Catherine Herron | |||
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Born |
Chambly, Québec, Canada | 24 June 1983||
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
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Playing career | 2002–present |
Catherine Herron (born 24 June 1983)[1] is a Canadian ice hockey goalie and coach.
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]
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]
In the 2015–16 season, Herron coached the goalkeepers of the St. Lawrence College Patriots.[6]