Harry Meeking
Henry Arthur "Hurricane Howie" Meeking (November 4, 1894 – December 13, 1971) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played three seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Arenas, Detroit Cougars and Boston Bruins. He was born in Berlin, Ontario.
| Harry Meeking | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Meeking with the Toronto Arenas | |||
| Born |
November 4, 1894 Berlin, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died | December 13, 1971 (aged 77) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Arenas Detroit Cougars Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1917–1927 | ||
His brother Gordon Meeking was also a hockey player.
Playing career
Meeking won a Stanley Cup in the inaugural season of the NHL with the Arenas. After playing his first 2 years in the newly formed National League, Meeking would spend the next 7 years playing in the PCHL, WCHL and CPHL before returning to the NHL for one more season in 1926–27. He started that season with the Detroit Cougars but would finish his NHL career in Boston after being traded with Frank Fredrickson. Meeking also won the Stanley Cup as a member of the PCHL's Victoria Cougars in 1925 who were the last team outside of the NHL to challenge for and win the coveted title.
Perfect hand
It was reported in 1963 that Meeking, then aged 69, had recently held a perfect 29 hand in a game of cribbage, which he had played for 50 years.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1912–13 | Toronto Canoe Club | OHA Jr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1912–13 | Toronto R & AA | OHA Sr | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1913–14 | Toronto R & AA | OHA Sr | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1914–15 | Toronto Victorias | OHA Sr | 6 | 16 | 0 | 16 | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | ||
| 1915–16 | Toronto Blueshirts | NHA | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1916–17 | Ottawa Signallers | OCHL | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1917–18 | Toronto Arenas | NHL | 21 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1917–18 | Toronto Arenas | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 1918–19 | Toronto Arenas | NHL | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1918–19 | Glace Bay Miners | CBHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1919–20 | Victoria Aristocrats | PCHA | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1920–21 | Victoria Aristocrats | PCHA | 24 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Victoria Aristocrats | PCHA | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1922–23 | Victoria Cougars | PCHA | 28 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1923–24 | Victoria Cougars | PCHA | 29 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1924–25 | Victoria Cougars | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1925–26 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1925–26 | Victoria Cougars | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1926–27 | Detroit Cougars | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Windsor Hornets | Can-Pro | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1927–28 | New Haven Eagles | Can-Am | 39 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | Philadelphia Arrows | Can-Am | 38 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Toronto Millionaires | IHL | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | London Panthers | IHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Kitchener Flying Dutchmen | Can-Pro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHA totals | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| PCHA/WHL totals | 173 | 57 | 27 | 84 | 220 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| NHL totals | 64 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 66 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||||
References
- "Harry Meeking Has 29 Hand". Globe and Mail. Toronto. 1963-11-26. p. 8.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database