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2003-04: Incredible season in net for Maine, recording six shutouts in 22 games played and posting a stellar 1.19 goals against average and a .956 save percentage, both NCAA records ... Named second -team All-America ... Set the team record for career shutouts with nine and the season shutout record with six ... Named Hockey East first-team all-conference and ITECH Goaltending Champion with a 1.15 GAA in league play ... Began the season with a 4-0 shutout win over #1 ranked and two-time defending national champion Minnesota (10/10) ... In next two starts at St. Lawrence (10/24) and against Merrimack (10/30) gave up two goals in each game ... Gave up four goals at Boston College (11/7) ... Against Massachusetts (1/17) gave up only one goal in the 0-1 loss, which was the Black Bears only home loss of the season ... Also gave up only one goal in the 0-1 loss at Boston University (1/24) ... Stopped all 25 shots by New Hampshire (1/31) to get the shutout win ... Had two goals against and 28 saves in the 2-2 tie against Alabama Huntsville (2/7)... Set a career high with 40 saves in the shutout tie at Northeastern (2/14) ... Stopped all 20 shots for the shutout win at UMass Lowell (2/28) ... Against #2 ranked Boston College (3/6) stopped all 21 shots for the shutout win ... Stopped 14 of 15 shots in the Hockey East quarterfinals against Merrimack (3/12) ... In the semifinals against Boston University (3/19), had 21 saves for his sixth shutout of the season ... Against Massachusetts in the Hockey East Championship game, stopped 63 of 64 shots in a triple overtime game, with the only goal allowed on a power play ... Named Hockey East Tournament Most Valuable Player and Hockey East Player of the Week (March 22) ... Gave up four goals and had 29 saves in the first two periods in the NCAA Regional game against Harvard (3/26) ... Rebounded the next night and stopped 36 of 37 shots in the Regional final game against Wisconsin (3/27) ... Stopped 40 of 41 shots in the Frozen Four against Boston College (4/8) ... Set Hockey East regular season records with a 1.15 GAA (previous record 1.64 by Ty Conklin, New Hampshire in 1998-99) and a .953 save percentage (previous record .938 by Mike Ayers, New Hampshire in 2001-02) ... His four Hockey East shutouts tied the conference record held by Ty Conklin (2000-01) ... Selected to the roster for the 2004 US National Junior Team, however did not make the trip to Finland due to a knee injury ... Named Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week four times (10/13, 12/8, 2/2, 3/1) and was named Hockey East Goalie of the Month three times (October with Frank Doyle, February and March) ... Named Inside College Hockey second team All-America. 2002-03: Had a great freshman season for the Black Bears ... Named 2003 Hockey East Rookie of the Year ... Named to the 2003 Hockey East All-Rookie team ... Finished 14-6-0 on the season with a 2.45 goals against average and a .916 save percentage in 21 games ... Was named Hockey East Rookie of the Week three times (11/11, 11/25, 2/3) ... Named Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (12/16) ... Named Hockey East Rookie of the Month (12/2)... Named Hockey East Goaltender of the Month (12/2) ... Named the inaugural Commissioners' Choice Rookie of the Month (12/4) ... Set the Maine record for consecutive scoreless minutes when he played 193:45 without allowing a goal ... Had three shutouts on the season, which tied the previous Maine record for shutouts in a season by a goaltender ... Named a finalist for the Walter Brown Award given annually to the top American-born college hockey player in New England... played for the United States in the 2003 World Junior Championships. BEFORE MAINE: A top goaltender with extensive experience playing at a national and international level ... Played for head coach Mike Eaves at the National Development Program ... Won a Gold Medal with the U.S. Under-18 Team where he posted a record of 5-1 in six games with a 1.17 goals against average and a .958 save percentage ... Played in 26 regular season games with the U.S. National Development Program and had a record of 16-8-1 ... Posted a 1.89 goals against average and a .933 save percentage ... Recorded three shutouts on the season ... Won the USA Hockey Dave Peterson Award as Goalie of the Year given to the top goaltender of USA Hockey... His .933 save percentage is the top all-time for the U.S. National Under -18 team ... A graduate of Pioneer High School in Michigan. PERSONAL: Drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the second round of the 2003 entry draft, 64th overall ... Born March 26, 1984. .. Son of James and Lynda Howard ... A kinesiology and physical education major. |
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