The other day, we featured Fred Glover. Fred played less than 100 games in the National Hockey League but remains one of the all-time leaders in the AHL in pretty much every major category imaginable. Today, we look at his younger brother Howie.
Unlike his brother, Howie Glover surpassed the 100 game plateau in the NHL. However, his American Hockey League career wasn’t quite as spectacular. The two brothers did get to play together for several years in the late 1960’s with the Cleveland Barons. Fred was able to win a couple of Calder Cup championships in the AHL. Howie, on the other hand, played in post season finals in four different pro leagues but was denied each time.
Howie Glover – Junior
Glover played three years of junior hockey in the OHA from 1952-53 to 1954-55. Over that time, he appeared on the rosters of three different teams. Howie’s junior career started with the Toronto Marlboros.
Midway through his second season, he was shipped to the Kitchener Greenshirts. His full final season was spent with the Barrie Flyers.
Howie’s junior career is a bit of a trivia question. Each of the three franchises he played for are still in the Ontario Hockey League today. However, they are not in their original locations. The Marlboros eventually became the Guelph Storm.
The Greenshirts moved to Peterborough shortly after Glover played there and became the current Peterborough Petes. The Barrie Flyers are the present day Sudbury Wolves.
Howie Glover – NHL
Howie played 144 regular season games in the National Hockey League between 1958-59 and 1968-69 with the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens. After playing 25 games with the Rangers in 1963-64, Glover played just one more game in the NHL, with the Canadiens in 1968-69.
Over his career, Glover scored 29 goals and assisted on 17 for 46 points. In the Stanley Cup playoffs, he played an additional eleven games, adding three points.
Howie’s only full season in the NHL came in 1960-61 with Detroit. Over 66 regular season games, he scored 21 goals and totalled 29 points. He was fourth on the Red Wings for goals scored, behind Gordie Howe, Norm Ullman and Alex Delvecchio.
Detroit placed fourth in the six team league, nine points behind third place Chicago. Yet, it was the Wings and Hawks that played in the Stanley Cup finals. Detroit fell to Chicago in six games.
Howie Glover Collection
Howie Glover – Minors
Glover played pro hockey from 1955-56 to 1969-70 in the IHL, AHL, WHL and NHL. His bitter affair with playoff finals started in his rookie year as a member of the Toledo Mercurys of the IHL. Howie led the team in goal scoring with 23 over 60 regular season games. He also appeared in two games with the Cleveland Barons of the AHL during the year.
Toledo placed fourth in the six team IHL. Yet, like the Red Wings would a few years later, the Mercurys reached the finals. However, they were swept in four games quite easily by the Cincinnati Mohawks.
In 1958-59, it was a trip to the WHL finals for Howie. Playing for the Calgary Stampeders, Glover totalled 34 points over 42 regular season games after being sent down by the Chicago Black Hawks. Calgary reached the WHL finals before being swept by the Seattle Totems.
Finals letdown reached a fourth pro league in 1965-66. Glover was playing for the Cleveland Barons, a team with a player/head coach named Fred Glover. The brothers led the Barons into the Calder Cup finals against the Rochester Americans. The Amerks came away with a championship in six games.
For personal numbers, Glover’s best came near the end. In 1967-68 with the Barons, Howie scored 41 goals over 69 regular season games. He tied for sixth in the AHL in goal scoring with Andre Lacroix of the Quebec Aces. In a career rarity, Glover placed ninth in the league with 121 penalty minutes.
Howie Glover – Hockey Cards
Like his brother, Fred, Howie’s hockey card collection includes just two cards. The Howie Glover rookie card appears as number 19 in the 1961-62 Parkhurst set. He appeared the following season on card number 28 in the 1962-63 Parkhurst set. Both cards are valued as common card. Both cards feature Glover as a member of the Detroit Red Wings.
| Season | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1952-53 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 1953-54 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 19 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 1953-54 | Kitchener Greenshirts | OHA | 42 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 53 |
| 1954-55 | Barrie Flyers | OHA | 48 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 72 |
| 1955-56 | Toledo-Marion Mercurys | IHL | 60 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 108 |
| 1955-56 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957-58 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 67 | 38 | 34 | 72 | 72 |
| 1958-59 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 42 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 63 |
| 1958-59 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1959-60 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 68 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 95 |
| 1960-61 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 66 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 46 |
| 1961-62 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 39 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 44 |
| 1962-63 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 71 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 94 |
| 1963-64 | New York Rangers | NHL | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 1964-65 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 26 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 49 |
| 1965-66 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 56 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 96 |
| 1966-67 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 48 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 66 |
| 1967-68 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 69 | 41 | 22 | 63 | 121 |
| 1968-69 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-69 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 73 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 44 |
| 1969-70 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 32 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 49 |
| NHL Totals | 144 | 29 | 17 | 46 | 101 |