Railers agree to terms with Barnaby

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester Railers Hockey Club, ECHL affiliate of the New York Islanders, announced that the club has signed forward Matthew Barnaby Jr. to a contract for the 2024-25 season.

Barnaby comes to Worcester from RoKi of Mestis (Finland), where he scored 21 points (11g-10a) during the 2023-24 season. He previously spent time in the ECHL from 2020-23 between the Orlando Solar Bears, Fort Wayne Komets and Greenville Swamp Rabbits, totaling 22 points (10g-12a) in 76 games. The Buffalo, New York native started his professional career in the Southern Professional Hockey League, spending time over two seasons with the Evansville Thunderbolts and Huntsville Havoc where he scored 59 points in 67 games.

Prior to professional hockey, Barnaby played for both the Youngstown Phantoms and Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League in the 2018-19 season, scoring 29 points (10g-19a) in 53 games. He is the son of Matthew Barnaby, a 14-year National Hockey League veteran with 834 games played, 300 points (113g-187a) and 2,562 penalty minutes.