- Rick Berry
:"For the deceased basketball player, see
Ricky Berry . For the star basketball player of the 1970s seeRick Barry ."Infobox Ice Hockey Player
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position = Defense
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 213
team =EV Duisburg Die Füchse
league = DEL
former_teams =Colorado Avalanche Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1978|11|4
birth_place = Birtle, MB, CAN
career_start = 1998
draft = 55th overall
draft_year = 1997
draft_team =Colorado Avalanche Rick Berry (born on November 4, 1978 in
Birtle, Manitoba ) is a Canadianice hockey defenceman who currently plays forEV Duisburg Die Füchse of theDeutsche Eishockey-Liga .Berry was drafted 55th overall in the
1997 NHL Entry Draft by theColorado Avalanche . He played the majority of his first 3 pro seasons in theAmerican Hockey League . In his career in the AHL he has played 229 games, scoring 21 goals and 46 assists for 67 points, while adding 483 penalty minutes. He played 76 games for Colorado before he was traded to thePittsburgh Penguins on March 19, 2002 withVille Nieminen forDarius Kasparaitis . He didn't last long in Pittsburgh, as he was claimed by theWashington Capitals in the Waiver Draft later that year. In 197 career NHL games Berry has scored 2 goals and 13 assists for 15 points, while accumulating 314 penalty minutes.In 2006 he signed with the
New York Islanders as a free agent but never played for the team.Career Statistics
Regular Season Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM2000-01 Colorado Avalanche NHL 19 0 4 4 382001-02 Colorado/Pittsburgh NHL 70 0 2 2 812002-03 Washington Capitals NHL 43 2 1 3 87 2003-04 Washington Capitals NHL 65 0 6 6 108
NHL Totals 197 2 13 15 314
References
* 2005
NHL Official Guide & Record Book ISBN 0-920445-91-8External links
*hockeydb|28887
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