Blair Barnes

Blair Barnes
Born	(1960-09-21)September 21, 1960 Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Died	June 29, 2010(2010-06-29) (aged 49) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Los Angeles Kings
NHL draft	126th overall, 1979 Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	1980–1984

Blair James Barnes (September 21, 1960 – June 29, 2010) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in one National Hockey League game for the Los Angeles Kings during the 1982–83 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1980 to 1984, was spent in the minor leagues.

Playing career and death

Barnes played three seasons with the Windsor Spitfires from 1977-1980 scoring 127 goals and 169 assists for 296 points in 198 games. He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the sixth round of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft and then played two seasons (1980–1982) with the Wichita Wind of the Central Hockey League before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings in 1982. Barnes played one season with the Kings AHL affiliate team, the New Haven Nighthawks and he scored 29 goals while recording 34 assists for 63 points in 72 games during the 1982-1983 season before being called up by the Kings, where he played his only National Hockey League game. He finished his hockey career with the AHL's Nova Scotia Voyageurs scoring 31 goals and adding 32 assists for 63 points in 80 games played. On June 29, 2010, he died from a heart attack.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1976–77	Markham Royals	MetJBHL		46	32	34	66	—		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Windsor Spitfires	OMJHL		65	22	26	48	163		6	0	1	1	23
1978–79	Windsor Spitfires	OMJHL		67	42	76	118	195		7	4	5	9	6
1979–80	Windsor Spitfires	OMJHL		66	63	67	130	98		16	17	12	29	26
1980–81	Wichita Wind	CHL		30	10	14	24	49		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Wichita Wind	CHL		80	28	34	62	99		5	0	1	1	2
1982–83	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		72	29	24	53	80		1	0	0	0	0
1983–84	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL		80	32	32	64	91		6	4	2	6	12
AHL totals				152	61	56	117	171		7	4	2	6	12
CHL totals				110	38	48	86	148		5	0	1	1	2
NHL totals				1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—

See also

• List of players who played only one game in the NHL

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database