Quinton Howden

Quinton Howden
Howden with Kölner Haie in 2021
Born (1992-01-21) January 21, 1992 (age 32)
Oakbank, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
HA team
Former teams		 Västerviks IK
Florida Panthers
Winnipeg Jets
Dinamo Minsk
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
HC Vityaz
Malmö Redhawks
Kölner Haie
National team  Canada
NHL draft 25th overall, 2010
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2012–present

Quinton Howden (born January 21, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who plays for Västerviks IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan. 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]

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.[7] 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.[8]

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.[9][10]

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.[11] 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.[12] 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  Canada
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 USA
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Canada
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2009 Slovakia

Howden was invited to take part in Canada's 2011 National Junior Team selection camp [13] 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 is 2023 Stanley Cup Champion Brett was drafted 27th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[14]

Howden married Cassandra Tremblay 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
2020–21 Malmö Redhawks SHL 11 0 3 3 12 — — — — —
2021–22 Kölner Haie DEL 45 7 11 18 20 — — — — —
2022–23 Brûleurs de Loups France 16 1 7 8 4 12 0 3 3 4
2022–23 Mikkelin Jukurit Liiga 10 0 1 1 10 — — — — —
NHL totals 97 10 7 17 30 — — — — —
KHL totals 169 40 40 80 101 4 2 0 2 2

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Canada Western U17 4th 6 3 1 4 10
2009 Canada IH18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 0 0 0 2
2010 Canada WJC18 7th 6 4 2 6 4
2011 Canada WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 2 3 5 4
2012 Canada WJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 3 3 6 2
2018 Canada OG 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 0 1 1 0
Junior totals 29 12 9 21 22
Senior totals 3 0 1 1 0

References

  1. ^ "2010 NHL Entry Draft". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  2. ^ "Quinton Howden player profile". Hockey Canada. May 6, 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  3. ^ "Howden, Quinton". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Quinton Howden". olympic.ca. January 11, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Warriors sign deal with Howden". Regina Leader Post. August 24, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  6. ^ "Quinton Howden (LW)". Western Hockey League. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  7. ^ "Seven WHL players selected in 1st round of 2010 NHL draft". Western Hockey League. June 25, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  8. ^ "Jets agree to terms with Quinton Howden". Winnipeg Jets. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  9. ^ "Куинтон Хауден – в ХК "Динамо-Минск"". hcdinamo.by (in Russian). August 17, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  10. ^ "Manitoba Moose forward signs with HC Dynamo Minsk". Winnipeg Free Press. August 19, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  11. ^ "Quinton Howden at Torpedo" (in Russian). Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  12. ^ "Quinton Howden leaves Torpedo". Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. December 23, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  13. ^ "Hockey Canada Selection Camp: Team Profile". Hockey Canada. April 17, 2011. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  14. ^ Burns, Bryan (June 25, 2016). "Lightning select Brett Howden with No. 27 pick at NHL Draft". NHL.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Florida Panthers first round draft pick
2010 		Succeeded by