| Barry Nieckar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | December 16, 1967 Rama, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Hartford Whalers Calgary Flames Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1992–2003 | ||
Barry Glenn Nieckar (born December 16, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played eight games in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers, Calgary Flames and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim between 1992 and 1998. He did not record a point, but tallied 21 penalty minutes.
An undrafted player, Nieckar spent ten seasons toiling in the minor leagues before heading over to England in 1999 to play four seasons in the Ice Hockey Superleague for the London Knights and Nottingham Panthers. He retired following the 2002–03 season.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | Weyburn Red Wings | SJHL | 41 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Yorkton Terriers | SJHL | 57 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 188 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 65 | ||
| 1989–90 | Virginia Lancers | ECHL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Raleigh IceCaps | ECHL | 46 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 229 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 1992–93 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 65 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1993–94 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Raleigh IceCaps | ECHL | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 126 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 51 | ||
| 1994–95 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 65 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 491 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||
| 1995–96 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 53 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 72 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 48 | ||
| 1996–97 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 63 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 386 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||
| 1997–98 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 75 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 295 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 67 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 270 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | London Knights | BISL | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 143 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2000–01 | Nottingham Panthers | BISL | 41 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 253 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2001–02 | Nottingham Panthers | BISL | 45 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 222 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Nottingham Panthers | BISL | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 150 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 32 | ||
| AHL totals | 258 | 31 | 33 | 64 | 1188 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | ||||
| NHL totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
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