> ... Maine's Howard partially redeemed himself playing a solid game.


Partially redeemed himself?  He's going to the Frozen Four.  He didn't
play his best over the weekend, but at the end his team won both games
and with only 1 goal allowed on Saturday, he worked down that 1.22
goals against average.

Howard is not a flashy goaltender, that's not his game.  He is often
times the calmest player on the ice.  He just gets in the way of the
puck.  I'm not going to say he is the best goaltender to play college
hockey or anything, but the guy has been pretty solid this year.

-Deron