Barry Wilcox (ice hockey)

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Barry Wilcox
Born (1948-04-23) April 23, 1948 (age 77)
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 1972–1975

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 ThunderbirdsCIAU—15243942—————
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—————

References

  1. ↑ https://www.nhl.com/player/barry-wilcox-8449468
  2. ↑ "Barry Wilcox Stats and News | NHL.com". www.nhl.com. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  3. 1 2 "The second-best Canuck to wear each retired number". Vancouver Is Awesome. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  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.
  5. ↑ "Barry Wilcox at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
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