Quinton Howden
Quinton Howden (born January 21, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for HC Vityaz of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, 25th overall.[1] He was also selected to play in the 2011 and 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships for Canada.[2]
| Quinton Howden | |||
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| Born |
January 21, 1992 Oakbank, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
HC Vityaz Florida Panthers Winnipeg Jets Dinamo Minsk Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | ||
| National team |
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| NHL Draft |
25th overall, 2010 Florida Panthers | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Playing career
Howden started playing minor hockey when he was five. Before starting to play hockey, he broke his femur in a bicycle accident, and had to spend two months in a cast from chest to toe. As a result of the injury, his doctors doubted he would be a very good athlete.[3][4]
Howden was the first overall choice in the 2007 Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft by the Moose Jaw Warriors. After weighing his options between National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) hockey and the WHL, Howden chose to sign with the Warriors shortly after the draft.[5] Howden played five games with the Warriors as an affiliate player[5] during the 2007–08 season, before joining the club full-time for the 2008–09 season.[6] He had a relatively quiet rookie season, but really came out in his sophomore season setting a point-per-game pace.
After a 65-point season with Moose Jaw, Howden was drafted in the first round, 25th overall, in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers. In 2011, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Florida but was sent back to Moose Jaw for his final year of junior. In the 2012–13 season, he split time between Florida and their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate; in 18 games with Florida, he had no points.
After four seasons within the Panthers' organization, Howden failed to receive a qualifying offer and therefore left as a free agent to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the Winnipeg Jets on July 1, 2016.[7]
After spending the majority of the 2016–17 season with the Jets' AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, Howden failed to receive a qualifying offer.
As a free agent, Howden signed with Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on August 18, 2017.[8][9]
After two seasons in Belarus with Dinamo Minsk, Howden left as a free agent to sign a one-year contract to continue in the KHL with Russian outfit, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod on August 6, 2019.[10] In the 2019–20 season, Howden posted 7 goals and 13 points in 36 games before he was traded by Torpedo to HC Vityaz on December 23, 2019.[11] In the second half of the season, Howden in a top 6 scoring role contributed with 4 goals and 7 points in 19 games. He made his KHL playoff debut with Vityaz, finishing as the club's leading goalscorer with 2 goals in a 4 games series sweep defeat to SKA Saint Petersburg.
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2018 Pyeongchang | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2011 USA | |
| 2012 Canada | |
| Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2009 Slovakia | |
Howden was invited to take part in Canada's 2011 National Junior Team selection camp [12] He then participated at the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Buffalo, New York, winning the silver medal; and the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Canada, winning bronze. In 2018, Howden won a bronze medal after he was chosen to represent Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4]
Personal life
Howden's younger brother Brett was drafted 27th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[13] Quinton Howden married Cassandra (Tremblay) Howden on August 10, 2017.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 62 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 65 | 28 | 37 | 65 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 60 | 40 | 39 | 79 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 52 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 57 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 59 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 33 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 58 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 58 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 56 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 58 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 36 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Vityaz | KHL | 19 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 97 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 169 | 40 | 40 | 80 | 101 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
References
- "2010 NHL Entry Draft". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- "Quinton Howden player profile". Hockey Canada. 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- "Howden, Quinton". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- "Quinton Howden". olympic.ca. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- "Warriors sign deal with Howden". Regina Leader Post. 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- "Quinton Howden (LW)". Western Hockey League. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- "Jets agree to terms with Quinton Howden". Winnipeg Jets. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
- "Куинтон Хауден – в ХК "Динамо-Минск"". hcdinamo.by (in Russian). August 17, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- "Manitoba Moose forward signs with HC Dynamo Minsk". Winnipeg Free Press. August 19, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- "Quinton Howden at Torpedo" (in Russian). Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- "Quinton Howden leaves Torpedo". Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. December 23, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- "Hockey Canada Selection Camp: Team Profile". Hockey Canada. 2011-04-17. Archived from the original on 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
- Burns, Bryan (June 25, 2016). "Lightning select Brett Howden with No. 27 pick at NHL Draft". NHL.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Nick Bjugstad |
Florida Panthers first round draft pick 2010 |
Succeeded by Jonathan Huberdeau |