Scott Barney (born March 27, 1979) is a Canadian former professional

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, who played 27 games in the

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with the

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and

Atlanta Thrashers The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL) on June 25, 1997, and became the League's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL sea ...

between 2003 and 2005. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1999 to 2018, was mainly spent in Europe and Asia. Barney currently serves as the head coach for the

Sudbury Wolves The Sudbury Wolves are an Ontario Hockey League (OHL) ice hockey team based in Greater Sudbury, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Sudbury has had various hockey teams competing at the Junior ice hockey, junior and senior ice hockey levels of the game k ...

of the

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, having been hired on June 27, 2024.

Playing career

Barney was drafted by the

29th overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. He did not get to play in the

until the 2002–03 season, because he missed three consecutive seasons due to a severe back injury. He also played for the

. Barney played a total of 27 games in the

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, scoring 5 goals and adding 6 assists for 11 points. He was loaned to the

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in March 2007 from the

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and was re-signed by the Bears for the 2007–08 season on July 31, 2007. For 2008–09 he moved to Germany to play for

Augsburger Panther The Augsburger Panther are a professional ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, DEL. The team is based in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. They play their home games at the Curt Frenzel Stadion. Founded in 1878, the team's name was Augsburge ...

. In 2009–10 he started the season in

SC Bietigheim-Bissingen SC Bietigheim-Bissingen, also known as the Bietigheim Steelers, is a professional ice hockey team based in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany. They currently play in DEL2, the second highest-level league in Germany. History The club was created as S ...

, but was signed by Finnish team

SaiPa SAIPA (, ''SAIPA'') is an Iranian automaker headquartered in Tehran. The SAIPAC (an acronym for the French ''Société anonyme iranienne de production des automobiles Citroën'' lit. ''Iranian Limited Company for the Production of Citroën Autom ...

in October. He continued with the team for 2010–11 season. On November 21, 2010, he joined

BK Mladá Boleslav BK Mladá Boleslav () is a professional ice hockey team which plays in the Czech Extraliga, the country's highest level. They were promoted into the league on 18 April 2014 after a two-year absence. They play their home games at Ško-Energo Aréna ...

of the

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. After just 13 games with Boleslav however, Barney returned to Finland on January 18, 2011, to complete the 2010–11 season with HPK. Barney returned to HPK for the 2011–12 season. He was briefly loaned to

EC Red Bull Salzburg EC Red Bull Salzburg is a professional ice hockey team based in Salzburg, Austria, that plays in the ICE Hockey League. The club plays their home games at the Eisarena Salzburg. History In their first season, 1977–78, HC Salzburg took third ...

for the non-regulation

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, but returned to play for HPK. He then left HPK part-way through the season to help out the second-tier teams

HC Thurgau Hockey Club Thurgau is a Swiss professional ice hockey club based in Weinfelden, Switzerland. The club was founded in 1989 and currently plays in the Swiss League (SL) at the Güttingersreuti, with a capacity of 3,200. History HC Thurgau emerged ...

and Dornbirner EC of the

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and

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, respectively. Barney played the 2012–13 season in the Asian Ice Hockey League with

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n team

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. On August 8, 2013, Barney signed with

HC Valpellice HC Valpellice Bulldogs, nicknamed "La Valpe", is a professional ice hockey team in Torre Pellice, near Turin, Italy. The team plays in the country's top division, Serie A. Serie A is also sponsored by Reebok, which provides free equipment and sport ...

of the

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. For the 2014–15 season, he signed with Austrian team

EHC Lustenau Eishockey Club Lustenau, commonly referred to as EHC Lustenau or simply Lustenau, is an ice hockey team in Lustenau, Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. ...

of the

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, where he played for two seasons before ending his playing career.

Coaching

Barney joined the

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of the

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as an assistant coach for the 2018–19 season, and became their head coach and general manager a few months later. He remained in those positions until the 2023–24 season. Barney was named head coach for the

of the

on June 27, 2024.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

* 2005

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barney, Scott 1979 births Living people HL Anyang players Atlanta Thrashers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Augsburger Panther players BK Mladá Boleslav players Canadian ice hockey forwards China Dragon players Dornbirn Bulldogs players Chicago Wolves players Grand Rapids Griffins players HC Thurgau players HC Valpellice players Hershey Bears players High1 players HPK players Los Angeles Kings draft picks Los Angeles Kings players EHC Lustenau players Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players SaiPa players SC Bietigheim-Bissingen players Ice hockey people from Oshawa Springfield Falcons players