Eddie Barry (ice hockey) explained

Eddie Barry
Position:Left Wing
Played For:Boston Bruins
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:180
Birth Date:12 October 1919
Birth Place:Wellesley, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:Needham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Career Start:1941
Career End:1950

Edward Thomas Barry (October 12, 1919 – February 12, 2016) was an American professional ice hockey player. Barry also played for the Boston Olympics of the Eastern Hockey League and the Boston Bruins, and later became the coach at Boston State College. He was inducted into the Northeastern University athletics Hall of Fame in 1976,[1] and the University of Massachusetts Boston Hall of Fame in 2003.[2] [3]

Playing career

Born in 1919,[2] Barry learned to play hockey in his hometown of Wellesley, Massachusetts. He played briefly for Northeastern University in Boston,[4] but left school during his freshman year in the winter of 1940 to skate for the Boston Olympics of the Eastern Hockey League from 1941 to 1943, captaining the team in 1941 and 1942.

Following a brief tour of duty in the Coast Guard during the World War II era, when he played for the United States Coast Guard Cutters, Barry returned to play for the Boston Bruins for 19 games during the 1946–47 season,[4] making him the first American to play for the Bruins since the 1920s. He rejoined the Olympics for four more seasons before becoming head coach in 1950.[5] During his two seasons as coach, Barry went 63-51-7.[6] Barry was the head coach at Boston State College (now part of UMass Boston)[2] from 1962 to 1982[7] and guided them to two ECAC Division II Tournaments and two NAIA tournaments. In 1965, BSC went 20–0.[7] He was also a referee for several national collegiate championship games.[2]

As a golfer, Barry won 12 club championships at the Charles River Country Club, Newton, the New England Amateur Championship, and New England and Massachusetts Senior Amateur titles.[2] He is honored by a bronze plaque in front of the clubhouse.[4] After leaving the Bruins, Barry went into the insurance business and became a partner at Barry and Farrell Insurance Agency in Needham, Massachusetts,[1] [2] where his son and grandchildren now work. He died on February 12, 2016.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1939–40Northeastern UniversityUni
1940–41Boston OlympicsEAHL25 3 6 9 244 2 1 3 5
1941–42Boston OlympicsEAHL45 19 6 25 406 4 0 4 13
1942–43Boston OlympicsEAHL7 8 2 10 2
1942–43United States Coast Guard CuttersEAHL31 20 17 37 1712 8 6 14 13
1943–44United States Coast Guard CuttersEAHL37 22 20 42 2812 8 9 17 8
1945–46Boston OlympicsEAHL48 26 25 51 578 4 7 11 4
1946–47Boston OlympicsEAHL32 21 15 36 6111 0 3 3 9
1946–47Boston BruinsNHL19 1 3 4 2
1947–48Boston OlympicsQSHL40 18 10 28 47
1947–48Boston OlympicsEAHL20 17 8 25 69
1948–49Boston OlympicsEAHL23 15 13 28 43
1949–50Boston OlympicsEAHL13 10 2 12 23
1950–51Boston OlympicsEAHL
EAHL totals258 146 101 247 34142 26 23 49 43
NHL totals19 1 3 4 2

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gonu.com/hall/ebarry.html Northeastern University Hall of Fame Inductee Profile
  2. News: Legend continues as Barry enters second Hall of Fame. Pave. Martin. 5 October 2003. Boston Globe. 29 December 2009.
  3. Web site: Hall of Fame . UMass Boston Athletics . 29 December 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100725024722/http://www.beaconsathletics.com/hallfame/masb-hallfame.html . 25 July 2010 .
  4. Book: Cusick, Fred. Fred Cusick: voice of the Bruins. Sports Publishing LLC. 2006. Northeastern and Eddie Barry. 1-58261-981-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=zGOkrNrrOfwC&pg=PT45.
  5. Web site: Ed Thomas Barry. Legends of Hockey. 29 December 2009.
  6. Web site: Eddie Barry Hockey Stats and Profile . hockeyDB.com . May 29, 2022.
  7. Web site: Ed Barry Historical Record. College Hockey News. 29 December 2009.
  8. Web site: EDWARD T. "EDDIE" BARRY Obituary (1919 - 2016) Boston Globe. Legacy.com.