Barney currently serves as the head coach for the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League, having been hired on June 27, 2024.

Barney played a total of 27 games in the NHL, scoring 5 goals and adding 6 assists for 11 points.

He was briefly loaned to EC Red Bull Salzburg for the non-regulation European Trophy, but returned to play for HPK.

Barney played the 2012–13 season in the Asian Ice Hockey League with South Korean team High1.

[5] Barney was named head coach for the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League on June 27, 2024.