2016-17 Women's Hockey Roster
Roster
Burt, Katie

Jersey Number 33
Katie Burt
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Goaltender
- Height:
- 5-6
- S/C:
- L
- Hometown:
- Lynn, Mass.
- Previous Team:
- Buckingham Brown & Nichols
Bio
Closed her four-year career as the Eagles’ starter as one of the most accomplished goaltenders in NCAA history … a four-year starters, she posted three 30-win seasons and holds the NCAA career wins record … backed the Eagles’ nine championships during her time at The Heights: four Hockey East regular-season titles (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18), three Beanpots (2016, 2017, 2018) and two Hockey East Tournament crowns (2016, 2017) … completed her career among the NCAA leaders in every career category, finishing her eligibility ranked No. 1 in career wins (121), No. 5 in career winning percentage (.863), No. 5 in career shutouts (35), Tied-No. 9 in career goals against average (1.47), No. 12 in career saves (3,180) and Tied-No. 13 in career save percentage (.937) … graduated with the Hockey East conference career records for wins (70), goals against average (1.39), minutes played (4702:14) and shutouts (24), and completed her league career tied for second in career save percentage (.938) and ninth in career saves (1,714) … also set the Hockey East Tournament records for career wins (13) and saves (341) … left the Boston College program with the career records for wins (121), shutouts (35), goals against average (1.47) and save percentage (.937) … also set the BC goaltender records for single-season assists (3) in 2016-17 and also holds the goaltender career assists (6) record … even more remarkable, 114 of her 121 career wins came before her 21st birthday as she entered Boston College as a 17-year old who accelerated high school and graduated a year early.
AS A SENIOR (2017-18)
A Hockey East Second-Team All-Star honoree … a two-time Hockey East Goaltender of the Month (December, January) … won five Hockey East weekly awards: was the Hockey East Player of the Week three times (Oct. 30, Jan. 29, March 12) and the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week twice (Feb. 19, Feb. 26) … three times earned NCAA Star of the Week honors: No. 2 Star on Oct. 31 and the No. 1 Star on both Jan. 30 and Feb. 20 … started all 38 games, a career high … was third in the nation with a career-high 2305:23 minutes played … was 30-5-3 on the season, with her 30 wins ranking third nationally … posted a career-high 1,038 saves to lead the nation by more than 100, and posted the first 1,000-save season in Boston College history … her 1,038 saves mark the 20th highest single-season total in NCAA history … faced a nation-leading 1,113 shots on the season … posted a 1.95 GAA and a .933 save percentage, and recorded four shutouts … made 30 or more saves in 14 games, including a career-best 43-save effort in a 4-3 win at Boston University (Oct. 28) … her Oct. 28 win at BU was also her 53rd career Hockey East victory, setting the new league record for career wins … went 8-2-0 against ranked teams … picked up her lone assist of the season in the team’s 2-2 tie against Boston University (Dec. 1) … became the fourth goaltender in NCAA history to earn at least 100 career wins with her victory at Nov. 11 at No. 8 St. Lawrence – a 36-save effort in the 6-1 win … tied the NCAA career wins record (114) against No. 10 Providence (Jan 26) in the 5-0 shutout, before claiming the record as her own the following day at No. 10 Providence (Jan. 27) with a 29-save performance in the 3-2 road win … recorded her 3000th career save on Feb. 16 at Maine … awarded the Bertagna Award as the top goaltender in the Beanpot after a 36-save performance against Northeastern (Feb. 6) in the Eagles’ 5-2 first-round win, and a 35-save effort in the 4-3 overtime victory over BU in the championship game (Feb. 13), including three stops on Victoria Bach breakaways … made 60-of-61 saves in the season-ending two-game series at No. 10 Maine, posting a 30-save shutout on Feb. 16 before ending the regular season with a 30-save 3-1 win on Feb. 17 … stopped 60-of-62 shots faced in the Hockey East Quarterfinal series against Vermont … ended the season with a 39-save effort against No. 6 Ohio State in the NCAA Quarterfinals (March 10) … made 30 or more saves in six of the final nine games of the season … went 19-2-3 in league play and finished the Hockey East conference season ranked first or second in every goaltender category, including first-place finishes in wins (19), winning percentage (.854), minutes played (1453:26), shutouts (4), saves (628) and shots faced (674) … ranked second in league play in goals against average (1.90) and save percentage (.932) … was the No. 1 overall selection in the 2017 NWHL Draft, selected first overall by the Boston Pride … was one of six goaltenders who attended the 2017-18 U.S. National Team Tryouts in late April and early May 2017 ... named BC's Female Eagle of the Year.
AS A JUNIOR (2016-17)
Selected to the All-USCHO Third Team … Hockey East All-Star honorable mention … a three-time Hockey East Goaltender of the Month (January, February, March) … won five Hockey East weekly awards … was the Hockey East Player of the Week twice (Oct. 24, March 20) and the Hockey East defensive player of the week three times (Dec. 5, Jan. 16, Feb. 27) … voted to the Hockey East All-Tournament Team … started a career-high and nation-leading 37 games … her 2225:04 minutes played marked a career high and were second-most in the nation … was third in the nation with 26 wins, and finished the year with a 26-6-5 record … was fifth in the nation with a 1.54 GAA and was sixth in the country with a .935 save percentage … posted eight shutouts – including three in the postseason – to tie for fourth nationally … led Hockey East in conference goaltending, posting a league-best 1.61 GAA in a conference-best 22 starts … posted a league-best 15 wins and the top winning percentage at .750 … collected four shutouts in league play, twice as many as the second-place goaltender ... in the postseason, allowed just five goals in six games, and recorded a .989 save percentage and an 0.50 GAA in two NCAA Tournament games … recorded 30 or more saves five times, including a season-best 35 in the NCAA Semifinal against No. 1 Wisconsin (March 17) in the 1-0 loss ... collected her first shutout of the season against No. 3 Quinnipiac (Oct. 21), a 23-save effort in the 0-0 tie … made 33 saves against Boston University (Nov. 4) in the 5-3 win … stopped 19 shots at Northeastern (Feb. 7) in the Beanpot Championship game … made 33 saves against Providence (Feb. 19) in the regular-season finale … went 4-0 in the Hockey East Tournament with an 0.90 GAA, a .964 save percentage and two shutouts while earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team … her two shutouts came via 4-0 and 1-0 wins in the Quarterfinals series against Merrimack, which included 20- and 28-save efforts … also held Northeastern to one goal in the championship game, making 31 saves in the win … also recorded three assists during the season, the single-season record by a BC goaltender … picked up helpers against Maine (Oct. 9 and Oct. 15) and against Northeastern (Feb. 10); all three assists came on the power play … a regular call-up to U.S. National Team camps … was brought in to the 2016 Women’s National Team Goaltending Camp in May, the 2016 Women’s National Team Off-Ice Camp in June, the 2016 Women’s National Team Festival in August and Winter Training Camp in December … was selected to the 2016 U.S. Under-22 Select Team for its annual three-game series against Canada in August 2016.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015-16)
Hockey East Goaltending Champion … Hockey East All-Star honorable mention … a three-time Hockey East Goaltender of the Month (October, November, February) … a four-time Hockey East defensive player of the week (Oct. 19, Nov. 16, March 7, March 21) … started all 36 games in which she played … went 35-1-0 on the season, leading the nation in wins and winning percentage (.972) … her 1.23 goals against average was the third-best mark nationally … posted a save percentage of .943, fourth-best in the country and BC’s single-season record … set the program’s single-season record with 13 shutouts, ranking third in the nation and tied for eighth-most in a single season in NCAA history … five times posted back-to-back shutouts, including a three-game stretch from Oct. 24 at No. 9 Cornell through Oct. 31 at Connecticut … her 35 wins also established a new team record, besting her own mark of 30 set in 2014-15 … played 2,096:49, ranking fourth nationally in minutes played in goal … led Hockey East (conference-games only) in GAA (1.16), save percentage (.942) and winning percentage (1.000 at 20-0-0) … recorded 30 or more saves in five games, and 25 or more saves in nine games … limited to 20 or fewer saves in 20 games ... allowed one or fewer goals in 23 games … became the fastest (55 appearances) and youngest (18 years, 358 days) goaltender in NCAA history to reach 50 career wins when she backed a 2-0 road win at Harvard (Jan. 19) … allowed just one goal in a six-game stretch from Oct. 17 through Oct. 31, posting five shutouts in that span … set a career-high with 36 saves at No. 4 Northeastern (Nov. 28) in a 6-1 win … posted shutouts in both of the Eagles’ Beanpot games, helping back BC to the title while earning Bertagna Award honors as the tournament’s top goaltender … posted a 25-save shutout in the final of the Hockey East Tournament to help the Eagles win the title … made 34 saves in the NCAA semifinal vs. No. 4 Clarkson, including 16 saves in the third period as the Eagles came back to win, 3-2, in overtime after falling behind 2-0 … stopped 31 shots against No. 3 Minnesota (March 20) in the NCAA championship game … recorded one assist on the season, a secondary assist at New Hampshire (Nov. 14) … also called in for the 2015 Women’s National Team Goaltending Camp and into U.S. National Team’s Winter Training Camp in Blaine, Minn. … earned the Athletic Director’s Award for Academic Achievement.
AS A FRESHMAN (2014-15)
Hockey East Goaltending Champion … Hockey East Second Team All-Star … Hockey East All-Rookie Team … started 35 games and finished the season with a 1.11 goals against average, the nation’s best mark … made 608 saves for a .941 save percentage to rank fifth in the country … her 10 shutouts tied the BC single-season mark, and were tied for third-most nationally … went 30-2-2 on the season, with her 30 wins leading the nation and setting a new BC single-season record … registered 20 or more saves in 11 games, including a career high 29 saves in the Eagles’ 6-2 win vs. Dartmouth (Dec. 10) … four times during the season posted back-to-back shutouts … surrendered one or fewer goals in 22 of her 35 appearances, two goals in 11 games and three goals just twice … over the 10-game stretch from Nov. 15 through Jan. 18, allowed only four goals … tallied an assist in her collegiate debut while also picking up the victory in the Eagles’ 10-2 win over Syracuse (Oct. 4) … went undefeated in the first 25 games of her collegiate career, going 24-0-1 to start her career … earned a bevy of Hockey East weekly and monthly awards, including: rookie of the week (Oct. 27, Feb. 9, Feb. 23), defensive player of the week (Dec. 15, Jan. 19), rookie of the month (December) and goaltender of the month (December, January) … a member of the U.S. Under-18 National Team that won the gold medal at the 2015 IIHF Under-18 World Championship in Buffalo, N.Y. … went 3-1-0 during the tournament, posting a 1.06 GAA and .931 save percentage … made 16 saves in the gold-medal game, a 3-2 win over Canada … attended USA Hockey’s Women’s National Team Goaltending Development Camp in May 2015 … earned the Athletic Director’s Award for Academic Achievement … a Hockey East All-Academic Team member ... earned a place on the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE BC
Three-year starting varsity goaltender at Buckingham Browne & Nichols … captained BB&N during both her sophomore and junior years before entering BC a year early … three-time Independent School League all-league performer … was the ISL’s co-MVP for the 2011-12 season, her sophomore year ... claimed first-team All-New England honors in 2012 ... also played varsity softball at BB&N ... three-time attendee of USA Hockey’s National Development Camp and attended two USA Hockey Strelow Camps ... helped the U.S. Under-18 team win the silver medal at the 2014 IIHF U18 World Championships in Hungary … went 2-0-0 with an 0.50 GAA, one shutout and a .929 save percentage.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kaitlin, but goes by Katie … daughter of James and Kristen Burt ... has one brother, Cory ... enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences as an economics major … entered Boston College at 17 years old, accelerating her senior year of high school and completing all of her senior coursework in the summer of 2014 before enrolling at BC a year early … played the first three-and-a-half months of her collegiate career as a 17 year old … recipient of the Manuel F. Perdigao '56 Scholarship Fund.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [BC all-time ranking]:
Points: 1,6 times
Assists: 1, 6 times
Saves: 43, at Boston University, Oct 28, 2017
Penalties: 1, 6 times
Penalty minutes: 2, 6 times
AS A SENIOR (2017-18)
A Hockey East Second-Team All-Star honoree … a two-time Hockey East Goaltender of the Month (December, January) … won five Hockey East weekly awards: was the Hockey East Player of the Week three times (Oct. 30, Jan. 29, March 12) and the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week twice (Feb. 19, Feb. 26) … three times earned NCAA Star of the Week honors: No. 2 Star on Oct. 31 and the No. 1 Star on both Jan. 30 and Feb. 20 … started all 38 games, a career high … was third in the nation with a career-high 2305:23 minutes played … was 30-5-3 on the season, with her 30 wins ranking third nationally … posted a career-high 1,038 saves to lead the nation by more than 100, and posted the first 1,000-save season in Boston College history … her 1,038 saves mark the 20th highest single-season total in NCAA history … faced a nation-leading 1,113 shots on the season … posted a 1.95 GAA and a .933 save percentage, and recorded four shutouts … made 30 or more saves in 14 games, including a career-best 43-save effort in a 4-3 win at Boston University (Oct. 28) … her Oct. 28 win at BU was also her 53rd career Hockey East victory, setting the new league record for career wins … went 8-2-0 against ranked teams … picked up her lone assist of the season in the team’s 2-2 tie against Boston University (Dec. 1) … became the fourth goaltender in NCAA history to earn at least 100 career wins with her victory at Nov. 11 at No. 8 St. Lawrence – a 36-save effort in the 6-1 win … tied the NCAA career wins record (114) against No. 10 Providence (Jan 26) in the 5-0 shutout, before claiming the record as her own the following day at No. 10 Providence (Jan. 27) with a 29-save performance in the 3-2 road win … recorded her 3000th career save on Feb. 16 at Maine … awarded the Bertagna Award as the top goaltender in the Beanpot after a 36-save performance against Northeastern (Feb. 6) in the Eagles’ 5-2 first-round win, and a 35-save effort in the 4-3 overtime victory over BU in the championship game (Feb. 13), including three stops on Victoria Bach breakaways … made 60-of-61 saves in the season-ending two-game series at No. 10 Maine, posting a 30-save shutout on Feb. 16 before ending the regular season with a 30-save 3-1 win on Feb. 17 … stopped 60-of-62 shots faced in the Hockey East Quarterfinal series against Vermont … ended the season with a 39-save effort against No. 6 Ohio State in the NCAA Quarterfinals (March 10) … made 30 or more saves in six of the final nine games of the season … went 19-2-3 in league play and finished the Hockey East conference season ranked first or second in every goaltender category, including first-place finishes in wins (19), winning percentage (.854), minutes played (1453:26), shutouts (4), saves (628) and shots faced (674) … ranked second in league play in goals against average (1.90) and save percentage (.932) … was the No. 1 overall selection in the 2017 NWHL Draft, selected first overall by the Boston Pride … was one of six goaltenders who attended the 2017-18 U.S. National Team Tryouts in late April and early May 2017 ... named BC's Female Eagle of the Year.
AS A JUNIOR (2016-17)
Selected to the All-USCHO Third Team … Hockey East All-Star honorable mention … a three-time Hockey East Goaltender of the Month (January, February, March) … won five Hockey East weekly awards … was the Hockey East Player of the Week twice (Oct. 24, March 20) and the Hockey East defensive player of the week three times (Dec. 5, Jan. 16, Feb. 27) … voted to the Hockey East All-Tournament Team … started a career-high and nation-leading 37 games … her 2225:04 minutes played marked a career high and were second-most in the nation … was third in the nation with 26 wins, and finished the year with a 26-6-5 record … was fifth in the nation with a 1.54 GAA and was sixth in the country with a .935 save percentage … posted eight shutouts – including three in the postseason – to tie for fourth nationally … led Hockey East in conference goaltending, posting a league-best 1.61 GAA in a conference-best 22 starts … posted a league-best 15 wins and the top winning percentage at .750 … collected four shutouts in league play, twice as many as the second-place goaltender ... in the postseason, allowed just five goals in six games, and recorded a .989 save percentage and an 0.50 GAA in two NCAA Tournament games … recorded 30 or more saves five times, including a season-best 35 in the NCAA Semifinal against No. 1 Wisconsin (March 17) in the 1-0 loss ... collected her first shutout of the season against No. 3 Quinnipiac (Oct. 21), a 23-save effort in the 0-0 tie … made 33 saves against Boston University (Nov. 4) in the 5-3 win … stopped 19 shots at Northeastern (Feb. 7) in the Beanpot Championship game … made 33 saves against Providence (Feb. 19) in the regular-season finale … went 4-0 in the Hockey East Tournament with an 0.90 GAA, a .964 save percentage and two shutouts while earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team … her two shutouts came via 4-0 and 1-0 wins in the Quarterfinals series against Merrimack, which included 20- and 28-save efforts … also held Northeastern to one goal in the championship game, making 31 saves in the win … also recorded three assists during the season, the single-season record by a BC goaltender … picked up helpers against Maine (Oct. 9 and Oct. 15) and against Northeastern (Feb. 10); all three assists came on the power play … a regular call-up to U.S. National Team camps … was brought in to the 2016 Women’s National Team Goaltending Camp in May, the 2016 Women’s National Team Off-Ice Camp in June, the 2016 Women’s National Team Festival in August and Winter Training Camp in December … was selected to the 2016 U.S. Under-22 Select Team for its annual three-game series against Canada in August 2016.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015-16)
Hockey East Goaltending Champion … Hockey East All-Star honorable mention … a three-time Hockey East Goaltender of the Month (October, November, February) … a four-time Hockey East defensive player of the week (Oct. 19, Nov. 16, March 7, March 21) … started all 36 games in which she played … went 35-1-0 on the season, leading the nation in wins and winning percentage (.972) … her 1.23 goals against average was the third-best mark nationally … posted a save percentage of .943, fourth-best in the country and BC’s single-season record … set the program’s single-season record with 13 shutouts, ranking third in the nation and tied for eighth-most in a single season in NCAA history … five times posted back-to-back shutouts, including a three-game stretch from Oct. 24 at No. 9 Cornell through Oct. 31 at Connecticut … her 35 wins also established a new team record, besting her own mark of 30 set in 2014-15 … played 2,096:49, ranking fourth nationally in minutes played in goal … led Hockey East (conference-games only) in GAA (1.16), save percentage (.942) and winning percentage (1.000 at 20-0-0) … recorded 30 or more saves in five games, and 25 or more saves in nine games … limited to 20 or fewer saves in 20 games ... allowed one or fewer goals in 23 games … became the fastest (55 appearances) and youngest (18 years, 358 days) goaltender in NCAA history to reach 50 career wins when she backed a 2-0 road win at Harvard (Jan. 19) … allowed just one goal in a six-game stretch from Oct. 17 through Oct. 31, posting five shutouts in that span … set a career-high with 36 saves at No. 4 Northeastern (Nov. 28) in a 6-1 win … posted shutouts in both of the Eagles’ Beanpot games, helping back BC to the title while earning Bertagna Award honors as the tournament’s top goaltender … posted a 25-save shutout in the final of the Hockey East Tournament to help the Eagles win the title … made 34 saves in the NCAA semifinal vs. No. 4 Clarkson, including 16 saves in the third period as the Eagles came back to win, 3-2, in overtime after falling behind 2-0 … stopped 31 shots against No. 3 Minnesota (March 20) in the NCAA championship game … recorded one assist on the season, a secondary assist at New Hampshire (Nov. 14) … also called in for the 2015 Women’s National Team Goaltending Camp and into U.S. National Team’s Winter Training Camp in Blaine, Minn. … earned the Athletic Director’s Award for Academic Achievement.
AS A FRESHMAN (2014-15)
Hockey East Goaltending Champion … Hockey East Second Team All-Star … Hockey East All-Rookie Team … started 35 games and finished the season with a 1.11 goals against average, the nation’s best mark … made 608 saves for a .941 save percentage to rank fifth in the country … her 10 shutouts tied the BC single-season mark, and were tied for third-most nationally … went 30-2-2 on the season, with her 30 wins leading the nation and setting a new BC single-season record … registered 20 or more saves in 11 games, including a career high 29 saves in the Eagles’ 6-2 win vs. Dartmouth (Dec. 10) … four times during the season posted back-to-back shutouts … surrendered one or fewer goals in 22 of her 35 appearances, two goals in 11 games and three goals just twice … over the 10-game stretch from Nov. 15 through Jan. 18, allowed only four goals … tallied an assist in her collegiate debut while also picking up the victory in the Eagles’ 10-2 win over Syracuse (Oct. 4) … went undefeated in the first 25 games of her collegiate career, going 24-0-1 to start her career … earned a bevy of Hockey East weekly and monthly awards, including: rookie of the week (Oct. 27, Feb. 9, Feb. 23), defensive player of the week (Dec. 15, Jan. 19), rookie of the month (December) and goaltender of the month (December, January) … a member of the U.S. Under-18 National Team that won the gold medal at the 2015 IIHF Under-18 World Championship in Buffalo, N.Y. … went 3-1-0 during the tournament, posting a 1.06 GAA and .931 save percentage … made 16 saves in the gold-medal game, a 3-2 win over Canada … attended USA Hockey’s Women’s National Team Goaltending Development Camp in May 2015 … earned the Athletic Director’s Award for Academic Achievement … a Hockey East All-Academic Team member ... earned a place on the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE BC
Three-year starting varsity goaltender at Buckingham Browne & Nichols … captained BB&N during both her sophomore and junior years before entering BC a year early … three-time Independent School League all-league performer … was the ISL’s co-MVP for the 2011-12 season, her sophomore year ... claimed first-team All-New England honors in 2012 ... also played varsity softball at BB&N ... three-time attendee of USA Hockey’s National Development Camp and attended two USA Hockey Strelow Camps ... helped the U.S. Under-18 team win the silver medal at the 2014 IIHF U18 World Championships in Hungary … went 2-0-0 with an 0.50 GAA, one shutout and a .929 save percentage.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kaitlin, but goes by Katie … daughter of James and Kristen Burt ... has one brother, Cory ... enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences as an economics major … entered Boston College at 17 years old, accelerating her senior year of high school and completing all of her senior coursework in the summer of 2014 before enrolling at BC a year early … played the first three-and-a-half months of her collegiate career as a 17 year old … recipient of the Manuel F. Perdigao '56 Scholarship Fund.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [BC all-time ranking]:
Points: 1,6 times
Assists: 1, 6 times
Saves: 43, at Boston University, Oct 28, 2017
Penalties: 1, 6 times
Penalty minutes: 2, 6 times
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