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Erin Ambrose

Erin Ambrose
Born (1994-04-30) April 30, 1994 (age 22)
Keswick, ON, CAN
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 131 lb (59 kg; 9 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NCAA team Clarkson Golden Knights
National team  Canada
Playing career 2009–present

Erin Ambrose (born April 30, 1994) is a women's ice hockey player that has competed for the Canadian National Women's Under 18 team. She made her debut with the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2014 4 Nations Cup.

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 for Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team. She was one of seven defenders named to the final roster, making her just the second 15-year-old (after teammate Kaleigh Fratkin) to suit up for the under-18 squad. On February 19, 2012, Ambrose became the all-time scoring leader among defenders in Provincial Women's Hockey League history. 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. 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 .

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 USA in August 2011. 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 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.


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