| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Interim Head Coach |
| Team | Yale |
| Conference | ECAC Hockey |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 5, 1990 Plymouth, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Colorado College |
| Playing career | |
| 2007–2009 | Waterloo Black Hawks |
| 2009–2013 | Colorado College |
| 2013–2014 | Cincinnati Cyclones |
| 2013–2014 | Missouri Mavericks |
| 2014–2015 | Utah Grizzlies |
| 2014–2015 | Reading Royals |
| 2014–2015 | Rapid City Rush |
| 2014–2015 | Orlando Solar Bears |
| Position(s) | Goaltender |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2015–2017 | Denver (Asst.) |
| 2017–2018 | Denver (Dir. of Hockey Ops) |
| 2018–2021 | Alaska (Asst.) |
| 2021–2025 | Yale (Asst.) |
| 2025–Present | Yale (interim) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–0–0 (–) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2017 NCAA National Champion (Asst.) | |
Joe Howe is an American ice hockey coach and former goaltender. He is currently the interim head coach at Yale. [1]
Joe Howe began his career in college hockey with Colorado College in 2009. He became the team's starting goaltender as a freshman (for which he was named to the WCHA All–Rookie Team) and served in that capacity for most of his four-year tenure with the program. His performance in Colorado Springs was enough to earn Howe a professional career after graduating, however, he saw limited success. In two years, Howe played for six different clubs. While his numbers weren't bad they weren't enough to make any of his teams want to keep him around. After the 2014–15 season, Howe hung up his skates and embarked on a coaching career.
His first stop was as a volunteer assistant/goaltending coach for Denver. Despite having played for the Pioneers' arch-rival, Howe proved to be a welcome addition to the staff and helped turn Denver's starting goaltender, Tanner Jaillet into a two-time All-American. The goaltender was outstanding while backstopping Denver to the National championship in 2017. After serving as the Director of Hockey Operations for the program in 2018, Howe got his first full-time assistant position with Alaska. [2] While there, Howe worked with the offense, defense and goaltending positions as well as the Nanooks' power play unit.
After the COVID-19 pandemic, Howe was hired for a similar role at Yale. Just four years later, after the retirement of Keith Allain, Howe was named the team's interim head coach.
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2007–08 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 22 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1215 | 43 | 2 | 2.12 | .915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 34 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1865 | 109 | 1 | 3.51 | .882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Colorado College | WCHA | 36 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 2097 | 98 | 3 | 2.80 | .907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Colorado College | WCHA | 36 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 2081 | 102 | 3 | 2.94 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Colorado College | WCHA | 16 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 827 | 48 | 0 | 3.48 | .882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Colorado College | WCHA | 31 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1754 | 87 | 2 | 2.98 | .915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1058 | 49 | 1 | 2.78 | .907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Missouri Mavericks | CHL | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 405 | 17 | 0 | 2.52 | .915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Utah Grizzlies | ECHL | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 478 | 29 | 0 | 3.64 | .886 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 4 | 0 | 2.30 | .905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Rapid City Rush | ECHL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 232 | 16 | 0 | 4.14 | .846 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Orlando Solar Bears | ECHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 147 | 8 | 0 | 3.27 | .881 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Yale Bulldogs (ECAC Hockey)(2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025–26 | Yale | ||||||||
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National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WCHA All-Rookie Team | 2009–10 | [3] |