BARLEY-MALONEY!!! (22 days 'til Cornell Hockey)

North Carolina native Erin Barley-Maloney is a forward that the Big Red was lucky enough to gain from the University of Vermont.  In her first season with the Big Red last year, she more than proved that the transfer was beneficial for the Lady Rouge.  She had multiple-point games with regularity last season, proving to be a strong forward on the second line.  Barley-Maloney seems to have a strong presence on the ice with her 5' 5".  Looking back on Barley-Maloney's career, she is poised for a big year in her final season of NCAA eligibility.

Barley-Maloney skating down a puck.

Barley-Maloney defending the puck against Princeton.

Before she even got to college, Barley-Maloney had an impressive pre-college career.  She skated with the U-17 and U-18 USA Hockey National Development camps in 2006 and 2007.  That did not stop when she got to college.  As a freshman for the Catamounts, Barley-Maloney started off with a bang.  She was the first Catamount to get the spot on the Hockey East All-Rookie Team.  She had 21 points in her first year, which was the most for a rookie forward.  She was strong on the power play, getting 12 points, the second most in all of Hockey East.  Multi-point games were something that she started early in her career, having six in her first season.  Other honors accrued her first year included being named Hockey East Rookie of the Week and twice being runner-up for rookie of the month.  She was also named to the Hockey East Weekly Honor Roll four times.

In her second year at Vermont, Barley-Maloney skated in 19 games, and recorded 8 points in that span.  She helped the Catamounts tie and beat Boston College, defeat current ECAC foes Princeton and Clarkson and notched an assist on a game-winner in their 7-17-9 season.

Barley-Maloney playing for the Vermont Catamounts.

Barley-Maloney on the faceoff against BU at Lynah over Thanksgiving.

After taking a year off from NCAA hockey, as required for a transfer, Barley-Maloney came to the Big Red and had a stellar year as a forward.  She topped the number of points in her freshman campaign and ended the year with 22 points, equally split between goals and assists.  Four of her 11 goals were on the power play.  Three times she notched the game-winner including the overtime game-winner at Dartmouth on January 21.  Her play improved as the season went on and she looks to improve upon that this season as one of the key returning forwards.  Of the seven seniors who graduated last year, four of them were forwards.  The forwards last year had a combined 156 points and 64 goals. The two defensemen who left added another 18 points and one goal.  Those are some pretty big shoes to fill, but Barley-Maloney is more than up to the challenge.  We at WAFT are excited to see her dominate her senior year!

Barley-Maloney displaying her physical presence against Syracuse

Barley-Maloney trying to put one in against BU.

Barley-Maloney and her linemates at the game against BU.