Stu Barnes
| Stu Barnes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 25, 1970 Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada | |||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | |||||
| Position | Centre | |||||
| Shot | Right | |||||
| Played for | ||||||
| National team |
 NHL Draft |
4th overall, Winnipeg Jets | ||||
| Playing career | 1991–2008 | |||||
Stuart Douglas Barnes (born December 25, 1970) is a
Winnipeg Jets, Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, and Dallas Stars. He currently has an arena named after him in the city of Spruce Grove, where he was born.[1] Barnes was an assistant coach with the Dallas Stars. As of 2021[update], he is the head coach and co-owner of the Tri-City Americans in the Western Hockey League.[2]
Playing career
Barnes was drafted fourth overall by the
1994 to the Florida Panthers for Randy Gilhen. In Florida, he was among the leaders on the teams, who helped carry the Panthers to the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals, facing the Colorado Avalanche. Then on November 19, 1996, the Pittsburgh Penguins traded Chris Wells to the Panthers for Barnes and Jason Woolley
. The trade to the Penguins has been considered the worst in Panthers history.
In 1999, Barnes was traded to the
2003 NHL Entry Draft. When Mike Modano was injured during the 2006–07 season, Barnes served as an alternate captain of the Stars. He also served as an alternate captain for most of the 2007–08 season due to Sergei Zubov's absence from the line-up.[3]
Barnes announced his retirement as a player on August 28, 2008 and joined the Stars as an
Barnes left the Stars front office after the
2012–13 season, and went on to serve in a dual capacity as the Tri-City Americans co-owner in the Western Hockey League and as the head coach of the Okanagan Academy Prep hockey team.[5]
In 2017, Barnes returned to the Dallas Stars organization as an assistant coach.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | St. Albert Saints | AJHL | 53 | 41 | 34 | 75 | 103 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 6 | ||
| 1987–88 | New Westminster Bruins | WHL | 71 | 37 | 64 | 101 | 88 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1988–89 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 70 | 59 | 82 | 141 | 117 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 1989–90 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 63 | 52 | 92 | 144 | 165 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 26 | ||
| 1990–91 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 52 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 30 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 1991–92 | Winnipeg Jets
|
NHL | 46 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 42 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 38 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 59 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 41 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 72 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 46 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 19 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 62 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 64 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 1999–00 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 75 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 68 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 68 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 77 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 78 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 82 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 79 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 1,136 | 261 | 336 | 597 | 438 | 116 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 24 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Canada | WJC
|
|
7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AJHL | ||
| Rookie of the Year | 1986–87 | |
| WHL | ||
| Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year) | 1987–88 | |
| West Second All-Star Team | 1987–88, 1988–89 | |
| Four Broncos Memorial Trophy (MVP) | 1988–89 | |
Transactions
- On June 17, 1989 the 1989 NHL draft.
- On November 25, 1993 the Winnipeg Jets traded Stu Barnes and a 1994 fourth round pick.
- On July 19, 1994 the Florida Panthers re-signed Stu Barnes to a multi-year contract.
- On July 16, 1996 the Florida Panthers signed Stu Barnes to a multi-year contract.
- On November 19, 1996 the Florida Panthers traded Stu Barnes and Jason Woolley to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Chris Wells.
- On June 20, 1998 the Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed Stu Barnes.
- On March 11, 1999 the Pittsburgh Penguins traded Stu Barnes to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Matthew Barnaby.
- On September 23, 1999 the Buffalo Sabres re-signed restricted free agent Stu Barnes to a multi-year contract.
- On March 10, 2003 the Buffalo Sabres traded Stu Barnes to the Branislav Fabry).
- On August 3, 2004 the Dallas Stars re-signed Stu Barnes to a 2-year contract extension.
- On June 7, 2007 the Dallas Stars re-signed Stu Barnes to a 1-year contract.
- On August 28, 2008 Stu Barnes announced his retirement and was hired as assistant coach of the Dallas Stars for a 2-year contract.
- On July 13, 2010 Stu Barnes was re-signed as assistant coach of the Dallas Stars for a 2-year contract.
See also
- List of NHL players with 1000 games played
References
- ^ a b "Barnes Joins Coaching Staff" (Press release). Dallas Stars. 2008-08-28. Archived from the original on 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
- ^ "Stu Barnes Returns to Tri-City as Head Coach". OurSports Central. August 7, 2021.
- ^ "Stars bring back Barnes". thestar.com. 2007-06-07. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- ^ "Dallas Stars Team staff". Dallas Stars. 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- ^ "Tri-City Americans owner Stu Barnes named hockey coach at Okanagan Hockey Academy". Tri-City Herald. 2016-07-08. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ^ "Stars hire Rick Wilson & Stu Barnes as assistant coaches, retain Fraser". Dallas Stars. 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database