Tyson Barrie

Tyson Barrie
Born July 26, 1991 (1991-07-26) (age 20)
Victoria, BC, CAN
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Colorado Avalanche
Lake Erie Monsters (AHL)
NHL Draft 64th overall, 2009
Colorado Avalanche
Playing career 2011–present

Tyson Barrie (born July 26, 1991) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman for the Colorado Avalanche organization, currently playing for the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League. He previously captained the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League. He is the son of former NHLer and Tampa Bay Lightning owner, Len Barrie.

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Playing career

After initially playing in the Junior B level with the Juan de Fuca Grizzlies of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League, Barrie began his major junior career in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Kelowna Rockets at the tail end of the 2006–07 season.

He was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the third round, 64th overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. On March 25, 2011, Barrie was signed by the Avalanche to a three-year entry level contract.[1]

International play

Medal record
Competitor for Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Silver 2011 Buffalo

Barrie made his international debut at the 2008 World U-17 Hockey Challenge with Team Canada Pacific. Barrie was first invited to partake in Canada's National Junior Team development camp in 2010.[2] He was again included to take part in Canada's 2011 National Junior Team selection camp and was among the final names to make the team.[3] Barrie was among the teams' best during the Tournament as Canada had to settle for Silver in a 5-3 collapse against Russia in the final.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 Juan de Fuca Grizzlies VIJHL 72 43 87 130 — — — — — —
2006–07 Kelowna Rockets WHL 7 0 3 3 2 — — — — —
2006–07 Victoria Grizzlies BCHL — — — — — 3 0 2 2 0
2007–08 Kelowna Rockets WHL 64 9 34 43 32 7 1 3 4 0
2008–09 Kelowna Rockets WHL 68 12 40 52 31 22 4 14 18 12
2009–10 Kelowna Rockets WHL 63 19 53 72 31 12 3 8 11 6
2010–11 Kelowna Rockets WHL 54 11 47 58 34 10 2 9 11 8
WHL totals 256 51 177 228 130 51 10 34 44 26

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Canada U17 6 1 2 3 2
2011 Canada WJC 7 1 2 3 0
Junior int'l totals 13 2 4 6 2

Awards and honours

Award Year
WHL
CHL All-Rookie Team 2008 [5]
West First All-Star Team 2010, 2011 [6]
Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy 2010 [7]
CHL Second All-Star Team 2010 [8]

References

  1. ^ "Avalanche signs Barrie". Colorado Avalanche. 2011-03-25. http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=557209. Retrieved 2011-03-25. 
  2. ^ "UPDATE: Canada’s National Junior Team camp picks unveiled". goerieblogs.com. 2010-06-12. http://www.goerieblogs.com/sports/shootout/?tag=mississauga-st-michaels-majors. Retrieved 2010-06-12. 
  3. ^ "Hockey Canada Selection Camp: Team Profile". Hockey Canada. 2010-11-12. http://hockeycanada56.prismx.net/index.php?ci_id=75137&la_id=1&season_id=151418&team_id=82853&profile_id=151420&ss_id=EVENT/%C9VENEMENT. Retrieved 2010-11-12. 
  4. ^ "Russia shocks Canada, 5-3". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2011-01-05. http://www.iihf.com/channels1011/wm20/news/news-singleview-wm20/article/russia-makes-golden-history.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=4272&cHash=8a95f2f18c. Retrieved 2011-01-05. 
  5. ^ "Tyson Barrie Profile". The Hockey News. 2010-06-05. http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?7306. Retrieved 2010-06-05. 
  6. ^ "Kelowna's Tyson Barrie wins WHL top Honour". Kelowna.com. 2010-03-29. http://www.kelowna.com/2010/03/29/kelownas-tyson-barrie-wins-whl-top-honour/. Retrieved 2010-03-29. 
  7. ^ "WHL defenceman of the year - Tyson Barrie". Western Hockey League. 2010-04-26. http://media.whl.ca/whl-defenceman-of-the-year-tyson-barrie-p142620. Retrieved 2010-04-26. 
  8. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Dan Diamond and Associates. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4. 

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