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Justin Barron

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2001)}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Justin Barron

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|11|15}}

| birth_place = Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 202

| position = Defence

| shoots = Right

| team = Nashville Predators

| league = NHL

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| former_teams = Colorado Avalanche
Montreal Canadiens

| ntl_team = Canada

| draft = 25th overall

| draft_year = 2020

| draft_team = Colorado Avalanche

| career_start = 2021

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Justin Barron (born November 15, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 25th overall, by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2020 NHL entry draft. Barron has also previously played for the Montreal Canadiens.

Playing career

=Junior=

Following three seasons of major junior hockey for the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), Barron was selected in the first round, 25th overall, by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2020 NHL entry draft.{{cite web |title=Avalanche Selects Justin Barron 25th Overall in 2020 NHL Draft|url=https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/avalanche-selects-justin-barron-25th-overall-in-2020-nhl-draft/c-319314576 |via=NHL.com|publisher=Colorado Avalanche |access-date=October 6, 2020}}

Ahead of the 2020–21 season, Barron was named captain of the Mooseheads franchise.{{cite web |title=Justin Barron named Mooseheads captain |url=https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/sports/local-sports/justin-barron-named-mooseheads-captain-504528/#:~:text=Justin%20Barron%20will%20wear%20the,Peyton%20being%20selected%20as%20alternates.|last=Spurr|first=Bill|newspaper=The Chronicle Herald|date=October 1, 2020 |access-date=October 1, 2020}} During the pandemic-interrupted campaign, he recorded 31 points in 33 games played. On April 27, 2021, the Avalanche signed Barron to a three-year, entry-level contract.{{cite web |title=Avalanche Signs Justin Barron |url=https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/avalanche-signs-barron/c-324078910 |publisher=Colorado Avalanche|via=NHL.com |access-date=April 27, 2021 | date = April 27, 2021 }} He concurrently signed an amateur tryout (ATO) agreement with the Avalanche's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Colorado Eagles, and joined the team for the remainder of the 2020–21 AHL season.{{cite web |title= Eagles sign Barron to ATO agreement |url=https://www.coloradoeagles.com/news/detail/avalanche-signs-barron |publisher=Colorado Eagles|access-date=April 27, 2021 | date = April 27, 2021}}

=Professional=

==Colorado Avalanche==

Barron made his NHL debut with the Avalanche in the 2021–22 season, appearing in a December 15, 2021 game against the New York Rangers.{{cite news|url=https://theathletic.com/3017262/2021/12/15/he-kept-it-solid-breaking-down-avalanche-prospect-justin-barrons-nhl-debut/|title='He kept it solid': Breaking down Avalanche prospect Justin Barron's NHL debut|last=Baugh|first=Peter|work=The Athletic|date=2021-12-15|access-date=2022-03-24}} Collectively, he appeared in 50 games with the Eagles, registering six goals and eighteen assists, along with two scoreless games with the Avalanche.

==Montreal Canadiens==

On March 21, 2022, Barron was traded by the Avalanche, along with a 2024 second-round draft pick, to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Artturi Lehkonen.{{cite web| url = https://www.tsn.ca/colorado-avalanche-artturi-lehkonen-montreal-canadiens-1.1774340 | title = Avs acquire Lehkonen from Canadiens | website = TSN | date = March 21, 2022 | accessdate = March 21, 2022}} He initially attracted good publicity upon his arrival in Montreal, specifically by demonstrating proficiency in French as a result of having taken immersion classes during his schooling in Nova Scotia.{{cite news|url= https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/stu-cowan-canadiens-justin-barron-makes-strong-first-impression|title=Canadiens' Justin Barron makes strong first impression|work=Montreal Gazette|last=Cowan|first=Stu|date=March 23, 2022|access-date=March 23, 2022}} Barron made his debut with the team in a March 27 game against the New Jersey Devils, amassing 17:55 of total ice time.{{cite news|url= https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/about-last-night-st-louis-trusts-barron-in-habs-debut-vs-devils|title=St. Louis trusts Barron in shootout loss to Devils|work=Montreal Gazette|last=Leijon|first=Erik|date=March 28, 2022|access-date=March 28, 2022}} He registered his first career NHL point, an assist, in a March 29 game against the Florida Panthers.{{cite web|title=MTL@FLA: Game recap|url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/postgame-canadiens-panthers-game-recap-march-29/c-332400406|publisher=Montreal Canadiens|via=NHL.com|access-date=March 30, 2022}} Thereafter, Barron scored his first career NHL goal in an April 5 game against the Ottawa Senators, his first home game at the Bell Centre. He suffered an ankle injury in the same game and exited early.{{cite news|url= https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/gallaghers-return-gives-canadiens-a-boost-but-senators-triumph-6-3|title=Gallagher's return gives Canadiens a boost, but Senators triumph 6-3|work=Montreal Gazette|last=Hickey|first=Pat|date=April 5, 2022|access-date=April 5, 2022}} Seven days later, the team announced that he would miss the remainder of the season and would be unable to join the Laval Rocket, the franchise's AHL affiliate, for the Calder Cup playoffs.{{cite news|url= https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/canadiens-allen-barron-out-for-remainder-of-the-season/|title=Canadiens' Allen, Barron out for remainder of the season|website=Sportsnet|date=April 12, 2022|access-date=April 12, 2022}}

After recovering from injury, it was widely assumed that Barron would make the Canadiens' roster for the 2022–23 season out of training camp. However, after an underwhelming performance in the preseason, he was instead assigned to Laval. He admitted that this was initially difficult to process, but after some struggles in his early games with the Rocket, he set about "to play well enough to hopefully be that first call-up, and at some point, get back up there."{{cite news|url=https://theathletic.com/3747119/2022/10/31/canadiens-sean-monahan-justin-barron/|title=Boring Sean Monahan origins, chatting with Canadiens' Justin Barron|last1=Basu|first1=Arpon|last2=Godin|first2=Marc Antoine|work=The Athletic|date=October 31, 2022|access-date=December 27, 2022}} He was soon credited as the team's strongest defenceman.{{cite news|url= https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/improved-defence-physicality-could-be-barrons-ticket-back-to-canadiens|title=Improved defence, physicality could be Barron's ticket back to Canadiens|work=Montreal Gazette|last=Zurkowsky|first=Herb|date=November 28, 2022|accessdate=December 27, 2022}} On December 27, he was recalled by the Canadiens, having managed 7 goals and 9 assists in 25 AHL games.{{cite news|url=https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/montreal-canadiens-recall-justin-barron-from-the-laval-rocket-roster-injuries-prospect/|title=Montreal Canadiens recall Justin Barron from the Laval Rocket|last=Book|first=Jared|work=SB Nation|date=December 27, 2022|access-date=December 27, 2022}} Barron played the remainder of the season in the NHL, drawing generally positive assessments.{{cite news|url= https://thehockeynews.com/news/justin-barron-is-unnoticeable-in-all-the-right-ways|title=Justin Barron is unnoticeable in all the right ways |work=The Hockey News|last=Stoller|first=Jacob|date=February 22, 2023|accessdate=April 19, 2023}} After the Canadiens failed to qualify for the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, Barron was one of four players reassigned to Laval to end the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/canadiens-reassign-four-players-to-laval-apr-17 |title=Canadiens reassign four players to Laval |publisher=Montreal Canadiens |via=NHL.com |date=April 17, 2024 |access-date=September 17, 2024}}

A restricted free agent following the 2023–24 season, Barron was tendered a qualifying offer by the Canadiens on June 30, 2024.{{cite web|title=Canadiens submit qualifying offers to two players |url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/canadiens-submit-qualifying-offers-to-two-players|publisher=Montreal Canadiens |via=NHL.com |access-date=July 30, 2024 |date=June 30, 2024}} On July 30, he signed a two-year, $2.3 million contract extension.{{cite web|title=Two-year contract for Justin Barron|url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/two-year-contract-for-justin-barron|publisher=Montreal Canadiens |via=NHL.com |access-date=July 30, 2024 |date=July 30, 2024}}

Early on into the 2024–25 season, Barron skated in his 100th career NHL game, a 4–3 shootout loss versus the New York Islanders on October 19.{{Cite tweet|user=CanadiensMTL|number=1847758372348842443|date=October 19, 2024|title=💯 matchs dans la LNH

#GoHabsGo}}

==Nashville Predators==

On December 18, 2024, Barron was traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for fellow defenceman Alexandre Carrier.{{cite web|title=Predators Acquire Justin Barron From Montreal|url=https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/predators-acquire-justin-barron-from-montreal-2024-12-18|publisher=Nashville Predators |via=NHL.com |access-date=December 18, 2024 |date=December 18, 2024}}

International play

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{{MedalSport|Men's ice hockey}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2023 Finland/Latvia|}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2021 Canada|}}

{{MedalCompetition|Hlinka Gretzky Cup}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Canada|}}

{{MedalCompetition|World U-17 Hockey Challenge}}

{{MedalSilver|2017 Canada|}}

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Internationally, Barron first represented Hockey Canada as part of team Canada Red at the 2017 World U-17 Hockey Challenge,{{cite web|url=https://chl.ca/lhjmq-mooseheads/parent-barron-heading-to-world-u17-hockey-challenge/|title=Parent & Barron heading to World U17 Hockey Challenge|access-date=January 24, 2025|date=October 18, 2017|publisher=Halifax Mooseheads|via=CHL.ca}} earning a silver medal.{{cite web |title=Team Canada Red takes silver medal at World Under-17 Hockey Challenge |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2017-18-wu17hc-red-takes-silver-medal-in-northern-bc |publisher=Hockey Canada |access-date=January 24, 2025 |date=November 12, 2017}} He then captured gold along with his country's national under-18 team at the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.{{cite web |title=Canada wins gold on home ice at 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2018-19-nmu18t-canada-wins-hlinka-gretzky-cup |publisher=Hockey Canada |access-date=January 24, 2025 |date=August 11, 2018}}

In December 2020, Barron was selected to play for the national junior team at the annual World Junior Ice Hockey Championships{{cite web |title=Justin Barron named to Canada's team for world junior hockey tournament |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/justin-barron-world-junior-hockey-canada-1.5837620 |website=CBC Sports |access-date=December 11, 2020}} where he had two assists in seven games as Canada was defeated by the United States in the gold medal game.{{cite web |last1=Knabenbauer |first1=Ron |title=Team USA Wins Gold at 2021 World Junior Championship |url=https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/2021-world-junior-championship-gold-medal-recap/c-320009872 |publisher=Colorado Avalanche|via=NHL.com|access-date=January 6, 2021}}

Following the Montreal Canadiens not qualifying for the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, Barron accepted an invitation to join the national senior team at the 2023 IIHF World Championship,{{cite web |title=Sam Montembeault and Justin Barron named to Team Canada|url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/justin-barron-and-sam-montembeault-named-to-team-canada-344175634 |last=Milner |first=Evan |publisher=Montreal Canadiens|via=NHL.com |date=May 5, 2023 |access-date=December 11, 2024}} winning a gold medal.{{cite web |title=Barron and Montembeault win gold|url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/barron-and-montembeault-win-gold-344620266|translator=Milner, Evan |last=Labelle |first=Florence |publisher=Montreal Canadiens|via=NHL.com |date=May 28, 2023 |access-date=December 11, 2024}}

Personal life

Barron's older brother, Morgan, is a professional ice hockey player for the Winnipeg Jets.{{cite web |title=Morgan Barron |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/195024/morgan-barron |website=Eliteprospects.com}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="5"|Regular season

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! colspan="5"|Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2017–18

| Halifax Mooseheads

| QMJHL

| 51

219218

| 9

0332
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| 2018–19

| Halifax Mooseheads

| QMJHL

| 68

9324134

| 23

2111310
2019–20

| Halifax Mooseheads

| QMJHL

| 34

415196

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2020–21

| Halifax Mooseheads

| QMJHL

| 33

8233140

| —

————
2020–21

| Colorado Eagles

| AHL

| 7

1344

| 2

1230
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2021–22

| Colorado Eagles

| AHL

| 43

515208

| —

————
2021–22

| Colorado Avalanche

| NHL

| 2

0000

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2021–22

| Montreal Canadiens

| NHL

| 5

1120

| —

————
2022–23

| Laval Rocket

| AHL

| 25

79166

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2022–23

| Montreal Canadiens

| NHL

| 39

4111520

| —

————
2023–24

| Montreal Canadiens

| NHL

| 48

761316

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2023–24

| Laval Rocket

| AHL

| 32

291110

| —

————
2024–25

| Montreal Canadiens

| NHL

| 17

1018

| —

————
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| 2024–25

| Nashville Predators

| NHL

| 45

571215

| —

————
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! colspan="3"|NHL totals

! 156

18254359

! —

————

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

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! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2017

| Canada Red

| U17

| {{silver2}}

| 6

0112
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| 2018

| Canada

| HG18

| {{gold1}}

| 5

0550
2021

| Canada

| WJC

| {{silver2}}

| 7

0220
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2023

| Canada

| WC

| {{gold1}}

| 10

0332
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! colspan="4"|Junior totals

! 18 !! 0 !! 8 !! 8 !! 2

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! colspan="4"|Senior totals

! 10 !! 0 !! 3 !! 3 !! 2

Awards and honours

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! Award

! Year

! Ref

colspan="3"|CHL
CHL Canada/Russia Series

| 2018, 2019

| {{cite web|title=CHL Rosters Announced for 2018 CIBC Canada Russia Series|url=https://chl.ca/article/chl-rosters-announced-for-2018-cibc-canada-russia-series/|via=CHL.ca|date=October 17, 2018|access-date=February 5, 2025|publisher=Canadian Hockey League}}{{cite web|title=Rosters Announced for the 2019 CIBC Canada Russia Series|url=https://chl.ca/article/rosters-announced-for-the-2019-cibc-canada-russia-series/|via=CHL.ca|date=October 16, 2019|access-date=February 5, 2025|publisher=Canadian Hockey League}}

CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game

| 2020

| {{cite web|title=10 QMJHL Players Selected for 2020 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game|url=https://chl.ca/lhjmq-mooseheads/10-qmjhl-players-selected-for-2020-kubota-chlnhl-top-prospects-game/|via=CHL.ca|date=December 16, 2019|access-date=February 7, 2025|publisher=Halifax Mooseheads}}

colspan="3"|QMJHL
All-Rookie Team

| 2018

| {{cite web|url= https://chl.ca/lhjmq/en/article/the-2018-golden-puck-awards-a-night-to-remember/|title=The 2018 Golden Puck Awards: a night to remember!|last1=Blouin|first1=Maxime|via=CHL.ca|publisher=Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|date=April 5, 2018|accessdate=July 14, 2024}}

Second All-Star Team

| 2021

| {{cite web|url= https://chl.ca/lhjmq/en/article/2020-21-qmjhl-second-all-star-team/|title=2020-21 QMJHL Second All-Star Team|last1=Brien|first1=David|via=CHL.ca|publisher=Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|date=June 21, 2021|accessdate=July 14, 2024}}

colspan="3"|AHL
All-Star Game

| 2023

| {{cite web|url=https://theahl.com/news/rocket-gearing-up-to-host-all-star-classic|title=Rocket gearing up to host All-Star Classic|publisher=American Hockey League|date=January 24, 2023|access-date=July 14, 2024|via=TheAHL.com}}

References

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External links

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