Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Nickname(s)	Arnie, Piggy, The Swan
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (89 kg)
Pro Clubs	Philadelphia Flyers
Nationality	Canada
Born	July 11, 1952 (1952-07-11) (age 55), Callander, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	7th overall, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers
Pro Career	1972 – 1984
Hall of Fame, 1990

William Charles "Bill" Barber (born July 11, 1952 in Callander, Ontario) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League. As part of the famed LCB (Leach, Clarke, Barber) line, Bill helped lead the Flyers to the franchise's two Stanley Cups in 1974 and 1975. The position an ice hockey player plays can be divided into three basic categories: Forwards Centre Wingers Defenceman Goaltender ... Winger in hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. ... A shot in ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking the puck with his stick in the direction of the net. ... // A nickname is a name of a person or thing other than its proper name. ... “Stature” redirects here. ... 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Playing career

Barber was drafted by the Flyers 7th (his jersey number) in the first round of the 1972 draft. He was called up after only 11 games in the AHL with the Richmond Robins. In his first season with the Flyers Barber scored 30 goals and 34 assists and was a strong contender for the Calder Trophy for rookie of the year. In team sports, the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the number worn on a players outfit. ... The 1972 NHL Amateur Draft was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL) for which it serves as the primary developmental circuit. ... The Richmond Robins were a professional ice hockey team based in Richmond, Virginia. ... The 1972-73 NHL season was the 56th season of the National Hockey League. ... The Calder Memorial Trophy, is a National Hockey League trophy, presented annually to the best rookie of the year as voted upon by the Professional Hockey Writers Association at the end of the regular season. ...

Barber was converted to left wing by Coach Fred Shero. He scored at least 20 goals every season. His best season was 50 goals and 62 assists in the 1975-76 season, when the LCB line totaled 141 goals. In the Flyers' successful 1974 and 1975 Stanley Cup playoff campaigns, Barber contributed 6 goals in each, 15 and 13 points respectively. In addition to his respectable scoring abilities, Barber was also a well rounded player. On a power play he was equally valuable for setting up the play as he was a pulling the trigger. And if forced into a defensive role, he was capable. Barber said of himself, "I want to be remembered as being capable of doing my job day in and day out, not just as a goal scorer, but as a good all-around player for every kind of situation." Winger in hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. ... Fred Shero (born October 23, 1925) is a Canadian retired NHL player and coach. ... The classic NHL shield logo The 1975-76 NHL season was the 59th season of the National Hockey League. ...

In the 1976 Canada Cup, Barber scored one of his most famous goals while playing for Team Canada. Behind in the final against Czechoslovakia, Barber scored to send the game into overtime, and an eventual Team Canada victory. After the Summit Series of 1972 and 1974, the NHL and NHLPA decided to broaden the scope of the competition, inviting to the tournament a number of hockey countries and allowing each invited country to send the best possible team they could muster. ... Canadian National Team or Team Canada can mean various things: Canadian national mens hockey team Canadian national womens hockey team Canada mens national soccer team Canadian national mens basketball team Canadian national baseball team Canadian Olympic team. ... Overtime is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport in order to bring the game to a decision and avoid declaring the contest a tie or draw. ...

Barber captained the Flyers in the 1981-82 season and part of 1982-83. As of 2006 he still holds the Flyers career scoring record with 420 goals. Luc Robitaille, 2005: the A is also placed on the players left. ... The classic NHL shield logo The 1981-82 NHL season was the 65th season of the National Hockey League. ... The classic NHL shield logo The 1982-83 NHL season was the 66th season of the National Hockey League. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Coaching career

After his playing career, Barber started coaching. He coached the Hershey Bears for 16 games in 1985. He was the Flyers assistant coach between 1985-1988. After coaching the Flyers farn team (Phantoms) for 4 years, he was hired by the Flyers to be the head coach of the NHL club. Barber won the Jack Adams Award in 2001 as coach of the year. He was fired in 2002, and has since stopped coaching.

 MINOR LEAGUE Team League Season Wins Losses OTL/T Hershey AHL 1984-85 6 9 1 Philadelphia AHL 1996-97 49 18 13 Philadelphia AHL 1997-98 47 21 12 Philadelphia AHL 1998-99 44 31 5 

 National Hockey League Team Season Wins Losses OTL/T Philadelphia 2000-01 31 13 10* Philadelphia 2001-02 42 27 13* * - Qualified for NHL Playoffs Total NHL Coaching Record - 73-40-23 00-01 Playoffs - Lost to Buf 2-4 01-02 Playoffs - Lost to Ott 1-4 Total NHL Playoff Record - 3-8 

Retirement

Bill Barber's plaque in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Barber was forced to retire as a player after the 1984-85 season after being unable to return from reconstructive knee surgery in the spring of 1984. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1657x1690, 307 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bill Barber Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1657x1690, 307 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bill Barber Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... The 1984-85 NHL season was the 68th season of the National Hockey League. ...

The Flyers retired his number, 7, on October 7, 1990. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990. After his playing career he would coach the Flyers from December 2000 until April 2002, winning the Jack Adams Trophy after 2000-01. He also coached the Flyers' AHL affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms, to their first Calder Cup victory in 1998. He is currently the Director of Player Personnel for the Tampa Bay Lightning, a position he has held since August 2002. In team sports, the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the number worn on a players outfit. ... Hockey Hall of Fame logo The Hockey Hall of Fame, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is dedicated to the history of ice hockey with exhibits featuring memorabilia and NHL trophies (including the Stanley Cup) along with interactive activities. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... The Jack Adams Award is awarded annually to the National Hockey League coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his teams success. ... The 2000-01 NHL season was the 84th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The Philadelphia Phantoms are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... The Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. ... The Tampa Bay Lightning is a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. ...

See also

• Captain (ice hockey)
• List of NHL players
• List of NHL seasons

Luc Robitaille, 2005: the A is also placed on the players left. ... National Hockey League The list of National Hockey League (NHL) players is divided into the following lists: By specific groups Current players List of every NHL player List of members of the Hockey Hall of Fame List of members of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame List of NHL... A list of National Hockey League seasons since inception of the league: 1917-18 | 1918-19 | 1919-20 | 1920-21 | 1921-22 | 1922-23 | 1923-24 | 1924-25 | 1925-26 | 1926-27 | 1927-28 | 1928-29 | 1929-30 | 1930-31 | 1931-32 | 1932-33 | 1933-34 | 1934-35 | 1935-36...

External links

• Bill Barber biography
• Flyers Hall of Fame biography