Howie Meeker, an institution in sports circles in this province from the 1950s to the early 1980s, has died at the age of 97.
Meeker had four Stanley Cup rings with the Toronto Maple Leafs, was NHL rookie of the year in 1947, served one year as coach of the Leafs, and rose to icon status as colour commentator for Hockey Night in Canada.
But it was with the Guards Athletic Association that he became involved in local hockey, quickly producing a large group of young talented players, according to SportNL. In 2000, Meeker was inducted as an honorary member of the Guards Athletic Association and in 2010 he was made a member of the Order of Canada.
Between 1957 and 1976, Meeker was a major figure within Newfoundland and Labrador hockey. His coaching contribution included high school, junior and senior in St. John’s and the St. John’s Capitals in provincial senior competition. He coached the Caps to a Herder Memorial Trophy provincial title in 1970 and later led the Feildians to a provincial intermediate crown.
He also ran his own hockey store on the corner of Freshwater Road and Harvey Road in St. John’s.
Meeker served as president of St. John’s Minor Hockey Association and founded his well-known Howie Meeker Hockey School that was featured nationally on CBC television.
His television and radio hockey career began with CJON where he quickly earned a reputation for always voicing his opinion, thus generating many changes for the better. His move to local CBC quickly had him advance into NHL analysis where he continued to be open and frank and extremely opinionated.
He earned election to the Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame and prestige as winner of the 1998 Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for his colourful hockey commentary.
He was inducted into the SportNL Hall of Fame as a builder in 2016.
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