Ryan Barnes

Ryan Donald Barnes (born January 30, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played two games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings during the 2003–04 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2000 to 2007, was spent in various minor leagues.

Barnes was drafted in the second round, fifty-fifth overall in the 1998 NHL entry draft by the Detroit Red Wings. Barnes played his junior career for three teams in the OHL; the Sudbury Wolves, the Toronto St. Michael's Majors and finally the Barrie Colts. On October 3, 1999, he was suspended from the OHL for 25 games for a stick-swinging incident in a game against Oshawa Generals. At the end of that season, he played with the Barrie Colts in the Memorial Cup Championship final.

He has played two career games in the National Hockey League, as a member of the Detroit Red Wings.

After retiring as a player, Barnes worked as a coach, starting in the 2007–08 season with the Port Colborne Sailors of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Barnes was hired to work as an assistant coach with the Peterborough Petes for the 2008–09 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1995–96 Welland Cougars GHL 40 5 8 13 50 — — — — — 1996–97 Quinte Hawks MetJAHL 46 15 19 34 245 — — — — — 1997–98 Sudbury Wolves OHL 46 13 18 31 111 10 0 2 2 24 1998–99 Sudbury Wolves OHL 8 2 0 2 23 — — — — — 1998–99 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 31 11 14 25 215 — — — — — 1998–99 Barrie Colts OHL 24 16 14 30 161 12 2 4 6 40 1999–00 Barrie Colts OHL 31 17 12 29 98 25 7 7 14 49 1999–00 Barrie Colts M-Cup — — — — — 5 1 1 2 4 2000–01 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 1 0 0 0 7 — — — — — 2000–01 Toledo Storm ECHL 16 2 4 6 31 — — — — — 2001–02 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 46 2 3 5 152 — — — — — 2001–02 Toledo Storm ECHL 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2002–03 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 73 5 6 11 151 15 1 1 2 17 2003–04 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2003–04 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 69 6 13 19 175 4 0 0 0 7 2004–05 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 69 7 8 15 167 — — — — — 2004–05 Kalamazoo Wings UHL 11 3 5 8 4 — — — — — 2005–06 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 7 0 0 0 9 — — — — — 2005–06 Danbury Trashers UHL 32 8 19 27 114 17 0 2 2 37 2006–07 Muskegon Fury UHL 38 6 9 15 115 11 3 1 4 14 AHL totals 265 20 30 50 661 19 1 1 2 24 NHL totals 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —