Barb Underhill
Barb began her role as skating coach with the Storm in 2008-09 and works with players on a one-on-one basis to establish elite technical skills and increase speed and power.
She is also a skating consultant with the Toronto Maple Leafs, having previously worked with the Anaheim Ducks, New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning.
Prior to her coaching career, Underhill was a 1984 World Champion figure skater in the pairs discipline and also represented Canada at the Winter Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984.
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The Complete list of Barb’s Skating Achievements with Partner Paul Martini
| Amateur | World Pairs Champion 1984 | |||
| World Pairs Bronze Medallist 1983 | ||||
| Olympic Team Member 1980 & 1984 | ||||
| Canadian Pairs Champion 1979-1983 | ||||
| World Junior Pairs Champion 1978 | ||||
| Canadian Junior Pairs Champion 1978 | ||||
| Professional | Seven time World Professional Champion | |||
| World Challenge Champions 1986 | ||||
| World Cup Champions 1989 | ||||
| Awards | Member of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame 1988 | |||
| Member of World Figure Skating Hall of Fame 2009 | ||||
| Member of Canada’s Olympic Hall of Fame | ||||
| Member of Skate Canada Hall of Fame | ||||
| Television | Worked as a colour commentator from 1988-2007, | |||
| including thirteen World Championships and four Olympic Games | ||||
| Networks included CBC, CTV and TSN Canada | ||||
| TV series | “Underhill and Martini” Leap of Faith, 1997 | |||
| “Underhill and Martini” One last time, 1998 | ||||
Toured Canada and the United States with the following companies:
-Skating I, II, III 1990-1992
-Ice Capades 1984 – 1989
-Stars on Ice 1987-1988
-Champions on Ice 1983, 1984 and 1991
-Torvill and Dean 1984-1985, England and Australia