Scott Barney (born March 27, 1979) is a

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former professional

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, who played 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 seaso ...

. Barney currently serves as the head coach and general manager for the

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of the

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, having agreed to a 3 year contract extension on March 31, 2019.

Playing career

Barney was drafted by

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29th overall in the

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. He did not get to play in the

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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

, 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. 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 Augsburger EV ...

. 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 DEL, the highest-level league in Germany. Prior to the 2021—22 season they played i ...

, but was signed by Finnish team

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

BK Mladá Boleslav BK Mladá Boleslav ( cs, Bruslařský klub Mladá Boleslav) is a Czech 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 ...

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

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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 emerge ...

and

Dornbirner EC Dornbirn Bulldogs is a professional ice hockey team in Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, Austria, who formerly played in the Austrian Hockey League (IceHL), the first level of ice hockey in Austria, since 2012. until 2022. The club was founded in 1992 and i ...

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 spor ...

of the

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Elite.A. For the 2014-15 season, he signed with Austrian team

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of the

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

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

2005

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