Doug Berry
Born (1957-06-03) June 3, 1957
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).

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 537 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 Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1974–75 Kelowna Buckaroos BCJHL 663710314045
1975–76 University of Denver WCHA 3912284032
1976–77 University of Denver WCHA 4017415842
1977–78 University of Denver WCHA 4036468236
1978–79 Edmonton Oilers WHA 296394
1978–79 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 4419345315 90770
1979–80 Colorado Rockies NHL 757233016
1980–81 Colorado Rockies NHL 46310139
1980–81 Fort Worth Texans CHL 2387152 51344
1981–82 Wichita Wind CHL 104592 70440
1981–82 Mannheimer ERC GER 4419375630
1982–83 Mannheimer ERC GER 3619345336
1983–84 Mannheimer ERC GER 4726477336
1984–85 Genève-Servette HC NLB 40383371
1985–86 Kölner EC GER 362524498 1067132
1986–87 Kölner EC GER 3311384928 98122010
1987–88 Kölner EC GER 3615334824 1177146
1988–89 Kölner EC GER 299233223 91456
1989–90 Kölner EC GER 3615243926 837104
1990–91 Kölner EC GER 4413405339 1438116
1991–92 Kölner EC GER 3213253818 30004
GER totals 373165325490268 6428457338
WHA totals 296394
NHL totals 12110334325

Awards and honors

Award Year
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.
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