Barry Goers

Barry Goers
Born June 14, 1986
Ivyland, PA, USA
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
AHL team
Former teams 		WBS Penguins
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Lake Erie Monsters
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present

Barry Goers (born June 14, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Playing career

Goers attended the University of Massachusetts Lowell where he played four seasons of NCAA Division I college hockey with the UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey team. Following his graduation, Goers turned professional to join the Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL for the final games and playoffs of their 2009–10 ECHL season.[1]

In his third season with the Wranglers in 2011–12, Goers helped Las Vegas reach the Kelly cup finals. His successful season was noted with two stints in the American Hockey League, initially with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers before impressing in his latter spell with the Lake Erie Monsters to post 7 points in 19 games to remain until the end of the season. Goers was then rewarded with a one-year AHL contract with the Monsters for the following 2012–13 season.[2]

In a season affected by injury and indifferent form, Goers compiled 1 assist in 19 games for the Monsters. Towards the end of the 2012–13 season, Goers was reassigned to Central Hockey League affiliate, the Denver Cutthroats, for their inaugural playoff run. Despite being unable to contribute on the ice with Lake Erie, Goers was selected as the Monsters Man of the Year, for his contributions and charity work in the Cleveland area.[3]

On August 5, 2013, Goers was returned to the ECHL, signing a one-year deal as a free agent with the Wheeling Nailers.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Green Mountain Glades EJHL 46 5 20 25 32 — — — — —
2005–06 Green Mountain Glades EJHL 45 5 34 39 14 2 0 0 0 2
2006–07 UMass Lowell HE 30 1 3 4 14 — — — — —
2007–08 UMass Lowell HE 37 4 20 24 20 — — — — —
2008–09 UMass Lowell HE 38 0 9 9 18 — — — — —
2009–10 UMass Lowell HE 28 0 5 5 12 — — — — —
2009–10 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 6 2 1 3 0 5 0 3 3 0
2010–11 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 64 5 22 27 38 5 0 0 0 6
2011–12 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 50 5 21 26 40 15 0 2 2 4
2011–12 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 19 0 7 7 5 — — — — —
2012–13 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 19 0 1 1 14 — — — — —
2012–13 Denver Cutthroats CHL 3 1 0 1 0 5 0 1 1 4
2013–14 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 25 3 8 11 12 — — — — —
2013–14 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 23 1 6 7 10 16 0 2 2 2
AHL totals 63 1 14 15 29 16 0 2 2 2

Awards and honours

Award Year
ECHL All-Star Game 2010–11 [5]

References

  1. ↑ "ECHL All-Star Goers returns for second season with Wranglers". ECHL. 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  2. ↑ "Wranglers bound for overhaul". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  3. ↑ "Goers named Monsters Man of the Year". Lake Erie Monsters. 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  4. ↑ "Defenseman Barry Goers signs in Wheeling". Wheeling Nailers. 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  5. ↑ "2011 ECHL All-Star Classic". ECHL. 2011-01-02. Retrieved 2011-01-02.

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