Fans loved Howatt for his scrappy, energetic style of play and, most of all, his willingness to stand up to the giant enforcers of his generation such as Dave Schultz, Paul Holmgren, Barry Beck, Dave Semenko, Behn Wilson, Bob Kelly, Danny Gare, Willi Plett, Terry O'Reilly, Stan Jonathan, Wayne Cashman, Bryan Maxwell, Jay Wells, Tiger Williams, Dave Hoyda, Jim Korn, and many more.
During the fray, a Rangers fan cut the face of Bruins player Stan Jonathan with a rolled-up program and grabbed his hockey stick.
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