Barry Salovaara

John "Barry" Salovaara (born January 7, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 90 games in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1974–75 and 1975–76 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1968 to 1979, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.

Salovaara is of Finnish descent.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1965–66 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 47 3 13 16 67 7 0 2 2 8 1966–67 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 48 7 18 25 99 6 1 1 2 4 1967–68 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 38 6 20 26 96 — — — — — 1968–69 Greensboro Generals EHL 57 6 15 21 106 8 0 1 1 19 1968–69 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 4 0 1 1 8 — — — — — 1969–70 Greensboro Generals EHL 74 11 35 46 141 16 1 13 14 45 1970–71 Greensboro Generals EHL 72 15 53 68 95 9 0 7 7 29 1971–72 Fort Worth Wings CHL 34 3 14 17 42 — — — — — 1971–72 Tidewater Wings AHL 36 0 13 13 36 — — — — — 1972–73 Virginia Wings AHL 76 4 26 30 92 13 3 1 4 16 1973–74 Baltimore Clippers AHL 70 8 25 33 95 9 1 5 6 22 1974–75 Detroit Red Wings NHL 27 0 2 2 18 — — — — — 1974–75 Virginia Wings AHL 43 2 17 19 50 5 1 0 1 7 1975–76 Detroit Red Wings NHL 63 2 11 13 52 — — — — — 1975–76 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 6 1 3 4 14 — — — — — 1976–77 Klagenfurter AC AUT — — — — — — — — — — 1977–78 Klagenfurter AC AUT — — — — — — — — — — 1978–79 KOOVEE FIN 35 7 7 14 51 — — — — — AHL totals 231 15 84 99 287 27 5 6 11 45 NHL totals 90 2 13 15 70 — — — — —