Stu Barnes

Canadian professional hockey player Stu Barnes currently plays for the Dallas Stars in the National Hockey League.

Fast Facts

1. Full name: Stuart Douglas Barnes
2. Born: December 25, 1970
3. Birthplace: Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
4. Position: Center
5. Shoots: Right
6. 16 year NHL veteran and former Captain of the Buffalo Sabres

Early Career

Prior to his NHL career Barnes played in the Western Hockey League for several seasons. He was drafted fourth overall in the 1989 NHL Draft by the Winnipeg Jets. He made his NHL debut with the Jets during the 1991-92 regular season, playing 46 games that year. Barnes was traded to the Florida Panthers on November 25, 1993. In 1996 Barnes played in his first Stanley Cup Finals, as the Panthers fell to the Colorado Avalanche. Just a few months later Barnes was again traded, to the Pittsburgh Penguins on November 19, 1996. He played nearly three seasons in Pittsburgh until he was traded on March 11, 1999 to the Buffalo Sabres.

Recent Years

Barnes spent over four seasons with the Sabres, serving as team captain from 2001-03. He helped the Sabres reach the Stanley Cup Finals his first season with the team, in 1999. The Sabres however were defeated by the Dallas Stars. On March 10, 2003, the Sabres traded Barnes to the Dallas Stars. He has since served as an alternate captain from time to time for the Stars.

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