Brett Howden
After the Moose Jaw Warriors were eliminated from the 2017 WHL playoffs, Howden joined the Syracuse Crunch on an amateur try out agreement. On April 7, 2017, the Crunch's head coach, Benoit Groulx, announced that Howden will be making his professional hockey debut against the Binghamton Senators. On April 8, 2017, Howden scored his first career professional goal against the Albany Devils. The goal came in a 3–2 Crunch win at the Oncenter War Memorial Arena. On April 12, 2017, Howden recorded his first career professional assist against the Utica Comets. The assist came in a 7–2 Crunch win at the Utica Memorial Auditorium.
On February 26, 2018, Howden was traded to the New York Rangers, along with Vladislav Namestnikov, Libor Hajek, and a 2018 and 2019 draft picks, for Ryan McDonagh and J. T. Miller.
After the Moose Jaw Warriors were eliminated from the 2017 WHL playoffs, Howden joined the Syracuse Crunch on an amateur try out agreement. On April 7, 2017, the Crunch's head coach, Benoit Groulx, announced that Howden will be making his professional hockey debut against the Binghamton Senators. On April 8, 2017, Howden scored his first career professional goal against the Albany Devils. The goal came in a 3–2 Crunch win at the Oncenter War Memorial Arena. On April 12, 2017, Howden recorded his first career professional assist against the Utica Comets. The assist came in a 7–2 Crunch win at the Utica Memorial Auditorium.
On February 26, 2018, Howden was traded to the New York Rangers, along with Vladislav Namestnikov, Libor Hajek, and a 2018 and 2019 draft picks, for Ryan McDonagh and J. T. Miller.
