Brian Perry | |
Position: | Left wing |
Shoots: | Left |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 11 |
Weight Lb: | 176 |
Birth Date: | 6 April 1944 |
Birth Place: | Aldershot, England, United Kingdom |
Death Place: | Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada |
Career Start: | 1964 |
Career End: | 1975 |
Played For: | Oakland Seals Buffalo Sabres New York Raiders New York Golden Blades Jersey Knights San Diego Mariners |
Brian Thomas Perry (April 6, 1944 – January 16, 2023) was a British-born Canadian professional ice hockey left wing. He played in the National Hockey League with the Oakland Seals and Buffalo Sabres, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the New York Raiders, New York Golden Blades, Jersey Knights, and San Diego Mariners. Perry was born in Aldershot, England, but grew up in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
In his NHL career, Perry played in 96 games, scoring 16 goals and adding 29 assists. In the WHA, he played in 145 games, scoring 33 goals and adding 31 assists. The highlight of Brian's NHL career came on 19 February 1969. Playing for the Oakland Seals, Brian scored a hat trick in a 5–2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks in Oakland.
Perry died on January 16, 2023, at the age of 78.[1]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
1963–64 | Owen Sound Greys | CJBHL | 40 | 44 | 41 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1964–65 | New York Rovers | EHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1964–65 | New Glasgow Rangers | NSSHL | — | 12 | 12 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1965–66 | New Haven Blades | EHL | 71 | 39 | 49 | 88 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
1965–66 | Providence Reds | AHL | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1966–67 | Providence Reds | AHL | 62 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Providence Reds | AHL | 71 | 31 | 38 | 69 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 8 | ||
1968–69 | Oakland Seals | NHL | 61 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
1969–70 | Oakland Seals | NHL | 34 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1969–70 | Providence Reds | AHL | 24 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 47 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | Providence Reds | AHL | 76 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
1972–73 | New York Islanders | NHL | 74 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973–74 | New York Golden Blades/Jersey Knights | WHA | 71 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Syracuse Blazers | NAHL | 73 | 32 | 56 | 88 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | San Diego Mariners | WHA | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
WHA totals | 145 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||
NHL totals | 96 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |