Stuart Douglas Barnes (born December 25, 1970) is a

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former professional

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forward. He played 16 seasons at

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in the NHL with the

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, and

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. He currently has an arena named after him in the city of

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, where he was born. Barnes was an assistant coach with the Dallas Stars. , he is the head coach and co-owner of the

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in the

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Playing career

Barnes was drafted fourth overall by the

in the

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. On November 25, 1993, the Jets traded him along with a sixth round selection (previously acquired from the

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; Chris Kibermanis) in

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to the

for

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. In Florida, he was among the leaders on the teams, who helped carry the Panthers to the 1996

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, facing the Colorado Avalanche. Then on November 19, 1996, the

traded Chris Wells to the Panthers for Barnes and Jason Woolley. The trade to the Penguins has been considered the worst in Panthers history. In 1999, Barnes was traded to the

for

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. In Buffalo, he went to the Finals again, this time against Dallas, only to lose on a triple-overtime goal by

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. He served as the

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for the Sabres before being traded to the Stars in 2003 for Michael Ryan and a second round draft pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. When

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was injured during the 2006–07 season, Barnes served as an alternate captain of the Stars. He also served as an alternate captain for most of the 2007–08 season due to Sergei Zubov's absence from the line-up. Barnes announced his retirement as a player on August 28, 2008 and joined the Stars as an

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for three seasons before becoming a hockey operations consultant. Barnes left the Stars front office after the 2012–13 season, and went on to serve in a dual capacity as the

co-owner in the

and as the head coach of the Okanagan Academy Prep hockey team. In 2017, Barnes returned to the Dallas Stars organization as an assistant coach.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

Transactions

*On June 17, 1989 the

selected Stu Barnes in the first round (#4 overall) of the 1989 NHL draft. *On November 25, 1993 the Winnipeg Jets traded Stu Barnes and a 1994 sixth round pick to the

in exchange for

and a 1994 fourth round pick. *On July 19, 1994 the Florida Panthers re-signed Stu Barnes to a multi-year contract. *On July 16, 1996 the Florida Panthers signed Stu Barnes to a multi-year contract. *On November 19, 1996 the Florida Panthers traded Stu Barnes and Jason Woolley to the

in exchange for Chris Wells. *On June 20, 1998 the Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed Stu Barnes. *On March 11, 1999 the Pittsburgh Penguins traded Stu Barnes to the

in exchange for

. *On September 23, 1999 the Buffalo Sabres re-signed restricted free agent Stu Barnes to a multi-year contract. *On March 10, 2003 the Buffalo Sabres traded Stu Barnes to the

in exchange for Michael Ryan and a 2003 second round pick (#65 - Branislav Fabry). *On August 3, 2004 the Dallas Stars re-signed Stu Barnes to a 2-year contract extension. *On June 7, 2007 the Dallas Stars re-signed Stu Barnes to a 1-year contract. *On August 28, 2008 Stu Barnes announced his retirement and was hired as assistant coach of the Dallas Stars for a 2-year contract. *On July 13, 2010 Stu Barnes was re-signed as assistant coach of the Dallas Stars for a 2-year contract.

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