Krys Barch

Krystofer Barch (born March 26, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He is currently the head coach of the Niagara IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League.

Playing career Barch was drafted 106th overall in the 1998 NHL entry draft by the Washington Capitals. Barch played his junior hockey with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. In his three years with London, Barch had 123 points in 187 games while tallying 206 penalty minutes.

Unsigned by the Capitals, Barch signed as a free agent with the Dallas Stars on July 18, 2006. Barch made his NHL debut in the 2006–07 season on January 15, 2007 against the Los Angeles Kings after being called up due to injuries. He remained with the Stars for the remainder of the season, played in 26 of 37 games and scored 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points. Known as a hard-hitter, Barch had 107 penalty minutes, which included 13 fighting majors.

On January 29, 2009, Barch had eight teeth shattered from a high stick by defenceman Chris Chelios, despite wearing a protective mouthguard, in a game with the Detroit Red Wings.

On December 7, 2011, the Dallas Stars traded Barch and a 6th-round pick in the 2012 draft, to the Florida Panthers in exchange for the minor league forward Jake Hauswirth and a 5th-round pick in 2012.

On December 31, 2011, in a game against the Montreal Canadiens, Barch was given a game misconduct penalty at the end of the first period, following an incident between teammate Erik Gudbranson and P.K. Subban. Hockey Night in Canada on CBC reported that the ejection was due to Barch making a joke that what was incorrectly interpreted to be a racial slur against Subban, who is of Jamaican descent. The incident was witnessed by linesman Darren Gibbs who was standing in front of the players' benches. Barch was suspended one game by the NHL for his comment.

Barch signed a two-year contract with the New Jersey Devils on July 5, 2012. On September 28, 2013, Barch was traded with a seventh round pick to Florida for a sixth round pick and Scott Timmins.

Personal life Krys and his wife Holly have three children: sons Hayden, born April 14, 2007, Kane, and Kolten.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1995–96 Georgetown Raiders OPJHL 41 6 8 14 10 — — — — — 1996–97 Georgetown Raiders OPJHL 51 18 26 44 58 — — — — — 1997–98 London Knights OHL 65 9 27 36 62 16 4 3 7 16 1998–99 London Knights OHL 66 18 20 38 66 25 9 17 26 15 1999–00 London Knights OHL 56 23 26 49 78 — — — — — 2000–01 Portland Pirates AHL 76 10 15 25 91 2 0 0 0 0 2001–02 Richmond Renegades ECHL 25 6 4 10 43 — — — — — 2001–02 Portland Pirates AHL 29 3 8 11 28 — — — — — 2002–03 Portland Pirates AHL 36 1 7 8 49 — — — — — 2004–05 Greenville Grrrowl ECHL 55 11 19 30 154 3 0 0 0 36 2004–05 Norfolk Admirals AHL 9 1 0 1 37 — — — — — 2005–06 Greenville Grrrowl ECHL 14 10 4 14 75 — — — — — 2005–06 Iowa Stars AHL 43 7 6 13 129 7 0 1 1 37 2006–07 Iowa Stars AHL 31 3 5 8 110 — — — — — 2006–07 Dallas Stars NHL 26 3 2 5 107 — — — — — 2007–08 Dallas Stars NHL 48 1 2 3 105 3 0 0 0 2 2008–09 Dallas Stars NHL 72 4 5 9 133 — — — — — 2009–10 Dallas Stars NHL 63 0 6 6 130 — — — — — 2010–11 Dallas Stars NHL 44 2 1 3 80 — — — — — 2011–12 Dallas Stars NHL 10 0 0 0 23 — — — — — 2011–12 Florida Panthers NHL 41 2 3 5 91 — — — — — 2012–13 New Jersey Devils NHL 22 0 0 0 44 — — — — — 2013–14 Florida Panthers NHL 55 0 4 4 99 — — — — — NHL totals 381 12 23 35 812 3 0 0 0 2