Scott Barney

Scott Barney
Born	(1979-03-27) March 27, 1979 (age 46) Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Los Angeles Kings Atlanta Thrashers Augsburger Panther SaiPa BK Mlada Boleslav HPK HC Thurgau Dornbirner EC High1 HC Valpellice EHC Lustenau China Dragon Anyang Halla
NHL draft	29th overall, 1997 Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	1999–2018

Scott Barney (born March 27, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward, who played 27 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings and Atlanta Thrashers between 2003 and 2005. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1999 to 2018, was mainly spent in Europe and Asia. Barney currently serves as the head coach for the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League, having been hired on June 27, 2024. ^[1]

Playing career

Barney was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings 29th overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. He did not get to play in the National Hockey League until the 2002–03 season, because he missed three consecutive seasons due to a severe back injury. He also played for the Atlanta Thrashers. Barney played a total of 27 games in the NHL, scoring 5 goals and adding 6 assists for 11 points. He was loaned to the Hershey Bears in March 2007 from the Grand Rapids Griffins and was re-signed by the Bears for the 2007–08 season on July 31, 2007. For 2008–09 he moved to Germany to play for Augsburger Panther. In 2009–10 he started the season in SC Bietigheim-Bissingen, but was signed by Finnish team SaiPa in October. He continued with the team for 2010–11 season.

On November 21, 2010, he joined BK Mladá Boleslav of the Czech Extraliga. ^[2] After just 13 games with Boleslav however, Barney returned to Finland on January 18, 2011, to complete the 2010–11 season with HPK. ^[3]

Barney returned to HPK for the 2011–12 season. He was briefly loaned to EC Red Bull Salzburg for the non-regulation European Trophy, but returned to play for HPK. He then left HPK part-way through the season to help out the second-tier teams HC Thurgau and Dornbirner EC of the Swiss National League B and Austrian National League, respectively.

Barney played the 2012–13 season in the Asian Ice Hockey League with South Korean team High1. On August 8, 2013, Barney signed with HC Valpellice of the Italian Elite.A. ^[4] For the 2014–15 season, he signed with Austrian team EHC Lustenau of the Inter-National League, where he played for two seasons before ending his playing career.

Coaching

Barney joined the Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League as an assistant coach for the 2018–19 season, and became their head coach and general manager a few months later. He remained in those positions until the 2023–24 season. ^[5] Barney was named head coach for the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League on June 27, 2024. ^[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994–95	North York Rangers	MetJHL		41	16	19	35	88		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Peterborough Petes	OHL		60	22	24	46	52		24	6	8	14	38
1996–97	Peterborough Petes	OHL		64	21	33	54	110		9	0	3	3	16
1997–98	Peterborough Petes	OHL		62	44	32	76	60		4	1	0	1	6
1998–99	Springfield Falcons	AHL		5	0	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	2
1998–99	Peterborough Petes	OHL		44	41	26	67	80		5	4	1	5	4
2002–03	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		57	13	5	18	74		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		5	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		19	5	6	11	4		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		44	20	14	34	28		6	2	3	5	8
2005–06	Chicago Wolves	AHL		53	32	19	51	54		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		40	4	8	12	26		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Hershey Bears	AHL		11	6	4	10	6		19	10	9	19	14
2007–08	Hershey Bears	AHL		66	21	20	41	60		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Augsburger Panther	DEL		51	12	32	82	4		0	0	0	2
2009–10	SC Bietigheim Steelers	GER-2		4	0	3	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	SaiPa	FIN		43	16	14	30	60		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	SaiPa	FIN		21	9	9	18	18		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	BK Mlada Boleslav	CZE		13	2	2	4	8		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	HPK	FIN		18	5	1	6	20		2	0	0	0	2
2011–12	HPK	FIN		20	2	3	5	8		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HC Thurgau	NLB		5	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Dornbirner EC	AUT-2		20	2	3	5	8		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	High1	AL		42	37	50	87	34		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	HC Valpellice	ITA		42	29	38	67	84		5	2	4	6	2
2014–15	EHC Lustenau	AUT-2		28	22	25	47	48		11	6	6	12	6
2015–16	EHC Lustenau	AUT-2		32	32	29	61	59		11	4	9	13	10
2016–17	China Dragon	AL		48	14	42	56	62		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Anyang Halla	AL		21	9	8	17	12		8	0	3	3	0
NHL totals				27	5	6	11	4		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996	Canada	IH18		5	0	1	1	18
Junior totals				5	0	1	1	18

References

1. "Wolves Introduce Scott Barney as Head Coach". Sudbury Wolves. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
2. "Scott Barney arrives in Boleslav". czechhockeyreport.com. 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
3. "Scott Barney linked to HPK" (in Finnish). HPK. 2011-01-18. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
4. "Former Petes Captain Scott Barney to Play In Italy for 2013-14". OHL Alumni Central. 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
5. "Coach Scott Barney Is Advancing To The Next Stage Of His Career". Humboldt Broncos. 27 June 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
6. "Wolves Introduce Scott Barney as Head Coach". Sudbury Wolves. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-09.

• 2005 NHL Official Guide & Record Book ISBN   0-920445-91-8

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database