Ashley Riggs Ashley Riggs ( born March 25 , 1985 ) is an ice hockey player for the Burlington Barracudas . Prior to Burlington , she was a member of the Niagara University Purple Eagles . She is Niagara ’ s all - time single - season record holder for points ( 51 ) , goals ( 29 ) , short - handed goals ( 6 ) , hat tricks ( 4 ) and highest plus / minus rating ( + 29 ) … Set a game - high record of five goals against Northeastern ( Oct . 21 , 2007 ) . . . Against Union ( Dec . 10 , 2004 ) , tied the single - game record for most points ( 5 ) and tied the single - period record for most points ( 3 ) She holds the record for points , goals , and assists at Niagara University . Playing career . Riggs served as an alternate captain for Team Ontario at the 2003 Canada Winter Games . Team Ontario won gold in the tournament . In 2003 , she won gold at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations ( OFSAA ) hockey tournament . NCAA . The 2004 - 05 season would be Riggs freshman year . She led the nation ’ s freshmen with 29 goals in 32 games , and ranked ninth in the NCAA among all players . Her six short - handed goals led all freshmen , while ranking second in the NCAA . Her 51 points ranked second among all freshmen in the NCAA . She led the Purple Eagles in goals , assists , points , shooting percentage , plus - minus rating , power - play goals , short - handed goals , game - winning goals and hat tricks . Her first career point was achieved in her first game . Riggs registered a goal at 12 : 54 of the first period against No . 7 ranked New Hampshire on October 15 , 2004 . The following day , she recorded first career assist . On October 22 , she registered her first multiple point game ( against Northeastern ) . Her first power play goal came within her first hat trick . This was accomplished on October 31 against No 6 ranked St . Lawrence . Against the Colgate Raiders ( on November 13 ) , she scored a power play and a short - handed goal in the same game . On December 10 , Riggs tied the Purple Eagles record for most assists and most points in a game , notching a goal and four assists in a 7 - 1 win over the Union Dutchwomen . Her third career hat trick featured three unique goals . A short - handed goal , third - period game - tying goal and her first career overtime game - winning goal . This was accomplished on January 9 against the Providence Friars . February 26 , 2005 marked her second career game with at least four points . It was her fourth career hat trick and an assist against CHA rival Wayne State . On March 12 , she made her postseason debut and registered an an assist on the game - winning goal against Wayne State . The following day , she would record her first postseason goal in the CHA Championship game . As a sophomore ( 2006 - 07 ) , Riggs led the Purple Eagles with 30 points ( 13 goals and 17 assists ) . For her efforts , she was named to the All - CHA Second - Team CHA . On November 25 , she recorded her fifth career hat trick and on December 16 , she scored two goals and notching two assists . In the season , she set new highs for assists against conference opponents ( 11 ) and points against conference opponents ( 18 ) . Against CHA rival Wayne State , on February 9 , she had her sixth career hat trick and notched an assist . In the final game of the season , she scored two goals in a 3 - 3 tie against No . 1 ranked Mercyhurst . In the CHA semifinal game versus Wayne State , she scored one goal . In her junior year , ( 2007 - 08 ) , Riggs led the team in five offensive categories : points ( 34 ) , goals ( 22 ) , power - play goals ( 8 ) , short - hand goals ( 2 ) and shots ( 191 ) . Her 12 assists and 2 game winning goals ranked second on the Purple Eagles . In seven of the first ten games of the season , she scored a goal . On October 21 , Riggs set a Purple Eagles record with five goals against the Northeastern Huskies . Another milestone was reached on December 29 in a 4 - 4 tie vs . the Yale Bulldogs . Riggs moved into first place in all - time in power - play goals . On November 16 , a 4 - 3 win over North Dakota resulted in Riggs equaling Valerie Hall in all - time short - handed goals . She would surpass Hall on February 23 as Niagara bested CHA rival Robert Morris on February 23 . Milestones . Riggs is the Purple Eagles all - time single - season record holder for points ( 51 ) , goals ( 29 ) , short - handed goals ( 6 ) , hat tricks ( 4 ) and highest plus / minus rating ( + 29 ) . Against the Union Dutchwomen on December 10 , 2004 , Riggs tied the single - game record for most points ( 5 ) and tied the single - period record for most points ( 3 ) . On October 21 , 2007 , Riggs set a game - high record of five goals . It occured against Northeastern . She is third all - time on the Purple Eagles in points ( 116 ) , goals ( 65 ) and assists ( 51 ) . In addition , Riggs ranks first overall in all - time short - handed goals ( 8 ) and power - play goals ( 24 ) . Her 8 game winning goals place Riggs fourth on the all - time chart . Hockey Canada . Riggs won the gold with the Under 22 Canadian team at the 2004 European Air Canada Cup Championship ( now known as the MLP Cup ) . From 2004 to 2007 , Riggs was a member of the Under - 22 Canadian National Team . In 2007 - 08 , she was invited to the Canadian National Team Camp . In the fall of 2005 , she was part of the Canada ’ s National Women ’ s Olympic centralized hockey team but was not selected for the final roster that competed at the 2006 Winter Games in Torino . She helped the U - 22 Canadian National Team win the 2006 Air Canada Cup in Ravensburg , Germany and tied for the team scoring lead with five goals and two assists in four games . CWHL . Riggs was the second overall pick in the 2010 CWHL Draft . She was selected by the Burlington Barracudas . Prior to playing in the CWHL , Riggs competed with the TELUS Lightning in the National Women ' s Hockey League . On July 21 , 2011 , Riggs was traded to the Brampton Thunder with Burlington ' s fourth overall pick for Delaney Collins and Mandy Cole . Career stats . Hockey Canada . Her 28 goals with the Under 22 team rank second all time to only Meghan Agosta . At the 2005 Air Canada Cup ( now known as MLP Cup ) , she was named Top Forward . Riggs scored eight goals and four assists in three games , including a four - goal effort in championship game .