(1976) *, Church Lads’ Brigade Athletic Association (1996), Dr. David Cecil Johnston B.A. Back then, the St. John's Senior Hockey League was the local NHL and the Boyle Trophy was the local Stanley Cup. In 2015, when Howie Meeker was awarded an honorary degree from Memorial University in St. John's, he told the crowd the province had changed his life. Howie Meeker was a square-jawed and craggy-faced former player whose squeaky-voiced enthusiasms entertained – or annoyed – generations of hockey fans. Bring it back! 0 From 1928, when they won their first Boyle Trophy, until 1960, when St. Pat's pulled off an epic upset, on the eve of St. Patrick's Day, St. Bon's had won 27 Boyle Trophy championships (a champion wasn't crowned in 1942 and '43). Date of Birth: 1924 We reserve the right to close comments at any time. ", Robin Short is The Telegram's Sports Editor. "I told Ed Foran, 'I think I can fix this in five or six years,'" he recalls, "but you have to give me the keys to (Memorial Stadium). He was 97. For more than 50 years Howie has touched multiple aspects of hockey as a player, coach, general manager, announcer, and broadcaster. "Whatever Howie Meeker is," he told The Telegram when he came “home” for his 87th birthday, "it started here. Howie Meeker, the man credited with revamping the way hockey was played in St. John’s and with turning the Guards into a local senior hockey powerhouse, died Sunday in a Nanaimo, B.C. Howie Meeker, the man credited with revamping the way hockey was played in St. John’s and with turning the Guards into a local senior hockey powerhouse, died Sunday in a Nanaimo, B.C. Hockey camps. So he had those sides — two sides to him. Born in Kitchener, Ont., Meeker lived in Newfoundland for 25 years, where he had a hand in boosting hockey. And you wouldn't think the people would be different — because I always assumed people are the same everywhere you go — but no, he really loved the people here," Geoff Meeker said. Howie Meeker (left, with Cassie Campbell and Ed Jovanovski) greeted Queen Elizabeth II before a puck drop ceremony on Oct. 6, 2002. There wasn't much difference in the young players here than their mainland counterparts, he said. In fact, the Newfoundland kids were more anxious to learn. Meeker left St. John’s in the 1980s for British Columbia, lured west by the balmy Vancouver Island winters. Meeker often said he never missed the weather in Newfoundland and Labrador after moving to B.C. "St. Bon's had the only ice in town and were deeper in talent," Meeker said. Meeker said with a laugh. Our sincerest condolences to the friends and family of Howie Meeker, a Canadian hockey legend who showed his passion and pride on the ice and in the broadcast booth. Howie Meeker, hockey star and colorful broadcaster, dies at 97. "I was sitting on the edge of my bed, and I said to myself, 'What in the @#$% am I doing here, and not home?'". Inducted: 2004 (Builder Category). hospital. Arriving in St. John’s to discuss the recreation director’s position, he had played 388 games in the National Hockey League with four Stanley Cup titles and selection as the Calder Cup Rookie of the Year honors. Howie Meeker, who went from Stanley Cup-winner to Canadian hockey icon as a colourful TV hockey analyst who wore his heart on his sleeve, has died. Howie Meeker was a square-jawed and craggy-faced former player whose squeaky-voiced enthusiasms entertained – or annoyed – generations of hockey fans. There were no grey areas; you either liked him or disliked him. Meeker, closing out a two-year term as the Tory MP for Kitchener-Waterloo, was intrigued with the idea. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. But for all Meeker did in hockey – which also included a one-year stint as Leafs coach and a rise to "Hockey Night in Canada" icon status — plus the fact he was once a Member of Parliament, he's probably best known in this province as the guy who headed up the Guards and changed the style of play in the capital city league. “No one had ever spoken like this at ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ before. Did you know that with a membership you can add comments to articles like this? "It was the only way to do the job ... you'd have to step on somebody's toes.". Howie Meeker built an impressive hockey career while influencing generations of hockey players throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. Lines like “stop it right there” on video review and “Golly gee willikers" became his catchphrases (“Golly Gee — It’s Me” was the title of his biography.). He's in the Hockey Hall of Fame for his work on "Hockey Night".
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