Matthew Barnaby
Position :
Right Wing
Shoots :
Left
Height :
6'
Weight :
190
Birth Date :
05/04/73
Place of Birth :
OTTAWA, ON
Currently Resides :
Getzville, NY
Year Drafted :
1992
Round Drafted :
4
Overall Choice:
83
Sweater Number:
36#36 Matthew Barnaby
Right Wing
Born: May 4, 1973 in Ottowa, Ontario
Height: 6'0" Weight: 170 Shoots: Left
How acquired: Fourth round draft choice (83rd overall) of the Sabres in 1992.
1995-96: Led the NHL in penalty minutes...Set new personal season highs for games played, goals, assists, points, and
penalty minutes. The latter figure represented the first time a Sabre recorded 300 or more penalty minutes in one
season since 1991-92 (three players)...Registered his first career multiple-point game November 12 in Tampa Bay (one
goal, one assist)...Also registered his first career two-goal game March 8 at Anaheim...Had 11 points in his last 12
games played...Had a four-game point-scoring streak (2+3=5) end December 29 vs. Chicago...Multiple-point games:
5...Games missed to injury: 5.
Career: Registered his first Sabre/NHL assist Oct. 9, 1993...His 1993-94 penalty minute total ranks eighth on the
Sabres' one-season list for rookie...Won the Amerks' 1993-94 Most Popular Player award...Made his NHL debut in
Buffalo's last two regular season games of 1992-93 and appeared in one playoff game that spring...Scored his first
Sabre/NHL goal in his second Sabre/NHL game Apr. 15 vs. Philadelphia(PPG)...Led QMJHL in penalty minutes in
1991-92 and 1992-93.
1995-96 Milestones: Played his 100th Sabre/NHL game January 13 in Edmonton.
Personal: Matthew just got married in the off season...Is a distant cousin of former Sabre Ray Sheppard...Enjoys
Mexican and Italian food, playing golf, and working out...Speaks both English and French...Matthew's favorite sport to
watch (other than hockey) is golf, although football's New York Jets are his favorite non-hockey sports team.