Cam Barker
Cameron Barker (born April 4, 1986 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He played with the Chicago Blackhawks, Minnesota Wild, Edmonton Oilers, and Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played with Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
| Cam Barker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Barker during his time with the Blackhawks in 2009 | |||
| Born |
April 4, 1986 Winnipeg, MB, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| team Former teams |
Free Agent NHL: Chicago Blackhawks Minnesota Wild Edmonton Oilers Vancouver Canucks KHL: Barys Astana | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
3rd overall, 2004 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Barker was drafted 3rd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. Barker played 5 seasons with the Blackhawks before being traded to the Minnesota Wild for Kim Johnsson and defensive prospect Nick Leddy.[1] He played 2 seasons with the Wild and the Wild placed him on waivers on June 28, 2011. He signed a contract with the Edmonton Oilers on July 1, 2011.[2] He played a season with the Oilers before being cut by the team on June 25, 2012.[3] He joined the Texas Stars for 23 games before signing a $700,000, one-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks.[4]
Awards
- He was named to the WHL All-Rookie Team in 2003.
- He won the Ed Chynoweth Cup championship with the Medicine Hat Tigers in 2004.
- He won the World Junior gold medal in 2005 and 2006.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002-02 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 64 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 79 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | ||
| 2003-04 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 69 | 21 | 44 | 65 | 105 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 18 | ||
| 2004-05 | Medicine Hat Tigers | NHL | 52 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 99 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 2005-06 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 26 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 63 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 59 | ||
| 2005-06 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 34 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | ||
| 2006–07 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 35 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007-08 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 29 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 45 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 68 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 65 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 51 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 52 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Texas Stars | AHL | 23 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 310 | 21 | 75 | 96 | 290 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | ||||
References
- "Blackhawks deal Barker to Wild for Johnsson".
- "Oilers sign Barker to one-year deal". Archived from the original on 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- "Oilers release damaged defenceman Cam Barker".
- "Vancouver Canucks sign defenceman Cam Barker". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
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