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Barry Goers (D)

Rochester Americans

Biography

ACQUIRED
Signed a one-year American Hockey League contract with the Rochester Americans on July 18, 2017.

LAST SEASON
2016-17: Concluded his fourth season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, tallying an AHL career-best four goals and 12 points (4+8) in 37 games … Appeared in four Calder Cup Playoff games with Penguins … Collected 10 points (4+6) over an 11-game stretch from 3/04 to 3/25, which included three multi-point games … Chipped in with pair of helpers on 3/11… Recorded a season-high three-points (1+2) on 3/10

CAREER
2015-16: Missed most of the season following a hip injury sustained in the preseason … Made his regular season debut on 3/04, finishing the year with two assists … Led all Penguins defensemen in assists (5) during the 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs

2014-15: Played in a career-high 51 AHL games, collecting two goals, seven assists and 25 PIM for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton … Notched two assists in eight playoff appearances … Named the Penguins’ winner of the IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year award for his outstanding contributions to the Northeastern Pennsylvania community.

2013-14: Collected one goal and six assists for seven points in 23 games for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton … Recorded first AHL playoff points with a pair of assists in 16 contests … Notched three goals and eight assists in 25 games with Wheeling (ECHL) … Netted first AHL goal on 1/05 vs. Binghamton … Registered two-assist game on 12/21 vs. Syracuse

2012-13: Limited to 19 games with the Lake Erie Monsters (AHL), tallying one assist and 14 PIM … Appeared in three games for CHL’s Denver Cutthroats, netting one goal … Tallied one assists and four PIM in five playoff games for Denver … Named Lake Erie’s winner of the IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year award for his outstanding contributions to the Cleveland community  

2011-12: Spent majority of season with the Las Vegas Wranglers of ECHL, playing in 50 games and recording five goals, 21 assist and 40 points … Signed PTO with Bridgeport on 2/07 and appeared in two games for Sound Tigers … Released from PTO on 2/24 … Signed PTO with Lake Erie on 3/01 … Skated in 19 games for Monsters, contributing seven assists … Rejoined Las Vegas for the postseason, tallying two assists in 15 contests as the Wranglers reached Kelly Cup Finals

2010-11: In his first full professional season, posted five goals, 22 assists, 27 points and 38 PIM in 64 games for Las Vegas ... Tied for team lead in points among defenseman … Named to the ECHL All-Star Classic

2009-10: Capped off a four-year collegiate career at UMass-Lowell (Hockey-East) with five assists in 28 games for the River Hawks … Joined Las Vegas for a brief six-game stint, scoring one goal and adding two assists for three points … Recorded his first-pro multi-point (1+1) game in a 6-5 shootout loss against Stockton on 3/28 … Made his professional debut against the Thunder on 3/26

2008-09: Played in all 38 games during his junior season at UMass-Lowell, finishing with nine assists, including three on the power-play … Assisted on three game-winning goals ... Earned an assist on the game-winning goal in a 6-0 win vs. Maine on 3/07 ... Played in 100th career game vs. Maine on 3/06 ... Assisted on the game-winning goal in a 3-2 win at Maine 1/30

2007-08: Appeared in all 37 games for the River Hawks and totaled career-highs in goals (4), assists (20) and points (24) ... Led UML defensemen in scoring ... Tied for team-lead with 14 power-play points ... Recorded points in nine of the final 13 games of the season (2+9) ... Recorded six points (1+5) during a five-game point streak from 2/03 to 2/22 ... Picked up fifth multi-point game of the season with a goal and an assist at Northeastern on 3/01 ... Began season with points in three straight and five of the first six (1+6) ... Named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team

2006-07: Played in 30 of 36 games, missing six due to injury from 1/12 to 1/27 ... Had a plus or even rating in 22 of 30 games played ... Compiled a season-best three-game point streak (1+2) from 12/06 to 12/15 ... Recorded a season-high five shots on goal and picked up an assist at Union on 12/15 ... Named Hockey East Rookie of the Week on 12/11 after recording a goal and an assist in two games ... Scored first career goal, the game-tying power-play goal, in a 3-3 draw with St. Lawrence on 12/10 ... Earned first collegiate point – the primary assist – against Providence on 10/28 ... Skated in first collegiate game at Minnesota Duluth on 10/13 ... Named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team

2005-06: Finished his second season with the Green Mountain Glades (EJHL) … His five goals, 34 assists, and 39 points were a career-high and also led all Glades defenseman

2004-05: Concluded his first junior season with the Glades as he played in a career-high 46 games … Recorded a personal-best five goals on the slate and added another 20 assists as he paced all blueliners with 25 points … His 20 helpers ranked fourth among all Glades skaters