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BARRY NIECKAR (Photo
Chris Fielding) |
| DOB: 16th Dec 67 Birthplace:
Rama, Sask Height: 6ft 3in Weight 14st 4lb |
| Position: Left Wing |
| Previous Teams: London Knights (ISL), Springfield Falcons,
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL), Long-Beach Ice Dogs (IHL) Peoria Rivermen, Utah Grizzlies
(IHL) St John Flames, Springfield Indians (AHL), Raleigh Icecaps, Virginia Lancers (ECHL) |
| Seasons |
GP |
Gls |
Ass |
Pts |
Ave |
PIM |
P/Ave |
| Total |
154 |
23 |
35 |
58 |
0.4 |
804 |
5.2 |
| 02/03 |
43 |
13 |
14 |
27 |
0.6 |
222 |
5.2 |
| 01/02 |
55 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
0.2 |
230 |
4.2 |
| 00/01 |
56 |
5 |
14 |
19 |
0.3 |
353 |
6.3 |
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Barry was
what is
euphemistically called a "Role Player". This means that he is there to
thump opponents should the need arise. I personally think such players can often be more
of a liability than a help, but he was a great fan favourite. He's not very quick or particularly
skillful. He was instrumental in Panthers turning a 1-3 deficit into a 6-4 win against the
Steelers, when he and several others were ejected from the game after an infamous bench clearing
brawl. He returned for 2001/02 when, with the addition of Clayton
Norris, his penalty total was greatly reduced. Panthers had an option to
resign him for 2002/03, which they duly did prior to the end of 01/02.
In 2002/03 Barry up his usual amount of penalties, but on many occasions
I thought the refs were penalising him for who he was, not what he'd
done. This version of Nieckar also more than doubled his points output
of the previous year. |
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