Minnesota's Howe out with a concussion

In what was a very scary scene at Mariucci Arena on Saturday night, Minnesota senior forward Mike Howe suffered a stage two concussion, according to a report in the Star Tribune. However, it appeared for a moment as though Howe's injury could have been much more severe, as he laid on the ice for several minutes after hitting his head / neck / shoulder off the boards after trying to make a hit on a Minnesota State player. Howe was taken off the ice while strapped to a medical board (not the proper name I'm sure). FSN reported later in the game that he was taken off in a such a manner mainly for precautionary reasons.

Mike Howe article in Friday's Star Tribune

Click here to read an article in Friday's Star Tribune by Gophers' beat writer Roman Augustoviz about Minnesota senior forward Mike Howe, who was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis during his freshman season, and his relationship with Allie Ray, a defenseman on the South St. Paul under-12 girls' hockey B team, who has had juvenile rheumatoid arthritis for five years.