Ken Berry (ice hockey) explained

Ken Berry
Position:Left Wing
Played For:Edmonton Oilers
Vancouver Canucks
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lb:175
Ntl Team:CAN
Birth Date:21 June 1960
Birth Place:Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Draft:112th overall
Draft Year:1980
Draft Team:Vancouver Canucks
Career Start:1980
Career End:1993

Kenneth Edward Berry (born June 21, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger.

Early life

Berry was born in Burnaby, British Columbia. As a youth, he and teammate Glenn Anderson played in the 1972 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Burnaby.[1] He played major junior hockey with the New Westminster Bruins, winning the Memorial Cup in 1978. He next played with the University of Denver Pioneers, where he was selected to the All-WCHA Second Team in 1980–81.

Career

Berry played major professional hockey with the NHL's Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks, tallying 8 goals and 10 assists for 18 points in 55 games. He later played in West Germany/Germany, mostly in the second tier 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga, with ESV Bayreuth and EC Hedos München.

Berry twice represented Canada in hockey at the Olympics, at the 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid and the 1988 Winter Olympics held in Calgary. At the 1980 Tournament, Berry scored a hat-trick in Canada's 10-1 victory over the Netherlands.

Berry retired from hockey after the 1992–93 Bundesliga season (his only season in Germany's top-level Eishockey-Bundesliga), returning to Canada to become a stockbroker., Berry is Chairman of Kootenay Silver Inc.[2]

Personal life

Berry is the younger brother of Doug Berry, who also played in the NHL and the Eishockey-Bundesliga.

In November 2022, Berry was elected to a four-year term as mayor of Lions Bay, British Columbia, Canada.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1977–78Bellingham BlazersBCHL65 57 73 130 124
1977–78New Westminster BruinsWCHL5 0 0 0 06 3 4 7 2
1978–79University of DenverWCHA39 17 20 37 52
1979–80Canadian National TeamIntl57 19 20 39 48
1980–81University of Denver WCHA40 22 34 56 84
1980–81Wichita WindCHL9 7 6 13 1317 2 4 6 28
1981–82Edmonton OilersNHL15 2 3 5 9
1981–82Wichita WindCHL58 28 29 57 707 3 3 6 28
1982–83Moncton AlpinesAHL76 24 26 50 80
1983–84Edmonton OilersNHL13 2 3 5 10
1983–84Moncton AlpinesAHL53 18 20 38 75
1984–85Nova Scotia OilersAHL71 30 27 57 406 2 2 4 2
1985–86ESV BayreuthFRG.233 27 25 52 88
1985–86Canadian National TeamIntl8 1 2 3 20
1986–87Canadian National TeamIntl52 17 27 44 60
1987–88Canadian National TeamIntl67 20 19 39 51
1987–88Vancouver CanucksNHL14 2 3 5 6
1988–89Vancouver CanucksNHL13 2 1 3 5
1988–89Milwaukee AdmiralsIHL5 4 4 8 2
1989–90EC Hedos München1.GBun36 24 33 57 703 2 0 2 2
1990–91EC Hedos München1.GBun43 26 17 43 684 1 1 2 8
1991–92EC Hedos München1.GBun39 17 15 32 71
1992–93EC Hedos München1.GBun29 4 5 9 586 6 5 11 8
NHL totals55 8 10 18 30
AHL totals200 72 73 145 1956 2 2 4 2
1.GBun totals147 71 70 141 26713 9 6 15 18

International

YearTeamEventGP G A Pts PIM
1980CanadaOG6 4 1 5 8
1988CanadaOG8 2 4 6 4
Senior totals14 6 5 11 12

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA. 2018. Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament . March 6, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf . dead.
  2. Web site: Officers & Directors . kootenaysilver.com . March 29, 2023.
  3. News: A new mayor, a small town, and a giant political upheaval: tensions in Lions Bay, B.C.. CBC News. February 9, 2023 . March 29, 2023.
  4. News: WCHA All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.