# RIP Howie Meeker

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-howie-meeker/925125>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [November 9, 2020, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-howie-meeker/925125 "2020-11-09T06:06:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/76d3ee/32.png) [@Quint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quint)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-howie-meeker/925125/1 "2020-11-09T06:06:46Z")

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Probably a name only Canadians of a certain age will recognize. He was an excellent hockey player, a terrific hockey analyst, and above all a passionate teacher of the game. Add to that he was an MP and someone who tirelessly raised money for many charities, I’d like to raise a glass to Howie. RIP

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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-howie-meeker/925125/2 "2020-11-09T06:20:03Z")

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I remember him mainly from tips he gave young players, when I was a young player. I don’t remember his career but he seemed a kindly man.

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-howie-meeker/925125/3 "2020-11-11T20:58:40Z")

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I missed this. It is very sad news. I never knew him as a player but do remember his time on HNIC.

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**Author:** ![mtnmatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@mtnmatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mtnmatt)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-howie-meeker/925125/4 "2020-11-21T16:02:35Z")

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I remember the name from my childhood here in the US, as I think he had a between-periods segment on the NBC national games in the early-mid 70s called “The Howie Meeker Hockey Clinic,” IIRC