James (Jimmy) Howard

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BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Syracuse, New York, March 26, 1984.
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HEIGHT: 6'0"
WEIGHT: 218 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 35 (Detroit), 33 (Grand Rapids).
CATCHES: Left

STYLE: Butterfly, but tends to stay up.
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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"James is a well balanced goaltender with strong skating ability...his angles and overall net coverage is exceptional...has very good lateral movement and a good glove hand...makes good use of his stick and aggressively covers his rebounds...uses the paddle-down technique on wrap-arounds and in tight s ituations...uses a good poke check and frequently blocks passes to the front of the net...an active goaltender who passes and clears the puck with authority...has solid overall skills and good natural instincts...plays an effective butterfly, but tends to be an upright goaltender...shows good concentration and focus, effectively controlling his crease...plays with poise and confidence...is always alert." (Central Scouting Bureau, 2003)

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SEASON RECORDS:

SEASONTEAMLEAGUE AGEGPMIN WLTOL WPCTGAGAASA SVPCTShOGA PiMS/60UNI#SHOOTOUTS Z-SCOREGDGARSNW% SNWSNL
2001-02 United States Junior National Team USHL 18 8 425 4 3 14 1.98 192 0.927 2 27.11
2002-03 University of Maine HE 19 21 1151 14 6 47 2.45 562 0.916 3 1 2 29.30
2003-04 University of Maine HE 20 22 1364 14 4 3 27 1.19 607 0.956 6 1 2 26.70
2004-05 University of Maine HE 21 39 2310 19 13 7 74 1.92 974 0.924 6 6 25.30
2005-06 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 22 38 2141 27 6 0 2 0.800 92 2.58 1019 0.910 2 28.56 0.581 5.458 20.743 0.529 19 16
2005-06 Detroit Red Wings NHL 22 4 201 1 2 0 0 0.333 10 2.99 104 0.904 0 0 0 0 31.04 35 0-0 (0/0) 0.088 0.268 1.828 0.513 2 1
2006-07 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 23 49 2776 21 21 0 3 0.500 125 2.70 1411 0.911 6 0 1 6 30.50 0.775 8.525 29.690 0.533 24 21
2007-08 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 24 54 3097 21 28 0 2 0.431 146 2.83 1567 0.907 2 30.36 33 -0.127 -1.453 22.052 0.495 25 26
2007-08 Detroit Red Wings NHL 24 4 197 0 2 0 0 0.000 7 2.13 95 0.926 0 0 0 0 28.93 0-0 (0/0) 0.584 1.635 3.060 0.603 1 1
2008-09 Detroit Red Wings NHL 25 1 59 0 1 0 0 0.000 4 4.10 28 0.857 0 0 0 0 28.67 -0.950 -1.447 -1.027 0.289 0 1
2008-09 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 25 45 2644 21 18 0 4 0.535 112 2.54 1327 0.916 4 30.11 33 0.810 8.474 28.379 0.536 23 20
2009-10 Detroit Red Wings NHL 26 63 3740 37 15 0 10 0.677 141 2.26 1849 0.924 3 0 2 2 29.66 1.931 23.651 51.386 0.577 36 26
2010-11 Detroit Red Wings NHL 27 63 3615 37 17 0 5 0.669 168 2.79 1830 0.908 2 0 1 4 30.37 3-2 (15/17) -0.729 -8.794 18.656 0.473 28 31
POST-SEASON
Year  Team                          GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
05-06 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL     13    763   5   7   44   3.46     384   .885     0   0   0     4

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