Bill Barber

Bill Barber
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (89 kg)
Teams	Philadelphia Flyers
Nationality	Canadian
Born	July 11, 1952, Callander, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	7th overall, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers
Pro Career	1972 – 1984
Hall of Fame, 1990

William Charles "Bill" Barber (born July 11, 1952 in Callander, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional forward who played for the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League (NHL). As part of the famed LCB (Leach, Clarke, Barber) line, Barber helped lead the Flyers to the franchise's two Stanley Cups in 1974 and 1975. He is currently a scouting consultant with the Flyers.

Playing career

Barber was drafted by the Flyers 7th in the first round of the 1972 draft. He was called up after only 11 games in the AHL with the Richmond Robins. In his first season with the Flyers Barber scored 30 goals and 34 assists and was a contender for the Calder Trophy for rookie of the year.

Barber was converted to left wing by coach Fred Shero. He scored at least 20 goals every season. His best season was 50 goals and 62 assists in the 1975–76 season. In the Flyers' successful 1974 and 1975 Stanley Cup playoff campaigns, Barber contributed six goals in each, 15 and 13 points respectively. In addition to his respectable scoring abilities, Barber was also a well rounded player. On a power play he was equally valuable for setting up the play as he was a pulling the trigger. And if forced into a defensive role, he was capable. Barber said of himself, "I want to be remembered as being capable of doing my job day in and day out, not just as a goal scorer, but as a good all-around player for every kind of situation."

In the 1976 Canada Cup, Barber scored one of his most famous goals while playing for Team Canada. Behind in the final against Czechoslovakia, Barber scored to send the game into overtime, and an eventual Team Canada victory.

He was a team leader for the next decade. In 1979–80, the Flyers had their record 35 game unbeaten streak, and Barber was in the center of it all. He helped the Flyers reach the Stanley Cup Finals in the spring of 1980 with a number of key playoff goals against the NY Rangers and Minnesota North Stars.

Barber captained the Flyers in the 1981–82 season and part of 1982–83. As of the start of the 2008-2009 season, he still holds the Flyers regular season career scoring record with 420 goals. He is tied for the lead for Flyers career player goal with Richard MacLeish; both have 53 playoff tallies.

Retirement and Coaching Career

Barber was forced to retire as a player after the 1984–85 season after being unable to return from reconstructive knee surgery in the spring of 1984.

The Flyers retired his number 7, on October 7, 1990. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990.

After his playing career he would coach the Flyers from December 2000 until April 2002, winning the Jack Adams Award after 2000–01. He also coached the Flyers' AHL affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms, to their first Calder Cup victory in 1998. He was the Director of Player Personnel for the Tampa Bay Lightning, a position he held from August 2002 to June 2008. Barber's name was added to the Stanley Cup for a third time in 2004 with Tampa Bay. On October 13, 2008, he returned to the Flyers organization when he was named a scouting consultant.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1969–70	Kitchener Rangers	OHA		54	37	49	86	42		-	-	-	-	-
1970–71	Kitchener Rangers	OHA		61	46	59	105	129		-	-	-	-	-
1971–72	Kitchener Rangers	OHA		62	44	63	107	89		-	-	-	-	-
1972–73	Richmond Robins	AHL		11	9	5	14	4		2	0	0	0	2
1972–73	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		69	30	34	64	46		11	3	2	5	22
1973–74	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		75	34	35	69	54		17	3	6	9	18
1974–75	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		79	34	37	71	66		17	6	9	15	8
1975–76	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		80	50	62	112	104		16	6	7	13	18
1976–77	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		73	20	35	55	62		10	1	4	5	2
1977–78	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		80	41	31	72	34		12	6	3	9	2
1978–79	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		79	34	46	80	22		8	3	4	7	10
1979–80	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		79	40	32	72	17		19	12	9	21	23
1980–81	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		80	43	42	85	69		12	11	5	16	0
1981–82	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		80	45	44	89	85		4	1	5	6	4
1982–83	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		66	27	33	60	28		3	1	1	2	2
1983–84	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		63	22	32	54	36		-	-	-	-	-
NHL totals				903	420	463	883	623		129	53	55	108	109

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1976	Canada	Can-Cup		7	2	0	2	4
1979	NHL All-Stars	Ch-Cup		3	0	1	1	0
1982	Canada	WC-A		10	8	1	9	10
Senior Int'l Totals				20	10	2	12	14

Coaching record

American Hockey League

Team          Season    Wins Losses OTL/T
Hershey       1984-85    6     9      1
Philadelphia  1996-97    49    18    13
Philadelphia  1997-98    47    21    12
Philadelphia  1998-99    44    31     5

National Hockey League

Team          Season      Wins Losses OTL/T
Philadelphia  2000-01      31    13    10*
Philadelphia  2001-02      42    27    13*
* - Qualified for NHL Playoffs

Total NHL Coaching Record - 73-40-23

00-01 Playoffs - Lost to Buf 2-4
01-02 Playoffs - Lost to Ott 1-4

Total NHL Playoff Record - 3-8 

External links

• Bill Barber's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Pierre Plante	Philadelphia Flyers' first round draft pick 1972	Succeeded by Mel Bridgman
Preceded by Mel Bridgman	Philadelphia Flyers captains 1981-82	Succeeded by Bobby Clarke
Preceded by Joel Quenneville	Jack Adams Award Winners 2001	Succeeded by Bob Francis
Preceded by Craig Ramsay	Philadelphia Flyers head coaches 2000–02	Succeeded by Ken Hitchcock

Philadelphia Flyers
Team	History • Players • Award Winners • Records • Seasons • Draft Picks • The Spectrum • Wachovia Center
Head Coaches	Allen • Stasiuk • Shero • McCammon • Quinn • McCammon • Keenan • Holmgren • Dineen • Simpson • Murray • Cashman • Neilson • Ramsay • Barber • Hitchcock • Stevens • Laviolette • Berube • Hakstol • Vigneault
Division titles	1967-68, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1979-80, 1982-83, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1999-2000, 2001-02, 2003-04
Conference Championships	1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1979-80, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1996-97
Stanley Cups	1973-74, 1974-75
Affiliates	Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL), Reading Royals (ECHL)