Ken Berry (ice hockey)
Ken Edward Berry ( born June 21, 1960 in Burnaby, British Columbia ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player ( left wing ), who from 1981 to 1993 for the Edmonton Oilers and the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League as well as for the SV Bayreuth and the EC Hedos Munich played in the German Hockey League.
Career
Even as a junior he made with the New Westminster Bruins for stir. As top scorer in the youth team of the Bruins in the BCJHL you nominated him for the WHL junior team, which had qualified again as the defending champion for the Finals for the Memorial Cup. Here he played, among others, along with the later generations NHL players John Ogrodnick and Stan Smyl as well as his later predecessors in the EC Hedos Munich, Scott MacLeod. With two goals and three assists he justified his consideration and helped again to win the title. In New Westminster we had high expectations for him, but he decided to put his education on the sporting success and moved to the University of Denver. After two years there he prepared himself with the Canadian national team before the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. To this end, he interrupted his studies for a year to the Olympics to be there. The team was not successful, but Berry get four goals in six games.
After the Olympics, the Vancouver Canucks secured NHL Entry Draft in 1980 in the fifth round when they selected him as 112. He played two years in the Central Hockey League for Wichita Wind and was at this time to the Edmonton Oilers. In the season 1981/82 he came to his NHL debut.
The Oilers at Wayne Gretzky were at that time, however, so strongly held that he could not prevail. He played in the AHL farm team of the Oilers, first at the Moncton Alpines, and later with the Nova Scotia Oilers.
For the Bundesliga season 1985/86 he followed his brother Doug to Germany, where he played one year for the SV Bayreuth. After relegation to the second league, he followed the call of the Canadian national team coach Dave King and played two years with the national team, preparing for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Again, the Canadians were able to win a medal and again was the power of Berry, who reached six points in eight games, good. This performance was also crucial for a contract offer that he submitted to the Vancouver Canucks. In Vancouver, he met with Stan Smyl an old friend. The team was also the only 22 -year-old Dan Hodgson. Again, it was not possible to fight for a regular place in the NHL him.
The EC Hedos Munich had risen to 1989/90 season in the Bundesliga. The two audience favorites Doug Morrison and Scott MacLeod did not trust it to the required level and so Ken Berry was committed. At his side stormed Dale Derkatch. The two were very attractive game make forget the former stars and evolved into the new viewer favorites in Munich. Even before the first season in Munich guest appearances the Edmonton Oilers in Germany and also played against the EC Hedos. With an impressive performance in this game, Berry was once again a NHL team his skills. After Derkatch was left after season end München Dan Hodgson new strike partner of Berry. After four seasons in Munich Ken Berry ended his active career.
Statistics
Sporting successes
- Memorial Cup: 1978
Personal Awards
- BCJHL Second All-Star Team: 1978