Brad Berry

Bradley L. Berry (born April 1, 1965) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player who was most recently the head coach of the University of North Dakota men's ice hockey team. He played 241 games in the National Hockey League for the Winnipeg Jets, Minnesota North Stars, and Dallas Stars.

Playing career Berry joined the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux in 1983, playing in a limited role in his first season. For his second year with North Dakota, Berry saw his points total more than triple and was included on Canada's world junior team that won a gold medal. Unfortunately, the Fighting Sioux slipped to fourth place in the standings and were unable to earn a bid into the NCAA tournament. After another year with a similar result Berry, forwent his senior season and turned pro with the Winnipeg Jets who had drafted him in the second round of the 1983 draft.

Berry finished the 1986 season playing 16 games for the Jets (3 in the playoffs) and suited up for a further 52 matches in his first full campaign as a professional. Berry did not produce as expected in 1987-88, leading to a 10-game stint in the minors followed by an additional 38 games the next year. By 1989-90, Berry played only 12 NHL games and chose to sign with Brynäs IF in 1990. After a season in the Swedish Elite League, Berry returned to North America to play for the Kalamazoo Wings. He earned a brief call-up to the parent Minnesota North Stars at the end of the season and played 63 games in 1992-93. Berry played 8 games with the Stars in 1993 as they moved to Dallas before being sent down to the minors. Berry would continue to play for Dallas' farm team until his retirement in 1999.

Coaching career After his retirement from professional hockey, Berry returned to North Dakota as an assistant coach just after the team had won its seventh national title. Berry stayed with the team for six seasons before taking an AHL assistant coaching position with the Manitoba Moose. After a two-year term with the team, Berry worked as a scout for the Vancouver Canucks for another two seasons before returning behind the bench as an assistant for the Columbus Blue Jackets. In his second year with Columbus, the Jackets had a disastrous season that saw head coach Scott Arniel fired at the midway point. While another assistant, Todd Richards, was given the reins, Berry left and returned once more to Grand Forks for his second stint as an assistant with his alma mater.

After three years as an assistant, Berry was named head coach for the University of North Dakota when his predecessor Dave Hakstol was hired as head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers. In his first season as head coach, Berry became the first head coach in NCAA history to lead their team to a national title in their first season in the role. Berry was fired on March 23, 2025 following his tenth season with the team.

Berry was reported to be the leading candidate to replace Ryan Ward as head coach of the Youngstown Phantoms in July 2026, but walked away from the position after contract negotiations failed. Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1981–82 Sherwood Park Crusaders AJHL 58 8 28 36 46 — — — — — 1982–83 St. Albert Saints AJHL 55 9 33 42 97 — — — — — 1983–84 University of North Dakota WCHA 32 2 7 9 8 — — — — — 1984–85 University of North Dakota WCHA 40 4 26 30 26 — — — — — 1985–86 University of North Dakota WCHA 40 6 29 35 26 — — — — — 1985–86 Winnipeg Jets NHL 13 1 0 1 10 3 0 0 0 0 1986–87 Winnipeg Jets NHL 52 2 8 10 60 7 0 1 1 14 1987–88 Winnipeg Jets NHL 48 0 6 6 75 — — — — — 1987–88 Moncton Hawks AHL 10 1 3 4 14 — — — — — 1988–89 Winnipeg Jets NHL 38 0 9 9 45 — — — — — 1988–89 Moncton Hawks AHL 38 3 16 19 39 — — — — — 1989–90 Winnipeg Jets NHL 12 1 2 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 1989–90 Moncton Hawks AHL 38 1 9 10 58 — — — — — 1990–91 Brynäs IF SWE 38 3 1 4 38 2 0 0 0 0 1990–91 Canadian National Team Intl 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1991–92 Minnesota North Stars NHL 7 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 2 1991–92 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 65 5 18 23 90 5 2 0 2 6 1992–93 Minnesota North Stars NHL 63 0 3 3 109 — — — — — 1993–94 Dallas Stars NHL 8 0 0 0 12 — — — — — 1993–94 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 45 3 19 22 91 1 0 0 0 0 1994–95 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 65 4 11 15 146 1 0 0 0 6 1995–96 Michigan K-Wings IHL 80 4 13 17 73 10 0 5 5 12 1996–97 Michigan K-Wings IHL 77 4 7 11 68 4 0 0 0 4 1997–98 Michigan K-Wings IHL 67 3 8 11 60 — — — — — 1998–99 Michigan K-Wings IHL 5 0 1 1 10 — — — — — IHL totals 404 23 77 100 538 21 2 5 7 22 NHL totals 241 4 28 32 323 13 0 1 1 16

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1985 Canada WJC 7 0 1 1 2 Junior totals 7 0 1 1 2

Head coaching record