Ray Barry (ice hockey) explained

Ray Barry
Position:Centre
Played For:Boston Bruins
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:170
Birth Date:1928 10, mf=yes
Birth Place:Revere, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Career Start:1948
Career End:1957

William Raymond Barry (October 4, 1928 – August 28, 2018) was an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins during the 1951–52 season.

Early life

Barry was born in Revere, Massachusetts, and raised in Edmonton, Alberta.

Career

Barry spent most of his career, which lasted from 1948 to 1957 in the minor Western Hockey League, though split the 1951–52 season between the NHL and the minor American Hockey League. Barry scored his lone NHL goal in Boston's 4–1 loss to Toronto at Boston Garden on November 25, 1951.

Personal life

He died on August 28, 2018, in Calgary.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1945–46Edmonton Maple LeafsEJrHL
1946–47Edmonton CapitalsEJrHL7 5 2 7 23 2 1 3 0
1947–48St. Michael's MajorsOHA31 9 28 37 8
1948–49Sherbrooke Saint-FrancoisQSHL63 18 61 79 1812 2 10 12 6
1949–50Sherbrooke SaintsQSHL59 21 40 61 4711 2 2 4 8
1949–50Sherbrooke SaintsAl-Cup10 3 7 10 18
1950–51Edmonton FlyersWCSHL60 28 40 68 388 5 5 10 0
1951–52Boston BruinsNHL18 1 2 3 6
1951–52Hershey BearsAHL49 17 29 46 204 1 1 2 2
1952–53Calgary StampedersWHL53 15 25 40 165 2 2 4 0
1953–54Calgary StampedersWHL70 17 24 41 2018 4 10 14 12
1954–55Calgary StampedersWHL68 25 28 53 179 1 4 5 0
1955–56Calgary StampedersWHL65 23 43 66 138 3 8 11 0
1956–57Calgary StampedersWHL61 11 37 48 263 1 2 3 0
1957–58Red Deer RustlersASHL
WHL totals317 91 157 248 9243 11 26 37 12
NHL totals18 1 2 3 6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Remembering the life of William BARRY.