Barry Wilcox Explained

Position:Right wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:190
Birth Date:April 23, 1948
Birth Place:New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Career Start:1972
Career End:1975
Draft:Undrafted

Barry Fredrick Wilcox (born April 23, 1948 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player[1] who played in the National Hockey League for the Vancouver Canucks between 1972 and 1975.[2] He also played several years in the minor leagues before retiring in 1975.[3]

Playing career

Wilcox spent parts of two seasons with the Vancouver Canucks in the 1970s.

He played for the hometown Royals of the British Columbia Hockey League in 1967–69 before spending three years at the University of British Columbia, where he played for the UBC Thunderbirds.[4] Following his tenure with the Thunderbirds, Vancouver signed Wilcox as a free agent. Wilcox scored 17 goals as a rookie in 1971–72 with the Rochester Americans of the minor pro American Hockey League. The following season, he played 31 NHL games for the Canucks as an injury replacement before he was sent down to the Canucks' farm team Seattle Totems in the Western Hockey League (WHL). Wilcox spent most of the next three years in the WHL and Central Hockey League before retiring in 1976.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1967–68New Westminster RoyalsBCJHL28 25 25 50
1968–69New Westminster RoyalsBCJHL
1969–70UBC ThunderbirdsCIAU15 18 33 28
1970–71UBC ThunderbirdsCIAU15 24 39 42
1971–72Rochester AmericansAHL73 17 10 27 95
1972–73Vancouver CanucksNHL31 3 2 5 15
1972–73Seattle TotemsWHL47 19 22 41 38
1973–74Seattle TotemsWHL6 0 1 1 10
1974–75Seattle TotemsCHL55 12 17 29 68
1974–75Vancouver CanucksNHL2 0 0 0 0
1975–76Tulsa OilersCHL44 8 8 16 36
NHL totals33 3 2 5 15

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nhl.com/player/barry-wilcox-8449468
  2. Web site: Barry Wilcox Stats and News NHL.com . 2024-04-18 . www.nhl.com . en.
  3. Web site: 2023-07-13 . The second-best Canuck to wear each retired number . 2024-04-18 . Vancouver Is Awesome . en.
  4. Web site: Tsumura . Howard . With 44-year dry spell set to end, UBC's 1971 Ice 'Birds reflect on a magical season of yesteryear . The Province.
  5. Web site: Barry Wilcox at eliteprospects.com . 2024-04-18 . www.eliteprospects.com . en.