Rick Berry (ice hockey player)
 Rick Berry 
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| Date of birth | 4th November 1978 |
| place of birth | Birtle , Manitoba , Canada |
| size | 183 cm |
| Weight | 97 kg |
| position | defender |
| number | # 4 |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
1997 , 3rd round, 55th position Colorado Avalanche |
| Career stations | |
| 1995-1998 | Seattle Thunderbirds |
| 1997-1998 | Spokane Chiefs |
| 1999-2001 | Hershey Bears |
| 2001-2002 | Colorado Avalanche |
| 2002 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2002-2004 | Washington Capitals |
| 2004-2005 | Utah grizzlies |
| 2005 | San Antonio Rampage |
| 2005-2006 | Milwaukee Admirals |
| 2006-2007 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers |
| 2007-2008 | Springfield Falcons |
| 2008-2009 | EV Duisburg |
Rick Berry (born November 4, 1978 in Birtle , Manitoba , Canada ) is an American ice hockey player who last played for the Füchse Duisburg from the German Ice Hockey League as a defender .
Career
Berry began his career in the Canadian Junior League WHL with the Seattle Thunderbirds . There he played with Patrick Marleau and Mark Parrish . In the 1997 NHL Entry Draft , the left shooter was selected in the third round in 55th place by the Colorado Avalanche . From 1998 to 2000, Berry initially played exclusively in the Colorado farm team , the Hershey Bears , in the American Hockey League , before making his debut in the NHL in the 2000/01 season . The following year, the defender was an integral part of the NHL team from Denver , but finally moved in March 2002 as part of a swap deal to the Pittsburgh Penguins , where he ended the season. For the 2002/03 season , the American signed a contract with the Washington Capitals , for which he could score his only goals in the NHL.
In the following season Berry went in addition to the NHL in the AHL for the Portland Pirates , the Capitals farm team. This season, the American played his last appearances in the highest North American professional league. and then played in the AHL for the Utah Grizzlies , San Antonio Rampage and Milwaukee Admirals , before signing a contract with the New York Islanders in 2006 . However, there was no use for the Islanders in the NHL, so Berry was used again in the AHL, this time with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers , the farm team of the Islanders. In the summer of 2007, the defender moved to the Springfield Falcons , where he completed his ninth AHL season.
For the 2008/09 season , Rick Berry signed a contract with EV Duisburg from the German Ice Hockey League , for which he went on the ice until its bankruptcy.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Play-offs | |||||||||||||
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| season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
| 1995/96 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 59 | 4th | 9 | 13 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996/97 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 72 | 12 | 21st | 33 | 125 | 15th | 3 | 7th | 10 | 23 | ||
| 1997/98 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 37 | 5 | 12 | 17th | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997/98 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 22nd | 4th | 9 | 13 | 31 | 17th | 1 | 4th | 5 | 26th | ||
| 1998/99 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 62 | 2 | 6th | 8th | 153 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999/00 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 64 | 9 | 16 | 25th | 148 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | ||
| 2000/01 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 48 | 6th | 17th | 23 | 87 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4th | 18th | ||
| 2000/01 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 19th | 0 | 4th | 4th | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001/02 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001/02 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21st | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002/03 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 43 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 87 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003/04 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003/04 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 65 | 0 | 6th | 6th | 108 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004/05 | Utah grizzlies | AHL | 45 | 2 | 6th | 8th | 83 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005/06 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005/06 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 64 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 121 | 7th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15th | ||
| 2006/07 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 76 | 3 | 15th | 18th | 155 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007/08 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 54 | 2 | 8th | 10 | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2008/09 | EV Duisburg | DEL | 47 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 111 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| WHL overall | 190 | 25th | 51 | 76 | 359 | 33 | 4th | 11 | 15th | 49 | ||||
| AHL total | 428 | 27 | 80 | 107 | 840 | 32 | 4th | 5 | 9 | 57 | ||||
| NHL overall | 197 | 2 | 13 | 15th | 314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1 play-downs / relegation )
Web links
- Rick Berry at hockeydb.com (English)
- Rick Berry at eurohockey.com
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Berry, Rick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th November 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birtle , Manitoba, Canada |