Kaitlin Burt

Kaitlin "Katie" Burt (born January 26, 1997) is an American-born women's ice hockey goaltender who joined the Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey program for the 2014-15 season. She was selected first overall by the Boston Pride in the 2017 NWHL Draft. [1] The franchise obtained the first round pick of the Connecticut Whale in the trade that sent Zoe Hickel to the Whale on February 7, 2017.[2]

Playing career

USA Hockey

Burt competed for the United States women's national under-18 ice hockey team in 2014 and 2015[3]. At the 2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Burt emerged with a silver medal. The following year, she would help the US capture the gold at the 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.

NCAA

In the aftermath of her freshman season with the Boston College Eagles, she captured the Hockey East Goaltending Championship. She was recognized as a Hockey East All-Rookie Team selection and was also a Second Team All-Star selection. She would make 35 starts and recorded a 1.11 goals against average.

As a sophomore, she captured the Hockey East Goaltending Championship for the second straight year. She posted a program record 35-1-0 record, losing her only game in the 2016 NCAA Frozen Four championship game. In Hockey East play, she recorded an undefeated mark of 20-0-0.

NWHL

Selected first overall in the 2017 NWHL Draft, Burt signed her first professional contract on June 25, 2018 with the Pride.[4]

Awards and honors

  • Independent School League co-MVP (2011-12)

NCAA

  • ACC Academic Honor Roll (2014-15)
  • Hockey East All-Rookie Team (2014-15)
  • Hockey East Second Team All-Star (2014-15)
  • Hockey East Goaltending Champion (2014-15)
  • Boston College Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement (2015-16)

References

  1. ↑ "BOSTON COLLEGE'S KATIE BURT TOPS 2017 NWHL DRAFT". nwhl.zone. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ "TRADE: Connecticut Acquires Zoe Hickel". nwhl.zone. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ "29 Kaitlin Burt". Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ Press Release (25 June 2018). "Katie Burt, All-Time NCAA Wins Record Holder and 2017 NWHL First Overall Pick, Signs with Boston". Retrieved 28 August 2018.
Preceded by
Kelsey Koelzer (2016)		 First Pick Overall, NWHL Draft
(2017)		 Succeeded by
To Be Determined (2018)
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