Barry Gibbs
For the Australian cricketer, see Barry Gibbs (cricket). For the wrongfully convicted New Yorker, see Innocence_Project § Wrongful_convictions. For the lead singer of the Bee Gees, see Barry Gibb.
| Barry Gibbs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 28, 1948 Lloydminster, SK, CAN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins Minnesota North Stars Atlanta Flames St. Louis Blues Los Angeles Kings | ||
| NHL Draft |
1st overall, 1966 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1967–1980 | ||
Barry Paul "Gibby" Gibbs (born September 28, 1948 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan and raised in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is best known for being selected first overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft.
Playing career
During his NHL career, Gibbs played for the Boston Bruins, Minnesota North Stars, Atlanta Flames, St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings. He retired in 1981.
Barry came to Minnesota from Boston in the deal that brought Tom Williams to the North Stars. He played junior hockey at Estevan, Sask. and in the Boston organization at Oklahoma City of the CHL. He comes from a family of seven, four boys and three girls.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1967-68 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1967-68 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CPHL | 41 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 154 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| 1968-69 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1968-69 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 55 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 194 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 53 |
| 1969-70 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 56 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 182 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 1970-71 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 68 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 132 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
| 1971-72 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 75 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 128 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 1972-73 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 63 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973-74 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 76 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 82 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1974-75 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 37 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1974-75 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 39 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 39 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1975-76 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 76 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1976-77 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 66 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1977-78 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 27 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1977-78 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 51 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1978-79 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 75 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1979-80 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 63 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980-81 | Houston Apollos | CHL | 33 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 43 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1980-81 | Birmingham Bulls | CHL | 20 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 49 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1980-81 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| NHL totals | 796 | 58 | 224 | 282 | 945 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 67 | ||
External links
| Preceded by André Veilleux |
NHL first overall draft pick 1966 |
Succeeded by Rick Pagnutti |
| Preceded by Joseph Bailey |
Boston Bruins first round draft pick 1966 |
Succeeded by Meehan Bonnar |
| Preceded by Red Berenson |
St. Louis Blues captain 1978–79 |
Succeeded by Brian Sutter |
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