Mark Howe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Mark Howe

American-Canadian hockey defenseman

Date of Birth: 28-May-1955

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Mark Steven Howe (born May 28, 1955) is a retired American professional ice hockey left winger and later defenseman who played sixteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and six seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA).
He is currently serving the Director of Pro Scouting for the Detroit Red Wings.He is the son of Gordie and Colleen Howe, younger brother of Marty Howe, and nephew of Vic Howe.
Despite the enormous shadow cast by his father and splitting time between two leagues, Howe shone as one of the best two-way NHL defensemen of the 1980s, being a three-time runner-up for the Norris Trophy and making the Stanley Cup finals three times as a player.
He is a member of both the United States Hockey Hall of Fame and the Hockey Hall of Fame in to which he was inducted in 2011.
The Howe family received the Wayne Gretzky International Award in 2000, for major contributions to the growth and advancement of hockey in the United States.