Ashley Hodgins '26 Recruiting Profile

2026/27 High School Grad.  Elite Goalie, Teammate, and Student Looking for the Right Fit at a Division 1 Women's Hockey College Program

I fell in love with hockey the first time i hit the ice with my House League team as a 5 year old.  I had tried figure skating but I'm super competitive and prefer team sports.   I pride myself on being a great teammate and I'm proud that as a Goalie I was selected as an Alternate Captain on my Bantam AA team last year.   One of the things that differentiates me as a Goalie is that I played forward my first 3 years and was a top scorer on my teams.  I believe my skating ability comes from that and I am able to anticipate shooters well.  I don't compete in track anymore but in middle school I won the 100mm at my school and made it through Regionals to the Area Games. I also played 4 years of Rep Softball also and loved all of those summer experiences with my teammates.  

I am an extremely hard worker and even though coaches and players tell me that I'm a natural athlete, I take nothing for granted and am always trying to improve by grinding every day, both on and off the ice.   I had a knee sprain last year but rehabbed hard and came back 100% to show what I can do for my team.  I was 3-0 at the Etobicoke Pink the Rink Tournament and started the final, where we won, 2-1 and I made 28 saves.

I currently attend Everest Academy where I am 2nd in my Class in terms of Grades (95% average) but I'm pushing for that #1 spot!  At Everest, I also train both on and off the ice 4 times per week with and against some of the best male and female players in Canada.  This training including professional Goalie training from the Franco-Canadian Goalie Academy.  I also train with Mandy Cronin and Chris Cobb of TPG.  Everest also has a regimented off ice physical training program including lots of time in the weight room and Vision training.   I am also proud of the fact that I won Female Athlete of the Year at Everest in 2021-2022.

My goal is to play both D1 College hockey and eventually Professionally.  My older brother Matt plays baseball at Penn State, and my sister Catherine (also a goalie) is committed to Lindenwood Women's Hockey for the fall of 2024.  I hold Dual Citizenship so I would also hope one day to represent either Canada or the USA as well.  For the 23-24 Season I play for the Mississauga Hurricanes U18 AA team where we are fortunate to be coached by Stacey Marnoch, and I believe we are going to have a great season!  Go Canes!

As I enter my Sophomore year, I am looking forward to preparing to speak with College coaches about their future Goalie plans and I am committed to be an outstanding representative of my school and hockey program on and off the ice.  

Thank you for taking the time to read about me and I look forward to speaking with you in the future.