The Burlington Barracudas were a professional women's ice hockey team based in Burlington, Ontario. They were one of the founding teams of the

Canadian Women's Hockey League The Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL; french: Ligue canadienne de hockey féminin ‒ LCHF) was a women's ice hockey league. Established in 2007 as a Canadian women's senior league in the Greater Toronto Area, Montreal, and Ottawa, the leag ...

(CWHL) from its inaugural season in 2007 until 2012. The Barracudas’

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was Appleby Ice Center in Burlington.

History

Burlington Barracudas defenceman Ashley “ Stretch “ Johnston was the youngest Ontarian player to play in the

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. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs in the 2010–11 season.

Season-by-season results

Note: Finish = Rank in league at end of regular season; GP = Games played, W = Wins (2 points), OTL =

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losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF =

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, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points, Top scorer: Points (

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+ Assists)'' Sources:

Community events

*On November 18, 2011, several Burlington Barracudas players (including

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, Shannon Moulson,

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, Jana Harrigan, Amanda Shaw,

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, Amanda Parkins, and Lindsay Vine) competed in the first ever Hockey Helps the Homeless Women's Tournament. Said tournament was held at the Magna Centre in Newmarket, Ontario. *Barracudas players

and Shannon Moulson were part of an event at Power Play Sports in Niagara Falls, Ontario on December 20, 2011 to promote the

2012 Clarkson Cup The 2012 Clarkson Cup is a women's ice hockey tournament that was contested in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Niagara Falls, Ontario to determine the champion of the Canadian Women's Hockey League from March 22, 2012 to March 25, 2012. The Montreal Stars d ...

(to be held in Niagara Falls). After the event, they met players from the NFGHA (Niagara Falls Girls Hockey League) for photographs and autographs.

Awards and honors

2007-08

CWHL Top Players

* Top Defender: Becky Kellar, Burlington

CWHL All-Stars

Central All-Stars * Defender: Becky Kellar, Burlington * Forward: Jana Harrigan, Burlington

Monthly Top Scorers

* November: Jana Harrigan, Burlington (5+3=8 points, 5 games)

2008-09

CWHL Top Players

* Top Defender: Becky Kellar, Burlington

Draft history

2010 Draft

The following were players selected by the Barracudas in the 2010 CWHL Draft. Because the league contracted from six to five teams, it was possible for some teams to reacquire players. *Protected players

Roster 2011–12

Reference

Coaching staff 2011-12

* ''General Manager:'' Maria Quinto * ''Head Coach:'' Berardino Quinto * ''Assistant Coach:'' Jessica Rattle * ''Equipment Manager:'' Diane Cruickshanks & Madelaine Bird * ''Marketing Coordinator:'' Deanne Johnstone * ''Head Athletic Therapist:'' Nancy Spence * ''Assistant Athletic Therapist:'' Glenn Burke * ''Assistant Athletic Therapist:'' Carm Chan ReferenceBurlington Coaches And Staff
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Olympians

References

External links

Burlington Barracudas on CWHL Website
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