SoCal Product Barnes Picked in First Round of Professional Women’s Hockey League Draft

SoCal Product Barnes Picked in First Round of Professional Women’s Hockey League Draft
Cayla Barnes of Team USA celebrates after scoring a goal against Finland during a women's semifinal at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on Feb. 14, 2022. Petr David Josek/AP Photo
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Cayla Barnes, who grew up playing hockey for the Anaheim Lady Ducks while living in Eastvale, Calif., was the fifth overall selection, by Montreal, in Monday night’s Professional Women’s Hockey League draft.

Barnes, a defenseman who began her collegiate career by playing four seasons at Boston College and completed it by winning a national championship as a graduate student at Ohio State this past season, is a two-time Olympic silver medalist with Team USA.