Doug Berry (ice hockey)
Doug Berry | |||
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Born |
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada | June 3, 1957||
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 | 1978–1992 |
Douglas Alan Berry (born June 3, 1957)[1] is a former professional ice hockey player, a centreman in the World Hockey Association (WHA) and the National Hockey League (NHL). Berry was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, and raised in neighbouring Burnaby.
Berry played college hockey for the University of Denver, where he was an all-WCHA first team selection in 1977-78.
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 6 goals and 3 assists for 9 points. 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.
Berry played the majority of his career in West Germany, spending 10 seasons in the top level Eishockey-Bundesliga, where he retired from hockey after the 1991–92 season.
Berry's younger brother, Ken Berry, also played in the NHL and the Bundesliga
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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All-WCHA First Team | 1977–78 | [2] |
AHCA West All-American | 1977–78 | [3] |
References
- ^ Surgent, Scott (2013). The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e. Tempe, Arizona. p. 379. ISBN 1-490967400.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
External links
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Calgary Cowboys draft picks
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Colorado Rockies (NHL) draft picks
- Colorado Rockies (NHL) players
- Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players
- Sportspeople from Burnaby
- Sportspeople from New Westminster
- Ice hockey people from British Columbia
- Kelowna Buckaroos players
- Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey players
- Wichita Wind players
- Dallas Black Hawks players
- Fort Worth Texans players