Long-time National Hockey League netminder Jimmy Howard (Maine) has called it a career.
Howard, 36, who spent all his time in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings, has retired after playing in 14 seasons with the Original Six franchise. Drafted 64th overall by Detroit in 2003, he fashioned a 246-196-70 record with a 2.62 goals-average and a .912 save percentage to go with 24 shutouts in 543 regular-season outings. He was also named to three NHL All-Star Games (2012, 2015, 2019), went 21-26-0 with three shutouts in 48 Stanley Cup Playoff contests, and ranks third in Red Wings annals in regular-season games played and victories earned.
A native of Syracuse, N.Y., Howard prepped with the Westport Rideaus and the Kanata Valley Lasers in Canada before spending the 2001-02 season with the U.S. National Team Development Program in Michigan. He then played three years at the University of Maine, fashioning a 47-23-10 record in 92 all-time appearances. As a sophomore, he went 14-4-3 with a school-record 1.19 goals-against average and six shutouts as he backstopped the Black Bears to both the Hockey East tournament championship and the NCAA national title game. He also collected Hockey East Goaltender of the Year, Hockey East Tournament MVP, and NCAA Second Team All-America accolades that season.
Howard also skated in 192 career American Hockey League outings with the Grand Rapids Griffins after turning professional. He went 94-75-11 (2.66, 1.92) with 15 shutouts in regular-season play, and finished 12-17-0 in 30 Calder Cup Playoff contests. He also garnered AHL All-Rookie Team honors in 2006, four years before he did the same at the NHL level.
On the international stage, Howard represented the U.S. at the 2002 IIHF World Under-18 Championship, the World 2003 World Junior Championship, the 2012 and 2017 World Championships, and the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. He won gold with the U.S at the World Under-18s in 2002, and went 9-4-0 with two shutouts in 13 games in World Championship play.
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