Dave Barr

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Dave Barr (born November 30, 1960) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers, Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils and Dallas Stars.

[edit] Playing career

He was born in Toronto, Ontario. After a nomadic junior career in which he played for the Billings Bighorns, Edmonton Oil Kings, Great Falls Americans, Portland Winter Hawks and Lethbridge Broncos of the Western Hockey League, Barr turned pro and went on to play 614 regular season games in the NHL. After his retirement he took up coaching, and is currently the head coach of the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League. He won the Matt Leyden Trophy, emblematic of the league's Coach of the Year, in 2005–06. Dave Barr has also been named as the head coach of Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team for the Under-18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament (formerly the Junior World Cup) from August 14–18, 2007 in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

[edit] Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular Season							Post Season
		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
HOU	2000–01	82	42	32	-	8	92	2nd in West	Lost in First Round
GUE	2004–05	68	23	34	10	1	57	5th in Midwest	Lost in First Round
GUE	2005–06	68	40	24	-	4	84	3rd in Midwest	Lost in Third Round
GUE	2006–07	68	33	23	-	12	78	3rd in Midwest	Lost in First Round
GUE	2007–08	68	34	25	-	9	77	3rd in Midwest	Lost in Second Round

[edit] Awards & Achievements

2005–06 Matt Leyden Trophy Winner