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{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
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| image = Scott Howson.jpg
| caption = Howson in 2015
| caption = Howson in 2022
|office=AHL President and Chief Executive Officer
| image_size = 180px
|term_start = July 1, 2020
|predecessor = [[David Andrews (ice hockey)|David Andrews]]
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| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]]
| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]]
| shoots = Right
| shoots = Right
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| weight_lb = 160
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| played_for = [[New York Islanders]]
| played_for = [[New York Islanders]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|4|9}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|4|9}}
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario|ON]], [[Canada|CAN]]
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| draft = Undrafted
| draft = Undrafted
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| career_start = 1981
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'''Donald Scott Howson''' (born April 9, 1960) is a retired [[ice hockey]] player and current Senior VP of Hockey Operations for the [[Edmonton Oilers]]. He was formerly the general manager of the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] of the [[National Hockey League]].
'''Donald Scott Howson''' (born April 9, 1960) is a Canadian [[ice hockey]] executive and former player. He was formerly the general manager of the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He played 18 games in the NHL with the [[New York Islanders]] between the [[1984–85 NHL season|1984–85]] and [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86 seasons]]. The rest of his playing career, which lasted from 1981 to 1986, was spent in the minor leagues. He later turned to coaching and managing, working for several years in the [[American Hockey League]] before moving to the NHL.

In July 2020, he took over as president and chief executive officer of the [[American Hockey League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theahl.com/howson-elected-ahl-president-and-ceo |title=Howson elected AHL President and CEO |website=AHL |date=February 14, 2020}}</ref>


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
As a youth, Howson played in the 1973 [[Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament]] with a [[minor ice hockey]] team from [[Thornhill, Ontario]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-11}}</ref>
Howson played 2 seasons with the [[Kingston Canadians]] of the [[Ontario Hockey Association]], and one more season with the club after they moved to the [[Ontario Hockey League]]. In that season, Howson amassed 57 goals, and 140 points in 66 games. That was second in team scoring to [[Bernie Nicholls]], and sixth in league scoring. <br>
Howson would then go on to play one season (1981–82) with the [[Toledo Goaldiggers]] of the [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]. He won the Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy as IHL rookie of the year after scoring 55 goals and 120 points in only 74 games. <br>
Howson then played 146 games over three seasons with the Indianapolis Checkers of the [[Central Hockey League]]. It was after his time with the Checkers that Howson split two seasons between the [[New York Islanders]], and their [[American Hockey League]] affiliate, the [[Springfield Indians]]. He played 8 games in the [[1984–85 NHL season|1984–85 season]], and another 10 in the [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86 season]]. In the total 18 games, he had 5 goals, 3 assists, and 8 points.


Howson played two seasons with the [[Kingston Canadians]] of the [[Ontario Hockey Association]], and one more season with the club after they moved to the [[Ontario Hockey League]]. In that season, Howson amassed 57 goals, and 140 points in 66 games. That was second in team scoring to [[Bernie Nicholls]], and sixth in league scoring.
==Post-Playing career==
Howson first became the GM of the [[Edmonton Oilers]] AHL affiliate, the [[Cape Breton Oilers]] and then the [[Hamilton Bulldogs]]. When [[Glen Sather]] left the Edmonton Oilers for the [[New York Rangers]], and the Oilers hired Kevin Lowe, Lowe immediately promoted Howson to the Oilers where he served as assistant GM to from 2002–2007. On June 15, 2007, Howson was named general manager of the Blue Jackets. Howson has a Twitter account in which he occasionally tweets updates in regards to his team such as injuries, trades and signings.


Howson would then go on to play one season (1981–82) with the [[Toledo Goaldiggers]] of the [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]. He won the Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy as IHL rookie of the year after scoring 55 goals and 120 points in only 74 games.
On February 12, 2013, he was relieved of his duties as general manager of the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]].<ref>[http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2012/02/12/columbus-blue-jackets-fire-howson.html Columbus Blue Jackets Fire Executive VP & GM Howson]</ref>


Howson played 146 games over three seasons with the Indianapolis Checkers of the [[Central Hockey League]]. It was after his time with the Checkers that Howson split two seasons between the [[New York Islanders]], and their [[American Hockey League]] affiliate, the [[Springfield Indians]]. He played eight games in the [[1984–85 NHL season|1984–85 season]], and another 10 in the [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86 season]]. In the total 18 games, he had 5 goals, 3 assists, and 8 points. In his first game with the Islanders against the Detroit Red Wings on January 22 1985, Howson had two shots on goal and scored on both of them.
On March 12, 2013, he was hired by the Edmonton Oilers as a pro scout.


==Post-playing career==
On April 15, 2013, he was named by the Edmonton Oilers as the Senior VP of Hockey Operations.<ref>[http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=420813 Oilers Fire GM Tambellini]</ref>
Howson holds a bachelor's degree from [[York University]] and is a graduate of York's [[Osgoode Hall Law School]]. After retiring from playing, he practiced law before joining the [[Edmonton Oilers]] organization in 1994 as general manager of their AHL affiliates, the [[Cape Breton Oilers]] and later the [[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|Hamilton Bulldogs]]. When [[Glen Sather]] left the Oilers for the [[New York Rangers]] and the Oilers hired Kevin Lowe, Lowe immediately promoted Howson to the Oilers where he served as assistant general manager from 2002 to 2007. Howson's AHL clubs reached the Calder Cup Finals in 1997 and 2003, and he served on the AHL's board of governors.


On June 15, 2007, Howson was named general manager of the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]], and he guided the franchise to its first Stanley Cup Playoff appearance in 2009. He was relieved of his duties on February 12, 2013.<ref>[http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2012/02/12/columbus-blue-jackets-fire-howson.html Columbus Blue Jackets Fire Executive VP & GM Howson]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==External links==

*{{eliteprospects|244258}}
On March 12, 2013, Howson was hired by the Edmonton Oilers as a professional scout. On April 15, 2013, the Oilers named him the senior vice president of hockey operations.<ref>[https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=420813 Oilers Fire GM Tambellini]</ref> When [[Peter Chiarelli (ice hockey)|Peter Chiarelli]] was hired as the Oilers' general manager in 2015, Howson's role was changed to vice president of player personnel.
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==AHL Presidency==

On February 14, 2020, Howson was elected president and chief executive officer of the American Hockey League, the 10th person to hold that office. He officially succeeded [[David Andrews (ice hockey)|Dave Andrews]] on July 1, 2020.

Howson guided the AHL through the [[COVID-19]] pandemic, which included a shortened [[2020-21 AHL season|2020-21 season]] that was modified due to health and safety protocols. He later oversaw the addition of the [[Coachella Valley Firebirds]], the league's 32nd franchise; expanded the [[Calder Cup]] Playoff field to 23 teams; and implemented a unified 72-game schedule in the regular season. Howson has also actively advocated for diversity and inclusion, most notably with the addition in 2021 of 10 women to the AHL’s roster of referees and linespeople for the first time.<ref>[https://theahl.com/board-extends-howsons-contract-as-president-and-ceo Board extends Howson's contract as President and CEO]</ref><ref>[https://theahl.com/ahl-staff-female-officials 2021-22 AHL officiating staff includes 10 female officials]</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| 1977–78
| [[North York Rangers]]
| [[Ontario Junior Hockey League|OPJAHL]]
| 55 || 27 || 31 || 58 || 30
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1978–79 OMJHL season|1978–79]]
| [[Kingston Canadians]]
| [[Ontario Hockey League|OMJHL]]
| 58 || 27 || 47 || 74 || 45
| 11 || 0 || 10 || 10 || 12
|-
| [[1979–80 OMJHL season|1979–80]]
| Kingston Canadians
| OMJHL
| 68 || 38 || 50 || 88 || 52
| 3 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1980–81 OHL season|1980–81]]
| Kingston Canadians
| [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]]
| 66 || 57 || 83 || 140 || 53
| 14 || 9 || 10 || 19 || 2
|-
| [[1981–82 CHL season|1981–82]]
| [[Indianapolis Checkers]]
| [[Central Professional Hockey League|CHL]]
| 8 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 5
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1981–82 IHL season|1981–82]]
| [[Toledo Goaldiggers]]
| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
| 71 || 55 || 65 || 120 || 14
| 12 || 10 || 9 || 19 || 6
|-
| [[1982–83 CHL season|1982–83]]
| Indianapolis Checkers
| CHL
| 67 || 34 || 40 || 74 || 22
| 13 || 12 || 9 || 21 || 21
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1983–84 CHL season|1983–84]]
| Indianapolis Checkers
| CHL
| 71 || 34 || 34 || 68 || 40
| 7 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 2
|-
| [[1984–85 NHL season|1984–85]]
| [[New York Islanders]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 8 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1984–85 AHL season|1984–85]]
| [[Springfield Indians]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 57 || 20 || 40 || 60 || 31
| 4 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 2
|-
| [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86]]
| New York Islanders
| NHL
| 10 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1985–86 AHL season|1985–86]]
| Springfield Indians
| AHL
| 53 || 15 || 19 || 34 || 10
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | AHL totals
! 110 !! 35 !! 59 !! 94 !! 41
! 4 !! 1 !! 3 !! 4 !! 2
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | CHL totals
! 146 !! 70 !! 75 !! 145 !! 67
! 20 !! 13 !! 12 !! 25 !! 23
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 18 !! 5 !! 3 !! 8 !! 4
! — !! — !! — !! — !! —
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Canadian ice hockey player
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| DATE OF BIRTH = April 9, 1960

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Latest revision as of 02:48, 28 November 2024

Scott Howson
Howson in 2022
Born (1960-04-09) April 9, 1960 (age 64)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for New York Islanders
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1981–1986

Donald Scott Howson (born April 9, 1960) is a Canadian ice hockey executive and former player. He was formerly the general manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played 18 games in the NHL with the New York Islanders between the 1984–85 and 1985–86 seasons. The rest of his playing career, which lasted from 1981 to 1986, was spent in the minor leagues. He later turned to coaching and managing, working for several years in the American Hockey League before moving to the NHL.

In July 2020, he took over as president and chief executive officer of the American Hockey League.[1]

Playing career

[edit]

As a youth, Howson played in the 1973 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Thornhill, Ontario.[2]

Howson played two seasons with the Kingston Canadians of the Ontario Hockey Association, and one more season with the club after they moved to the Ontario Hockey League. In that season, Howson amassed 57 goals, and 140 points in 66 games. That was second in team scoring to Bernie Nicholls, and sixth in league scoring.

Howson would then go on to play one season (1981–82) with the Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL. He won the Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy as IHL rookie of the year after scoring 55 goals and 120 points in only 74 games.

Howson played 146 games over three seasons with the Indianapolis Checkers of the Central Hockey League. It was after his time with the Checkers that Howson split two seasons between the New York Islanders, and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Springfield Indians. He played eight games in the 1984–85 season, and another 10 in the 1985–86 season. In the total 18 games, he had 5 goals, 3 assists, and 8 points. In his first game with the Islanders against the Detroit Red Wings on January 22 1985, Howson had two shots on goal and scored on both of them.

Post-playing career

[edit]

Howson holds a bachelor's degree from York University and is a graduate of York's Osgoode Hall Law School. After retiring from playing, he practiced law before joining the Edmonton Oilers organization in 1994 as general manager of their AHL affiliates, the Cape Breton Oilers and later the Hamilton Bulldogs. When Glen Sather left the Oilers for the New York Rangers and the Oilers hired Kevin Lowe, Lowe immediately promoted Howson to the Oilers where he served as assistant general manager from 2002 to 2007. Howson's AHL clubs reached the Calder Cup Finals in 1997 and 2003, and he served on the AHL's board of governors.

On June 15, 2007, Howson was named general manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets, and he guided the franchise to its first Stanley Cup Playoff appearance in 2009. He was relieved of his duties on February 12, 2013.[3]

On March 12, 2013, Howson was hired by the Edmonton Oilers as a professional scout. On April 15, 2013, the Oilers named him the senior vice president of hockey operations.[4] When Peter Chiarelli was hired as the Oilers' general manager in 2015, Howson's role was changed to vice president of player personnel.

AHL Presidency

[edit]

On February 14, 2020, Howson was elected president and chief executive officer of the American Hockey League, the 10th person to hold that office. He officially succeeded Dave Andrews on July 1, 2020.

Howson guided the AHL through the COVID-19 pandemic, which included a shortened 2020-21 season that was modified due to health and safety protocols. He later oversaw the addition of the Coachella Valley Firebirds, the league's 32nd franchise; expanded the Calder Cup Playoff field to 23 teams; and implemented a unified 72-game schedule in the regular season. Howson has also actively advocated for diversity and inclusion, most notably with the addition in 2021 of 10 women to the AHL’s roster of referees and linespeople for the first time.[5][6]

Career statistics

[edit]

Regular season and playoffs

[edit]
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1977–78 North York Rangers OPJAHL 55 27 31 58 30 — — — — —
1978–79 Kingston Canadians OMJHL 58 27 47 74 45 11 0 10 10 12
1979–80 Kingston Canadians OMJHL 68 38 50 88 52 3 0 4 4 0
1980–81 Kingston Canadians OHL 66 57 83 140 53 14 9 10 19 2
1981–82 Indianapolis Checkers CHL 8 2 1 3 5 — — — — —
1981–82 Toledo Goaldiggers IHL 71 55 65 120 14 12 10 9 19 6
1982–83 Indianapolis Checkers CHL 67 34 40 74 22 13 12 9 21 21
1983–84 Indianapolis Checkers CHL 71 34 34 68 40 7 1 3 4 2
1984–85 New York Islanders NHL 8 4 1 5 2 — — — — —
1984–85 Springfield Indians AHL 57 20 40 60 31 4 1 3 4 2
1985–86 New York Islanders NHL 10 1 2 3 2 — — — — —
1985–86 Springfield Indians AHL 53 15 19 34 10 — — — — —
AHL totals 110 35 59 94 41 4 1 3 4 2
CHL totals 146 70 75 145 67 20 13 12 25 23
NHL totals 18 5 3 8 4 — — — — —

References

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  1. ^ "Howson elected AHL President and CEO". AHL. February 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  3. ^ Columbus Blue Jackets Fire Executive VP & GM Howson[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ Oilers Fire GM Tambellini
  5. ^ Board extends Howson's contract as President and CEO
  6. ^ 2021-22 AHL officiating staff includes 10 female officials
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Preceded by General Manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets
2007–2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President and CEO of the American Hockey League
2020–present 		Succeeded by
incumbent
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