Currently in his 13th season with the Red Wings, Howard was originally a second-round draft pick (64th overall) of Detroit in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, made his NHL debut in 2005-06 and played his first full season in 2009-10 to earn a spot on the 2010 NHL All-Rookie Team. Howard spent parts of four seasons with the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins, totaling a 93-74-11 record, 2.66 goals-against average, 0.911 save percentage and 15 shutouts in 190 games from 2005-09 (and a four-game conditioning stint in 2016-17). He was on the 2006 AHL All-Rookie Team and was a two-time AHL All-Star (2006, 2008). Prior to turning professional, Howard spent three seasons at the University of Maine, posting a 47-23-10 record, 1.84 goals-against average, 0.931 save percentage and 15 shutouts. His collegiate accolades include the 2003 Hockey East Rookie of the Year, 2004 Hockey East First All-Star Team, 2004 Hockey East Tournament MVP and 2004 Hockey East Goaltender of the Year. Internationally, Howard was a 2014 Olympian for the United States and has appeared at the 2002 IIHF Under-18 World Championship (gold), 2003 IIHF World Junior Championship and 2012 and 2017 IIHF World Championships.

Jimmy Howard, Goalie
Born Mar 26 1984 -- Syracuse, NY
Height 6.01 -- Weight 218 -- Shoots L

Selected by Detroit Red Wings round 2 #64 overall 2003 NHL Entry Draft

Season Team Lge GP Min GA EN SO GAA W L T Svs Pct
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2001-02 U.S. NTDP USHL 8 425 14 0 0 1.98 4 3 0 178 0.927
2002-03 U. of Maine HE 21 1151 47 0 3 2.45 14 6 0 515 0.916
2003-04 U. of Maine HE 22 1364 27 0 6 1.19 14 4 3 580 0.956
2004-05 U. of Maine HE 39 2310 74 0 6 1.92 19 13 7 900 0.924
2005-06 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 38 2141 92 2 2 2.58 27 6 2 927 0.910
2005-06 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4 201 10 0 0 2.99 1 2 0 94 0.904
2006-07 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 49 2776 125 4 6 2.70 21 21 3 1286 0.911
2007-08 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 54 3097 146 4 2 2.83 21 28 2 1421 0.907
2007-08 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4 197 7 0 0 2.13 0 2 0 88 0.926
2008-09 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 45 2644 112 1 4 2.54 21 18 4 1215 0.916
2008-09 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 59 4 1 0 4.10 0 1 0 24 0.857
2009-10 Detroit Red Wings NHL 63 3740 141 3 3 2.26 37 15 10 1708 0.924
2010-11 Detroit Red Wings NHL 63 3615 168 4 2 2.79 37 17 5 1662 0.908
2011-12 Detroit Red Wings NHL 57 3360 119 5 6 2.12 35 17 4 1377 0.920
2012-13 Detroit Red Wings NHL 42 2446 87 2 5 2.13 21 13 7 1042 0.923
2013-14 Detroit Red Wings NHL 51 3004 133 0 2 2.66 21 19 11 1349 0.910
2014-15 Detroit Red Wings NHL 53 2971 121 8 2 2.44 23 13 11 1229 0.910
2015-16 Detroit Red Wings NHL 37 1958 92 6 2 2.80 14 14 5 887 0.906
2016-17 Detroit Red Wings NHL 26 1405 49 0 1 2.10 10 11 1 626 0.927
2016-17 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 4 227 8 0 1 2.11 3 1 0 92 0.920
2017-18 Detroit Red Wings NHL 60 3368 160 0 1 2.85 22 27 9 1610 0.910
2018-19 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 2698 137 0 0 3.05 19 20 5 1350 0.908