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Howie Morenz

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Hockey Player

The Resume

    (June 21, 1902-March 8, 1937)
    Born in Mitchell, Ontario, Canada
    Died in Montreal of a pulmonary embolism at age 34
    5’9
    Nicknamed the Mitchell Meteor
    Played with the Montreal Canadiens (1923–34, 1936–37), Chicago Black Hawks (1934–36) and New York Rangers (1935–36 season)
    Won three Stanley Cups, all with the Habs
    All-Star Team Center (First in 1931 and 1932, Second in 1933)
    196 goals and 163 assists (359 points) in 14 National Hockey League seasons
    First retired Canadiens jersey (#7, November 2, 1937)
    Original Hockey Hall of Fame inductee (1945)
    Father-in-law of Bernie Geoffrion (1952)

Why he might be annoying:

    During his first organized game, as a shinny netminder, he gave up 21 goals.
    He tried to enlist at age 15.
    He could play the ukulele.
    His collision with a Black Hawks defenseman behind the Hawks’ net destroyed his leg and haunted his opponent forevermore.
    During his recovery time at Saint Luc’s Hospital, he was brought loads of booze.
    He hated the idea of having a benefit game played on his behalf.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He scored nine goals in a single game at a Canadian National (CN) Railway ice hockey tournament (December 1922).
    He had the first 50-point season in NHL history (1927–28), finishing with 51.
    He held seven consecutive dual scoring titles with the Habs (goals and points).
    The Canadian Press honored him as the best hockey player in the first half of the 20th century (1950).
    When Boom Boom’s number was retired (2006), the link between the players was honored by lowering #7 to half-mast as #5 was being raised. They were then raised simultaneously.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 104 Votes: 51.92% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 16 Votes: 25.00% Annoying