Cam Barker

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Cam Barker
Barker during his time with the Blackhawks in 2009
Born (1986-04-04) April 4, 1986 (age 37)
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

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).

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]

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Career statistics[change | change source]

    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[change | change source]

  1. "Blackhawks deal Barker to Wild for Johnsson".
  2. "Oilers sign Barker to one-year deal". Archived from the original on 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  3. "Oilers release damaged defenceman Cam Barker".[permanent dead link]
  4. "Vancouver Canucks sign defenceman Cam Barker". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-03-09.

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