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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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John Barrett
Selected in eighth round
No.
129 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born July 1, 1958
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Defense
Height: 6-0 Weight: 208
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Windsor (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Gloucester, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Gloucester | COJHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1976-77 |
Windsor | OMJHL |
63 | 7 |
17 | 24 |
168 | | 1977-78 |
Windsor | OMJHL |
67 | 8 |
18 | 26 |
133 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 29, 1980 (Detroit at N.Y.
Islanders)
Numbers: 2, 3 (Detroit); 6 (Washington); 22
(Minnesota)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1988 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1980-1988 | Detroit, Washington, Minn. |
488 | 20 | 77 |
97 | 604 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1984-1986 |
Detroit, Washington | 16 |
2 | 2 | 4 |
50 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Detroit Rookie of Year: 1980-81
Washington Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1986 (35)
Miscellaneous: Fought N.Y. Islanders' Bob Nystrom in his first NHL
game. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with separated left shoulder, an
injury suffered during Detroit's Dec. 16, 1980, game vs. Edmonton. ... Missed
parts of 1984-85 season with broken right hand, an injury suffered during
Detroit's Oct. 17, 1984, game vs. N.Y. Islanders, and with injured left hip.
... Missed part of 1985-86 season with groin injury suffered during Detroit's
Jan. 13, 1986, game at Toronto. ... Missed remainder of 1986-87 season, entire
1987 playoffs, and most of 1987-88
season with shattered left kneecap, an injury suffered when he was hit by puck
while blocking a shot during final seconds of Washington's Jan. 20, 1987, game
vs. Vancouver. Although he came back to play one NHL game with Minnesota on
March 1, 1988, Barrett re-fractured the kneecap during a stress test, ending his
season and career. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Milwaukee, Kalamazoo (IHL);
Adirondack (AHL); Binghamton (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1979 (Kalamazoo)
1979-80: Played 52 games for
Kalamazoo team that won IHL regular-season and playoff titles, but was not
with team during postseason.
1980-81: Played 21 regular-season games
for Adirondack team that went on to win AHL playoff title, but was not with
team in postseason.
Coaching Career: Named Smiths Falls (CJHL) head
coach in January 2003.
Management Career: Served as director of
hockey development for Gloucester Rangers minor hockey program after his
retirement.
Miscellaneous: Was active in
charitable causes during his playing days in Detroit, working to help feed the
area homeless. ... Returned to Gloucester, Ontario, and worked as a
firefighter after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is John David
Barrett. ... Younger brother of former NHL player Fred Barrett. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Detroit traded Barrett and Greg Smith
to Washington in exchange for Darren Veitch on March 10, 1986. |
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SNAPSHOT '78 | | Total Selected: |
234 | | Forwards: |
143 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
127 | | College Players: |
80 |
| Canadian: |
170 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
47 | | U.S.-Born: |
47 |
| European: |
17 |
| Reached NHL: |
95 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
16 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
16 |
| Picks Traded: |
46 |
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