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26 Katherine Birkby
Katherine Birkby
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Year:
    5
  • Hometown:
    Ayr, Ont.
  • Position:
    Forward
  • Major:
    Human Kinetics (Master's)
  • Team:
    Women's Hockey
  • Previous Team:
    Cambridge Rivulettes (PWHL)
  • gp
    25
  • p
    10
  • g
    4
  • a
    6
  • pim
    24
  • +/-
    +7

Bio

CAREER HONOURS

  • 5x U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)

FOURTH YEAR (2022-23)

Dressed for all 25 regular season games, finishing fourth on the team with 17 points (seven goals, 10 assists)…Set career highs in goals, assists and points…Seven goals were good for third on the team…Started the season on a five-game point streak (three goals, four assists across that span)…Enjoyed four multi-point games, including a three-assist evening in a 7-2 win at McGill on Jan. 20…Participated in the 2022-23 PWHPA All-Star Skills Competition…Appeared in all three playoff games, earning an assist.

THIRD YEAR (2021-22)

Earned U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian honours for the fourth consecutive year...Appeared in 13 regular season games, finishing second on the team with five goals…Added two assists…Enjoyed a three-point game (two goals and one assist) in a 3-2 win versus McGill on Nov. 21…Dressed for four playoff games, putting up one goal and one assist.

SEASON NOT PLAYED (2020-21)

Earned U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian honours for the third consecutive year. Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Did not impact eligibility.

SECOND YEAR (2019-20)

Earned U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian honours for the second consecutive season…Played in 18 regular season games, scoring once and adding three assists…One of the team’s top penalty killers…Appeared in both playoff games.

FIRST YEAR (2018-19)

Earned U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian honours…Played in 19 regular season games, scoring once and adding an assist…Appeared in first career conference game Oct. 19 at Montreal…Scored first career goal Jan. 26 in a 3-2 victory versus Montreal…Appeared in both playoff games.

BEFORE THE GEE-GEES

Spent parts of three seasons with the Cambridge Rivulettes of the Provincial Women’s Hockey League (2015-18)…Recorded 12 goals and 14 assists for 26 points in 76 career PWHL regular season games, plus a goal in 14 playoff games.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Jan 28 at Bishop's L, 6-0
Feb 2 at Montreal W, 1-0
Feb 4 at Concordia L, 3-1
Feb 9 at Carleton L, 5-2
Feb 11 at McGill L, 4-3
Feb 16 Bishop's W, 3-2
  Total Conference
Games 25 25
Points 10 10
Goals 4 4
Assists 6 6
PIM 24 24
+/- +7 +7
Power-play goals 2 2
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 2 2
Game-winning goals 1 1
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 13 13
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Sep 26 at St. Lawrence L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 Western W, 3-2 - 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 30 at Cornell L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 13 Montreal L, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 21 Carleton W, 5-0 - 0 3 3 0 +3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 at McGill W, 2-0 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 Bishop's L, 4-1 - 0 1 1 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 3 at Concordia L, 6-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 4 Carleton L, 2-1 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 10 at Montreal L, 3-1 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 12 Concordia L, 5-4 - 0 2 2 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 18 at McGill W, 3-0 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 19 Carleton W, 2-1 - 1 0 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 24 at Bishop's L, 3-1 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 26 Montreal L, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 2 at Concordia L, 3-1 - 1 0 1 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 6 McGill L, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 12 Bishop's L, 5-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 14 at Montreal L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 19 Concordia L, 3-2 - 0 0 0 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 20 at Carleton W, 3-1 - 1 0 1 0 +0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Jan 25 McGill W, 3-0 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 28 at Bishop's L, 6-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Feb 2 at Montreal W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Feb 4 at Concordia L, 3-1 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 9 at Carleton L, 5-2 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 11 at McGill L, 4-3 - 1 0 1 4 +0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 16 Bishop's W, 3-2 - 0 0 0 2 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2018-19 19 1 1 2 10 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-20 18 1 3 4 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020-21 - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 14 5 2 7 4 +0 1 0 0 2 0 0 7
2022-23 25 7 10 17 12 +3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
2023-24 25 4 6 10 24 +7 2 0 0 1 0 0 13
Total 101 18 22 40 52 +10 3 0 0 3 0 0 24
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Event                          
Total 25 4 6 10 24 +7 2 0 0 1 0 0 13
Conference 25 4 6 10 24 +7 2 0 0 1 0 0 13
Exhibition 2 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Location                          
Home 12 1 6 7 10 +9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 13 3 0 3 14 -2 2 0 0 1 0 0 13
Neutral - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Result                          
Wins 8 2 3 5 6 +8 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
Losses 17 2 3 5 18 -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9
Ties - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Month                          
October 4 0 4 4 6 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 8 1 2 3 4 +3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
December 1 1 0 1 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
January 7 1 0 1 2 +2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7
February 5 1 0 1 10 +1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4