Barry Gibbs

Canada Barry Gibbs

Date of birth	September 28, 1948
place of birth	Lloydminster , Saskatchewan , Canada
size	180 cm
Weight	88 kg

position	defender
Shot hand	Right

Draft

NHL Amateur Draft	1966 , 1st lap, 1st position Boston Bruins

Career stations

1964-1967	Estevan Bruins
1967-1969	Boston Bruins
1969-1975	Minnesota North Stars
1975-1977	Atlanta Flames
1977-1979	St. Louis Blues
1979-1980	Los Angeles Kings
1980-1981	Houston Apollos Oklahoma City Stars

Barry Paul Gibbs (born September 28, 1948 in Lloydminster , Saskatchewan ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player (defender) who played for the Boston Bruins , Minnesota North Stars , Atlanta Flames , St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings in the 1967-1980 National Hockey League played.

Career

As a junior he played for the Estevan Bruins in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League . In the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft , he was selected by the Boston Bruins as the first player in the draft.

From the 1967/68 season he was in the squad of the Bruins. However, since the Bruins were very strong around Bobby Orr in defense, he mostly played with the Oklahoma City Blazers in the Central Hockey League . For the 1969/70 season he was given to the Minnesota North Stars , where he became a fixture on the blue line. This was also honored with the appointment to an NHL All-Star Game . After five and a half years in Minnesota, in which he was once in the final series of the Stanley Cup with the North Stars , he moved to the Atlanta Flames in January 1975 in exchange for Dwight Bialowas and Dean Talafous . From December 1977 he played for the St. Louis Blues , where he was also team captain . In the 1979/80 season he wore the jersey of the Los Angeles Kings before ending his career after another year in the CHL.

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	13	796	58	224	282	945
Playoffs	7th	36	4th	2	6th	67