Gill Barton, Great Britain
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Much thanks to Ray Barton for providing this information.
Biography
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Born: March 25, 1969, Arbroath, Scotland UK.
Home: Newbury England / Dundee Scotland.
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 130 lbs
Uniform #: 31
Catches: Left
High school: Grove Academy, Dundee, Scotland UK.
College: University of Abertay, Dundee.
Career Highlights
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* Graduated from Grove Academy, 1986.
* Attended the University of Abertay; graduated with a degree in
Applied Economics (Distinction). 1989.
* Named 1st Goalie to the Scotland Women's National Team 1991/1992/1993/1994
* Selected For Great Britain Women's National Team 1992/1993/1994
* Set British Womens league shutout record 1993/94 season 15 shutouts in 25 games.
Average save percentage 95.7%.
* Goaltender for Gold-medal winning GB. Women's Team, at the International Womens
* Ice Hockey Tournament Cergy-Pointoise, Paris France 1994.
* First woman to dress for a British Mens senior team. (5 Games,Guildford Flames,
British 1st Division 1993)
* Due to the rules in British Ice Hockey Women over 16 are no longer allowed to
play in the mens league so she was stopped from progressing any further..
Elected as "Best Defense" 1994 ???
* First woman to be mentioned under the senior section in the British Ice Hockey
Yearbook.
* Goaltender for Gold-medal winning Team, British Womens Division 1 South [93/94]
Goaltender for Gold-medal winning Team, British Womens Division 1 [93/94]
Goaltender for Gold-medal winning Team, British Conference League [93/94]
Goaltender for Gold-medal winning Team, British Womens Cup [93/94]
* Named as being Britains answer to Manon Rheaume and the UK's 1st Lady of hockey.
Current Teams
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* Guildford Lightning [British Women's Premier Division]
* Great Britain [European Pool B]
* Scotland
Former Teams
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* Dundee Royals 1986 - 1991 [British Women's Premier Division]
* Dundee North Stars 1987 - 1989 [Mens Recreational Team]
* Basingstoke Panthers 1991 - 1993 [British Women's 1st Division]
* Guildford Lightning 1993 - 1994 [British Women's 1st Division]
* Guildford Flames 1993 [British Mens 1st Division]
* Slough Phantoms 1994 [British Women's Premier Division]
* Guildford Lightning 1994 - [British Women's Premier Division]
Season Stats
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1994/95 Season (up to 1st December 1994):
TOURNAMENT GP MIN SHOTS GA % SAVE SO
league 5 225 76 5 93.42% 1
conference 2 45 6 1 83.33%
total 7 270 82 6 92.68% 1
1993/94 Season:
TOURNAMENT GP MIN SHOTS GA % SAVE SO
league 14 675 175 10 94.29% 8
conference 10 450 147 4 97.28% 7
cup 6 270 57 4 92.98% 3
total 30 1395 379 18 95.25% 18
1992/93 Season:
TOURNAMENT GP MIN SHOTS GA % SAVE SO
total 8 360 393 31 92.11% 1
1991/1992 Season:
TOURNAMENT GP MIN SHOTS GA % SAVE SO
league 9 389.1 367 18 95.10% 2
other 8 271 272 15 94.49% 1
Personal Information
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Name: Gill Barton
Age/DOB: 25 25/3/69
Occupation: Economist
Where is home: Dundee, Scotland
Position Played: Goal
Number Played: 31
How long have you
been playing hockey: Since 1986
Favourite Rink: Old Dundee Rink.
Favourite Player
British: Bernie McRone
World: Grant Fuhr
Favourite Team
British: Fife Flyers
World: NY Rangers
Favourite Food: Stovies (A Scottish delicacy)
Who has been the
biggest influence on
your hockey career: My husband Ray Barton
Clubs: Dundee Royals, Basingstoke Panthers,
Guildford Lightning, Slough Phantoms.
Great Britain, Scotland.
Hockey goals: To play for Great Britain in the next Olympics,
and win a medal. I would also like to meet
Manon Rheaume and Grant Fuhr.
Interests: My dog Scooby.
Best moment: Being Picked for the Womens Great Britain Team
and playing for Scotland and drawing 1 all
against England.
Next best: Becoming the first women to dress for a
men's senior team, in Great Britain.
(5 Games for Guildford Lightning,
British 1st Division 1993)
[Excert from the Scotland -vs- England programme
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January 1993
Gill has 4 caps for Scotland and won the Lady of the Match award in the
inaugural women's home international at Murrayfield in 1991 and was a
major factor in holding off England's onslaught with a 97.5% save average
in that game, stopping all but 1 of England's 40 shots. Gill is one of
three Scottish girls picked for Great Britain to play in the European
Championships being held in the Ukraine later this year. Gill born in
Dundee starting playing for the Dundee Royals in 1986 before moving south
of the border to work for a well known motoring organization. She is
quoted as being able to catch anything other than a cold. A hard worker
training at least 4 times a week, with her own team, one of the senior
import teams and the 3rd division team at Basingstoke, she is looking
forward to facing the strong talented players from Canada and has been
preparing especially for the Blasters from the point.
Gill was the first woman to be selected by a mens senior team, the
Guildford Flames 1993/1994. She dressed for 5 games, but before she
got any ice time the B.I.H.A. who is the governing body of Ice Hockey
in the UK said that a woman is not allowed to play at the senior levels.
The ruling states that no female can play for a mens senior team once
they are over 16, however an under 16 can playas they are covered by
junior development. (HUH?) However to this day Gill still trains with
the senior team. Gill will be playing for Team Great Britain at the
European B Women's Championship in Denmark (March 1995).