Chris Barton | |||
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Born | Calgary, Alberta, CAN | July 12, 1987||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | AHL Bridgeport Sound Tigers WBS Penguins ECHL Wheeling Nailers | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2011–2013 |
Chris Barton (born July 12, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward.
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. [1] [2]
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. [3] Barton was also named to the 2011–12 ECHL All-Rookie Team. [4] Barton re-signed with Wheeling on September 28, 2012. [5] On March 17, 2013, Barton scored the 5,000th goal in Wheeling Nailers history. [6]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 | — | — | — | — | — |
When Barton attended Merrimack College, he majored in Management. [5] Barton says he had a hockey stick in his hand when he was about 4 years old. [7]
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