Rick Berry

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For the deceased basketball player, see Ricky Berry. For the star basketball player of the 1970s see Rick Barry.

Rick Berry (born on 4 November 1978 in Birtle, Manitoba) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who currently plays in the New York Islanders organization of the National Hockey League.

Berry was drafted 55th overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche. He played the majority of his first 3 pro seasons in the American Hockey League. In his career in the AHL he has played 229 games, scoring 21 goals and 46 assists for 67 points, while adding 483 penalty minutes. He played 76 games for Colorado before he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins on 19 March 2002 with Ville Nieminen for Darius Kasparaitis. He didn't last long in Pittsburgh, as he was claimed by the Washington Capitals in the Waiver Draft later that year. In 197 career NHL games Berry has scored 2 goals and 13 assists for 15 points, while accumulating 314 penalty minutes.

In the summer of 2006 he signed to the New York Islanders as a free agent.

[edit] Career Statistics

                                     Regular Season              
Season  Team                       Lge   GP   G   A    Pts  PIM   

2000-01 Colorado Avalanche         NHL   19   0   4    4    38
2001-02 Colorado/Pittsburgh        NHL   70   0   2    2    81
2002-03 Washington Capitals        NHL   43   2   1    3    87 
2003-04 Washington Capitals        NHL   65   0   6    6    108

                   NHL Totals            197  2   13   15   314