2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
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Jersey Number 22
Isaac Howard
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 190
- Hometown:
- Hudson, Wis.
- Prev School:
- Minnesota-Duluth
Bio
2024-25 (Junior):
Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winner ... First Team AHCA All-America ... Big Ten Player of the Year ... First Team All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Tournament MOP ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Scoring Champion ... Preseason First Team All-Big Ten selection ... Wrapped his season with 52 points on 26 goals and 26 assists, (1.41 points per game) ... Led the team with his personal career bests in all offensive categories, including power play goals (5) and ranked second on the team in game-winners (4) ... 20 of his 26 goals were scored at even strength ... +19 ... Had three goals and a pair of assists (+5) in the LSSU series (10/4-5), which earned him Big Ten First Star honors ... Contributed assists on both Charlie Stramel goals in a win over Boston College (10/12) ... Had his fourth goal of the season at Canisius (10/26) ... Had a goal and an assist in a home victory over Ohio State for his fourth multiple-point game of the season (11/9) ... Had assists in each game against Notre Dame (11/15-16) ... Was MSU's leading scorer in the Lindenwood series (11/29-12/1) with a penalty shot goal and an assist in each game ... Scored the OT game winner and assisted on a Charlie Stramel power-play goal at Wisconsin (12/7) ... Had a pair of goals and an assist in the tie and win at No. 1 Minnesota, with a two-goal effort in a 5-3 come-from-behind win that earned Big Ten First Star honors ... Had a pair of goals (+2) and earned All-Tournament Team honors at the GLI (12/29-30) ... Had a five-point weekend against Wisconsin (1/2-4), including a pair of goals and assists on both game-winners against the Badgers ... Delivered a monster weeekend at Penn State for which he earned Big Ten FIrst Star honors (1/10-11), with five goals and an assist, including a four-goal effort in the first game ... Tied his career best with three assists in a home win over Michigan (1/18) ...Had a pair of goals and an assist (+3), as well as the Saturday shootout winner in MSU's home series with Minnesota (1/24-25) ...Had the game-winning goal in MSU's win at Ohio State (1/31) ... Delivered a goal and two assists in MSU's February set with Michigan, tying his season-best of 11 shots in the game at LCA (2/8) ... Had a pair of assists and 10 shots in the final home series vs. Penn State (2/21-22) ... Delivered a goal with two blocked shots in the final series at Notre Dame (2/28-3/1) ...Scored MSU's lone goal in the Big Ten semifinal victory over Notre Dame (3/15) ... Scored the 2OT game-winner to cap a four-point effort in the Big Ten Championship game (+2) ... Had an assist in the NCAA Tournament game vs. Cornell to end the season with six points in three postseason games.
2023-24 (Sophomore)
Honorable Mention All-Big Ten ... Skated in 36 of 38 Spartan games, and led the squad with a point-per-game average ... Had career bests in goals (8), power play goals (4), assists (28, fifth B1G) and points (36, seventh B1G) ... Scored a power-play goal in the opener against Lake State (10/7) ... Picked up an assist in both games at Air Force (10/12-13) ... Picked up three assists in the Canisius series (10/19-20) ... Had three assists in the two games at Boston College (10/26-27) ... Had a pair of goals and an assist (+5) in the Big Ten opening set at Ohio State (11/3-4) ... Had a goal and two assists in the series vs. Penn State (11/10-11) ... Tied his career best with his 12th assist of the season in the second win over Wisconsin (11/18) ... Had an assist in the second game at Minnesota (11/26) ... Shared the team scoring lead (1-2-3) in the home sweep of Notre Dame (12/8-9) ... Kick-started MSU’s dramatic six-goal rally at Michigan (1/20) ... Had the primary assist on Daniel Russell’s dramatic game-winner with four seconds remaining at home against Minnesota (1/26) ... Scored on the power play at Notre Dame (2/2) ... Had three assists in the sweep of Michigan (2/9-10) ... Had a four-point weekend (1g, 3a) in a home split with Ohio State (2/23-24) ... Assisted on a Daniel Russell score in the B1G semifinal win over Ohio State (3/16) ... Assisted on Daniel Russell’s goal in the Big Ten Championship game against Michigan (3/23) ... Had a pair of assists in the NCAA first-round win over Western Michigan (3/29) ... Had an assist in the final game of the year in the NCAA tournament (3/31).
2022-23 (Freshman, at Minnesota-Duluth)
Appeared in 35 games for the Bulldogs, compiling six goals and 11 assists with one power play marker … Scored his first collegiate goal in his debut against Arizona State (10/1), putting his first goal on the board on the power play … Scored Duluth’s only goal at Omaha (1/14) … Scored on one of his four shots in a 2-1 win at North Dakota (1/21) … Had his first career multiple-point game with a goal and an assist at home against St. Cloud (1/28) … Had a career-best three points with three assists at Denver (2/18) … Scored in the series finale at home against Miami (2/25) … Had a goal and an assist in the regular-season final series at St. Cloud (3/3-4).
With USA Hockey
Won a gold medal at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Tournament (U20), scoring twice in the final game ... Member of Team USA in in two U18 World Junior Championships (2021, 2022) … Helped team USA to a gold medal in 2021, with a goal and three assists in five games … In the 2022 WJC (played in August, 2022), had six goals and five assists (+8) in six contests as Team USA finished fifth … Had a 7-0-7 scoring line for Team USA in the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland, earning a silver medal.
Prior to College
Selected by the Tampa Bay Lighting in the first round (No. 31 overall) in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft … Played for the US National Team Development Program from 2020-22 … 2022 BioSteel All-American Game participant … Led Under-18 Team with 69 points (25-44-69) in 52 games in 2021-22 … In 2020-21, led the Under-17 Team with 54 points (27-27-54) in 34 games, while skating in 17 contests with the U18 squad (5-14-19) … Left USNTDP tied for 10th all-time on NTDP scoring list with 146 points, and his 88 career assists ranked tied for sixth all-time in program history.
Personal
Son of Tony and Crystal Howard … Has three brothers: Anthony, Mason, and Eli … Enjoys golf, boat surfing, and cornhole away from the rink ... Communications major.
Isaac Howard Wins The Hobey | Spartans All-Access
Monday, April 21
Adam Nightingale | Hockey Press Conference | April 17, 2025
Thursday, April 17
Adam Nightingale, Daniel Russell, Tiernan Shoudy Post Game Comments | Cornell
Thursday, March 27
Adam Nightingale, Tiernan Shoudy, Matt Basgall, and Tanner Kelly | NCAA Regional
Wednesday, March 26
