Brittany Ott

'''Brittany "The Otter" Ott played college hockey for the Maine Black Bears before declaring herself into the 2013 CWHL Draft.

Early life Ott was born in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, part of Metro Detroit. She played her minor hockey for the U19 Little Caesars team and HoneyBaked and Belle Tire girls programs, and the Grosse Pointe Bulldogs boys team.

Playing career

NCAA Ott played four seasons with the University of Maine from 2009–2013, while studying Kinesiology Exercise Science. Ott finished her college career with a 2.74 GAA, and a 32–53–13 record. She is first all-time in games played with Maine with 107. She was awarded Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week in March 2013, Hockey East Goaltender of the Month in January 2012, the 2013 M Club Dean Smith Award and was a three-time Maine All-Academic. The Blades would win the 2015 Clarkson Cup, defeating the Montreal Stars 3–2. Ott played two seasons in the CWHL, compiling a 16–10 record and a 2.41 GAA.

NWHL The NWHL, the first women's professional hockey league was launched in 2015. Ott decided to leave the CWHL. On July 8, 2015, Ott signed with the Boston Pride of the NWHL for $17,000. Ott had an outstanding regular season, leading the league in GAA, and recording the league's first and only regular-season shutout. In the 2016 NWHL playoffs, Ott would log a perfect 4–0 record, winning twice against the New York Riveters in the semi-finals and against the Buffalo Beauts in the Isobel Cup finals. Ott was one of four goaltenders named to the 2016 NWHL All-Star Game and was named NWHL Goaltender of the Year.

On May 31, 2016, Ott re-signed with the Boston Pride with a pay increase to $18,000. Ott recorded a 10–1 record with a 1.93 GAA and three shutouts. However, in the Isobel Cup final, the team was upset by the Buffalo Beauts 3–2 for the Isobel Cup. Ott was again named to the All-Star Game.

On August 30, 2017, it was announced that Ott would continue with the Boston Pride in the 2017–18 season. "For me, the end goal remains the same: win a second Isobel Cup for Boston and to continue to grow the game as best as we can. There is nothing like playing in front of the fans we have in Boston." Of note, she became the first player to appear in three NWHL All-Star Games.

In 2019, Ott was one of several players to boycott the NWHL and joined the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) seeking better conditions and standards for women hockey players following the dissolution of the CWHL.

USA Women's Hockey During the women's national team's dispute with USA Hockey, Ott was contacted as a possible replacement player in the 2017 World Championships, but declined: "From a personal standpoint I have never been invited to a USA Hockey series or camp or anything like that and I would honestly love to be invited to something like that, however at the current time, this is a fight that I believe in and I'm definitely going to stand up and help fight as much as I can."

Awards and honors NCAA Hockey East All-Rookie Team (2009–10) Hockey East Goaltender of the Month (January 2012)

CWHL CWHL Three Stars of the Month (November 2013) Third Star of the Game, 2014 Clarkson Cup final 2015 Clarkson Cup champion

NWHL 2016 NWHL Goaltender of the Year NWHL Co-Player of the Week, Awarded January 29, 2018 2016 Isobel Cup champion Participant, 2nd NWHL All-Star Game