Stu Barnes

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


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played_for = Winnipeg Jets
Florida Panthers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Buffalo Sabres
Dallas Stars
league = NHL
position = Assistant Coach
shoots = Right
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 174
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1970|12|25|mf=y
birth_place = Spruce Grove, AB, CAN
draft = 4th overall
draft_year = 1989
draft_team = Winnipeg Jets
career_start = 1991
career_end = 2008

Stuart Barnes (born December 25, 1970 in Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada) is an assistant coach with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played 16 seasons at centre in the NHL with the Winnipeg Jets, Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, and Stars.cite press release | url=http://stars.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=380599 | title=Barnes Joins Coaching Staff | publisher=Dallas Stars | date=2008-08-28 | accessdate=2008-08-29]

Playing career

Barnes was drafted fourth overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. On November 25, 1993, the Jets traded him along with a sixth round selection (previously acquired from the St. Louis Blues; Chris Kibermanis) in 1994 to the Florida Panthers for Randy Gilhen. In Florida, he went to the Stanley Cup Finals, only to lose to the Colorado Avalanche in Florida. Then on November 19, 1996, the Pittsburgh Penguins traded Chris Wells to the Panthers for Barnes and Jason Woolley. In 1999, Barnes was traded to the Buffalo Sabres for Matthew Barnaby. In Buffalo, he went to the Finals again, this time against Dallas, only to lose on a triple-overtime goal by Brett Hull. He served as the captain for the Sabres before being traded to the Stars in 2003 for Michael Ryan and a second round draft pick in 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. Barnes announced his retirement as a player on August 28, 2008 and joined the Stars as an assistant coach under a two-year contract.

Trivia

*He is currently part owner, along with former teammate Olaf Kolzig, of the Tri-City Americans of the WHL; both previously played for the Americans.
*In his first game for Dallas, Barnes had to be reassured that the fans were not booing him because of his status as a former Buffalo Sabre. They were, in fact, yelling "Stu" whenever he touched the puck as a sign of respect. This was also done for him by Buffalo and Pittsburgh fans during his time with the Sabres and Penguins.
* Barnes and his wife, Julie, have one daughter (Riely) and one son (Jack). The family spends the offseason in Washington state.

Awards & Achievements

*WHL - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year) 1987–88
*WHL - West Second All-Star Team 1987–88
*WHL - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy (MVP) 1988–89
*WHL - West Second All-Star Team 1988–89

Records

Career Statistics

Regular Season Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM 1991-92 Winnipeg Jets NHL 46 8 9 17 261992-93 Winnipeg Jets NHL 38 12 10 22 101993-94 Winnipeg/Florida NHL 77 23 24 47 381994-95 Florida Panthers NHL 41 10 19 29 81995-96 Florida Panthers NHL 72 19 25 44 461996-97 Florida/Pittsburgh NHL 81 19 30 49 261997-98 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78 30 35 65 301998-99 Pittsburgh/Buffalo NHL 81 20 16 36 301999-00 Buffalo Sabres NHL 82 20 25 45 162000-01 Buffalo Sabres NHL 75 19 24 43 26 2001-02 Buffalo Sabres NHL 68 17 31 48 26 2002-03 Buffalo/Dallas NHL 81 13 26 39 282003-04 Dallas Stars NHL 77 11 18 29 18 2005-06 Dallas Stars NHL 78 15 21 36 44 2006-07 Dallas Stars NHL 82 13 12 25 402007-08 Dallas Stars NHL 79 12 11 23 26

NHL Totals 1,136 261 336 597 438

References

ee also

*List of Buffalo Sabres players
*List of NHL players
*List of NHL seasons
*List of NHL players with 1000 games played
*Captain (ice hockey)