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| 1972 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bill Barber
Selected in first round
No.
7 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born July 11, 1952
 | Position:
Left Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 189
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kitchener (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Callander, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Callander, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1967-68 |
North Bay | NOHA |
34 |
18 | 35 |
53 | 44 | | 1968-69 |
North Bay | NOHA |
48 | 32 |
38 | 70 |
100 | | 1969-70 |
Kitchener | OHA |
54 | 37 |
49 | 86 |
42 | | 1970-71 |
Kitchener | OHA |
61 | 46 |
59 | 105 |
129 | | 1971-72 |
Kitchener | OMJHL |
62 | 44 |
63 | 107 |
89 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Played center
in junior hockey but was moved to left wing upon turning professional. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 29,
1972 (Toronto at Philadelphia)
Number: 7 (Philadelphia)
(number retired)
Stanley Cup: 1974, 1975.
Playing Status: Retired August 1985 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1972-1984 |
Philadelphia | 903 |
420 | 463 |
883 | 623 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1973-1983 |
Philadelphia | 129 |
53 | 55 |
108 | 109 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
HOCKEY HALL OF FAME:
Inducted 1990
Jack Adams Award (Coach of Year): 2000-01
(Philadelphia)
Sporting News West Rookie of Year: 1972-73
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1976, 1980
NHL All-Star First Team:
1975-76 (Philadelphia)
NHL All-Star Second Team:
1978-79, 1980-81 (Philadelphia)
All-Star
Game: 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982
100-Point Seasons:
1975-76 (112 points)
50-Goal Seasons: 1975-76 (50 goals)
NHL Records:
Most short-handed goals in single playoff series (3 against Minnesota in 1980,
co-holder of record), most short-handed goals in single playoff year (3 in
1980, shares record with five others)
Philadelphia Records: Most goals (420), most points in a season by a left
wing (112)
Philadelphia Class Guy Award: 1980-81
Philadelphia Captain:
November 1981 to March 1983
Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame:
Inducted 1989
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by New York)
NHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1980 (12 goals, tie)
Philadelphia Points Leader: 1978-79 (80), 1980-81 (85)
Philadelphia Goals Leader: 1977-78 (41), 1978-79 (34, tie), 1980-81
(43), 1981-82 (45)
Philadelphia Playoffs Points Leader: 1982 (6, tie)
Philadelphia
Playoffs Goals Leader: 1980 (12), 1981 (11)
Coaching Career:
Named Philadelphia assistant coach upon his retirement in August 1985 and
remained in that position until June 8, 1988. ... Served as Philadelphia
interim assistant coach from Feb. 26, 1994, through end of 1993-94 season. ...
Named Philadelphia assistant coach on July 5, 2000. ... Named Philadelphia
head coach on Dec. 10, 2000, and remained in that position until April 30,
2002.
Management Career: Named Philadelphia Director of Pro Scouting on June 8,
1988, and remained in that position until Dec. 30, 1995. ... Named Tampa Bay
Director of Player Personnel on Aug. 14, 2002.
Miscellaneous: Runner-up for Calder Trophy as NHL Rookie of Year in
1972-73. ... Played on LCB line with Bobby Clarke and Reggie Leach
during his years in Philadelphia. Trio set NHL record (since broken) for goals
by one line with 141 in 1975-76. ... Played left point on Philadelphia power
play. ... Missed part of 1976-77 season with torn ACL in right knee, an injury
suffered in March 1977. ... Played on Philadelphia team that set NHL record
with 35-game unbeaten streak from Oct. 14, 1979, to Jan. 6, 1980. ... Tied Jean Ratelle and Charlie Simmer for NHL's
most first-goals (10) in 1979-80. ... Tied NHL record (since broken) for goals
in playoff series with nine against Minnesota in 1980. ... Served as captain
of Wales Conference All-Star team in 1982. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with
torn MCL in right knee, suffered when he crashed into boards in Pittsburgh on
Dec. 4, 1982. ... Played on line with Darryl Sittler and Ilkka Sinisalo that
scored 14 points in game at Hartford on Jan. 8, 1983. ... Broke jaw on
Jan. 15, 1983, in game against Chicago, but did not miss any additional games.
... Missed end of 1983-84 season when right knee injury flared up again,
requiring reconstructive surgery on April 7, 1984, and leading to his
retirement. Doctors found that ACL was damaged and that his cartilage and
meniscus were torn. There was also a fracture in the joint. The injury had
plagued him for two seasons, and doctors said only the exceptional strength of
his quadriceps muscle had enabled him to keep playing. The time needed to
recover from the surgery was expected to keep him out of the entire 1984-85
season, although he was attempting a comeback prior to his decision to pass up
the remainder of the season and go into coaching. ... Philadelphia retired his
No. 7 on Oct. 11,
1990. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Richmond (AHL)
Challenge Cup: 1979. World Championships:
1982 (bronze medal)
Canada Cup: 1976 (first place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1998 (Philadelphia) (as
coach)
World Championships All-Star First Team: 1982
World Championships Goals Leader: 1982 (8, tie)
WHA Draft Pick:
1972 (by New York)
Coaching Career: Named interim head coach
of Hershey (AHL) on March 5, 1985, and remained in that position through end
of 1984-85 season. ... Named interim head coach of Hershey (AHL) on Dec. 30,
1995, and promoted to full-time head coach on March 14, 1996. He relocated
with team to Philadelphia in 1996 and remained in position until July 5, 2000.
1996-97, 1997-98: Coached AHL regular-season champ (Philadelphia)
Miscellaneous: Played only 11 career
minor-league games, scoring nine goals and 14 points, before being called up
to the NHL for good in October 1972.
Personal: Younger brother of
former minor-leaguer John Barber and older brother of former minor-leaguer Danny
Barber. ... Wife, Jenny, died of lung cancer at age 48 on Dec. 8, 2001. |
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SNAPSHOT '72 | | Total Selected: |
152 | | Forwards: |
88 | | Defense: |
47 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
121 | | College Players: |
25 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
11 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
67 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
11 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
1 |
| Picks Traded: |
24 |
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