Dave Barr

David Angus Barr (born November 30, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers, Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils and Dallas Stars. He was previously an assistant coach for the Florida Panthers, Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils, Minnesota Wild, Colorado Avalanche, and San Jose Sharks.

Early life Barr was born in Toronto, Ontario, but grew up in Edmonton, Alberta. Barr played junior hockey for the Billings Bighorns, Edmonton Oil Kings, Great Falls Americans, Portland Winter Hawks and Lethbridge Broncos of the Western Hockey League.

Career Playing career Barr turned pro and played a total of 614 regular season games in the National 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's Kalamazoo Wings and Orlando Solar Bears (where he was a player/assistant coach).

Coaching After his retirement as an active player, he continued with coaching, first as an assistant and then becoming the head coach of the Houston Aeros of the International Hockey League in the 2000–2001 season. He also served as general manager for the Aeros for two seasons (2001–2003), including winning the Calder Cup in 2003, as the Aeros were one of six IHL teams to join the American 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 the Guelph Storm of the OHL from 2003–2008, where his team won the OHL Championship in 2003–04 and Barr collected the Matt Leyden Trophy, emblematic of the league's Coach of the Year, in 2005–2006. Barr was also named as the head coach of Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team for the Under-18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament from August 14–18, 2007, in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Barr left the OHL to become an assistant coach for the Colorado 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, the Minnesota Wild hired Barr as an assistant coach. He was dismissed, along with head coach Todd 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 coach Peter DeBoer on the staff. 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 with Terry Murray, as assistant coaches of the Buffalo Sabres. On July 25, 2017, he was hired as an assistant coach for the San Jose Sharks to once again work under head coach Peter DeBoer, until he was fired along with the rest of the Sharks' coaching staff on December 11, 2019.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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

Coaching record Team Year Regular season Postseason G W L T OTL Pts Finish ResultHOU2000–01824232-8922nd in WestLost in first roundGUE2004–05682334101575th in MidwestLost in first roundGUE2005–06684024-4843rd in MidwestLost in third roundGUE2006–07683323-12783rd in MidwestLost in first roundGUE2007–08683425-9773rd in MidwestLost in second round

Awards and achievements He won the 1983–84 CHL Championship (Adams Cup) as a member of the Tulsa Oilers team coached by Tom Webster. 2002–03 Calder Cup champion 2005–06 Matt Leyden Trophy winner