Tyson
Barrie
D · Offensive · Very poor
- PAL
- 15
- WAR
- -1.1
- PTS
- 15
2023-24№ 310 / 316
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Tyson Barrie
Retired 2025#8D
HEIGHT : 180 cm · WEIGHT : 89 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : July 25, 1991 · Victoria, Canada
Drafted : 2009 · COL · round 3, pick #64
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Calgary Flames | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | Nashville Predators | 41 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 2022-23 | Nashville Predators | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
| 2022-23 | Edmonton Oilers | 61 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 26 |
| 2021-22 | Edmonton Oilers | 73 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 18 |
| 2020-21 | Edmonton Oilers | 56 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 10 |
| 2019-20 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 16 |
| 2018-19 | Colorado Avalanche | 78 | 14 | 45 | 59 | 36 |
| 2017-18 | Colorado Avalanche | 68 | 14 | 43 | 57 | 22 |
| 2016-17 | Colorado Avalanche | 74 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 18 |
| 2015-16 | Colorado Avalanche | 78 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 31 |
| 2014-15 | Colorado Avalanche | 80 | 12 | 41 | 53 | 26 |
| 2013-14 | Colorado Avalanche | 64 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 20 |
| 2012-13 | Colorado Avalanche | 32 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
| 2011-12 | Colorado Avalanche | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 822 | 110 | 398 | 508 | 263 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Nashville Predators | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Edmonton Oilers | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020-21 | Edmonton Oilers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | Colorado Avalanche | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | Colorado Avalanche | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2013-14 | Colorado Avalanche | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 47 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 18 | |
Tyson Barrie: our analysis
2023-24 season: 41 GP, 1 G, 14 A, 15 PTS, -10 +/-, 18:19 TOI. WAR -1.1 (310th of 316) · PAL 15, very poor.
In 2023-24, Tyson Barrie, 35, posts a PAL Rating of 15 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -1.1 ranks 310th among 316 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: creation (96, among the best in the league) and offense (73, above average). On the other hand, defense (3, among the weakest in the league) and possession (5, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), no component is positive; the costliest: finishing (-2.9).
A marked decline: his PAL was 78 in 2022-23, against 15 now; his WAR went from 0.8 to -1.1.
Tyson Barrie's story
Growing up split between Victoria and a spell in Florida, Tyson Barrie learned his early hockey in Long Beach and on Vancouver Island before moving into major junior ranks with the Kelowna Rockets late in 2006–07. The son of former NHLer Len Barrie, he quickly emerged as an offensive-minded defenceman and earned a spot on the CHL All-Rookie Team after his first full WHL season.
Selected 64th overall by the Colorado Avalanche at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, Barrie returned to Kelowna and played a leading role in the Rockets' 2009 Ed Chynoweth Cup run. His junior résumé includes the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy as WHL Defenceman of the Year in 2009–10 and serving as Kelowna's captain before signing a three-year entry-level deal with Colorado on 25 March 2011.
Barrie's professional path began in the AHL with the Lake Erie Monsters, and he made his NHL debut on 7 February 2012. He established himself offensively with the Avalanche over multiple seasons, setting team milestones (including overtime and game-winning tallies) and producing career highs in 2017–18 with 57 points in 68 games, highlighted by a five-point night on 20 February 2018 and an 11-game point streak. Colorado traded him to the Toronto Maple Leafs on 1 July 2019.
After a season in Toronto, Barrie signed a one-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers on 10 October 2020 and led all NHL defencemen with 48 points that season, later inking a three-year deal on 28 July 2021. On 28 February 2023 he was dealt to the Nashville Predators as part of a package for Mattias Ekholm. Unsigned in free agency after the 2023–24 season, he accepted a professional tryout with the Calgary Flames on 10 September 2024.
Barrie's game is defined by his offensive instincts from the back end: playmaking ability, power-play running, and a knack for generating points. Across his career he has been relied upon to jump into the attack and drive possession from the blue line, while his teams have occasionally asked for adjustments to his defensive responsibilities.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 15:48
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:48
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:02
- Pts/GP
- 0.23
- EV points
- 1
- Hits
- 10
- Blocks
- 12
- Takeaways
- 2
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 50.0 %
- Off. zone starts
- 38.0 %
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Player ratings, 2024-25
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 72 %
63
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 57
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 63
- Confidence 76 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 70
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 57
- Confidence 73 %
- CK
- Checking
- 63
- Confidence 76 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 74
- Confidence 46 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 72
- Confidence 76 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 86
- Confidence 72 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 82
- Confidence 72 %
- DF
- Defense
- 54
- Confidence 68 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 66
- Confidence 8 %
- EX
- Experience
- 89
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating57
- Top speed (35 %)34 · 57
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.019 · 61
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.3 · 76
- Speed consistency (15 %)32.8 · 58
ST — Strength63
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.259 · 68
- Body mass (50 %)-0.465 · 66
EN — Endurance70
- Ice time per game (45 %)18.4 · 72
- Total ice time (20 %)199 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)49.2 · 81
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)17.7 · 75
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.764 · 80
DU — Durability57
- Share of games played (100 %)0.66 · 57
CK — Checking63
- Hits /60 (70 %)2.587 · 68
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)1.929 · 63
- Season volume (10 %)2.398 · 49
FG — Fighting74
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.785 · 74
DI — Discipline72
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.047 · 72
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.638 · 72
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.365 · 74
PA — Passing86
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.623 · 88
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.475 · 80
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.009 · 78
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)5.055 · 87
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.589 · 91
SC — Scoring82
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.282 · 81
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.274 · 83
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.065 · 76
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.175 · 85
- xG per shot (10 %)0.035 · 82
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)11.5 · 82
DF — Defense54
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.119 · 53
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.247 · 53
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.863 · 56
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.101 · 65
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.312 · 83
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)61.1 · 62
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.001 · 63
PS — Penalty shot66
- Shootouts (60 %)31.9 · 64
- Penalty shots (40 %)29.3 · 76
EX — Experience89
- Career regular-season games (65 %)95
- Career playoff games (25 %)73
- NHL seasons (10 %)92
OV — Overall63
- DF · Defense (30 %)54
- PA · Passing (22 %)86
- SK · Skating (12 %)57
- SC · Scoring (12 %)82
- EN · Endurance (9 %)70
- ST · Strength (6 %)63
- DI · Discipline (5 %)72
- CK · Checking (4 %)63
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63 | 57 | 82 | 54 |
| 2023-24 | 64 | 62 | 84 | 53 |
| 2022-23 | 77 | 73 | 88 | 61 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2023-24
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
PAL Rating
15/ 100
Performance · Very poor
218 of 258 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileOffensiveValue comes mostly from offense
- Offense
- 70
- Defense
- 2
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- Offense
- 73
- Creation
- 96
- Shooting
- 51
- Possession
- 5
- Defense
- 3
- Discipline
- 28
- Power play
- 22
- Penalty kill
- 10
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | NSH | -1.1 | 15 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | NSH | 0.8 | 78 | — | — |
WAR, 2024-25
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.1
wins above replacement
-0.5 to 0.2 — 90% interval
236 of 314 defensemen
-0.5 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.2
- EV defense
- -0.8
- Power play
- -0.1
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- +0.3
- Penalties
- -0.2
- Average → replacement
- +0.4
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | CGY | 13 | -0.1 | -0.5 to 0.2 | 236/314 |
| 2023-24 | NSH | 41 | -1.1 | -1.6 to -0.6 | 310/316 |
| 2022-23 | NSH | 85 | 0.8 | -0.5 to 2.3 | 61/334 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 156.4 km/h87th percentileleague avg. 144.3 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.6 km/h21st percentileleague avg. 34.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 419th percentileleague avg. 29
- Offensive zone time
- 43.8 %82nd percentileleague avg. 41.9 %
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- Total distance, season
- 47.9 km19th percentileleague avg. 218.7 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.53 km21st percentileleague avg. 5.32 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 43.1 %72nd percentileleague avg. 42.2 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.8 %45th percentileleague avg. 17.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 38.4 %76th percentileleague avg. 40.3 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1925th percentile | 124th percentile | 5.3 %44th percentile |
| High danger | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 217th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 1429th percentile | 149th percentile | 7.1 %94th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2024-2025 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 4, 2025 | vs TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:55 |
| February 1, 2025 | vs DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18:19 |
| January 30, 2025 | vs ANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:52 |
| January 28, 2025 | vs WSH | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 17:20 |
| November 12, 2024 | @ VAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:02 |
Tyson Barrie: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Tyson Barrie have in 2024-25?
Tyson Barrie has 1 goal and 3 points (2 assists) in 13 games in 2024-25.
How old is Tyson Barrie?
Tyson Barrie is 35 years old: he was born on July 26, 1991.
How tall is Tyson Barrie, and how much does he weigh?
Tyson Barrie is 5'11" (180 cm) and weighs 196 lb (89 kg).
Where is Tyson Barrie from?
Canada: Tyson Barrie was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
How good is Tyson Barrie?
Tyson Barrie produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 236th of 314 players at his position in the NHL.
Is Tyson Barrie a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 236th of 314 players at his position in the NHL in 2024-25. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Tyson Barrie getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 78 in 2022-23 to 15 in 2023-24 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
What are Tyson Barrie's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Tyson Barrie has 822 games, 110 goals, 398 assists and 508 points. His best season: 2018-19, with 59 points in 78 games.
Where was Tyson Barrie drafted?
Tyson Barrie was drafted 64th overall (round 3) by Colorado Avalanche in 2009.
How does Tyson Barrie perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Tyson Barrie has 47 games and 21 points in his career. His pace (0.45 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.62).
Is Tyson Barrie related to anyone famous?
Yes: Len Barrie (father, former NHL player and Tampa Bay Lightning co-owner); Len Barrie Sr. (grandfather, runs a hockey school in British Columbia and volunteers there in the offseason).
Is Tyson Barrie married?
Yes, married to Emma Rose in July 2023.
What is Tyson Barrie's nationality?
Tyson Barrie is Canadian. Internationally: Team Canada: debut at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge (2008); silver medal at the World Junior Championship (2011); gold medal at the IIHF World Championship (2015); named to initial roster for the IIHF World Championship (2017) but ruled out after injury.
What awards has Tyson Barrie won?
Selected to the CHL All-Rookie Team — 2008 ; Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy (WHL Defenceman of the Year) — 2010 ; WHL Western Conference First All-Star Team — 2010 ; CHL Second All-Star Team — 2010 ; Selected to the AHL All-Star Game — 2012.
How many championships has Tyson Barrie won?
2: Ed Chynoweth Cup (WHL champion) with the Kelowna Rockets — 2009; IIHF World Championship — gold medal with Team Canada — 2015.
Where did Tyson Barrie play before turning pro?
Kelowna Rockets (WHL), late 2006–07 to 2010–11.
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