Erica Howe

Erica Howe
Born	(1992-07-17) July 17, 1992 Ottawa, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	152 lb (69 kg; 10 st 12 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
CWHL team Former teams	Brampton Thunder Ottawa Lady Senators Clarkson Golden Knights
National team	Canada
Playing career	2008–present
Medal record World Championships 2010 United States 2016 Canada

Erica Howe (born July 17, 1992) is an ice hockey goaltender for the Brampton Thunder. As a member of the gold medal winning squad at the 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, a hockey card of her was featured in the Upper Deck 2010 World of Sports card series.^[1] She was the first goaltender selected in the 2014 CWHL Draft, claimed by the Brampton Thunder. She made her debut with the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2014 4 Nations Cup.^[2]

Playing career

Howe was the starting goaltender for the Ottawa Lady Senators of the Provincial Women's Hockey League in 2009–10.

Hockey Canada

She was an assistant captain for 2008 Team Ontario Red and was a member of the 2009 Gold-Medal winning Team Ontario Red at the Under-18 Nationals. Howe was invited to the 2009 Canadian Women’s Under-18 Team Strength and Conditioning Camp along with the 2009 Canadian Women’s Under-18 Selection Camp. In August 2009, she was a member of the Canadian Women’s Under-18 Team squad that participated in a three game series vs. Team USA. In April 2010, Howe was the goaltender for Canada at the Under-18 World Championship, as the Canadian team won the Gold Medal. To celebrate the gold medal win, she participated in the Canada Celebrates Event on June 30 in Edmonton, Alberta which recognized the Canadian Olympic and World hockey champions from the 2009–10 season .^[3]

NCAA

Howe joined the Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program in the autumn of 2010. She was also recruited by Vermont, Cornell, St. Lawrence, Connecticut and Brown.^[4] On January 28, 2011, Howe had twenty-six saves vs. Quinnipiac (including eleven in the third period) in a 3–2 road win. The following day, she posted twenty saves in a 3–2 win vs. Princeton. With the two wins, she extended her winning streak to four games. During the month of October 2011, she played every second of goal for the Clarkson Golden Knights. She helped the Golden Knights enjoy a seven game unbeaten streak (4–0–3) while playing in two games with more than thirty saves.^[5]

The 2013–14 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season marked her final season with the program. Of note, she was the starting goaltender as Clarkson captured the 2014 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Career statistics

Hockey Canada

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NCAA

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Awards and honours

• ECAC Goaltender of the Week (Week of February 1, 2011)^[8]
• 2010–11 ECAC All-Rookie team^[9]
• ECAC Goaltender of the Week (Week of October 18, 2011)^[10]
• ECAC Goaltender of the Week (Week of October 25, 2011)^[11]
• ECAC Goaltender of the Month (Month of October 2011)^[12]
• ECAC Defensive Player of the week (Week of November 14, 2011)^[13]
• ECAC Goaltender of the Month (Month of November 2011)^[14]
• Nominee, 2012 ECAC Goaltender of the Year^[15]
• Finalist, ECAC Player of the Year (2011–12)^[16]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Eliteprospects.com