1972-73 O-Pee-Chee 206 Barry Ashbee Hockey Card (Front)
1972-73 O-Pee-Chee 206 Barry Ashbee Hockey Card (Back)
1972-73 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
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Card Notes
Consistency is a trademark with Barry, who was acquired from the Boston Bruin organization after the 1969-70 season. In 1971-72, he scored 6 goals for the Flyers, his highest total since turning pro in 1959. Considered the Flyers’ steadiest defenseman during the last two seasons.
En Français
Barry est un gars régulier qui fut acquis de l’organisation des Bruins après la saision 1969-70. En 1971-72, il compta 6 buts pour les Flyers, son plus haut total depuis ses débuts comme professionnel en 1959. Durant les deux dernières saisons, il a été considéré comme étant le défenseur sur lequel les Flyers pouvaient compter le plus.
Details
In the hard-luck tale of Barry Ashbee, he would score just five more goals over his NHL career. In 1972-73, he scored just one and in 1973-74, his final season in the National Hockey League, he scored four. In the 1973-74 Stanley Cup playoffs, Ashbee took a slapshot to the eye which ended his playing career.
Ashbee’s road to the NHL was a long one. After playing junior hockey with the Barrie Flyers, his pro career began in 1959-60 with the Kingston Frontenacs of the EPHL. He would remain in the minors for ten years, mostly with the Hershey Bears of the AHL. He got his first taste of NHL action in 1965-66 with 14 games on the blue line for the Boston Bruins.
After winning a Calder Cup title with the Bears in 1968-69, it still took another full season in the AHL before being picked up by the Philadelphia Flyers for the 1970-71 campaign. Ashbee played four seasons with the Flyers, appearing in 284 regular season and 17 playoff games. Barry appeared in six games in the 1973-74 playoffs before his career ending eye injury. It was enough to get his name on the Stanley Cup with the Flyers moving on to capture the championship.
Barry Ashbee passed away from Leukemia in 1977. His number 4 became the first jersey number to be retired by Philadelphia, going to the rafters at the start of the 1977-78 NHL season.