Barry Legge

Barry Graham Legge (born October 22, 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 107 games in the National Hockey League and 345 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Winnipeg Jets, Quebec Nordiques, Michigan Stags, Baltimore Blades, Denver Spurs, Ottawa Civics, Cleveland Crusaders, Minnesota Fighting Saints, and Cincinnati Stingers. Barry Legge was inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 2022.

Career After five full seasons in the WHA, Barry Legge spent part of three seasons with the Quebec Nordiques and the Winnipeg Jets from 1979-80 to 1981-82. He was well known for his defensive play from a very young age. The Winnipeg native first made a name for himself with the Fort St. James Canadians before joining the hometown Jets of the WCJHL. After being selected in the 4th round of the 1974 NHL Draft by the Montreal Canadiens, Legge opted to join the Michigan Stags of the WHA, who had selected him in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft and ended up playing on half a dozen teams before the league disbanded in 1979. Legge's best season was a 29-point effort on the Cincinnati Stingers in 1976-77. Following the NHL/WHA merger, the Winnipeg Jets claimed Legge off the Stingers' roster. A few days later, he was traded to the Nordiques for rugged defenceman Barry Melrose. He recorded three assists in 31 games for the Nords, but his season ended on a sour note when he refused an assignment to the minor leagues and was suspended by the team as a result. After the season, Legge was sent to the Jets for cash and split the next two seasons between the NHL and the CHL's Tulsa Oilers. He retired the next year after playing 38 games for Winnipeg and battling injuries. With the Michigan Stags and Baltimore Blades as a rookie, and the following year with the Cleveland Crusaders, he was a teammate of namesake Randy Legge; however the two were not related.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1970–71 St. James Canadians MJHL 47 7 22 29 98 — — — — — 1971–72 Winnipeg Jets WCHL 61 1 16 17 138 — — — — — 1972–73 Winnipeg Jets WCHL 63 10 43 53 161 — — — — — 1973–74 Winnipeg Clubs WCHL 66 13 34 47 198 — — — — — 1974–75 Greensboro Generals SHL 37 3 16 19 60 — — — — — 1974–75 Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades WHA 36 3 18 21 20 — — — — — 1975–76 Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics WHA 40 6 8 14 15 — — — — — 1975–76 Cleveland Crusaders WHA 35 0 7 7 22 3 0 1 1 12 1976–77 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1976–77 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 74 7 22 29 39 4 0 0 0 0 1977–78 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 78 7 17 24 114 — — — — — 1978–79 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 80 3 8 11 131 3 0 4 4 0 1979–80 Syracuse Firebirds AHL 5 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 1979–80 Quebec Nordiques NHL 31 0 3 3 18 — — — — — 1980–81 Tulsa Oilers CHL 25 2 4 6 88 — — — — — 1980–81 Winnipeg Jets NHL 38 0 6 6 69 — — — — — 1981–82 Tulsa Oilers CHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1981–82 Winnipeg Jets NHL 38 1 2 3 57 — — — — — WHA totals 345 26 80 106 341 10 0 5 5 12 NHL totals 107 1 11 12 144 — — — — —