Former Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Tyson Barrie is calling it a career.
The 34-year-old is retiring after 822 games in the NHL, split between the Colorado Avalanche, Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Nashville Predators, and Calgary Flames. Barrie, a 2009 third-round (64th overall) selection by the Avalanche, spent eight seasons with the club before being involved in a trade to Toronto in 2019.
Barrie—along with Alexander Kerfoot and a 2020 sixth-round pick (which turned out to be Joe Miller)—was shipped to the Maple Leafs in exchange for Nazem Kadri, defenseman Calle Rosen, and a 2020 third-round pick (Jean-Luc Foudy).
The right-shot defenseman spent one season in Toronto, appearing in 70 games with the club and scoring five goals and 34 assists. Barrie was fifth among Maple Leafs in points that season, only behind William Nylander, John Tavares, Mitch Marner, and Auston Matthews.
Barrie had a difficult start with Toronto under former head coach Mike Babcock, only scoring seven assists in his first 21 games with the club. After the Maple Leafs fired Babcock on Nov. 20, 2019 and hired Sheldon Keefe, Barrie’s point total improved with him scoring five goals and 27 assists in the final 47 games of the season.
After just one season in Toronto, the defenseman became an unrestricted free agent and signed a one-year, $3.75 million contract with the Edmonton Oilers. Barrie led all NHL defensemen in points that season with 48 (eight goals and 40 assists) in 56 games.
He re-upped with the Oilers for three more seasons, but was traded to the Nashville Predators in a deal that saw Mattias Ekholm go to Edmonton in late February 2023. Barrie played out the rest of his deal in Nashville before joining the Flames on a one-year, $1.25 million contract last season.
The Victoria, BC-born defender would go on to play just 13 games with Calgary, scoring one goal and two assists while averaging just under 16 minutes of ice time per game. In 47 career NHL playoff games, Barrie tallied two goals and 19 assists with Colorado, Toronto, Edmonton, and Nashville.
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