Barclay Goodrow

He also tied with Jason Maleyko for 24th place on the club’s all-time points list.

Goodrow's efforts were recognized at the conclusion of the season when he received the Battalion's most sportsmanlike player award.

Barclay Goodrow (born February 26, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and alternate captain for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Goodrow played his junior hockey over five seasons with the Brampton Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League, serving as captain in both the final season in Brampton and the first in North Bay.

Although he remained undrafted throughout his years of eligibility, Goodrow was invited to attend the San Jose Sharks' Development Camp and subsequently signed with them.

Goodrow was born on February 26, 1993, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to parents John and Janice.

He was born into an athletic family as his father played football for three years at the University of Toronto and his sister played rugby at the University of Western Ontario.

Growing up in Aurora, Barclay started playing ice hockey at the age of five before progressing to tyke and playing two years with Aurora Tigers AA teams.

When he was 10, he began playing AAA minor ice hockey in Richmond Hill and with the York Simcoe Express, where he helped his teams win three Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) championships in five years.

At the age of 15 with the York Simcoe Express, Goodrow finished second in OMHA/Eastern AAA Hockey League scoring with 67 goals and 47 assists for 114 points in 71 games.

As a result of his play at the junior level, Goodrow was a first-round pick of the Brampton Battalion in the 2009 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection.

He joined the Battalion for their 2009–10 preseason games where he led them with five goals and one assist for six points in five games.

In his OHL debut game against the Peterborough Petes, Goodrow played on the right wing and recorded an assist.

He eventually cemented himself into a right wing role alongside Sam Carrick and Sean Jones while veterans Cody Hodgson and Matt Duchene attended National Hockey League (NHL) training camps.

Goodrow later scored his first career OHL goal at 5:18 of the second period to give the Battalion a 5-0 lead.

Beyond scoring, he also accumulated penalty minutes including 15 in 10 games.

After tallying four goals and three assists for seven points through 22 games, Goodrow was chosen to represent Team Canada at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge.

Prior to leaving, he broke a 12-game scoring drought by scoring his fifth goal of the season in a 5–2 win over the Guelph Storm.

Goodrow subsequently missed three OHL games while playing at the 10-team World U-17 Hockey Challenge and returned with a silver medal.

Upon returning to the lineup, Goodrow stepped up into a major role with the Battalion as a replacement for an injured Cody Hodgson.

Upon concluding his rookie season, Goodrow rejoined the Battalion for the 2010–11 season.

In the first year of his NHL draft eligibility, Goodrow earned a mid-term ranking of 173rd amongst North American skaters eligible for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

At the time of this ranking, Goodrow was fourth in team scoring with 14 goals and 10 assists for 24 points through 39 games.

He continued to produce offensively as the season continued which earned him a higher final ranking of 116th by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.

During the offseason prior to the 2011–12 season, Goodrow and teammates Philip Lane and Ian Watters spent time in the gym and working with a skating coach on strength and conditioning.

Despite remaining undrafted, Goodrow was invited to participate in the Carolina Hurricanes Rookie Camp.

However, while participating in their rookie camp, he suffered a leg injury and was forced to miss four OHL games.

During the Battalion's first preseason game, Goodrow was named team captain for the game, while Mitchell Porowski, Alex O’Neil, and Ian Watters served as alternates.

It was later announced that Carric would serve at the Battalion's captain with Goodrow as one of the alternates.

At the age of 18, Goodrow was the youngest member of the leadership group.

By November, Goodrow was tied for third place in Battalion scoring with a team-leading 12 goals and four assists for 16 points through 22 games.

At the same time, he also maintained a 13 game point streak of nine goals and four assists.

Goodrow maintained his career-best season and in March ranked second in Battalion scoring with 25 goals and 22 assists for 47 points.

At the conclusion of the 2011–12 season, Goodrow was invited to attend the Los Angeles Kings' 2012 development camp.

Upon returning from his first NHL development camp, Goodrow was named the 12th captain in the Battalion’s 15-year history.

At the time of the announcement, Goodrow has also led the team in scoring with five goals and two assists for seven points through nine games.

He was later named one of 34 players selected to the rosters for the CHL Canada/Russia Series.

During his tenure with the Sharks, he played with their American Hockey League affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, and helped them win their first series during the 2017 Calder Cup playoffs.

During the 2019–20 season, Goodrow was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning whom he helped win back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021.

On July 17, 2021, with Goodrow approaching free agency, his signing rights were traded by Tampa Bay to the New York Rangers in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.