Rick Berry

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| caption = Berry with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in 2006

| alt =

| image = Rick Berry.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| position = Defense

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 213

| played_for = Colorado Avalanche
Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals
Füchse Duisburg

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|11|4}}

| birth_place = Birtle, Manitoba, Canada

| career_start = 1998

| career_end = 2009

| draft = 55th overall

| draft_year = 1997

| draft_team = Colorado Avalanche

}}

Richard Ernest Berry (born November 4, 1978) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman who played in the NHL with the Colorado Avalanche, Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals. Berry now lives in Colorado and is a financial consultant.

Playing career

Berry was drafted 55th overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche. He played the majority of his first three pro seasons in the American Hockey League with the Hershey Bears. In his first full season with Colorado, he played 57 games before he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 19, 2002 with Ville Nieminen for Darius Kasparaitis.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/avalanche-acquire-kasparaitis-1.312044|title= Avalanche acquire Kasparaitis | publisher = CBC| date = 2002-03-19 | access-date = 2008-10-21}} He did not last long in Pittsburgh, as he was claimed by the Washington Capitals in the 2002 NHL Waiver Draft later that year.{{cite web |url=http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-2095470/Caps-add-defenseman-Berry-Metropolit.html|title= Washington claim Berry | work = Washington Times | date = 2002-10-05 | access-date = 2008-10-21}}

In 2006, he signed with the New York Islanders as a free agent but never played for the team, instead suiting up for the Islanders affiliate Bridgeport Sound Tigers. In the 2007–08 season, unable to find an NHL team, Berry signed with the Springfield Falcons of the AHL.{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3514305|title= Falcons sign Berry | publisher =OurSportsCentral | date = 2007-07-26 | access-date = 2008-10-21}}

In the 2008–09, his final season, Berry signed with German team, Füchse Duisburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and scored 11 points in 47 games.

In 197 career NHL games, Berry scored 2 goals and 13 assists for 15 points, while accumulating 314 penalty minutes.