| Dave Barr | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1960-11-30)November 30, 1960 (age 65) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Boston Bruins New York Rangers St. Louis Blues Hartford Whalers Detroit Red Wings New Jersey Devils Dallas Stars | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1981–1997 | ||
David Angus Barr (born November 30, 1960) is a Canadian former professionalice hockeyright winger who played 13 seasons in theNational Hockey League for theBoston Bruins,New York Rangers,St. Louis Blues,Hartford Whalers,Detroit Red Wings,New Jersey Devils andDallas Stars. He was previously an assistant coach for theFlorida Panthers (June 2016 - July 2017),Buffalo Sabres (July 2015 – June 2016), New Jersey Devils (July 2011 – December 2014),Minnesota Wild (July 2009 – April 2011),Colorado Avalanche (July 2008 – June 2009), andSan Jose Sharks (July 2017 – December 2019).
Barr was born inToronto,Ontario, but grew up inEdmonton,Alberta.[1] Barr played junior hockey for theBillings Bighorns,Edmonton Oil Kings,Great Falls Americans,Portland Winter Hawks andLethbridge Broncos of theWestern Hockey League.
Barr turned pro and played a total of 614 regular season games in theNational Hockey League, notching 128 goals and 204 assists, for a total of 332 points, along with 520 PIM over his thirteen seasons. Because of his skill, work ethic and grit, Barr also became a valuable journeyman in the NHL – playing with seven different teams – including stops in Boston, New York (NYR), St. Louis, Hartford Detroit, New Jersey and Dallas. Following the NHL, he closed out his playing career with the IHL'sKalamazoo Wings andOrlando Solar Bears (where he was a player/assistant coach).[2]
After his retirement as an active player, he continued with coaching, first as an assistant and then becoming the head coach of theHouston Aeros of theInternational Hockey League in the 2000–2001 season.[3] He also served as general manager for the Aeros for two seasons (2001–2003), including winning theCalder Cup in 2003,[4] as the Aeros were one of six IHL teams to join theAmerican Hockey League (AHL) in 2001 when the IHL folded. Following his AHL success, he was the general manager and then general manager/head coach of theGuelph Storm of theOHL from 2003–2008, where his team won the OHL Championship in 2003–04 and Barr collected theMatt Leyden Trophy, emblematic of the league's Coach of the Year, in 2005–2006.[5] Barr was also named as the head coach of Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team for the Under-18Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament from August 14–18, 2007, in theCzech Republic andSlovakia. Barr left the OHL to become an assistant coach for theColorado Avalanche of the NHL during the 2008–2009 NHL season but following a disappointing year in which they finished last overall in the NHL's Western Conference, the Avalanche fired their entire coaching staff.
On July 3, 2009, theMinnesota Wild hired Barr as an assistant coach. He was dismissed, along with head coachTodd Richards, by the Wild on April 11, 2011, in a Minnesota coaching staff restructuring. On July 29, 2011, Barr was named assistant coach of the New Jersey Devils, joining new coachPeter DeBoer on the staff.[6] Barr was subsequently dismissed, along with head coach DeBoer, by the Devils on December 27, 2014, in a New Jersey coaching staff restructuring. On June 18, 2015,Dan Bylsma named him, along withTerry Murray, as assistant coaches of the Buffalo Sabres. On July 25, 2017, he was hired as an assistant coach for theSan Jose Sharks to once again work under head coach Peter DeBoer,[7] until he was fired along with the rest of the Sharks' coaching staff on December 11, 2019.[8]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1977–78 | Pincher Creek Panthers | AJHL | 60 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Billings Bighorns | WCHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 72 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 61 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1979–80 | Great Falls Americans | WHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 27 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 30 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 72 | 26 | 62 | 88 | 106 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 1981–82 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | Erie Blades | AHL | 76 | 18 | 48 | 66 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 72 | 27 | 51 | 78 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | New York Rangers | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 50 | 28 | 37 | 65 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 75 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1985–86 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 72 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 70 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 1986–87 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 30 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 37 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 49 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1987–88 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 51 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 58 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | ||
| 1988–89 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 73 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 69 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1989–90 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 62 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 9 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 41 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Utica Devils | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 62 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1993–94 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 66 | 18 | 41 | 59 | 77 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1995–96 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 82 | 38 | 62 | 100 | 87 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 14 | ||
| 1996–97 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 50 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| NHL totals | 614 | 128 | 204 | 332 | 520 | 71 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 70 | ||||
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
| HOU | 2000–01 | 82 | 42 | 32 | - | 8 | 92 | 2nd in West | Lost in first round |
| GUE | 2004–05 | 68 | 23 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 57 | 5th in Midwest | Lost in first round |
| GUE | 2005–06 | 68 | 40 | 24 | - | 4 | 84 | 3rd in Midwest | Lost in third round |
| GUE | 2006–07 | 68 | 33 | 23 | - | 12 | 78 | 3rd in Midwest | Lost in first round |
| GUE | 2007–08 | 68 | 34 | 25 | - | 9 | 77 | 3rd in Midwest | Lost in second round |