Shot Right Weight 87 kg Height 1.91 m | Name Barry McKinlay Playing career Positions Defenseman | |
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NHL Draft 206th overall, 1987Montreal Canadiens Played for American Hockey League | ||
Barry McKinlay (born August 8, 1967) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman.
Born in 1967 in Edmonton, Alberta, he is the Son of Rodney and Beverly McKinlay. Barry McKinley attended the University of Illinois at Chicago where he played NCAA college hockey with the UIC Flames men's ice hockey team, earning him a Second Team All-CCHA spot. He was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 10th round (206th overall) of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.
McKinlay did not play any regular season NHL games National Hockey League, but he did go on to play 13 seasons of professional hockey, mostly in the Colonial Hockey League/United Hockey League where he played 640 regular season and playoff games. Barry is 1 of only 7 Defencemen to score 100 points in a Professional hockey season (126) in 1997-98. He was a 3 time UHL Defenceman of the year, and a 4 time 1st Team All-Star
McKinlay played the 2000-01 season with the Tupelo T-Rex of the Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL) where he was recognized by his peers as having the hardest shot in the WPHL, and was selected as the league's second best offensive defenceman (behind Mark DeSantis).