Ryan Donald Barnes (born January 30, 1980) is a Canadian former professional

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who played two games in the

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with the

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during the 2003–04 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2000 to 2007, was spent in various minor leagues. Barnes was drafted in the second round, fifty-fifth overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the

. Barnes played his junior career for three teams in the OHL; the

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, the Toronto St. Michael's Majors and finally the

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. On October 3, 1999, he was suspended from the OHL for 25 games for a stick-swinging incident in a game against

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. At the end of that season, he played with the

in the

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Championship final. He has played two career games in the

, as a member of the

. After retiring as a player, Barnes worked as a coach, starting in the 2007–08 season with the

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of the

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. Barnes was hired to work as an assistant coach with the

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for the 2008–09 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

External links

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AHL Ryan Barnes Profile
1980 births Living people Barrie Colts players Canadian ice hockey left wingers Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players Danbury Trashers players Detroit Red Wings draft picks Detroit Red Wings players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Grand Rapids Griffins players Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players Ice hockey people from Ontario Kalamazoo Wings (UHL) players Muskegon Fury players Sportspeople from Haldimand County Sudbury Wolves players Toledo Storm players Toronto St. Michael's Majors players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen {{canada-icehockey-winger-1980s-stub