Burlington Barracudas

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 (CWHL) from its inaugural season in 2007 until 2012. The Barracudas’ home ice was Appleby Ice Center in Burlington.
==History==
Burlington Barracudas defenceman Ashley “ Stretch “ Johnston was the youngest Ontarian player to play in the 2009–10 CWHL season. 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 = Overtime losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points, Top scorer: Points (Goals+Assists)''
Season 	League	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Post season results 	Top scorer (regular season)
Season 	League	Finish 	GP 	W 	OTL 	L 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Post season results 	Top scorer (regular season)
2007–08	CWHL 	5th 	30 	11 	1 	18 	76 	98 	23 	Lost in second round (Brampton Canadettes Thunder)	J. Harrigan 35 (18+17)
2008–09	CWHL 	4th 	30 	11 	3 	16 	82 	99 	25 	Lost in first round (Montreal Stars) 	B. Kellar 14 (4+10)
2009–10	CWHL 	3rd 	30 	19 	3 	8 	94 	80 	41 	Lost final (Brampton Thunder) 	B. Jenner 23 (11+12)
2010–11	CWHL 	5th 	26 	6 	2 	18 	54 	108 	14 	Did not qualify 	D. Rundqvist 15 (11+4)
2011–12	CWHL 	6th 	27 	1 	0 	26 	46 	150 	2 	Did not qualify 	S. West 17 (6+11)
Sources: Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.551, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.553, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 
===Community events===
*On November 18, 2011, several Burlington Barracudas players (including Christina Kessler, Shannon Moulson, Ashley Stephenson, Jana Harrigan, Amanda Shaw, Annina Rajahuhta, Samantha Shirley, 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 Christina Kessler 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 (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.
Draft #	Player 	2009-10 Team
2 	Ashley RiggsWomen Hockey Life, http://www.womenshockeylife.com/success-stories/ashley-riggs/	Canadian Under 22 team
6 	Christine Kessler 	N/A
7 	Shannon Moulson 	Mississauga Chiefs
12 	Natalie Payne 	N/A
13 	Danijela Rundqvist 	N/A
18 	Amanda Shaw 	Zurich ZSC Lions
19 	Kelley Hart 	Burlington Barracudas (reacquired in draft)
24 	Brianne McLaughlin 	2009–10 United States women's national ice hockey team
25 	Mallory Johnston 	Burlington Barracudas (reacquired in draft)
30 	Christine Hartnel 	N/A
31 	Danielle Blanchard 	Vaughan Flames
36 	Samantha Shirley 	Vaughan Flames
37 	Michele Janus 	Burlington Barracudas (reacquired in draft)
40 	Andrea Bevan 	N/A
45 	Jaclyn Pitushka 	N/A
46 	Kelley Stewart 	Burlington Barracudas (reacquired in draft)
51 	Amanda Perkins 	Burlington Barracudas (reacquired in draft)
52 	Ashley Stewart 	Burlington Barracudas (reacquired in draft)
*Protected players
Player 	2009-10 Team
Jana Harrigan	Burlington Barracudas
Becky Kellar 	2009–10 Canada women's national ice hockey team
Lindsay Vine 	Burlington Barracudas
Sommer West 	Mississauga Chiefs
==Roster 2011–12==
 Goalies
Number		Player 	Former Team 	Hometown
30 		Allison Cubberley	Elmira Soaring Eagles 	Bracebridge, Ontario
35 		Christina Kessler	Canada women's national ice hockey team	Mississauga, Ontario
1 		Mandy Cronin 	Boston Blades 	York, Maine
 Defense
Number		Player 	Former Team 	Hometown
55 		Amanda Nois 	Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey 	Brampton, Ontario
23 		Shannon Moulson 	Mississauga Chiefs 	Mississauga, Ontario
15 		Mallory Johnston 	Colgate University 	Chatham, Ontario
12 		Ashley Stephenson	Mississauga Chiefs 	Mississauga, Ontario
4 		Amanda Shaw 	Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey	St Thomas, Ontario
 Forwards
Number		Player 	Former Team 	Hometown
91 		Amanda Parkins 	Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey	Kitchener, Ontario
44 		Sommer West 	Mississauga Chiefs 	Bowmenville, Ontario
32 		Jana Harrigan 	Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey 	Burlington, Ontario
27 		Samantha Shirley 	Vaughan Flames 	Mississauga, Ontario
24 		Brayden Ferguson 	St. Francis Xavier athletic teams 	Toronto, Ontario
21 		Sarah Dagg 	Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers 	Paris, Ontario
19 		Lindsay Vine 	Niagara Purple Eagles women's ice hockey 	Oakville, Ontario
18 		Dayna Kanis 	Guelph Gryphons women's ice hockey 	Georgetown, Ontario
16 		Sara Lynch 	Western Mustangs women's ice hockey 	Owen sound, Ontario
11 		Anniina Rajahuhta	Finland women's national ice hockey team 	Helsinki, Finland
9 		Joanne Eustace 	Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey	Torbay, Newfoundland
7 		Kelly Hart 	Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey 	Ajax, Ontario
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
Reference
==Olympians==
Player 	Position	Hometown 	Olympic
Becky Kellar 	Defense 	Burlington, Ontario	four-time Olympic medalist with the Canadian national team
Danijela RundqvistHerb Garbutt, Swede success for Barracudas’ Danijela Rundqvist, Burlington Post	Forward 	Stockholm, Sweden 	three-time Olympian and two-time Olympic medalist with the Swedish national team
Anniina Rajahuhta 	Forward 	Helsinki, Finland 	two-time Olympic bronze medalist with the Finnish national team
==References==
==External links==
* Burlington Barracudas on CWHL Website 
Category:Defunct women's ice hockey teams in Canada
Category:Ice hockey teams in Ontario
Category:Canadian Women's Hockey League teams
Category:Established in 2007
Category:Disestablished in 2012