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Howe Brings Championship Experience to Warriors

October 12, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
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Olivia Howe made history on Friday when she was announced as a coaching assistant with the Moose Jaw Warriors.

Howe is the first female to be named to a coaching staff in the Western Hockey League and she will be doing it with her hometown team.

"It's been really surprising, the feedback and the reaction I've got, I'm really excited to start here, it's a great opportunity and being from Moose Jaw, it's awesome," Howe said.

Howe played four seasons at Clarkson University, helping the team to the NCAA Women's Frozen Four in all four years, winning the national championship in 2014.

The 25-year-old also helped the Notre Dame Hounds to the 2012 Esso Cup women's midget AAA national championship in 2011. She finished as the all-time leader in goals, assists and points in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League's history with 107 goals, 100 assists and 207 points in 106 games.

"Olivia has a tremendous amount of experience in the game, she's played, she's coached and she's scouted," said Warriors GM Alan Millar.

"As an organization, we're always looking at ways to complement all of our staff in terms of adding quality people, but we also take the responsibility seriously of giving young people development opportunities to grow in the game and get better."

After returning to Wilcox to coach over the past few seasons, Howe joined the Warriors on the ice for training camp this year at Mosaic Place.

She said she jumped at the chance to learn from the organization over that week.

"I didn't hesitate, just needed to get out here at this level of hockey, working with the males out there, it's been really exciting, it's definitely a lot different coming from the female game, so lots to learn," Howe said.

"The way the women play the game, no checking and there's a lot of factors that add into this and it's going to be really exciting to learn a lot with the team."

Millar feels that the experience that Howe brings will be invaluable to the Warriors this season.

"Olivia has a tremendous amount of experience in the game, she's played, she's coached and she's scouted," he said.

"She came in here, did a very good job, made a strong impression on our hockey staff and our coaching staff and we wanted to find an opportunity to bring her onto our hockey staff."

Howe will serve as the "eye in the sky" for the Warriors, sitting in the press box and relaying what she sees to the rest of the Warriors staff during games.

"It's great to have another perspective in the dressing room and the coaches office," Warriors head coach Tim Hunter said.

"Her knowledge and her experience of playing four years of college, being a leader on the teams she's been on and being able to impart that information to our players."

During practices, Howe will work with the players on player and skill development.

"We'll have Mark [O'Leary] and Scott [King] and her out on the ice, working with guys individually and getting her perspective of how to play and how to do certain things and skillsets on the ice," said Hunter.

Howe felt like she connected well with the team during her time on the ice at training camp and she is ready to be a part of the team.

"There wasn't any problem communicating with the fellas, they took my criticisms and my lessons, things I had to say very well and they it will help me translate into this," said Howe.

Howe joined the Warriors for the first time as a member of the coaching staff during Friday night's game at Mosaic Place.

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