Cayla Barnes

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

Cayla Barnes
Cayla Barnes playing for Team USA in 2017
Born (1999-01-07) January 7, 1999
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 2017present

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 Meagan Beres 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 TeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2017-18Boston CollegeNCAA 50004 -----
2018-19Boston CollegeNCAA 364192344 -----
2019-20Boston CollegeNCAA 356172340 -----
NCAA totals 7610364688 -----

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.
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