Cayla Barnes

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Cayla Barnes
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Cayla Barnes playing for Team USA in 2017
Born (1999-01-07) January 7, 1999 (age 22)
Eastvale, California, United States
Height 5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight 139 lb (63 kg; 9 st 13 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
HEA team Boston College
National team  United States
Playing career 2017–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Finland
Silver medal – second place 2021 Canada

Cayla Marie Barnes (born January 7, 1999) is an American ice hockey player with the Boston College Eagles and the American national team.

Career[]

As a youth player, Barnes played with the Lady Ducks in California, before leaving home to attend a prep school.[1]

She will be one of three co-captains for the BC Eagles in the 2020–21 season, joining teammates and Kelly Browne.[2]

International[]

She participated in the 2015, 2016, and 2017 IIHF Women's World U18 Championship, being named Best Defender of the tournament in both 2016 and 2017.[3][4] She also participated in the 2017 U.S. Women's Residency Program.[5]

Barnes would make her senior debut for the US at the age of 19 at the 2018 Winter Olympics, winning a gold medal as the youngest player on the team.[6][7] She would then score six points in seven games for the US at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship, again winning gold and being named to the tournament all-star team.

Career Statistics[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2017-18 Boston College NCAA 5 0 0 0 4 - - - - -
2018-19 Boston College NCAA 36 4 19 23 44 - - - - -
2019-20 Boston College NCAA 35 6 17 23 40 - - - - -
NCAA totals 76 10 36 46 88 - - - - -

Awards and honors[]

  • 2020-21 Second Team CCM/AHCA All-American[8]
  • 2020-21 All-USCHO.com Second Team[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Elliott, Helene (August 20, 2018). "Cayla Barnes and Dominique Petrie help reaffirm the power of Southern California hockey". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Crowley Announces Trio of Captains for 2020-2021 Season". Boston College Athletics. April 22, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "2017-18 U.S. Women's National Team Roster: #3 Cayla Barnes". USA Hockey. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  4. ^ Tokarski, Anne (August 20, 2020). "2020 Top 25 Under 25 | No. 7: Cayla Barnes". The Ice Garden. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "Take Six With USWNT Defender Cayla Barnes". USA Hockey. December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  6. ^ Walker, Teresa M. (December 14, 2017). "Teen Cayla Barnes youngest player on USA hockey team". USA Today. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  7. ^ Oliver, Nathaniel (May 13, 2018). "USA's Cayla Barnes Is the Consummate Role Model". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  8. ^ "Five Hockey East Players Players Named CCM/AHCA Women's All-Americans - NCAA #1 seed Northeastern boasts four players on the two teams". hockeyeastonline.com. March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  9. ^ "Women's Division I College Hockey: 2020-2021 All-USCHO Teams". uscho.com. April 2, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.

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