Edward T. Barry

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Edward T. Barry was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts where he learned to play Hockey which led him to play for Northeastern University in Boston Massachusetts. In the winter of 1940, he left during his freshman year to skate for the Boston Olympics of the Eastern Hockey League and captained them in 1941 and 1942. Following a brief tour of duty in the Coast Guard during World War II, Barry returned to play for the Boston Bruins during the 1946 – 47 season, making him the first American to play for the Bruins since the 1920's. Unfortunately, his promising career with the Bruins ended with the 1947 season because of his refusal to travel and play at away games. Despite being released from the Bruins, he still kept his ties with the ice rink, continuing to play and coach for the Boston Olympics for a number of seasons. In 1964, he decided to coach Hockey at a now defunct community college in Boston where he mentored inner city youth, the art of the sport. Upon retirement, he went into the insurance business and became a partner of Barry and Farrell Insurance Agency, in Needham, Massachusetts with his son and grandson.

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