Stu Barnes

Stuart Barnes (born December 25, 1970) 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 Dallas Stars.
==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. 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.
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 Winnipeg, Buffalo and Pittsburgh fans during his time with the Jets, Sabres and Penguins.
==Personal life==
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.
Barnes and his wife, Julie, have one daughter (Riley) and one son (Jack). The family spends the offseason in Washington state.
The phrase "The Stu Look" is a reference to Stu Barnes.
==Awards and achievements==
*Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy WHL Rookie of the Year (1988)
*WHL - West Second All-Star Team 1987–88
*WHL - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy (MVP) 1988–89
*WHL - West Second All-Star Team 1988–89
== Career statistics ==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
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 Alpines 	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	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	1136 	261 	336 	597 	438 	 	116 	30 	32 	62 	24
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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