attempting to trade the 34-year-old Barry to the Canadiens. When Montreal feigned a lack of interest, Detroit eventually granted him his outright release and made him a free agent shortly before the 1939–40 season began. Two days after his release, the Canadiens signed Barry to a contract. His tenure with Montreal was short-lived, however. After scoring only four goals and 14 points in 30 games, Montreal released Barry from his contract. He signed on with the Pittsburgh Hornets of the International-American Hockey League (IAHL) to complete the year. Barry played his final season of professional hockey in 1940–41 in the dual role of player-coach for the Minneapolis Millers of the American Hockey Association (AHA). Barry retired with 195 goals and 387 points in 509 NHL games. He was regarded as one of the league's best playmakers during his career and possessed a good scoring touch in-close around the net. Barry was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1965. Personal life Barry coached the Millers for one more season in 1941–42. He then settled with his wife and three surviving children (one died shortly after childbirth) in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Barry managed a grocery store in nearby Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Remaining active in hockey, Barry coached the St. Mary's Juniors in Halifax for many years throughout the 1940s and into the 1950s. He also coached the Halifax Crescents of the Maritime Senior League for a time. Barry's junior team won Maritime championships and reached the eastern final of the 1947 Memorial Cup. Hoping to raise the quality of competition for his team, Barry convinced teams from as far away as Montreal to play in Halifax and exposed his players to professional scouts. In recognition of his contributions, he was an original inductee of the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame when it opened in 1964. Barry died of a heart attack at his home on August 20, 1969. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs * Stanley Cup Champion. Awards and honours References Career statistics External links 1905 births 1969 deaths Anglophone Quebec people Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey centres Detroit Red Wings players Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame inductees Ice hockey people from Montreal Lady Byng Memorial Trophy winners Montreal Canadiens players New York Americans players Pittsburgh Hornets players Ice hockey people from Quebec City Stanley Cup champions Canadian expatriate ice hockey