Matthew Barnaby
 Matthew Barnaby 
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| Date of birth | May 4th 1973 |
| place of birth | Ottawa , Ontario , Canada |
| size | 185 cm |
| Weight | 87 kg |
| position | Right wing |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
1992 , 4th round, 83rd position Buffalo Sabers |
| Career stations | |
| 1990-1992 | Harfangs de Beauport |
| 1992-1993 | Collège Français de Verdun |
| 1993 | Tigres de Victoriaville |
| 1993-1999 | Buffalo Sabers |
| 1999-2001 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2001 | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 2001-2004 | New York Rangers |
| 2004 | Colorado Avalanche |
| 2004-2006 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 2006-2007 | Dallas Stars |
Matthew Joseph Thomas "Matt" Barnaby (born May 4, 1973 in Ottawa , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and coach who played 896 games for the Buffalo Sabers , Pittsburgh Penguins , Tampa, among others, in the course of his active career between 1993 and 2007 Bay Lightning , New York Rangers , Colorado Avalanche , Chicago Blackhawks and Dallas Stars in the National Hockey League on the right winger positionplayed. During this time, Barnaby was considered one of the most notorious plagues of the sport in North America.
Career
Matthew Barnaby played in his youth for the Harfangs de Beauport , the Collège Français de Verdun and the Tigres de Victoriaville in the Canadian junior league Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec . Already there, his game was characterized by a hard and provocative pace, in 1992 and 1993 he led the penalty minutes of the LHJMQ. The attacker completed a total of 180 games in the junior league, receiving 1186 penalty minutes. In the 1992 NHL Entry Draft , the winger was selected in the fourth round in a total of 83rd position by the Buffalo Sabers and made his debut in the National Hockey League late in the season 1992/93 . In the NHL, he built on his style of play from the youth league and received ten penalty minutes in two missions in the regular season, and another four in a play-off game. In the following season he played alternately in Buffalo and in the American Hockey League with the Sabers farm team , the Rochester Americans . He also spent most of the 1994/95 season in the AHL before he was finally able to establish himself in the NHL. The crowd favorite experienced his most successful season in the 1996/97 season , when he scored 19 goals and 43 points in 68 games despite 249 penalty minutes.
After nearly seven seasons, a total of 344 games and 1327 penalty minutes for the Buffalo Sabers, he was transferred to the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 11, 1999 in exchange for Stu Barnes . He played for the Penguins for three years before being sent to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the middle of the 2000/01 season , Pittsburgh received Wayne Primeau in return . In Florida , the Canadian could not build on his achievements and after only eight points from 58 missions he switched to the New York Rangers , where he quickly became a fan favorite. There were also no successes with the Rangers, after three seasons in New York without taking part in the play-offs, he was transferred to the Colorado Avalanche shortly before the end of the transfer period of the 2003/04 season together with a third-round draft pick for the 2004 NHL Entry Draft , the New York Rangers received in return David Liffiton , Chris McAllister and a second-round draft pick.
In July 2004, the attacker signed a three-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks , but the 2004/05 NHL season was completely canceled due to a lockout . At the end of the 2005/06 season , his contract was dissolved by the Blackhawks. Matthew Barnaby signed a contract with the Dallas Stars for the 2006/07 season , but the striker only played 39 games for the Texans after contracting a traumatic brain injury in a game against the Phoenix Coyotes in January 2007 . In July 2007, Barnaby announced his retirement from active sports as a result of this injury.
Between 2016 and 2018, Barnaby was the assistant coach of the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League .
Achievements and Awards
- 1993 CHL Third All-Star Team
Career statistics
| Regular season | Play-offs | |||||||||||||
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| season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
| 1990/91 | Harfangs de Beauport | LHJMQ | 52 | 9 | 5 | 14th | 262 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1991/92 | Harfangs de Beauport | LHJMQ | 63 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 476 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1992/93 | Harfangs de Beauport | LHJMQ | 19th | 12 | 23 | 35 | 144 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1992/93 | Collège Français de Verdun | LHJMQ | 33 | 26th | 35 | 61 | 217 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1992/93 | Tigres de Victoriaville | LHJMQ | 13 | 6th | 9 | 15th | 87 | 6th | 2 | 4th | 6th | 44 | ||
| 1992/93 | Buffalo Sabers | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4th | ||
| 1993/94 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 42 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 153 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1993/94 | Buffalo Sabers | NHL | 35 | 2 | 4th | 6th | 103 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17th | ||
| 1994/95 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 56 | 21st | 29 | 50 | 274 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1994/95 | Buffalo Sabers | NHL | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 116 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1995/96 | Buffalo Sabers | NHL | 73 | 15th | 16 | 31 | 335 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1996/97 | Buffalo Sabers | NHL | 68 | 19th | 24 | 43 | 249 | 8th | 0 | 4th | 4th | 36 | ||
| 1997/98 | Buffalo Sabers | NHL | 72 | 5 | 20th | 25th | 289 | 15th | 7th | 6th | 13 | 22nd | ||
| 1998/99 | Buffalo Sabers | NHL | 44 | 4th | 14th | 18th | 143 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998/99 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 18th | 2 | 2 | 4th | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||
| 1999/00 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 64 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 197 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | ||
| 2000/01 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 41 | 1 | 4th | 5 | 168 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000/01 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 29 | 4th | 4th | 8th | 97 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001/02 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001/02 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 8th | 13 | 21st | 144 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002/03 | New York Rangers | NHL | 79 | 14th | 22nd | 36 | 142 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003/04 | New York Rangers | NHL | 69 | 12 | 20th | 32 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003/04 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 13 | 4th | 5 | 9 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | ||
| 2004/05 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | not played because of lockout | |||||||||||
| 2005/06 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 8th | 20th | 28 | 178 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006/07 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 39 | 1 | 6th | 7th | 127 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| LHJMQ total | 180 | 82 | 109 | 191 | 1186 | 6th | 2 | 4th | 6th | 44 | ||||
| AHL total | 98 | 31 | 61 | 92 | 427 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| NHL overall | 834 | 113 | 187 | 300 | 2562 | 62 | 7th | 15th | 22nd | 170 | ||||
( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1 play-downs / relegation )
Web links
- Matthew Barnaby at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Matthew Barnaby at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Matthew Barnaby at hockeydb.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ sportsillustrated.com Notable Pests of the NHL ( January 17, 2011 memento in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ espn.com Rangers get defenseman, draftee
- ↑ blackhawks.nhl.com Blackhawks Buy Out Barnaby, Brown
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Barnaby, Matthew |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barnaby, Matthew Joseph Thomas (full name); Barnaby, Matt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 4th 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ottawa , Ontario |