Barry Almeida

Barry Almeida
Born November 20, 1988
Longmeadow, MA, USA
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
ECHL team
Former teams 		Utah Grizzlies
Hershey Bears
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present
Medal record
Ice hockey
Competitor for  United States
World Junior A Challenge
Bronze 2007 Trail

Barry Almeida (born November 20, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey center who currently plays for the Utah Grizzlies in the ECHL.

Playing career

Almeida played in the United States Hockey League with the Omaha Lancers in the 2007–08 season, scoring the goal in overtime of the final's to win the playoff championship. He started to play for the Boston College Eagles in Hockey East in the 2008-09 season. Almeida played on two NCAA national championships teams in 2010, and 2012.

Almeida signed an amateur try-out contract upon the completion of his collegiate career with affiliate of the Washington Capitals, the Hershey Bears on April 9, 2012. He scored his first professional goal in his professional debut against the Worcester Sharks.

On April 30, 2012 he was extended by Hershey to a one-year, two way AHL contract.[1]

In the 2013–14 season, Almeida signed an AHL contract with the Milwaukee Admirals. He failed to make the team out of training camp and was assigned to ECHL club, the Cincinnati Cyclones for the duration of the year.

After helping the Cyclone reach the Kelly Cup finals, Almeida signed his first European contract, agreeing to a one-year deal with Kallinge-Ronneby IF in the Swedish Division 1 on June 11, 2014.[2] Failing to adapt to the Hockeyettan, Almeida opted to return to North America and signed a one-year ECHL contract with the Utah Grizzlies on September 30, 2014.[3]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05New England Jr. FalconsEJHL4721183944— — — — —
2005–06New England Jr. FalconsEJHL4237286569— — — — —
2005–06USNTDP USDP42574— — — — —
2006–07Omaha LancersUSHL3110172720 5 2 3 5 8
2007–08Omaha LancersUSHL5622386022144488
2008–09Boston CollegeHE35711188— — — — —
2009–10Boston CollegeHE42851324— — — — —
2010–11Boston CollegeHE388132122— — — — —
2011–12Boston CollegeHE4422184022— — — — —
2011–12Hershey BearsAHL11010 1 0 0 0 0
2012–13Hershey BearsAHL35681410— — — — —
2012–13Reading RoyalsECHL2710142410154260
2013–14 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 47 15 11 26 23 22 2 6 8 10
AHL totals 36 7 8 15 10 1 0 0 0 0

Awards and honors

Award Year
USHL First All-Star Team 2008
USHL Player of the Year Award (Finalist) 2008 [4]
All-Hockey East First Team 2011–12 [5]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2011–12

References

  1. ↑ "Hershey Bears players contract status 2012-13". pennlive.com. 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  2. ↑ "Barry Almeida and TJ Syner join Kallinge-Ronneby" (in Swedish). Kallinge-Ronneby IF. 2014-06-11. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  3. ↑ "Grizzlies sign Barry Almeida". Utah Grizzlies. 2014-09-30. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  4. ↑ "USHL announces award winners". United States Hockey League. 2008-04-28. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  5. ↑ "HE announces 2011-2012 All-Star Teams". Hockey East. 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2012-05-06.

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