Joe Howe Joe Howe is an American professional Ice Hockey Goalie currently playing for the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL . High School / Juniors . Howe played Junior Ice Hockey during the 2007 - 08 and 2008 - 09 seasons with the Waterloo Blackhawks of the United States Hockey League , posting a 13 - 5 - 1 record , 2 . 12 Goals Against Average and . 915 Save Percentage while helping his team reach the Clark Cup finals as a USHL rookie . He finished 17 - 13 - 2 between the pipes as a co - captain for Waterloo in ‘ 08 - 09 , with a 3 . 5 Goals Against Average and . 882 Save Percentage . Howe also led Team USA to a Gold Medal at the 2008 World Junior A Challenge . College . After completing his Junior Ice Hockey , Howe matriculated at Colorado College beginning with the 2009 - 10 season , where he was a . 2009 - 10 . After joining Colorado College Tiger teammate Rylan Schwartz on the All - WCHA Rookie Team , Howe also was one of six Division I players in the country named to the College Hockey News All - Rookie Team and earned Freshman All - America accolades from Inside College Hockey . Howe played the most minutes in conference play of any goalie in the WCHA . He started 36 of Colorado College ’ s 39 games overall , including all 28 league outings , and recorded three Shutouts . Howe was the recipient of the team ’ s Bob Johnson Award as rookie of the year as well as co - recipient of the Tony Frasca Award as playoff MVP . 2010 - 11 . Howe was one of three WCHA Scholar - Athletes on Colorado College ’ s roster , Howe recorded three Shutouts , giving him six for his collegiate career , in triumphs at Minnesota State ( 1 - 0 ) and St . Cloud State ( 3 - 0 ) as well as one at home against Alaska - Anchorage ( 2 - 0 ) . He backstopped five consecutive victories at one point , stopped 80 of 86 Combined Shots , good for a . 930 Save Percentage , in two games against Boston College and the University of Michigan at the NCAA West Regional . He made 38 Saves on two different occasions , including a 4 - 2 victory over North Dakota in late January nationally - televised on , during the regular season . Howe was named WCHA Defensive Player of the Week after winning twice at St . Cloud State in mid - December . Howe also posted a . 927 Save Percentage vs . the University of Wisconsin in the first round of the league playoffs , playing all three games . Howe repeated as an All - WCHA Academic Team ' selection while surpassing the 5 , 000 minutes - played plateau for his collegiate career . He won his first four decisions of the season , capped by a road sweep at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute , where he stopped 44 of 46 shots to backstop consecutive 4 - 1 victories . Howe made 30 saves in a 4 - 3 overtime triumph against the University of Denver in early December that was nationally - televised on . Two months later , Howe entered in relief to preserve a 2 - 2 tie with DU two months later that clinched the " for Colorado College . As a senior at Colorado College , Howe had a record of 14 - 12 - 4 with a . 915 Save Percentage . Professional Career . After completing his college career , Howe was signed by the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL to an for the remainder of the , but did not appear in any games . On September 12 , 2014 , Howe signed with the Missouri Mavericks of the Central Hockey League for the . On December 16 , 2013 , Howe left the Mavericks to sign with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL . Personal life . Born Joseph Paul Howe , son of Dick and Donna Howe of and Maple Grove , Minnesota . His father played Ice Hockey at the University of Notre Dame , and more recently , a cousin , Mike Howe ( - ) , at the University of Minnesota . Howe is a graduate of , where he was an honors student all four years . Howe enjoys , , and playing in his leisure time .