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The Burlington Barracudas are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Burlington, Ontario

Burlington, Ontario

Burlington , is a city located in Halton Region at the western end of Lake Ontario. Burlington is part of the Greater Toronto Area, and is also included in the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. Physically, Burlington lies between the north shore of Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment...

. The team has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League

Canadian Women's Hockey League

The Canadian Women's Hockey League is one of two major women's ice hockey leagues in Canada. The league was founded in 2007. The league currently has six ice hockey teams: three in Ontario, one in Quebec, one in Alberta and one in Boston, Massachusetts....

since 2007 its inaugural season. The team plays its home games in Wave Twin Rinks in Burlington. The team is coached by Pat Cocklin.

Team History

Burlington qualified for the CWHL playoffs during every season in club history but failed to qualify for the Clarkson Cup

Clarkson Cup

The Clarkson Cup is an ice hockey trophy, which since 2009 has been awarded to the winner of the Canadian Women's Hockey Championship. Like the Stanley Cup, it was created by and named after a former Governor General of Canada: Adrienne Clarkson....

. During the 2009–10 CWHL season, Ashley Johnston of the Burlington Barracudas was the youngest Ontario player to play in the CWHL.

Season-by-season

See also: 2007–08 CWHL season
2007–08 CWHL season
The 2007–08 CWHL season was the first season in Canadian Women's Hockey League history. Jayna Hefford was named CWHL Most Valuable Player and a CWHL Central All-Star. She led the league with 26 goals scored in 27 games played...
See also: 2008–09 CWHL season
2008–09 CWHL season
-Regular season:*Jayna Hefford became the first player in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League to record 100 career points. She recorded the record-setting point milestone on January 17, 2009 in a win over the Montreal Stars.-Final standings:...
See also: 2009–10 CWHL season
2009–10 CWHL season
The 2009–10 CWHL season was the third season in the history of the Canadian Women's Hockey League.-Exhibition games:The CWHL participated in a number of benefit games against NHL Alumni...
See also: 2010–11 CWHL season
2010–11 CWHL season
The 2010–11 CWHL season is the fourth in the history of the Canadian Women's Hockey League. For the season, the league will run on a budget of $500,000 and players will pay for their own equipment.-Offseason:...

Year	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
2007-08	30	11	18	1	76	98	23
2008-09	25	10	13	2	n/a	n/a	22
2009-10	30	19	8	3	n/a	n/a	41
2010–11	26	6	18	2	54	108	14

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.

Season standings

Year	Reg. Season	Playoffs
2007-08	4rd, last place in Central Division	Eliminated in second round
2008-09	4rd, last place in Central Division	Eliminated in first round
2009-10	3rd (just one division)	Eliminated in first round
2010-11	5rd, last place in the league	no participation to playoff

Olympic Connection

The team includes notable players Becky Kellar

Becky Kellar

Becky Kellar is a women's ice hockey player. She currently plays for Burlington in the Canadian Women's Hockey League....

, Christina Kessler

Christina Kessler

Christina Kessler has competed for the Canadian National women’s ice hockey team. Her debut with Team Canada was at the 2010 Four Nations Cup where she was part of the gold medal winning squadron...

, members of the 2010 Canada women's national ice hockey team, Brianne McLaughlin

Brianne McLaughlin

Brianne McLaughlin is an American ice hockey goaltender. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team.-Playing career:...

member of the United States women's national ice hockey team and Danijela Rundqvist

Danijela Rundqvist

Danijela Rundqvist is a Swedish ice hockey player.-Career:Rundqvist plays hockey at the forward position. She was trained in Kälvesta Iof. In 2001, she joined AIK IF...

member of Sweden women's national ice hockey team.

CWHL All-Stars

Central All-Stars

Defender: Becky Kellar
Becky Kellar
Becky Kellar is a women's ice hockey player. She currently plays for Burlington in the Canadian Women's Hockey League....

, Burlington
Forward: Jana Harrigan, Burlington

2010 Draft

The following were players selected by the Barracudas in the 2010 CWHL Draft

2010 CWHL Draft

On August 12, the Canadian Women's Hockey League hosted the 2010 CWHL Draft. The event was held at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto at 7:00pm. The first overall selection was former Ohio State hockey player and Olympic gold medallist Tessa Bonhomme...

. 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	Canadian Under 22 team
6	Christine Kessler	N/A
7	Shannon Moulson	Mississauga Chiefs Mississauga Chiefs The Mississauga Chiefs was a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Mississauga , Ontario. The team has played in the National Women's Hockey League and after in the Canadian Women's Hockey League...
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 Brianne McLaughlin Brianne McLaughlin is an American ice hockey goaltender. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team.-Playing career:...	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 Vaughan Flames The Vaughan Flames was a professional women's ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League . The team played its home games at Vaughan Sports Village in Vaughan, Ontario, Ontario.- History :...
36	Samantha Shirley	Vaughan Flames Vaughan Flames The Vaughan Flames was a professional women's ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League . The team played its home games at Vaughan Sports Village in Vaughan, Ontario, Ontario.- History :...
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 Becky Kellar Becky Kellar is a women's ice hockey player. She currently plays for Burlington in the Canadian Women's Hockey League....	2009–10 Canada women's national ice hockey team
Lindsay Vine	Burlington Barracudas
Sommer West Sommer West Sommer West was a Canadian Olympic softball player at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She is also an ice hockey player in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. West has competed for the Mississauga Chiefs and Burlington Barracudas in the CWHL.-Athletic career:West was a prominent softball player...	Mississauga Chiefs Mississauga Chiefs The Mississauga Chiefs was a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Mississauga , Ontario. The team has played in the National Women's Hockey League and after in the Canadian Women's Hockey League...

Current Roster 2010-11

Goalies
Number		\|Player		\|Former Team	\|Hometown
35	Canada	Christina Kessler Christina Kessler Christina Kessler has competed for the Canadian National women’s ice hockey team. Her debut with Team Canada was at the 2010 Four Nations Cup where she was part of the gold medal winning squadron...	Canada National Team	Mississauga, Ontario
31	United States	Brianne McLaughlin Brianne McLaughlin Brianne McLaughlin is an American ice hockey goaltender. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team.-Playing career:...	USA National Team	Sheffield Village, Ohio
1	Austria	Nina Geyer	Austria National Team	Graz, Austria

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Canada
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Becky Kellar

Becky Kellar is a women's ice hockey player. She currently plays for Burlington in the Canadian Women's Hockey League....

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Sweden
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Danijela Rundqvist

Danijela Rundqvist is a Swedish ice hockey player.-Career:Rundqvist plays hockey at the forward position. She was trained in Kälvesta Iof. In 2001, she joined AIK IF...

Canada
|align=center|Sommer West

Sommer West

Sommer West was a Canadian Olympic softball player at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She is also an ice hockey player in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. West has competed for the Mississauga Chiefs and Burlington Barracudas in the CWHL.-Athletic career:West was a prominent softball player...

Canada
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Coaching Staff 2010-11

General Manager: Sheila Zych
Head Coach: Pat Cocklin
Assistant Coach: Bradi Cochrane
Assistant Coach: Mike Moir
Equipment Manager: Diane Cruickshanks
Marketing Coordinator: Deanne Johnstone
Head Athletic Therapist: Karen Connor
Assistant Athletic Therapist: Carmen Chan
Assistant Athletic Therapist: Ashley Winke