Bill Howard, the only member of all six University of Wisconsin men’s hockey NCAA championship teams, is stepping down after 36 years as an assistant coach.
Howard, a longtime volunteer with the program, is credited with developing UW into “Goaltender U.” through his work with a series of accomplished backstops that includes Julian Baretta, Marc Behrend, Mike Richter, Curtis Joseph, Duane Derksen, Kirk Daubenspeck, Graham Melanson and Brian Elliott.