Former Flames blueliner Tyson Barrie retires from the NHL

“So grateful for the career I’ve had and all the friends I’ve had to make, and I get to do stuff like this now.”

Barrie attended Flames training camp in 2024 on a professional try-out, catching on with the team as one of eight blueliners on their roster after performing pretty well in pre-season. However, Barrie just couldn’t find a niche with the Flames, suiting up for just 13 games and playing primarily on the third pairing alongside Brayden Pachal and Jake Bean, with a small chunk of time playing with MacKenzie Weegar and Rasmus Andersson. He ended up registering a goal and three points with the Flames.

Last season was the 14th NHL campaign for Barrie, and with the body of work he had put together, you can understand why Ryan Huska and Craig Conroy thought he could help the Flames. A really smart offensive blueliner, Barrie posted seven 40+ point seasons in the NHL, peaking with 59 points with Colorado in 2018-19. 212 of his 508 career points were registered on the power play, and the Flames gambled on Barrie being able to help a power play that struggled in 2023-24.

Unfortunately for Barrie, he wasn’t really able to get into the lineup often enough to get any rhythm on the power play. He ended up closing out the 2024-25 season with the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers, where he posted two goals and five points over 11 games.

All-told, Barrie played 822 NHL games in his career, making appearances with Colorado, Toronto, Edmonton, Nashville and Calgary. He’s part of a really interesting grouping of players that suited up for both sides of the Battle of Alberta in their playing careers, and his first point as a Flame was an assist against the Oilers.

It’s always a bit sad when a player hangs it up, but it’s nice that Barrie at least had a chance to play one more season with the Flames and leave it all out on the ice, such as it was.

Best of luck to Barrie in retirement.