Career
Barry also played for the Boston Olympics of the Eastern Hockey League and the Boston Bruins, and later became the coach at Boston State College. Born in 1919, Barry learned to play hockey in his hometown of Wellesley, Massachusetts. He played briefly for Northeastern University in Boston, but left school during his freshman year in the winter of 1940 to skate for the Boston Olympics of the Eastern Hockey League from 1941 to 1943, captaining the team in 1941 and 1942.
Following a brief tour of duty in the Coast Guard during World World War II, when he played for the Coast Guard Cutters, Barry returned to play for the Boston Bruins for 19 games during the 1946-1947 season, making him the first American to play for the Bruins since the 1920s.
He rejoined the Olympics for four more seasons before becoming head coach in 1950. During his two seasons as coach, Barry went 63-51-7.
Barry was the head coach at Boston State College (now part of UMass Boston) from 1962 to 1982 and guided them to two ECAC Division II Tournaments and two National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics tournaments. In 1965, Bachelor of Science went 20-0.
He was also a referee for several national collegiate championship games.
He is honored by a bronze plaque in front of the clubhouse. He died on February 12, 2016.
