Erin Ambrose | |||
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Born | Keswick, Ontario, Canada | April 30, 1994||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||
Weight | 132 lb (60 kg; 9 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
PWHL team Former teams | PWHL Montreal Les Canadiennes de Montréal Clarkson Golden Knights Toronto Furies | ||
National team | Canada | ||
Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Erin Ambrose (born April 30, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for PWHL Montreal of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She made her debut with the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2014 4 Nations Cup. [1]
At the age of 11, Ambrose moved from AA to AAA boys hockey, and in her second season, she was named team captain. She began to play women's ice hockey as a 14-year-old in 2008. She competed for Ontario Blue at the 2008 National Women's Under-18 Championship and participated in all five games. Ontario Blue had a fourth-place finish at the tournament in Napanee, Ont. In 2009, she was invited to Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team. She was one of seven defenders named to the final roster, making her the second 15-year-old (after teammate Kaleigh Fratkin) to suit up for the under-18 squad. [2] On February 19, 2012, Ambrose became the all-time scoring leader among defenders in Provincial Women's Hockey League history. [3] She recorded a three-point game versus the Mississauga Jr. Chiefs to surpass Laura Fortino.
Ambrose was part of Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team to a gold medal at the 2010 IIHF World Women's Under-18 Championship in Chicago. As a member of the gold medal-winning squad, a hockey card of her was featured in the Upper Deck 2010 World of Sports card series. [4] In addition, 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 . [5]
During the 2011–12 Canada women's national ice hockey team season, she was a member of the Canadian National Under 18 team that participated in a three-game series vs. the US in August 2011. [6] In addition, she was named the team captain. She was part of the gold medal-winning Team Ontario Red squad at the 2011 Canadian National Women's Under-18 Championships [7] In the second game of the 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship (contested on January 1, 2012), Erin Ambrose earned two points in a 6–0 shutout of Germany. [8]
On January 11, 2022, Ambrose was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. [9] [10] [11]
On January 16, 2012, it was announced that Ambrose committed to join the Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program in autumn 2012. [12] Ambrose was the leading rookie scorer among all defenders in the NCAA, recording 36 points. Her 30 assists were a program record, while her 1.06 points per game made her one of only three blueliners in NCAA points to average at least one point per game. [13]
To begin her sophomore season, Ambrose amassed five and four-point performances, including hat tricks in consecutive games. Such performances took place against the RIT Tigers and St. Lawrence Skating Saints. She finished the season as the co-winner of ECAC Hockey's Best Defensive Defenseman Award. [14]
Serving as an assistant captain in her junior and senior seasons, the junior season was highlighted by recording the 100th point of her career with the Golden Knights. Becoming the ninth player in program history to reach the century club, she achieved the feat on January 10, 2015, scoring a goal in a 1–1 draw versus conference rival Cornell. [15]
In her senior season, she missed the first nine games due to injury. [13] Despite the setback, she logged 28 points on the strength of 21 assists. She scored the last goal of her NCAA career on March 5, 2016, against the Colgate Raiders. She also recorded two assists in the game for a three-point performance. In the previous game (a February 27 tilt with the Cornell Big Red), Ambrose recorded four assists, her best offensive output for the season.
In the 2015 NWHL Draft, she was selected by the New York Riveters, [14] but never played a game in the league.
After being released from Hockey Canada's Centralization camp, Ambrose was traded from the Toronto Furies to Les Canadiennes de Montreal. Taking place on December 13, 2017, the Furies received first, and third-round picks in the 2018 CWHL Draft, a first-round pick from the 2019 CWHL Draft, plus a third-round pick from the 2020 CWHL Draft. [16]
Making her debut with Les Canadiennes on December 16, she recorded a pair of assists, including an assist on the overtime winner by Kayla Tutino, a 5–4 win versus the Markham Thunder. [17]
With Les Canadiennes, Ambrose appeared in the 2019 Clarkson Cup, challenging the Calgary Inferno. Ambrose gained an assist in the game, a 5–2 loss to Calgary.
On September 18, 2023, Ambrose was drafted in the first round, sixth overall, by PWHL Montreal in the 2023 PWHL Draft. [18]
Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
2008–09 | Toronto | 26 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
2009–10 | Toronto | 34 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 10 |
2010–11 | Toronto | 32 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 20 |
Year | Event | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
2010 | U18 WWC | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
2011 | U18 WWC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2011 | U18 Exhibition vs. USA | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 [19] [20] [21] | 2 |
Year | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
2012–13 | 34 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2013–14 | 37 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
2014–15 | 31 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
2015–16 | 30 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
2016–17 | Toronto Furies | 17 | 0 | 8 | 8 [24] | 8 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017–18 | Canadiennes de Montreal | 16 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 10 | +16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
In October 2020, Ambrose wrote a piece for Hockey Canada detailing her struggles with depression and anxiety, also revealing her same-sex preference. [28] In December 2020, she pledged to donate her brain to science for concussion research after her death. [29]
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