Erin Whitten Hamlen
| Erin Whitten Hamlen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 26, 1971 Glens Falls, New York, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for | |||
| Current NCAA coach | Merrimack Warriors | ||
| Coached for | |||
| National team | United States | ||
| Playing career | 1989–1999 | ||
| Coaching career | 2000–present | ||
Erin Hamlen née Whitten (born October 26, 1971) is an American former ice hockey goaltender and the current head coach of the Merrimack Warriors women's ice hockey program in the Hockey East (HEA) conference of the NCAA Division I. She was among the first women to play professional ice hockey and, on October 30, 1993, she became the first woman to earn a victory in a professional hockey game as a goaltender, in the Toledo Storm's 6–5 win over the Dayton Bombers in the East Coast Hockey League. As a member of the U.S. national team, she competed in and won silver medals at four IIHF Women's World Championships. She was USA Hockey Women's Player of the Year in 1994.
Hamlen previously spent ten years as an assistant and associate coach with the New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey program and was the first head coach of the Boston Blades.