Talent Analysis

Howden has excellent speed and agility and has been considered among the best skaters in the WHL. He plays a solid defensive game and can be a dangerous short-handed threat on the penalty kill. Howden has an above average shot and scoring touch, and puck-handling skills that are good enough to allow him to avoid defenders and distribute the puck effectively. In order to maximize his potential, Howden will need to continue to develop his physical game.
Future
Howden has a chance of making the Panthers squad out of camp as a third-line winger. If not, he will return to the WHL for another season with Moose Jaw and a chance to play for Team Canada in the World Junior Championships. He is a future NHL player, with an upside potential to be a scoring-line winger or an above-average third-line, two-way player and penalty killer.