Burlington Barracudas

Burlington Barracudas
City	Burlington, Ontario, Canada
League	Canadian Women's Hockey League
Founded	2007 (2007)
Folded	2012 (2012)
Home arena	Appleby Ice Centre
Colours	Orange, blue, white
General manager	Maria Quinto
Head coach	Berardino Quinto
Website	Burlington Hockey Club - CWHL

The Barracudas line up for the national anthem, January 2012.

A team huddle to discuss strategy.

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 Centre in Burlington.

History

Burlington Barracudas defenceman Ashley “ Stretch “ Johnston was the youngest Ontarian player to play in the 2009–10 CWHL season.^[1] 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								Post season results	Top scorer (regular season)
		Finish	GP	W	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
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: ^[2][3]

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.^[4]
• 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.^[5]

Awards and honors

Samantha Shirley in action with the Burlington Barracudas

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)^[6]

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 Riggs[7]	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)

^[8]

• 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

Christina Kessler

Goalies

Number		Player	Former Team	Hometown
30		Allison Cubberley	Elmira Soaring Eagles	Bracebridge, Ontario
35		Christina Kessler[9]	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[10]	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[11]	Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers	Paris, Ontario
19		Lindsay Vine	Niagara Purple Eagles women's ice hockey	Oakville, Ontario
18		Dayna Kanis[12]	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[13]	Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey	Ajax, Ontario

Reference^[14]

Coaching staff 2011-12

Barracudas'Head Coach Berardino Quinto

• 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^[15]

Olympians

Player	Position	Hometown	Olympic
Becky Kellar	Defense	Burlington, Ontario	four-time Olympic medalist with the Canadian national team
Danijela Rundqvist[16]	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

1. "Ashley Johnston - 2013-14 - Women's Ice Hockey".
2. Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.551, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
3. Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.553, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
4. "Hockeyhelpshomeless". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
5. "Snap Niagara Falls". ^{[dead link‍]}
6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
7. Women Hockey Life, http://www.womenshockeylife.com/success-stories/ashley-riggs/^{[permanent dead link‍]}
8. "CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League". Archived from the original on August 16, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
9. "Profil de Kessler". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
10. "Profile". Archived from the original on January 23, 2012.
11. "Sarah Dagg - 2010-11 - Women's Hockey". Rochester Institute of Technology Athletics.
12. "Ontario University Athletics". www.leaguestat.com.
13. "Profile". Retrieved May 10, 2023.
14. "Burlington Team Roster". Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
15. "CWHL - Canada Women's Hockey: Leagues, Statistics, Awards, Schedules". CWHL.ca.
16. Herb Garbutt, Swede success for Barracudas’ Danijela Rundqvist, Burlington Post

External links

• Burlington Barracudas on CWHL Website Archived October 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine