Chris Barton

Chris Barton (born July 12, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward.

Playing career Barton played two season with the Camrose Kodiaks in 2005–06 and 2006–07. He then played four years at Merrimack College. On March 30, 2011, Barton signed an amateur tryout contract with the American Hockey League's Bridgeport Sound Tigers.

During the 2011–12 season, he played with the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers and the American Hockey League's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. For the month of November 2011, Barton was named ECHL Rookie of the month. Barton was also named to the 2011–12 ECHL All-Rookie Team. Barton re-signed with Wheeling on September 28, 2012. On March 17, 2013, Barton scored the 5,000th goal in Wheeling Nailers history.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2005–06 Camrose Kodiaks AJHL 58 18 25 43 25 — — — — — 2006–07 Camrose Kodiaks AJHL 58 23 38 61 37 14 5 6 11 12 2007–08 Merrimack Warriors HE 34 6 13 19 6 — — — — — 2008–09 Merrimack Warriors HE 34 9 14 23 14 — — — — — 2009–10 Merrimack Warriors HE 37 19 19 38 10 — — — — — 2010–11 Merrimack Warriors HE 36 14 25 39 16 — — — — — 2010–11 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2011–12 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 69 29 31 60 40 4 4 0 4 6 2011–12 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2012–13 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 47 23 20 43 23 — — — — — 2012–13 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 4 0 0 0 6 — — — — — AHL totals 10 0 0 0 6 — — — — —

Personal When Barton attended Merrimack College, he majored in Management.