Matthew Barnaby

Quick Facts

Full Name	Matthew Barnaby
Occupation	Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	May 4, 1973(1973-05-04)
Age	51
Birthplace	Ottawa
Country	Canada
Birth City	Ontario
Horoscope	Taurus

Matthew Barnaby Biography

Matthew Barnaby is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on May 4, 1973 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Retired NHL right-winger, who was known for his aggressive style of play and more than 2,500 penalty points over the course of 14 seasons. After his playing career ended, he went to work as a broadcaster.

He was traded to the Penguins by the Sabres for Stu Barton in 1999.

He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres 83rd overall in the fourth round in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Barnaby was drafted from the QMJHL where he spent four seasons with the Beauport Harfangs, Verdun Collège Français and Victoriaville Tigres, leading the league in penalty minutes in consecutive seasons in ’92 and ’93. After completing his QMJHL career with the Tigres, Barnaby joined the Sabres for the end of 1992–93 season.

Barnaby was generally considered a pest and agitator and spent the next few seasons playing between the Sabres and AHL affiliate the Rochester Americans. Barnaby established a full-time role with the Sabres in the 1995-96 recording a career-high in penalty minutes with 335. He was frequently involved in on- ice altercations and among other incidents he made headlines in 1996, when in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers after a few hits and Barnaby lying on the ice presumably injured, a brawl between the two teams started. With the brawl in full motion, Barnaby jumped to his skates to punish Garth Snow, goaltender of the Flyers, who was poking Barnaby with his stick while the officials weren’t looking. In 1996-97 Barnaby showed his scoring talents when he scored a career-high 19 goals and 43 points in 68 games.

In 1997, he married Christine Cardarella, with whom he had two children. However, they divorced later. He married Veronique Robitaille in 2014.

Matthew Barnaby Net Worth

Matthew Barnaby is one of the richest Hockey Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Matthew Barnaby 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Over four seasons, he played for three teams in the QMJHL. He accumulated more that 1,000 penalty minutes and averaged more than one point per game.

He was the 83rd pick in the 1992 NHL Draft. He was 18th in all-time career PIM league history when he retired in 2007.

Matthew Barnaby (born May 4, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger. Barnaby played in the NHL for the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers, Colorado Avalanche, Chicago Blackhawks and the Dallas Stars.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Matthew Barnaby height 6 ft 1 in Matthew weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Matthew Barnaby Dating?

According to our records, Matthew Barnaby married to Veronique Robitaille. As of December 1, 2023, Matthew Barnaby’s is not dating anyone.

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Barnaby, again a free agent, signed a one-year deal with the Dallas Stars on July 5, 2006. In the 2006–07 season, Barnaby recorded his 300th, and final point, on December 23, 2006 against the Edmonton Oilers. He played only 39 games with the Stars before suffering a season ending concussion against the Phoenix Coyotes on January 9, 2007. Struggling with the effects of his concussion Barnaby announced his retirement from the NHL in July 2007.

Facts & Trivia

Matthew Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Matthew Barnaby celebrates birthday on May 4 of every year.

Barnaby was forced to depart Time Warner Cable SportsNet after joining ESPN as its lead NHL analyst in October 2008, when Barry Melrose returned to the league to coach the Tampa Bay Lightning. Melrose returned to the network shortly after being fired just 16 games into the season. He is an occasional broadcaster and analyst for the show NHL on TSN and will serve as an analyst for their new hockey highlights show That’s Hockey 2Nite.

Who did Matthew Barnaby play for in the NHL?

SeasonTeamLge
1994-95| Buffalo Sabres| NHL
1995-96| Buffalo Sabres| NHL
1996-97| Buffalo Sabres| NHL

How many fights did Matthew Barnaby have?

Matthew Barnaby was one of the heavy weigh fighters of his era. During the span of 18 seasons in the NHL, starting in 1993 and ending with him retiring in 2007, Barnaby engaged in 191 fights. He sits at 18th place on the list of most penalized players in NHL history with 2562 penalty minutes.

What happened to Matthew Barnaby?

NHL’s Matthew Barnaby Charges Dropped In Bar Fight Case TMZ Sports has learned the former Dallas Star had his charges officially dropped Monday. Barnaby was accused of choking a bouncer in a skirmish at a downtown Nashville, TN bar in March … and the scene, according to cops, was pretty wild.

What does Matthew Barnaby do now?

Barnaby lives in Ottawa and is a hockey analyst on The Power Play on SiriusXM channel 91. Since 2019, he has hosted a podcast called “Unfiltered with Matthew Barnaby”.

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