Catherine Herron

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Catherine Herron
Born (1983-06-24) 24 June 1983 (age 40)
Chambly, Québec, Canada
Height 173 [1]  cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 75 [1]  kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Goalie
Caught Left
CWHL team
Former teams
Les Canadiennes de Montreal
Playing career 2002present

Catherine Herron (born 24 June 1983) [1] is a Canadian ice hockey goalie and coach.

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Biography

Early life

Catherine Herron started playing hockey at the age of 8, encouraged by her uncle, Denis Herron, a goalie who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins and Kansas City Scouts. She played on boys' teams until the age of 14. [2]

Playing career

Herron played 2 seasons (2002–03 and 2003–04) for the St. Lawrence College Patriots in the AA College Women's Hockey League then 4 years with the McGill University Martlets in the Canadian University Championship. In 2009–10, Herron was the first goalkeeper on the inaugural women's hockey team of the University of Montreal Carabins. [3] She played 15 games with a 2.95 average and a .904 save average. [4] She helped the Carabins to finish second in their division, earning a position in the playoffs at the end of the season. [5]

Herron began playing for the Montreal Stars in the 2010–11 season of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). Herron was substitute goalkeeper and played 3 games for the Stars with an average save of 0.941. In her second season (2011–12) she defended the Stars' net in 4 games, averaging 2.27. [1]

Coaching career

In the 2015–16 season, Herron coached the goalkeepers of the St. Lawrence College Patriots. [6]

Honours and distinctions

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References

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  5. Corbeij, André (9 March 2010). "Hockey universitaire féminin, Des nouvelles de Catherine Herron" [Female University Hockey, News from Catherine Herron]. Journal de Chambly (in French). Quebecor Media. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
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