Norman Leonard Barnes (born August 24, 1953) is a

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former professional

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who played five seasons in the

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(NHL) for the

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and

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. He featured in the

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with the Flyers. He also played for Canada in the 1981 IIHF ice hockey world championships in Stockholm, Sweden. As a youth, he played in the 1965 and 1966

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s with the Toronto Bruins and Toronto Shopsy's

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teams.

Awards and honours

*Played in NHL All-Star Game (1980) *AHL First All-Star Team (1982)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* 1953 births Living people AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans Baltimore Clippers (SHL) players Binghamton Whalers players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Cincinnati Stingers draft picks Hartford Whalers players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Maine Mariners (AHL) players Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States National Hockey League All-Stars Philadelphia Firebirds (NAHL) players Philadelphia Flyers draft picks Philadelphia Flyers players Richmond Robins players Ice hockey people from Etobicoke Springfield Indians players {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1950s-stub