Barry Paul "Gibby" Gibbs (born September 28, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected first overall in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft.
| Barry Gibbs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1948-09-28) September 28, 1948 (age 74) Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins Minnesota North Stars Atlanta Flames St. Louis Blues Los Angeles Kings | ||
| NHL Draft |
1st overall, 1966 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1967–1980 | ||
During his NHL career, Gibbs played for the Boston Bruins, Minnesota North Stars, Atlanta Flames, St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings. He retired in 1981.
Barry came to Minnesota from Boston in the deal that brought Tom Williams to the North Stars. He played junior hockey at Estevan, Sask. and in the Boston organization at Oklahoma City of the CHL. He comes from a family of seven, four boys and three girls. His nephew, Darren Gibbs, has worked as an on-ice official in the National Hockey League since 1997.
On the final weekend of the 1969-70 season, Gibbs scored the only goal in Minnesota's 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on April 4. The goal came on an 80-foot shot that somehow eluded Flyers' goalie Bernie Parent. The loss eliminated the Flyers from playoff contention.[1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1964–65 | Estevan Bruins | SJHL | 51 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1965–66 | Estevan Bruins | SJHL | 59 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 1965–66 | Estevan Bruins | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1966–67 | Estevan Bruins | CMJHL | 56 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 81 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21 | ||
| 1967–68 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CPHL | 41 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 154 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | ||
| 1968–69 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 55 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 194 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 53 | ||
| 1969–70 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 56 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 182 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 1970–71 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 68 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 132 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47 | ||
| 1971–72 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 75 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 128 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 1972–73 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 63 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1973–74 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 76 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 37 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 39 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 76 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1976–77 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 66 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1977–78 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 27 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 51 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 76 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 63 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Houston Apollos | CHL | 33 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| NHL totals | 797 | 58 | 224 | 282 | 945 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 67 | ||||
| Preceded by | NHL first overall draft pick 1966 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Joseph Bailey |
Boston Bruins first round draft pick 1966 |
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| Preceded by | St. Louis Blues captain 1978–79 |
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