NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Joe Howe, a goalie at Colorado College who went on to win a national championship on the staff of the University of Denver, has joined the Yale Men's Hockey Team as an assistant.

Howe spent the last three winters at Alaska-Fairbanks, where he worked with all three positions as well as the power play for the Nanooks.

"It is with great excitement that we announce the addition of Joe Howe to our coaching team. Joe comes to us highly regarded as a teacher and a recruiter, so our current and future student-athletes will benefit immensely from his presence," said Keith Allain '80, Yale's Malcolm G. Chace Head Coach. "With our staff of Paul (Kirtland), Joe, Billy (Maniscalco) and Peter (Gintoli), we are poised to bring Yale back to the highest levels of college hockey, and I am energized by the challenge ahead of us."
 
Prior to UAF, he spent three seasons with Denver, serving as the team's volunteer assistant coach and goalie coach from August of 2015 through July 2017 before being promoted to the Director of Hockey Operations for the 2017-18 season.

"I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to be a part of Coach Allain's staff. Joining such a prestigious university and hockey program is truly an honor. I look forward to working with such a passionate and driven group to uphold the standards that are expected at Yale."          

Howe helped the Pioneers claim the 2017 NCAA Championship after winning the NCHC regular season title. Denver made it to the 2016 Frozen Four and won the 2018 NCHC Tournament.

While working as the goalie coach for DU, his netminders improved in goals against average, save percentage, games played and wins from the previous seasons. Howe coached Tanner Jaillet, who was the 2017 Mike Richter Award winner, the NCHC Goalie of the Year and a second-team All-American.

A goaltender from Plymouth, Minn., Howe played four seasons with Colorado College from 2009-2013. He appeared in 119 career games with the Tigers and is currently ranked third in career saves at CC. Howe was a three-time Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) All-Academic Team selection before graduating with a bachelor's degree in mathematical economics in May of 2013.

From 2013-2015, Howe played professionally in the Central Hockey League (CHL), the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) and the American Hockey League (AHL).