Rick Berry

:"For the deceased basketball player, see Ricky Berry. For the star basketball player of the 1970s see Rick Barry."Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size =
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 Canadian ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for EV Duisburg Die Füchse of the Deutsche Eishockey-Liga.

Berry was drafted 55th overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche. He played the majority of his first 3 pro seasons in the American 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 the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 19, 2002 with Ville Nieminen for Darius Kasparaitis. He didn't last long in Pittsburgh, as he was claimed by the Washington 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 PIM

2000-01 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 0-920445-91-8

External links

*hockeydb|28887