Barry Wilcox

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Barry Wilcox
Born (1948-04-23) April 23, 1948 (age 76)
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Left
Played for Vancouver Canucks
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19721975

Barry Fredrick Wilcox (born April 23, 1948 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player [1] who played in the National Hockey League for the Vancouver Canucks between 1972 and 1975. [2] He also played several years in the minor leagues before retiring in 1975. [3]

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Playing career

Wilcox spent parts of two seasons with the Vancouver Canucks in the 1970s. [3]

He played for the hometown Royals of the British Columbia Hockey League in 1967–69 before spending three years at the University of British Columbia, where he played for the UBC Thunderbirds. [4] Following his tenure with the Thunderbirds, Vancouver signed Wilcox as a free agent. Wilcox scored 17 goals as a rookie in 1971–72 with the Rochester Americans of the minor pro American Hockey League. The following season, he played 31 NHL games for the Canucks as an injury replacement before he was sent down to the Canucks' farm team Seattle Totems in the Western Hockey League (WHL). Wilcox spent most of the next three years in the WHL and Central Hockey League before retiring in 1976. [5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1967–68 New Westminster Royals BCJHL 28252550
1968–69New Westminster RoyalsBCJHL
1969–70 UBC Thunderbirds CIAU 15183328
1970–71UBC ThunderbirdsCIAU15243942
1971–72 Rochester Americans AHL 7317102795
1972–73 Vancouver Canucks NHL 3132515
1972–73 Seattle Totems WHL 4719224138
1973–74 Seattle TotemsWHL601110
1974–75 Seattle Totems CHL 5512172968
1974–75 Vancouver CanucksNHL20000
1975–76 Tulsa Oilers CHL44881636
NHL totals3332515

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References

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  4. Tsumura, Howard. "With 44-year dry spell set to end, UBC's 1971 Ice 'Birds reflect on a magical season of yesteryear". The Province.
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