Doug Berry

Douglas Alan Berry (born June 3, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, a centreman in the World Hockey Association (WHA) and the National Hockey League (NHL).

Early life Berry was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, and raised in neighboring Burnaby. He played college hockey for the Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey at the University of Denver, where he was selected to the All-WCHA First Team for 1977–78.

Career Berry was drafted in 1977 by both the WHA and the NHL, choosing to start his major professional career with the WHA's Edmonton Oilers, in that league's final (1978–79) season, appearing in 29 games and scoring six goals and three assists. He then played two seasons in the NHL, with the Colorado Rockies, appearing in 121 games and scoring 10 goals and 33 assists for 43 points.

Berry played the majority of his career in West Germany, spending 10 seasons in the top level Eishockey-Bundesliga, appearing in 402 games and scoring 286 goals and 351 assists for 637 points. While playing with the Kölner Haie (Cologne Sharks), the team won three consecutive Bundesliga championships. Berry retired from hockey after the 1991–92 Bundesliga season.

Personal life Berry's younger brother, Ken Berry, also played in the NHL and Bundesliga.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1974–75 Kelowna Buckaroos BCJHL 66 37 103 140 45 — — — — — 1975–76 University of Denver WCHA 39 12 28 40 32 — — — — — 1976–77 University of Denver WCHA 40 17 41 58 42 — — — — — 1977–78 University of Denver WCHA 40 36 46 82 36 — — — — — 1978–79 Edmonton Oilers WHA 29 6 3 9 4 — — — — — 1978–79 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 44 19 34 53 15 9 0 7 7 0 1979–80 Colorado Rockies NHL 75 7 23 30 16 — — — — — 1980–81 Colorado Rockies NHL 46 3 10 13 9 — — — — — 1980–81 Fort Worth Texans CHL 23 8 7 15 2 5 1 3 4 4 1981–82 Wichita Wind CHL 10 4 5 9 2 7 0 4 4 0 1981–82 Mannheimer ERC GER 44 19 37 56 30 — — — — — 1982–83 Mannheimer ERC GER 36 19 34 53 36 — — — — — 1983–84 Mannheimer ERC GER 47 26 47 73 36 — — — — — 1984–85 Genève-Servette HC NLB 40 38 33 71 — — — — — — 1985–86 Kölner EC GER 36 25 24 49 8 10 6 7 13 2 1986–87 Kölner EC GER 33 11 38 49 28 9 8 12 20 10 1987–88 Kölner EC GER 36 15 33 48 24 11 7 7 14 6 1988–89 Kölner EC GER 29 9 23 32 23 9 1 4 5 6 1989–90 Kölner EC GER 36 15 24 39 26 8 3 7 10 4 1990–91 Kölner EC GER 44 13 40 53 39 14 3 8 11 6 1991–92 Kölner EC GER 32 13 25 38 18 3 0 0 0 4 GER totals 373 165 325 490 268 64 28 45 73 38 WHA totals 29 6 3 9 4 — — — — — NHL totals 121 10 33 43 25 — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year All-WCHA First Team 1977–78 AHCA West All-American 1977–78