Brittany Howard (ice hockey)

Brittany Howard (born November 20, 1995) is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is from St. Thomas, Ontario. Howard played for the Robert Morris University Colonials women's ice hockey team, and was the first Colonial player to win the CHA Player of the Year Award. She was drafted in the third round of the 2017 NWHL draft by the Buffalo Beauts after being named the top prospect in the nation. She chose not to sign with the Beauts, and currently is playing in the PWHPA in Toronto.[1]

Brittany Howard
Born November 20, 1995
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHPA team
Former teams		 Toronto
Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey
Playing career TBD–present

Junior

Howard attended Parkside Collegiate Institute in Saint Thomas, Ontario, where she was named MVP of her basketball team, received the Award of Excellence, and was a three-time honor student.[2] Howard played four seasons of junior hockey in London, Ontario with the London Devilettes of the Provincial Women's Hockey League. On October 21, 2012, Howard scored seven points to tie the league single-game record in a 7–3 win against the Kitchener-Waterloo Rangers.[3] Howard was an alternate captain and led the Devilettes in scoring in her final season.[4] Along with other Devilettes Jessica Dodds and Tia Kipfer, Howard earned a place at Robert Morris in 2013, joining former Devilettes Anneline Lauziere and Erin Staniewski. All eleven graduating players from the Devilettes 2012–13 squad would move on to play for NCAA or CIS schools.[5]

NCAA

Howard first played for Robert Morris University in the 2013–14 season. During the 2013–14 season, she made an immediate impact, being named the CHA Player of the month in her first month of play. The addition of Howard was credited with improving the tenth-ranked team's overall offense and making it harder to defend.[6] That season, she led all rookies in the country in assists and points (17G, 24A, 41P). She was named to the USCHO All-Rookie Team (national), the CHA All-Rookie Team and the CHA All-Star Second Team.[7]

Howard played only two games in 2014–15 due to a knee injury. The injury gives her an extra year of NCAA eligibility. The team missed her point total of 41 in 2013–14 which led the team, while in 2014–15 the team leader had 21 points. Howard returned in September 2015 to bolster their offence.[8] In the 2015–16 season, she was a CHA First Team All-Star, leading the conference in points (40). She finished the season being named ASN Women's Player of the Week after back-to-back three-point games and led the team in goals and points.[9]

The 2016–17 season was Howard's best year to date, as she was named the CHA Player of the Year, with multiple Player of the month accolades,[10] on the strength of 20 goals and 30 assists. Her 50 points were the tenth best in the nation, as she was the offensive leader during Robert Morris' first season in which they won the CHA conference championship and played in the NCAA Tournament.[11][12][13][14][15][16] Number 8-ranked RMU would lose in the first round to the no. 1-ranked University of Wisconsin.[17] During the season, Howard surpassed Rebecca Vint as the all-time leading scorer for the RMU program.[18]

The NWHL named Howard the top available prospect in the nation. As she committed to completing her senior year at Robert Morris, she was drafted 10th overall by the Buffalo Beauts, the first CHA Conference member to be drafted by the league.[19][20]

Howard, Jaycee Gebhard and Amber Rennie contributed 42% of RMU's points in 2016-17. With all three returning the next season, Robert Morris was favored to win the CHA again in 2017–18. The Colonials had another strong year, winning the regular season championship. They played Mercyhurst in the CHA championship game, losing by a score of 3-5.[17] Playing as a red-shirt senior, Howard finished the year with 49 point on 25 goals and 24 assists.[1]

Career statistics

NCAA
SeasonGPGAPts
2013–14 Robert Morris34172441
2014–15 Robert Morris2011
2015–16 Robert Morris36172340
2016–17 Robert Morris35203050
2017–18 Robert Morris31252449
Robert Morris totals13879102181

Source: USCHO.[21]

Awards and honours
  • 2014 All-CHA Rookie Team, 2014 All-CHA Second Team, October CHA Player of the Month, November CHA Rookie of the Month[22]
  • 2014 USCHO All-Rookie Team[23]
  • 2016 All-CHA First Team
  • 2017 All-CHA First Team[24]
  • 2017 CHA Championship All-tournament team[15]
  • 2017 CHA Player of the Year[25]

References
  1. "Brittany Howard at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  2. Brittany Howard
  3. Chronicle Staff (October 23, 2012). "PWHL Rangers fall to Devilettes - minor hockey briefs". Waterloo Chronicle.
  4. "Devilettes face Wildcats on Sunday at Timken Centre". St. Thomas Times-Journal. February 1, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  5. Robinson, Jacob (April 12, 2013). "Devilettes trio find a home at RMU". Simcoe Reformer.
  6. Fundaro, Gabriella (December 4, 2013). NCAA Women’s Hockey Weekly Round-Up: December 4th, 2013. thehockeywriters.com. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  7. "CHA Regular Season Awards". yourerie.com. March 6, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  8. Marttila, Arlan (October 5, 2015). "Robert Morris buoyed by return of Howard". USCHO.com. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  9. Dondeneau, Dave. "Back with a vengeance, RMU's Brittany Howard earns Women's Player of the Week honors". American Sports Net. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  10. Collier, Sean (18 January 2017). "She is Robert Morris University's Colonial Ace on Ice". Pittsburgh Magazine. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  11. "Brittany Howard Bio". Robert Morris University. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  12. "RMU Claims CHA Coach, Player and Rookie of the Year". Robert Morris University. March 1, 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  13. "Around the world of NCAA women's ice hockey". NCAA.com. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  14. Berl, Justin (January 12, 2017). "Robert Morris' Brittany Howard combining skill with physicality for women's hockey team". Timesonline.com. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  15. "Robert Morris women's hockey wins CHA title, qualifies for NCAA Tournament". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  16. Palla, Chaz (25 March 2017). "Behind the scenes of Robert Morris women's hockey's championship run". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  17. Haase, Nicole (September 24, 2017). "CHA season preview: Robert Morris still the favorite". Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  18. Anthony, Samuel (August 22, 2017). "Former Colonial Rebecca Vint signs NWHL contract". RMU Sentry. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  19. Brian Mitchell (16 August 2017). "Brittany Howard named NWHL's top draft prospect". Pittsburgh Hockey Digest. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  20. "2017 NWHL Draft". National Women's Hockey League. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  21. "Brittany Howard: Career Statistics". USCHO. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  22. Snyder, Larry. "Robert Morris Hockey: Cody Wydo, Jessica Dodds, Brittany Howard Bring Home More Awards". cityofchampionssports.com. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  23. Wisneski, Andrew (August 10, 2017). "The 10 Greatest College Hockey America Freshman Seasons". Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  24. Shultz, Randy (March 3, 2017). "College Hockey America Announces Regular Season Award Winners". www.nyhockeyonline.com. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  25. Staffieri, Mark (19 April 2017). "Jessica Dodds Dazzles in Landmark Season for RMU Colonials". Women's Hockey Life. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
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