▁Year , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 . ▁Bar r ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁National ▁Men ' s ▁Summer ▁Under - 1 8 ▁Team ▁for ▁the ▁Under - 1 8 ▁Ivan ▁H link a ▁Memorial ▁Tournament ▁from ▁August ▁ 1 4 – 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁in ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁and ▁Slov ak ia . ▁ ▁Bar r ▁left ▁the ▁O HL ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁Colorado ▁A val anche ▁of ▁the ▁N HL ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁N HL ▁season , ▁but ▁following ▁a ▁disappoint ing ▁year ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁finished ▁last ▁overall ▁in ▁the ▁N HL ' s ▁Western ▁Conference , ▁the ▁A val anche ▁clean ed ▁house ▁and ▁fired ▁their ▁entire ▁co aching ▁staff . ▁On ▁July ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Wild ▁h ired ▁Dave ▁Bar r ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach . ▁Bar r ▁was ▁dismiss ed , ▁along ▁with ▁head ▁coach ▁Tod d ▁Rich ards , ▁by ▁the ▁Wild ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁in ▁a ▁Minnesota ▁co aching ▁staff ▁rest ruct uring . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Bar r ▁was ▁named ▁assistant ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Dev ils , ▁joining ▁new ▁coach ▁Peter ▁De Bo er ▁on ▁the ▁staff . ▁Bar r ▁was ▁subsequently ▁dismiss ed , ▁along ▁with ▁head ▁coach ▁Peter