Canadian hockey icon Howie Meeker dies at age 97
Posted November 8, 2020 3:16 pm.
Canadian hockey icon Howie Meeker has died at age 97.
Meeker won the Stanley Cup on four occasions over eight seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
A spokesman for the NHL team confirmed that Meeker died earlier today.
Meeker won the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie in 1947 and was a three-time all-star.
He also had a 30-year broadcasting career with CBC and TSN.
