Toronto Six-star winger Brittany Howard was named PHF Participant of the Month for December after scoring 5 objectives and gathering 3 assists in 4 GPs. That huge December is simply a part of an already extremely productive first season in Toronto. Howard enters the New Yr with a jaw-dropping 12 objectives in his first 10 GPs – to not point out 4 assists, all major.

It is a powerful begin and Howard’s tempo to chase a large PHF single-season document.

Proper now Howard is an unstoppable drive for the T6. The groups are doing the whole lot they’ll to stop him from scoring, however he has failed to attain in solely two of the ten video games he has performed and has left with out scoring solely as soon as (26 November towards Delight). Howard’s 16 major factors in 10 GPs are downright dominant, so he is an early lead for MVP. It is an actual assault engine.

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“Brittany Howard has develop into the most effective, and even one of the best, gamers within the PHF and the Toronto Six are fortunate to have him.” said Toronto head coach Geraldine Heaney. “One of many hardest engaged on and off the ice attempting to get higher on daily basis.”

Howard scores in breakouts, greasy objectives, bury energy play objectives and have an empty internet to date. His 12 objectives in 10 GPs throughout the vacation break put him ready to chase Allie Thunstrom’s single-season objective document.

Within the 2019-20 marketing campaign, Allie Thunstrom scored 24 objectives in 24 video games. It was automated that yr. Of these 24 objectives, just one have been netted, which means Thunstrom spent a whole season making the nice goalkeepers appear like idiots. The best whole since that yr was the 2021-22 season with Thunstrom’s 18 objectives (in 20 GP) – he is good on the complete goal-scoring enterprise. No different participant has scored 20 objectives in an NWHL/PHF season. However that was earlier than Howard joined the league.

Howard and the Six personal about 40% of the 2022-23 season, which implies he has a variety of monitor forward of him to chase Thunstrom. The true query is whether or not it will probably maintain this quick tempo.

Howard’s high 10 GPs of the 2022-23 season

12 objectives (3 factors)

4 assists

46 SOG | 4.6 SOG/GP

26.1% Sh

Thunstrom’s high 10 GPs in 2019-20

6 objectives (2 factors)

5 assists

59 SOG | 5.9 SOG/GP

10.16% Sh

Howard may be as horny as a sniper. He scores greater than each 4 photographs on the web (26.1% Sh). That is a ridiculous quantity even for an elite participant like him. That share is growing, most likely as a result of chemistry on the high of the T6 – Emma Woods and Shiann Darkangelo have been unimaginable – however it is going to drop. Truthfully, he has nowhere else to go. The league common is Sh 9.85%, which incorporates gamers who’ve thrown 11 empty nets all through the league. With out this ENG, the league-wide capturing share is 9.32%.

One other issue right here is shot quantity.

Thunstrom averaged 5.9 SOG/GP and 6.96 KSt/GP (photographs on the web plus photographs blocked by opponent skaters) as he scored 24 factors in 24 in 2019-20. Howard’s common shot quantity is considerably decrease to date, with 4.6 SOG/GP and 6.0 KSt/GP. In fact, footage high quality is extra essential than quantity — however we do not have public knowledge but. The eyeball check confirms that Howard shoots from harmful areas – I do not suppose he is aware of tips on how to do something aside from create and end possibilities – however it’s a must to shoot to attain. To catch Thunstrom, he’ll need to hold firing the disc and searching for his personal trick on offense.

Howard’s high 10 GPs in 2022-23 and Thunstrom’s high 10 GPs in 2019-20 may also be deceptive. Howard’s scorching begin this season appears unsustainable, however you may say the identical for a 10-game stretch the place Thunstrom scored 13 objectives and shot 23.2%. Say it with me guys: context is the whole lot. Scorers warming up. They’ve crashes. There are monster video games and silent video games or video games the place they’re superior to the disc, however what the media and followers give attention to is a sudden rating streak.

It appears laborious to think about Howard taking part in a “silent” sport, as he’s so commanding and assured on the disc. If it continues like this, something is feasible. Profitable hockey video games is a very powerful factor for Toronto. Howard calling his personal quantity and tearing the puck within the internet is an effective way to win hockey video games. Hold hitting the disc if it is not damaged. And hold taking the disc to Howard whereas he has a window to do some magic.

If Howard and his teammates keep wholesome and hold scoring and pulling the set off, it is as much as him to interrupt Thunstrom’s document. It is unbelievable however that is what we’re coping with right here. He talks about how a lot expertise there’s on this league and the way a lot potential there’s in any hockey stick Brittany Howard will get her arms on. Presently the highest scorer in skilled ladies’s hockey. 12 objectives behind, 12 objectives left, she. The hunt has begun.

The information on this story was seen and compiled by the creator from the PHF web site.