1902 - 1937
Howard William "Howie" 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 255,762 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Howie Morenz is the 24th most popular hockey player (down from 21st in 2019), the 385th most popular biography from Canada (down from 325th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.
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Among hockey players, Howie Morenz ranks 24 out of 358. Before him are Bobby Orr, Jari Kurri, Viktor Konovalenko, Guy Lafleur, Jiří Holík, and Teemu Selänne. After him are Alexander Yakushev, Vyacheslav Starshinov, Alexei Kasatonov, Marcel Dionne, Veniamin Alexandrov, and Alexander Ovechkin.
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 18
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 19
1938 - 1996
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 20
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 21
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 22
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 23
1902 - 1937
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 24
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 25
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 26
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 27
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 28
1937 - 1991
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 29
1985 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 30
Among people born in 1902, Howie Morenz ranks 244. Before him are Georges Lacombe, Sergei Lemeshev, Russinho, Pierre Brunet, Charles Lang, and Maria Polydouri. After him are Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., Nils Rosén, Will Geer, Barton MacLane, Emil Jónsson, and Chill Wills. Among people deceased in 1937, Howie Morenz ranks 120. Before him are F. C. S. Schiller, Harry Vardon, Nikolai Klyuev, Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Magnús Guðmundsson, and Gyula Juhász. After him are Juan Campisteguy, Ralph Ince, R. J. Mitchell, Grafton Elliot Smith, Ruth Roland, and Ellen Hansell.
1902 - 1990
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 238
1902 - 1977
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 239
1902 - 1992
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 240
1902 - 1991
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 241
1902 - 1998
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 242
1902 - 1930
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 243
1902 - 1937
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 244
1902 - 1985
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 245
1902 - 1951
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 246
1902 - 1978
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 247
1902 - 1969
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 248
1902 - 1986
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 249
1902 - 1978
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 250
1864 - 1937
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 114
1870 - 1937
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 115
1884 - 1937
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 116
1852 - 1937
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 117
1879 - 1937
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 118
1883 - 1937
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 119
1902 - 1937
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 120
1859 - 1937
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 121
1887 - 1937
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 122
1895 - 1937
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 123
1871 - 1937
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 124
1892 - 1937
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 125
1869 - 1937
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 126
Among people born in Canada, Howie Morenz ranks 385 out of 1,130. Before him are Roberta Bondar (1945), Gordon Neufeld (1947), Harold Russell (1914), Rachelle Lefevre (1979), Leslie Hope (1965), and Tamara Taylor (1970). After him are Douglas Rain (1928), Sven Delblanc (1931), Michael Shanks (1970), Jack Pickford (1896), Ted Cruz (1970), and Richard Manuel (1943).
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 379
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 380
1914 - 2002
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 381
1979 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 382
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 383
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 384
1902 - 1937
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 385
1928 - 2018
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 386
1931 - 1992
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 387
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 388
1896 - 1933
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 389
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 390
1943 - 1986
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 391
Among hockey players born in Canada, Howie Morenz ranks 11. Before him are Phil Esposito (1942), Bobby Hull (1939), Georges Vézina (1887), Mario Lemieux (1965), Bobby Orr (1948), and Guy Lafleur (1951). After him are Marcel Dionne (1951), Art Ross (1885), Bernie Geoffrion (1931), Ernie Collett (1895), Mark Messier (1961), and Bobby Clarke (1949).
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 5
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 6
1887 - 1926
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 7
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 8
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 9
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 10
1902 - 1937
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 11
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 12
1885 - 1964
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 13
1931 - 2006
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 14
1895 - 1951
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 15
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 16
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 17