Blair James Barnes (September 21, 1960 – June 29, 2010) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in one National Hockey League game for the Los Angeles Kings during the 1982–83 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1980 to 1984, was spent in the minor leagues.
Playing career and death Barnes played three seasons with the Windsor Spitfires from 1977-1980 scoring 127 goals and 169 assists for 296 points in 198 games. He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the sixth round of the 1979 NHL entry draft and then played two seasons (1980–1982) with the Wichita Wind of the Central Hockey League before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings in 1982. Barnes played one season with the Kings AHL affiliate team, the New Haven Nighthawks and he scored 29 goals while recording 34 assists for 63 points in 72 games during the 1982-1983 season before being called up by the Kings, where he played his only National Hockey League game. He finished his hockey career with the AHL's Nova Scotia Voyageurs scoring 31 goals and adding 32 assists for 63 points in 80 games played.Windsor Spitfires News Releases On June 29, 2010, he died from a heart attack.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1976–77 Markham Royals MetJBHL 46 32 34 66 — — — — — — 1977–78 Windsor Spitfires OMJHL 65 22 26 48 163 6 0 1 1 23 1978–79 Windsor Spitfires OMJHL 67 42 76 118 195 7 4 5 9 6 1979–80 Windsor Spitfires OMJHL 66 63 67 130 98 16 17 12 29 26 1980–81 Wichita Wind CHL 30 10 14 24 49 — — — — — 1981–82 Wichita Wind CHL 80 28 34 62 99 5 0 1 1 2 1982–83 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1982–83 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 72 29 24 53 80 1 0 0 0 0 1983–84 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 80 32 32 64 91 6 4 2 6 12 AHL totals 152 61 56 117 171 7 4 2 6 12 CHL totals 110 38 48 86 148 5 0 1 1 2 NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
See also List of players who played only one game in the NHL
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