| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 190 |
| Played For: | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Birth Date: | October 15, 1909 |
| Birth Place: | London, Ontario, Canada |
| Death Place: | Cambridge, Ontario, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1933 |
| Career End: | 1945 |
John Francis Howard (October 15, 1909 – September 14, 1983) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played two games in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1936–37 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1933 to 1945, was spent in various minor leagues. He was born in London, Ontario. He died at Memorial Hospital in Cambridge, Ontario in 1983.[1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1931–32 | Hamilton Patricias | OSRB | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932–33 | Hamilton Patricias | OSHA-B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932–33 | Hamilton Patricias | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1933–34 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | 23 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1933–34 | Hamilton Tigers | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 1934–35 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | 20 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1935–36 | Syracuse Stars | IHL | 48 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1936–37 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | Syracuse Stars | IAHL | 48 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1937–38 | Syracuse Stars | IAHL | 47 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1938–39 | Syracuse Stars | IAHL | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 45 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1940–41 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 24 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1941–42 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 55 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1942–43 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 54 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1943–44 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 38 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 26 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | Pasadena Panthers | PCHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | Los Angeles Monarchs | PCHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| IAHL/AHL totals | 327 | 24 | 73 | 97 | 166 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||