Doug Berry (ice hockey)

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Doug Berry
Born (1957-06-03) June 3, 1957 (age 67)
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Edmonton Oilers
Colorado Rockies
NHL draft 38th overall, 1977
Colorado Rockies
WHA draft 17th overall, 1977
Calgary Cowboys
Playing career 19781992

Douglas Alan Berry (born June 3, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, a centreman in the World Hockey Association (WHA) and the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Early life

Berry was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, and raised in neighboring Burnaby. He played college hockey for the Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey at the University of Denver, where he was selected to the All-WCHA First Team for 1977–78.

Career

Berry was drafted in 1977 by both the WHA and the NHL, choosing to start his major professional career with the WHA's Edmonton Oilers, in that league's final (1978–79) season, appearing in 29 games and scoring six goals and three assists. He then played two seasons in the NHL, with the Colorado Rockies, appearing in 121 games and scoring 10 goals and 33 assists for 43 points. [1]

Berry played the majority of his career in West Germany, spending 10 seasons in the top level Eishockey-Bundesliga, appearing in 402 games and scoring 286 goals and 351 assists for 637 points. While playing with the Kölner Haie (Cologne Sharks), the team won three consecutive Bundesliga championships. Berry retired from hockey after the 1991–92 Bundesliga season.

Personal life

Berry's younger brother, Ken Berry, also played in the NHL and Bundesliga.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1974–75 Kelowna Buckaroos BCJHL 663710314045
1975–76 University of Denver WCHA 3912284032
1976–77 University of DenverWCHA4017415842
1977–78 University of DenverWCHA4036468236
1978–79 Edmonton Oilers WHA 296394
1978–79 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 441934531590770
1979–80 Colorado Rockies NHL 757233016
1980–81 Colorado RockiesNHL46310139
1980–81 Fort Worth Texans CHL238715251344
1981–82 Wichita Wind CHL10459270440
1981–82 Mannheimer ERC GER 4419375630
1982–83 Mannheimer ERCGER3619345336
1983–84 Mannheimer ERCGER4726477336
1984–85 Genève-Servette HC NLB 40383371
1985–86 Kölner EC GER3625244981067132
1986–87 Kölner ECGER331138492898122010
1987–88 Kölner ECGER36153348241177146
1988–89 Kölner ECGER29923322391456
1989–90 Kölner ECGER3615243926837104
1990–91 Kölner ECGER44134053391438116
1991–92 Kölner ECGER321325381830004
GER totals3731653254902686428457338
WHA totals296394
NHL totals12110334325

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-WCHA First Team 1977–78 [2]
AHCA West All-American 1977–78 [3]

References

  1. Surgent, Scott (2013). The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e. Tempe, Arizona. p. 379. ISBN   978-1-490967400.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.