Barry Graham Legge (born October 22, 1954) is a

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former professional

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player who played 107 games in the

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and 345 games in the

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. He played for the

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, Michigan Stags, Baltimore Blades, Denver Spurs,

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, and

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Career

After five full seasons in the WHA, Barry Legge spent part of three seasons with the Quebec Nordiques and the Winnipeg Jets from 1979-80 to 1981-82. He was well known for his defensive play from a very young age. The Winnipeg native first made a name for himself with the Fort St. James Canadians before joining the hometown Jets of the WCJHL. After being selected in the 4th round of the 1974 NHL Draft by the

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, Legge opted to join the Michigan Stags of the WHA, who had selected him in the

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and ended up playing on half a dozen teams before the league disbanded in 1979. Legge's best season was a 29-point effort on the Cincinnati Stingers in 1976-77. Following the NHL/WHA merger, the Winnipeg Jets claimed Legge off the Stingers' roster. A few days later he was traded to the Nordiques for rugged defenceman Barry Melrose. He recorded three assists in 31 games for the Nords, but his season ended on a sour note when he refused an assignment to the minor leagues and was suspended by the team as a result. After the season, Legge was sent to the Jets for cash and split the next two seasons between the NHL and the CHL's

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. He retired the next year after playing 38 games for Winnipeg and battling injuries. With the Michigan Stags and Baltimore Blades as a rookie, and the following year with the Cleveland Crusaders, he was a teammate of namesake

Randy Legge Norman Randall Legge (born December 16, 1945) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 12 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He also played 192 games in the World Hockey Association with the M ...

; however the two were not related.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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