thomson (1895), Kenny Wheeler (1930), and Harriet Brooks (1876).
1929 - 1996
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 470
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 471
1982 - Present
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 472
1942 - 2017
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 473
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 474
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 475
1902 - 1937
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 476
1992 - Present
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 477
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 478
1907 - 2011
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 479
1895 - 1971
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 480
1930 - 2014
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 481
1876 - 1933
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 482
Among hockey players born in Canada, Howie Morenz ranks 12. Before him are Mario Lemieux (1965), Henri Richard (1936), Guy Lafleur (1951), Georges Vézina (1887), Bobby Orr (1948), and Marcel Dionne (1951). After him are Brett Hull (1964), Bernie Geoffrion (1931), Bobby Clarke (1949), Mark Messier (1961), Ernie Collett (1895), and Art Ross (1885).
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 6
1936 - 2020
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 7
1951 - 2022
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 8
1887 - 1926
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 9
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 10
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 11
1902 - 1937
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 12
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 13
1931 - 2006
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 14
1949 - Present
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 15
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 16
1895 - 1951
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 17
1885 - 1964
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 18