Erin Ambrose (born April 30, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Montreal Victoire 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]
| Erin Ambrose | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Ambrose with PWHL Montreal in 2024 | |||
| Born |
April 30, 1994 Keswick, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||
| Weight | 132 lb (60 kg; 9 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| PWHL team Former teams |
Montreal Victoire Les Canadiennes de Montréal Clarkson Golden Knights Toronto Furies | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Playing career
editAt 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.
Hockey Canada
editAmbrose 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]
NCAA
editOn 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.
NWHL
editIn the 2015 NWHL Draft, she was selected by the New York Riveters,[14] but never played a game in the league.
CWHL
editAfter 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.
PWHL
editOn September 18, 2023, Ambrose was drafted in the first round, sixth overall, by PWHL Montreal in the 2023 PWHL Draft.[18]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Toronto Jr. Aeros | Prov. WHL | 26 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Toronto Jr. Aeros | Prov. WHL | 38 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Team Canada U18 | 2010 U18 WWC | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2010–11 | Toronto Jr. Aeros | Prov. WHL | 32 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2011 | Team Canada U18 | 2011 U18 WWC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Toronto Jr. Aeros | Prov. WHL | 29 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2012 | Team Canada U18 | 2012 U18 WWC | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Clarkson Golden Knights | NCAA | 34 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Clarkson Golden Knights | NCAA | 37 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Clarkson Golden Knights | NCAA | 31 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Clarkson Golden Knights | NCAA | 30 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Toronto Furies | CWHL | 17 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | Team Canada | 2017 WWC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Montréal Canadiennes | CWHL | 16 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Montréal Canadiennes | CWHL | 26 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | Team Canada | 2019 WWC | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Montréal | PWHPA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Team Bauer | PWHPA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | Team Canada | 2021 WWC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022 | Team Canada | 2022 Olympics | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022 | Team Canada | 2022 WWC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Team Sonnet | PWHPA | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023 | Team Canada | 2023 WWC | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | PWHL Montreal | PWHL | 24 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Team Canada | 2024 WWC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| PWHL totals | 24 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit- Directorate Award, Best Defender, 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.[21]
NCAA
edit- ECAC Rookie of the Week (Week of October 23, 2012)
- 2013 ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year
- 2013 Second-Team ECAC All-Star
- 2013 All-USCHO.com All-Star team[22]
- 2014 First-Team All-American
- 2014 Top 10 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award finalist
- 2015 ECAC Hockey Third-Team All-League
- 2016 First-Team ECAC Hockey All-Star
- 2016, Finalist for ECAC Hockey Best Defenseman Award
- 2016 ECAC Hockey All-Tournament team
CWHL
edit- 2018–19, CWHL Defender of the Year
PWHL
editPersonal life
editIn October 2020, Ambrose wrote a piece for Hockey Canada detailing her struggles with depression and anxiety, also revealing her same-sex preference.[25] In December 2020, she pledged to donate her brain to science for concussion research after her death.[26]
References
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- ^ "Clarkson Women's Hockey Announces Class of 2016". January 16, 2012. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ^ a b "Erin Ambrose - Women's Hockey". Clarkson University Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ a b Hasbrouck, Cam (June 20, 2015). "NWHL Draft Review: New York Riveters". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ TSN ca Staff (August 19, 2021). "Team Canada player profile: Erin Ambrose - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ Press Release (December 13, 2017). "Les Canadiennes Acquire Erin Ambrose". CWHL. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ "Game #: 44 – Saturday, December 16, 2017". CWHL. December 16, 2017. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ Kennedy, Ian (September 18, 2023). "Erin Ambrose Chosen 6th Overall By Montreal In PWHL Draft". The Hockey News. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Player Profile: Erin Ambrose". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "Erin Ambrose Stats and News". NHL.com. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 13, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Howe, Ambrose Earn National Accolades". ECAC Hockey. March 13, 2013. Archived from the original on February 17, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "PWHL Toronto forward Natalie Spooner named league's inaugural MVP". CBC.ca. June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ Kennedy, Ian (June 11, 2024). "PWHL Hands Out Year End Awards, Spooner Named MVP". The Hockey News. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "In My Own Words Erin Ambrose". Hockey Canada. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "Team Canada's Erin Ambrose donating brain for concussion research". Archived from the original on October 12, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com