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Erica Howe (born July 17, 1992) is an ice hockey goaltender, currently with the PWHPA. 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]

Erica Howe
Born	(1992-07-17) July 17, 1992 (age 30) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	152 lb (69 kg; 10 st 12 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
Played for	Brampton Thunder Ottawa Lady Senators Clarkson Golden Knights
National team	Canada
Playing career	2008–present
Medal record U18 World Championships 2010 United States World Championships 2016 Canada Nations Cup 2017 Germany Tournament

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.

CWHL

Howe gained the win for Team Red in the inaugural 2014 CWHL All-Star Game. Howe would return to the CWHL All-Star Game in 2017, played for Team Blue in a 9-5 loss at the 3rd CWHL All-Star Game.

Making her CWHL debut in an October 19, 2014 home game against the Calgary Inferno, Howe made 33 saves in a 5-2 loss.[6] In her second game, a November 15 home contest against the Montreal Stars, Howe would record the first win of her CWHL career. Needing only 19 saves, Howe would prevail in a 4-2 final.[7]

Career statistics

Hockey Canada

Year	Event	Team	GP	Min	Wins	Losses	Ties	GA	GAA
2009	Under 18 Nationals	Ontario Red	2	120	2	0	0	2	1.00

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NCAA

Year	Games Played	Minutes	Goals Against	Saves	GAA	Wins	Losses	Ties
2010–11	25	1440:20	45	584	1.87	10	7	5
2011–12	11	679.11	25	254	2.21	4	3	4
2012–13	37	2217:231	64	864	1.73	27	10	0
2013–14	41	2459:52	45	724	1.10	31	5	5

[9]

CWHL

Year	Team	GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	GAA	SO
2014-15	Brampton Thunder	13	4	8	0	676:19	43	3.81	0
2015-16[10]	Brampton Thunder	17	9	5	0	941:24	42	2.68	2
2016-17 [11]	Brampton Thunder	12	5	5	1	700	29	2.49	1

Awards and honours

• ECAC Goaltender of the Week (Week of February 1, 2011)[12]
• 2010–11 ECAC All-Rookie team[13]
• ECAC Goaltender of the Week (Week of October 18, 2011)[14]
• ECAC Goaltender of the Week (Week of October 25, 2011)[15]
• ECAC Goaltender of the Month (Month of October 2011)[16]
• ECAC Defensive Player of the week (Week of November 14, 2011)[17]
• ECAC Goaltender of the Month (Month of November 2011)[18]
• Nominee, 2012 ECAC Goaltender of the Year[19]
• Finalist, ECAC Player of the Year (2011–12)[20]
• 2013 ECAC Goaltender of the Year
• 2013 All-USCHO.com All-Star team[21]

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com

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