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USA Jimmy Howard
#35 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 19/20
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time AHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time NCAA (East) Second All-American Team 1
1-time NCAA (Hockey East) Champion 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
Date of Birth
Mar 26, 1984
Position
G
Age
40
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Ogdensburg, NY, USA
Weight
218 lbs / 99 kg
Nation
USA
Catches
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2003 round 2 #64 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Agency
PREMIUM

Son: Henry Howard
Father: Jim Howard

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Jimmy Howard Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1999-00 Westport Rideaus EOJBHL 22* -* 2.66* -* 53* -* 1* 14-6-0 * 1 195* |
2000-01 Kanata Valley Lasers CJHL 25* -* 3.69* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2001-02 USNTDP Juniors USHL 8* -* 1.98* .927* -* -* -* - * -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NAHL 8* -* 3.93* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 19* -* 1.90* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
USA U18 WJC-18 6* -* 1.33* .954* 8* 167* 1* - * 360* |
2002-03 Univ. of Maine NCAA 21* -* 2.45* .916* -* -* -* - * -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 3* -* 6.05* .800* 8* 32* 0* - * 80* |
2003-04 Univ. of Maine NCAA 22* -* 1.19* .956* -* -* -* - * -* |
2004-05 Univ. of Maine NCAA 39* -* 1.92* .924* -* -* -* - * -* |
2005-06 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4* -* 2.99* .904* 10* 94* 0* 1-2-0 * 201* |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 38* -* 2.58* .910* 92* 927* 2* 27-6-2 * 2 142* | Playoffs 13 - 3.46 .885 44 340 0 5-7-0 763
2006-07 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 49* -* 2.70* .911* 125* 1 286* 6* 21-21-3 * 2 777* | Playoffs 7 - 1.93 .927 14 177 0 3-4-0 435
2007-08 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4* -* 2.13* .926* 7* 88* 0* 0-2-0 * 197* |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 54* -* 2.83* .907* 146* 1 421* 2* 21-28-2 * 3 098* |
2008-09 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1* -* 4.10* .857* 4* 24* 0* 0-1-0 * 59* |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 45* -* 2.54* .916* 112* 1 215* 4* 21-18-4 * 2 645* | Playoffs 10 - 2.41 .900 24 216 0 4-6-0 599
2009-10 Detroit Red Wings NHL 63* -* 2.26* .924* 141* 1 708* 3* 37-15-10 * 3 740* | Playoffs 12 - 2.75 .915 33 354 1 5-7-0 720
2010-11 Detroit Red Wings NHL 63* -* 2.79* .908* 168* 1 662* 2* 37-17-5 * 3 615* | Playoffs 11 - 2.49 .923 28 336 0 7-4-0 673
2011-12 Detroit Red Wings NHL 57* -* 2.12* .920* 119* 1 377* 6* 35-17-4 * 3 360* | Playoffs 5 - 2.64 .888 13 103 0 1-4-0 295
USA WC 7* 7* 2.42* .911* 17* 173* 1* 5-2-0 * 422* |
2012-13 Detroit Red Wings NHL 42* -* 2.13* .923* 87* 1 042* 5* 21-13-7 * 2 446* | Playoffs 14 - 2.44 .924 35 426 1 7-7-0 859
2013-14 Detroit Red Wings NHL 51* -* 2.66* .910* 133* 1 349* 2* 21-19-11 * 3 004* | Playoffs 3 - 2.02 .931 6 81 1 1-2-0 178
USA OG 0* 1* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2014-15 Detroit Red Wings NHL 53* -* 2.44* .910* 121* 1 229* 2* 23-13-11 * 2 971* | Playoffs 1 - 3.00 .917 1 11 0 0-0-0 20
2015-16 Detroit Red Wings NHL 37* -* 2.80* .906* 92* 887* 2* 14-14-5 * 1 974* | Playoffs 2 - 3.59 .891 7 57 0 0-2-0 117
2016-17 Detroit Red Wings NHL 26* -* 2.10* .927* 49* 626* 1* 10-11-1 * 1 397* |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 4* -* 2.11* .920* 8* 92* 1* 3-1-0 * 228* |
USA WC 6* 8* 1.86* .920* 11* 126* 1* 4-2-0 * 356* |
2017-18 Detroit Red Wings NHL 60* -* 2.85* .910* 160* 1 610* 1* 22-27-9 * 3 368* |
2018-19 Detroit Red Wings NHL 55* -* 3.07* .909* 156* 1 553* 0* 23-22-5 * 3 053* |
2019-20 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 2* -* 2.42* .917* 5* 55* 0* 1-1-0 * 125* |
Detroit Red Wings NHL 27* -* 4.20* .882* 96* 721* 0* 2-23-2 * 1 372* |

Jimmy Howard Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 6 192* -* 2.66* .911* 488* 4 996* 15* 94-75-11* 11 011 | 3 30 - 2.74* .899* 82* 733* 0* 12-17-0* 1 796*
CJHL (CCHL) 1 25* -* 3.69* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
EOJBHL (EOJHL) 1 22* -* 2.66* -* 53* -* 1* 14-6-0* 1 195 | 0 * * * * * * *
NAHL 1 8* -* 3.93* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
NCAA 3 82* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
NHL 14 543* -* 2.62* .912* 1 343* 13 970* 24* 246-196-70* 30 757 | 7 48 - 2.58* .918* 123* 1 368* 3* 21-26-0* 2 862*
NTDP 1 19* -* 1.90* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
OG 1 0* 1* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
USHL 1 8* -* 1.98* .927* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
WC 2 13* 15* 2.16* .914* 28* 299* 2* 9-4-0* 777 | 0 * * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* -* 1.33* .954* 8* 167* 1* -* 360 | 0 * * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 3* -* 6.05* .800* 8* 32* 0* -* 80 | 0 * * * * * * *

Jimmy Howard Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/28/2021
01/28/2021 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Retired
03/20/2019
03/20/2019 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
04/16/2013
04/16/2013 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
02/28/2011
02/28/2011 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2001, 7 #86 overall by Cedar Rapids Roughriders in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2000, 1 #5 overall by Kanata Valley Lasers in the CJHL Draft

Drafted 2000, 5 #97 overall by Peterborough Petes in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Detroit Red Wings

Cult/Star player for Grand Rapids Griffins

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Maine

Career transactions
- 2013-04-16 • Signed to a six-year contract extension by the Detroit Red Wings
- 2011-02-28 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by the Detroit Red Wings
- 2008-07-21 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Detroit Red Wings
- 2005-08-25 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Detroit Red Wings


Jimmy was inducted into the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.