Cam Barker
Cam Barker | |||
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Born |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | April 4, 1986||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
Position |
Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Chicago Blackhawks Minnesota Wild Edmonton Oilers Vancouver Canucks Barys Astana HC Slovan Bratislava SCL Tigers Ilves Tampere Dragons de Rouen | ||
NHL draft |
3rd overall, 2004 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
Playing career | 2006–2021 |
Cameron Barker (born April 4, 1986) is a
Playing career
As a youth, Barker played in the 2000 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Winnipeg South Monarchs minor ice hockey team.[2] He later played AAA Midget Hockey for the Winnipeg Thrashers at age 14.[citation needed] After that season he was drafted 4th overall in the 2001 WHL Bantam Draft by the Medicine Hat Tigers.[3]
The following season, Barker moved east to play for the Gloucester Rangers and eventually the Cornwall (ON) Colts Jr.A. club of the Central Junior Hockey League (CJHL) before signing with the Tigers at the end of the same 2001–02 season.[citation needed]
Barker began his
He was drafted third overall by the
Barker began the
Despite finishing his rookie season with the Blackhawks, he was reassigned to the AHL to begin
Barker did not make the Blackhawks cut for the start of the
With Barker becoming a
Given salary cap constraints caused by having to overpay Barker and others, he was traded on February 12, 2010, to the Minnesota Wild for defenceman Kim Johnsson and defensive prospect Nick Leddy.[13] He was placed on waivers by Minnesota on June 28, 2011, with the intention of buying out his contract.[14]
Barker signed a one-year contract worth $2.25 million with the Edmonton Oilers on July 1, 2011.[15] On June 25, 2012, he was not tendered a contract and released as a free agent by the Oilers.[citation needed]
In September 2012, Barker was invited to the AHL's
On January 13, 2013, Barker signed a one-year contract worth $700,000 with the Vancouver Canucks.[17] Barker was not re-signed by the Canucks and became an unrestricted free agent on July 5, 2013.[citation needed]
On November 5, 2013, Barker signed a one-year deal with
After another shortened stint with Slovan Bratislava, Barker left the KHL and signed with the
After spending his last two professional seasons in France with the Dragons de Rouen of the Ligue Magnus, Barker ended his 15-year playing career by retiring and accepting an assistant coaching role with junior Canadian club, the Penticton Vees of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), on June 23, 2021.[25]
International play
Barker with Team Canada at the 2006 World Junior Championships | ||
Medal record | ||
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Representing Canada | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships
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2006 Canada | ||
2005 Canada | ||
Spengler Cup | ||
2012 Davos |
Barker was a part of
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2001–02 | Cornwall Colts | CJHL | 72 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 64 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 79 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | ||
2003–04 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 69 | 21 | 44 | 65 | 105 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 18 | ||
2004–05 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 52 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 99 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | ||
2005–06 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 26 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 63 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 59 | ||
2006–07 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 34 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | ||
2006–07 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 35 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 29 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 45 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 68 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 65 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 51 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 52 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Texas Stars | AHL | 23 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Barys Astana | KHL | 26 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
2014–15 | Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 18 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 55 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2016–17 | Barys Astana | KHL | 55 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
2017–18 | Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 37 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18
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SCL Tigers | NL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Ilves | Liiga
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7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Dragons de Rouen | FRA | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Dragons de Rouen | FRA | 22 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 310 | 21 | 75 | 96 | 290 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | ||||
KHL totals | 191 | 19 | 68 | 87 | 184 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2003 | Canada | U18
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4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
2005 | Canada | WJC
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3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
2006 | Canada | WJC | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | ||
Junior totals | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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WHL | ||
All-Rookie Team | 2003 | |
CHL All-Rookie Team | 2003 | |
Ed Chynoweth Cup (Medicine Hat Tigers) | 2004 | |
AHL | ||
All-Star Game
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2008
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KHL | ||
All-Star Game | 2016
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Most Points by Defenseman (40) | 2016 | |
Ligue Magnus | ||
Champions (Dragons de Rouen) | 2021 |
References
- ^ "The 5 Biggest Blackhawks Busts this Century". The Hockey Writers. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ a b c "Cam Barker". Elite Prospects.
- ^ "2004 Semi-Finals: Gatineau vs. Medicine Hat – Memorial Cup".
- ^ "Coyotes keep Mara in pack". ESPN. 2005-08-23. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ )
- ^ "Blackhawks D Barker to undergo ankle surgery". ESPN. 2006-09-15. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "Demitra rallies Wild past reeling Blackhawks in shootout". ESPN.com. January 15, 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
Barker, recalled earlier in the day from Norfolk of the AHL, scored on a 5-on-3 power play for his first NHL goal.
- ^ "2008 CANADIAN AHL ALL-STAR TEAM ANNOUNCED". theahl.com. January 9, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- Daily Herald. 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ^ "NHLPA files grievance for mishandled qualifying offers". The Sports Network. 2009-07-06. Archived from the original on 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
- Chicago Now. Archived from the originalon 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
- ^ "WILD SEND JOHNSSON, LEDDY TO BLACKHAWKS FOR BARKER". TSN.ca. February 12, 2010.
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "NHL Free Agent Tracker". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Texas Stars Release Cam Barker From PTO". Texas Stars. 2012-12-19. Archived from the original on 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Canucks sign D Barker to one-year contract". The Sports Network. 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
- ^ "Veteran NHLer Cam Barker signs with KHL squad". Prohockeytalk | NBC Sports. NBC Sports. November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ "Blackhawks Reduce Roster to 38". Chicago Blackhawks Official Website. September 27, 2014.
- ^ "NOVÝ MUŽ V OBRANE SLOVANA". hcslovan.sk (in Slovak). December 22, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ @hcslovanba (July 10, 2015). "Cam Barker will stay one more year at #hcslovan! #congratulations #VerniSlovanu @khl" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "КАМБЭК КЭМА". hcbarys.kz (in Russian). May 4, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ "SCL Tigers sign Cam Barker and Nolan Diem". Swiss Hockey News. January 12, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ "Tryoutilla olleen Cam Barkerin vamma vaati leikkauksen, puolustaja ei jatka Ilveksessä". Ilves.com (in Finnish). Ilves-Hockey Oy. 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Vees announce 2020-21 coaching staff". Penticton Vees. June 23, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database