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Eddie Barry (ice hockey)

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Eddie Barry
Barry pictured c. 1940 at Northeastern University
Born (1919-10-12)October 12, 1919
Wellesley, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died February 12, 2016(2016-02-12) (aged 96)
Needham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
Playing career 1941–1950

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 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 season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1939–40 Northeastern University Uni — — — — — — — — — —
1940–41 Boston Olympics EAHL 25 3 6 9 24 4 2 1 3 5
1941–42 Boston Olympics EAHL 45 19 6 25 40 6 4 0 4 13
1942–43 Boston Olympics EAHL 7 8 2 10 2 — — — — —
1942–43 United States Coast Guard Cutters EAHL 31 20 17 37 17 12 8 6 14 13
1943–44 United States Coast Guard Cutters EAHL 37 22 20 42 28 12 8 9 17 8
1945–46 Boston Olympics EAHL 48 26 25 51 57 8 4 7 11 4
1946–47 Boston Olympics EAHL 32 21 15 36 61 11 0 3 3 9
1946–47 Boston Bruins NHL 19 1 3 4 2 — — — — —
1947–48 Boston Olympics QSHL 40 18 10 28 47 — — — — —
1947–48 Boston Olympics EAHL 20 17 8 25 69 — — — — —
1948–49 Boston Olympics EAHL 23 15 13 28 43 — — — — —
1949–50 Boston Olympics EAHL 13 10 2 12 23 — — — — —
1950–51 Boston Olympics EAHL — — — — — — — — — —
EAHL totals 258 146 101 247 341 42 26 23 49 43
NHL totals 19 1 3 4 2 — — — — —

References

  1. ^ a b Northeastern University Hall of Fame Inductee Profile Archived 2007-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c d e f Pave, Martin (5 October 2003). "Legend continues as Barry enters second Hall of Fame". Boston Globe. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Hall of Fame". UMass Boston Athletics. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  4. ^ a b c Cusick, Fred (2006). "Northeastern and Eddie Barry". Fred Cusick: voice of the Bruins. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-981-6.
  5. ^ "Ed Thomas Barry". Legends of Hockey. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  6. ^ "Eddie Barry Hockey Stats and Profile". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Ed Barry Historical Record". College Hockey News. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  8. ^ "EDWARD T. "EDDIE" BARRY Obituary (1919 - 2016) Boston Globe". Legacy.com.
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