Barron, a native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is serving as team captain for the Mooseheads this campaign. His brother, Morgan, was a sixth-round pick by the New York Rangers in 2017 (174th overall) and captained Cornell University in 2019-20.
Barron is the sixth player to be selected by the Avalanche out of the QMJHL in the first round and the fourth since the club moved to Denver. He is the third player Colorado has selected from the Mooseheads in the first round joining Nathan MacKinnon in 2013 and Alex Tanguay in 1998.
He recently answered a few questions about himself.
What is your hockey nickname?
JB
Who was your hockey idol growing up?
Erik Karlsson
What is something not a lot of people know about you?
That I am a vegetarian
Which NHL player would you want to be quarantined with?
Kevin Hayes
Who would you be the most starstruck to become teammates with?
Alex Ovechkin
When you can travel again, where is the first place you'll go?
Europe
What is one thing you can't stop eating?
Hummus
What was your first concert?
Cavendish Beach Music Festival
What is one thing that your teammates love to chirp you about?
My golf obsession
What's number one on your bucket list?
To golf Augusta National
