Barry Almeida (born November 20, 1988) is a retired

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center who last played for the

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of the

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Playing career

Almeida played in the

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with the

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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

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in the 2008–09 season. Almeida played on two

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national championships teams in

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, and

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. Almeida signed an amateur try-out contract upon the completion of his collegiate career with affiliate of the

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, the

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on April 9, 2012. He scored his first professional goal in his professional debut against the

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. On April 30, 2012 he was extended by Hershey to a one-year, two way AHL contract. 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

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for the duration of the year. After helping the Cyclone reach the

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finals, Almeida signed his first European contract, agreeing to a one-year deal with

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in the Swedish Division 1 on June 11, 2014. 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. After two seasons with the Grizzlies, Almeida left the club alongside cousin and teammate T.J. Syner, to sign abroad for Italian club,

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of the Alps Hockey League on June 2, 2016. In November 2016, Almeida along with Syner moved to the UK to sign for the Coventry Blaze of the

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. In scoring 40 points in 39 games, Almeida later departed Coventry, with Syner, in May 2017. 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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Almeida, Barry 1988 births American men's ice hockey centers Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey players Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players Coventry Blaze players Hershey Bears players Ice hockey players from Massachusetts Living people American people of Portuguese descent Omaha Lancers players Sportspeople from Springfield, Massachusetts Reading Royals players USA Hockey National Team Development Program players Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) players Worcester Railers players AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans