Cayla Barnes | |||
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Born |
Eastvale, California, United States | January 7, 1999||
Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | ||
Weight | 139 lb (63 kg; 9 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
WCHA team | Ohio State | ||
National team | United States | ||
Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Medal record |
Cayla Marie Barnes (born January 7, 1999) is an American ice hockey player for Ohio State and a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She previously played college ice hockey at Boston College.
As a youth player, Barnes played with the Lady Ducks in California, before leaving home to attend a prep school in New Hampshire at the New Hampton 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]
On March 25, 2023, Barnes announced she was transferring to Ohio State University for the 2023–24 season. [3] In her lone season with the Buckeyes and her final year of NCAA eligibility, Barnes recorded 36 points in 39 games, and her +71 plus-minus led the league. In the finals of the national tournament, Barnes had an assist on the championship-winning goal, scored by Joy Dunne, capping off her six-year collegiate career with her first NCAA national championship. [4]
Barnes 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. [5] [6] She also participated in the 2017 U.S. Women's Residency Program. [7]
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. [8] [9] 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.
On January 2, 2022, Barnes was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [10]
Barnes attended the New Hampton School, where she played ice hockey, soccer, and lacrosse. [11]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2018–19 | Boston College | HE | 36 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Boston College | HE | 35 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Boston College | HE | 19 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Boston College | HE | 36 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | Ohio State University | WCHA | 39 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NCAA totals | 170 | 31 | 80 | 111 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2015 | United States | U18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2016 | United States | U18 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||
2016 | United States | U18 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||
2018 | United States | OG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2019 | United States | WC | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
2021 | United States | WC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
2022 | United States | OG | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
2022 | United States | WC | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
2023 | United States | WC | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | ||
2024 | United States | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Junior totals | 15 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | ||||
Senior totals | 47 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 12 |
Honors | Year | |
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College | ||
AHCA Second Team All-American | 2021 | [12] |
USCHO Second Team All-Star | 2021 | [13] |