Fred Berry

Frederick Allan Berry (born March 26, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward, who played three games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1976–77 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1976 to 1987, was spent in various minor leagues.

Playing career During his final year in the British Columbia Junior Hockey League, he scored 60 goals and 136 points in 60 games to lead the league. The following year, he moved up to the New Westminster Bruins of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League, and had 75 points in 69 games. The Bruins won the league title and advanced to the 1975 Memorial Cup where they lost to the Toronto Marlboros, the Ontario champions. Berry returned for a second season in New Westminster and scored 59 goals and 146 points. Once again, the Bruins took the WCJHL title, advancing to the 1976 Memorial Cup, this time losing to the Hamilton Fincups.

He was drafted in the third round, 40th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1976 NHL entry draft. He played one season in the minors before getting called up by Detroit in the 1976–77 season, playing three games. He went on to play nine seasons in the minors after that.

After hockey Berry and his brother Bill founded Hockey Haven, a hockey retailer in Milwaukee. For many years, Berry was also associated with collegiate hockey in Wisconsin, coaching the Marquette University Warriors from 1987 to 1991. He was named head coach and general manager of the Milwaukee Power, a Tier III junior team in the North American 3 Hockey League, for the 2018–19 season.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1973–74 Merritt Centennials BCJHL 60 60 76 136 91 — — — — — 1973–74 Victoria Cougars WCHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1974–75 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 69 32 43 75 120 18 12 12 24 38 1974–75 New Westminster Bruins M-Cup — — — — — 3 2 1 3 2 1975–76 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 72 59 87 146 164 17 6 15 21 45 1975–76 New Westminster Bruins M-Cup — — — — — 4 0 3 3 0 1976–77 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1976–77 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 66 17 42 59 146 10 9 8 17 12 1977–78 Kansas City Red Wings CHL 65 11 14 25 79 — — — — — 1978–79 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 19 7 11 18 43 — — — — — 1978–79 Toledo Goaldiggers IHL 49 27 43 70 91 — — — — — 1979–80 Hampton Aces EHL 6 3 4 7 4 — — — — — 1979–80 Toledo Goaldiggers IHL 33 11 29 40 33 — — — — — 1979–80 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 26 9 22 31 29 2 1 1 2 0 1980–81 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 72 35 71 106 73 7 5 7 12 4 1981–82 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 76 47 65 112 114 5 4 4 8 6 1982–83 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 71 47 74 121 57 10 3 5 8 0 1983–84 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 82 38 58 96 50 4 3 1 4 2 1985–86 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 81 31 58 89 51 5 3 2 5 2 1986–87 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 57 18 31 49 50 — — — — — IHL totals 632 287 504 791 737 43 28 28 56 26 NHL totals 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —