Catherine Herron

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

Catherine Herron
Born (1983-06-24) 24 June 1983
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 2002–present

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
  • 2-time Clarkson Cup Champion (2011 and 2012)
  • 2 regular-season championships in the CWHL (2010–11) and (2011–12).
  • In 2009–10 she earned the title of Player of the Year of the Carabins of the University of Montreal
  • In 2004–2005 she was named to the Canadian University Championship Rookie Team as she played with the McGill Martlets.
  • In 2003–2004 she was voted the RSEQ's player of the year and on the first team of college stars while playing for the St. Lawrence College Patriots.

References
  1. "Catherine Herron". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. King, Ronald (3 March 2010). "Une famille de gardiens" [A family of goalies]. La Presse (in French). Groupe Gesca. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. Cattino, Claire (18 October 2009). "Le campus est hockey" [The campus is hockey]. Chroniques Québécoises (in French). OverBlog. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  4. "Profil de Catherine Herron avec les Carabins" [Profile of Catherine Herron with the Carabins] (in French). NewSportMedia. 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  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.
  6. "Catherine Herron: entraîneur des gardiennes de but" [Catherine Herron: goaltending coach] (in French). St. Lawrence College. Archived from the original on 30 September 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
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