▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁- ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 ), ▁Minnesota ▁Wild ▁( J uly ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁– ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Colorado ▁A val anche ▁( J uly ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁– ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 ). ▁Bar r ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Ontario , ▁but ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Ed mont on , ▁Al berta . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Deb bie ▁have ▁two ▁children , ▁All ison , ▁and ▁Ryan . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁After ▁a ▁nom adic ▁junior ▁career ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Bill ings ▁B igh orn s , ▁Ed mont on ▁O il ▁Kings , ▁Great ▁F alls ▁Americans , ▁Port land ▁Winter ▁Haw ks ▁and ▁L eth bridge ▁Bron cos ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Hockey ▁League , ▁Bar r ▁turned ▁pro ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 6 1 4 ▁regular ▁season ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Hockey ▁League , ▁not ch ing ▁ 1 2 8 ▁goals ▁and ▁ 2 0 4 ▁ass ists , ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 3 2 ▁points , ▁along ▁with ▁ 5 2 0 ▁P IM ▁over ▁his ▁th ir teen ▁seasons . ▁Because ▁of ▁his ▁skill , ▁work ▁eth ic ▁and ▁g rit , ▁Bar r ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁valuable ▁jour ne yman ▁in ▁the ▁N HL ▁– ▁playing ▁with ▁seven ▁different ▁teams ▁– ▁including ▁stops ▁in ▁Boston , ▁New ▁York ▁( N Y R ), ▁St .