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2013-14 Clarkson Women's Hockey Roster

27 Erica Howe

  • Position Goaltender
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Ottawa, ONT
  • Last Team Ottawa Senators AA

Biography



SENIOR YEAR (2013-14)—Backstopped the Golden Knights to their two best seasons ever, capped off by the 2014 NCAA National title ... NCAA All-Tournament Team ... Posted a 2.00 GAA and a .926 save percentage in three NCAA games, backboning the Knights to the National Title ... Made 34 saves in 5-4 championship game win over Minnesota (3/23) ... Played more minutes than any other goaltender in Division I (2459:53) starting all 41 games for the Knights … Boasted the best goals against average in the country at 1.10 and led the nation in shutouts with 14 … Fifth in the country in save percentage at .941 …Turned aside all 31 shots she faced in the weekend playoff series against Dartmouth to backbone the Knights to quarterfinal sweep in a pair of tight 2-0 wins … Posted 23 saves in 3-1 NCAA Tr. win over BC (3/15) .… Followed with 18 more in 5-1 semifinal win over Mercyhurst (3/21) in Clarkson’s first-ever Frozen Four appearance ... Allowed just one goal in 16 games …ECAC Hockey Second-Team All-Star … Posted the most wins in ECAC Hockey (16) and top GAA (1.12) in conference action along with a league-high nine shutouts, backstopping the conference’s stingiest defensive team …  Named three times ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Month (November, January, February) … Four times ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week and recognized 11 times on league’s weekly Honor Roll ... Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic team

JUNIOR YEAR (2012-13)—Honored as Clarkson’s MVP for the second consecutive season … Backboned the Knights’ stingy defensive effort, playing the second most minutes in the country (2217:21) … Named ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year for the second consecutive season and also selected a First-Team ECAC All-Star … Played more minutes than any other ECAC
goaltender (1315:38) and posted the most wins in the conference (18) … Ranked among the best netminders in Division I with a .931 save percentage and a 1.73 goals against average … Posted the second most wins in Division I with a 27-10 overall record, including six shutouts … Became Clarkson's all-time winningest goaltender with a 59-27-10 career record ... Allowed one goal-or-less in 20 games over the season … Posted a career-high 39 saves in 3-1 win at Harvard (2/23), becoming the only visiting goaltender to win at Bright Hockey Center during the season, as Clarkson clinched the second seed for the league playoffs … Honored as ECAC Goaltender of the Month for both October and November and selected ECAC Goaltender of the Week six times ... Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic team.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2011-12)—Selected as Clarkson's Most Valuable Player ... The key reason for the Golden Knights’ success as ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year and a Finalist for the Conference’s Player of the Year … Played all but 41 minutes in the Clarkson goal … Posted a .927 save percentage, 1.75 goals-against average (sixth in Division 1) and a .662 win percentage … Tied for fifth in the nation in shutouts with seven through 37 games … Allowed one goal or less in 16 games … Made a season-high 34 saves in 3-2 victory at Syracuse (10/14) … Honored as ECAC Goaltender of the Month for both October and November … Selected ECAC Goaltender of the Week three times (10/18, 10/25, 11/14) and was named 10 times to the league’s weekly Honor Roll ... Named to ECAC Hockey All-Academic team.

 
FRESHMAN YEAR (2010-11)—Made her mark on the Clarkson program by emerging as the Golden Knights’ starting goaltender … Played 25 games, including 22 starts, in the crease and earned the Green and Gold’s starting nod in the season’s second half, starting 13 of the final 14 games … Posted a 10-7-5 record, including two shutouts, on a .928 save percentage and a 1.87 goals against average … Recorded five games with 30-or-more stops and made a season-high 38 saves in the overtime loss at ninth-ranked Dartmouth in Game 3 of the ECAC Hockey quarterfinals series (2/27) … Voted to 2011 ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team … Named ECAC Goaltender of the Week once (2/1) and selected four times to league’s weekly Honor Roll ... Named to ECAC Hockey All-Academic team.

BEFORE CLARKSON—Starting goaltender for the Ottawa Senators Intermediate AA in 2009-10 ... Helped to lead Canada to the U18 World Championsip Gold Medal in April 2010 ... Invited to the 2009 Canadian Women’s U18 Team Strength and Conditioning Camp and the 2009 Canadian Women’s U18 Selection Camp ... Canadian Women’s U18 Team member in 2009 Series vs. Team USA ... Was a member of the 2009 Gold-Medal winning Team Ontario Red at the U18 Nationals.

PERSONAL—Daughter of Jane Bruce ... Born on July 17, 1992 ... Catches left ... Business major ... Was an Honor Roll student in grades 10 and 11 at Sir Wilfrid Laurier S.S. ... Has a sister, Katy, and brother, Kevin ... Also likes to play soccer ... Lists Carey Price as her favorite athlete ... Also recruited by Vermont,Cornell, St. Lawrence, UConn and Brown ... Invited to Canada's National Women's U22/Development Camp this past August.

WHY CLARKSON—"I chose Clarkson because of the small school with a great atmosphere and I know that the coaches will push me to be the best athlete I can be. I’m also positive Coach Shannon will whip me into shape in no time; it should be a grand old time.”
YearGPMinsSavesGoalsSave%GAARecordSho
2010-11 FR251440:2158445.9281.8710-7-52
2011-12 SO372200:2180764.9271.7522-10-57
2012-13 JR372217:2186464.9311.7327-10-06
2013-14 SR412459:5372445.9411.1031-5-514
TOTALS1408317:562979218.9321.5790-32-1529
CAREER GAME-HIGHS—Most Recent
Saves: 39(twice) - in 3-1 W(A) at Harvard, 2/23/12
Saves in a Period: 18 (OT) - at Dartmouth in 4-3ot L(A), 2/27/11
Goals: 6 (2x) - in 6-3 L(A) at Cornell, 10/25/13
Shots: 42 – at Dartmouth in 4-3ot L(A), 2/27/11
First Career Start: at UNH in 2-1 L(A), 10/22/10 - 27 saves
First Career Win: vs Union in 3-0 W(H), 10/29/10 - 16 saves

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2010-11Freshman

    Goaltender
    5'9"
    27
  • 27

    2011-12Sophomore

    Goaltender
    5'9"
    27
  • 27

    2013Junior

    Goaltender
    5'9"
    27
  • 27

    2013-14Senior

    Goaltender
    5'9"
    27