Barry James Dean (born February 26, 1955) is a Canadian former professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

player. Dean was drafted second overall in the

1975 NHL Amateur Draft The 1975 NHL Amateur Draft was the 13th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the NHL office in Montreal, Quebec. The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers made the most noise at the draft, trading Bill Clement, Don McLean, and t ...

by the

Kansas City Scouts The Kansas City Scouts were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1974 to 1976. In 1976, the franchise relocated to Denver, and became the Colorado Rockies. In 1982, the Rockies relocated to New Jersey where t ...

. He played 71

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(WHA) games for the Phoenix Roadrunners, as well as 165

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(NHL) games for the

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and the

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, and retired in 1982.

Personal life

Barry Dean is the uncle of current NHL player

Zack Smith Zachary Smith (born April 5, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played for the Ottawa Senators, who drafted him 79th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). ...

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards

* WCHL All-Star Team – 1975

References

External links

* 1955 births Colorado Rockies (NHL) players Edmonton Oilers (WHA) draft picks Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Kansas City Scouts draft picks Living people Medicine Hat Tigers players National Hockey League first-round draft picks Philadelphia Flyers players Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA) players World Hockey Association first round draft picks Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey left wingers {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1950s-stub