Brad Berry

Bradley L. Berry (born April 1, 1965) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 241 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Winnipeg Jets, Minnesota North Stars, and Dallas Stars. He is currently the head coach for the University of North Dakota of the NCAA Division I NCHC.

Brad Berry
Current position
TitleHead Coach
TeamNorth Dakota
ConferenceNCHC
Biographical details
Born (1965-04-01) April 1, 1965
Bashaw, Alberta, Canada
Alma materNorth Dakota
Playing career
1983–1986North Dakota
1985Canada U20
1986–1990Winnipeg Jets
1987–1990Moncton Hawks
1990–1991Brynäs IF
1990Team Canada
1991–1992Kalamazoo Wings
1991–1993Minnesota North Stars
1993–1994Dallas Stars
1993–1995Kalamazoo Wings
1995–1999Michigan K-Wings
Position(s)Defenceman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2006North Dakota (assistant)
2006–2008Manitoba Moose (assistant)
2008–2010Vancouver Canucks (Scout)
2010–2012Columbus Blue Jackets (assistant)
2012–2015North Dakota (assistant)
2015–PresentNorth Dakota
Head coaching record
Overall116–57–23 (.651)
Tournaments4–1 (.800)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2016 NCHC Champion
2016 National Champion
Awards
2× Herb Brooks Coach of the Year (2016, 2020)
2016 USCHO Coach of Year

Playing career

Berry joined the then Fighting Sioux in 1983, playing in a limited role in his first season. For his second year with North Dakota Berry saw his points total more than triple and was included on Canada's world junior team that won a gold medal. Unfortunately the Fighting Sioux slipped to fourth place in the standings and weren't able to earn a bid into the NCAA tournament. After another year with a similar result Berry forwent his senior season and turned pro with the Winnipeg Jets who had drafted him in the second round of the 1983 draft. In doing so, Berry missed out on North Dakota's National Championship the following year.

Berry finished the 1986 season playing 16 games for the Jets (3 in the playoffs) and suited up for a further 52 matches in his first full campaign as a professional. In 1987-88 Berry wasn't producing like the Jets were expecting so he spent a 10-game stint in the minors followed by an additional 38 the next year. By 1989-90 Berry was down to 12 NHL games and rather than see those dwindle even further he headed to Sweden to play for Brynäs IF in 1990. After a season in the Swedish Elite League Berry returned to North America to play for the Kalamazoo Wings. He earned a brief call-up to the parent Minnesota North Stars at the end of the season and stuck around for 63 contests in 1992-93. When the team moved south to Dallas in 1993 so did Berry's NHL career and he only saw 8 games with the Stars that season before being sent down to the minors. Berry would continue to play for Dallas' farm team until his retirement in 1999.

Coaching career

After hanging up his skates Berry returned to North Dakota as an assistant coach just after the team had won its seventh National Title. Berry stayed with the team for six seasons before taking an AHL assistant coaching position with the Manitoba Moose. After a two-year term Berry was a scout for the Vancouver Canucks for another two seasons before returning behind the bench as an assistant for the Columbus Blue Jackets. In his second year with Columbus the Jackets had a disastrous season that saw head coach Scott Arniel fired at the midway point. While another assistant, Todd Richards, was given the reins Berry left and returned once more to Grand Forks for his second stint as an assistant with his alma mater.

After three years Berry was named head coach for the University of North Dakota when Dave Hakstol was hired to coach of the Philadelphia Flyers.[1] In his premier season Berry became the first coach in NCAA history to lead his team to a National Title in his inaugural campaign.[2]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
North Dakota Fighting Hawks (NCHC) (2015–present)
2015–16 North Dakota 34–6–419–4–2–11stNCAA Champion
2016–17 North Dakota 21–16–311–12–1–14thNCAA West Regional Semifinals
2017–18 North Dakota 17–13–108–10–6–34thNCHC Third Place Game (Win)
2018–19 North Dakota 18–17–212–11–1–05thNCHC First Round
2019–20 North Dakota 26–5–417–4–3–21stTournament Cancelled
North Dakota: 116–57–2357–41–13
Total:116–57–23

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References
  1. "Brad Berry named head coach of UND men's hockey". UNDSports.com. 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  2. "Brad Berry bio". UNDSports.com. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  3. "North Dakota Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Greg Carvel		 Spencer Penrose Award
2019–20 (with Mike Schafer)		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Dave Hakstol
Brett Larson		 NCHC Coach of the Year
2015–16
2019–20		 Succeeded by
Andy Murray
Incumbent
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