Barry Almeida (born November 20, 1988) is a retired American professional ice hockey center who last played for the Worcester Railers of the ECHL.
| Barry Almeida | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Almeida with the Hershey Bears in 2012 | |||
| Born |
November 20, 1988 Longmeadow, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Hershey Bears HC Gherdëina Coventry Blaze Worcester Railers | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2012–2020 | ||
Playing career
editAlmeida 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]
After two seasons with the Grizzlies, Almeida left the club alongside cousin and teammate T.J. Syner, to sign abroad for Italian club, HC Gherdëina of the Alps Hockey League on June 2, 2016.[4] In November 2016, Almeida along with Syner moved to the UK to sign for the Coventry Blaze of the Elite Ice Hockey League.[5] In scoring 40 points in 39 games, Almeida later departed Coventry, with Syner, in May 2017.[6]
On June 26, 2017, Almeida continued his playing partnership with Syner by signing a one-year contract in a return to the ECHL with inaugural club, Worcester Railers.[7]
Career statistics
edit| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
Representing  United States
| ||
| World Junior A Challenge | ||
 |
2007 Trail | |
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | New England Jr. Falcons | EJHL | 47 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | New England Jr. Falcons | EJHL | 42 | 37 | 28 | 65 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | USNTDP | USDP | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 31 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 56 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | Boston College | HE | 35 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Boston College | HE | 42 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Boston College | HE | 38 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Boston College | HE | 44 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 35 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 27 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 47 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 2014–15 | Utah Grizzlies | ECHL | 55 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Utah Grizzlies | ECHL | 57 | 29 | 19 | 48 | 56 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Gherdëina | AlpsHL | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Coventry Blaze | EIHL | 39 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Worcester Railers | ECHL | 68 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Worcester Railers | ECHL | 72 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Worcester Railers | ECHL | 52 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 36 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| USHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 2008 | |
| Player of the Year Award (finalist) | 2008 | [8] |
| College | ||
| All-Hockey East First Team | 2011–12 | [9] |
| AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 2011–12 | |
References
edit- ^ "Hershey Bears players contract status 2012–13". pennlive.com. April 30, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
- ^ "Barry Almeida and TJ Syner join Kallinge-Ronneby" (in Swedish). Kallinge-Ronneby IF. June 11, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ^ "Grizzlies sign Barry Almeida". Utah Grizzlies. September 30, 2014. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
- ^ "The Fury will have new wingers" (in Italian). HC Gherdëina. June 2, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ^ "Two in, two out for Blaze". Coventry Blaze. November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Blaze confirm further departures". Elite Ice Hockey League. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Railers sign two former Kelly Cup Champions". Worcester Railers. June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ "USHL announces award winners". United States Hockey League. April 28, 2008. Archived from the original on August 5, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- ^ "HE announces 2011–2012 All-Star Teams". Hockey East. April 25, 2012. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database