# Barry McKinlay

Barry McKinlay (born August 8, 1967) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman.

## Early life and education

McKinlay in 1967 in Edmonton, Alberta. He McKinley attended the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he played NCAA college hockey with the UIC Flames men's ice hockey team, earning him a Second Team All-CCHA spot.

## Career

McKinlay was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 10th round (206th overall) of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.
McKinlay did not play any regular season NHL games National Hockey League, but went on to play 13 seasons of professional hockey, mostly in the Colonial Hockey League/United Hockey League, where he played 640 regular season and playoff games. McKinlay is one of seven defencemen in history to score 100 points in a professional hockey season (126) in 1997–98. He was a three-time UHL Defenceman of the year, and a four-time 1st Team All-Star.
McKinlay played the 2000–01 season with the Tupelo T-Rex of the Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL) where he was recognized by his peers as having the hardest shot in the WPHL, and was selected as the league's second best offensive defenceman (behind Mark DeSantis). Won the Hardest shot competition at the WPHL All-Star game (103.9 mph).

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1984–85 | St. Albert Saints | AJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | St. Albert Saints | AJHL | 52 | 21 | 51 | 72 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | University of Illinois Chicago | NCAA | 33 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | University of Illinois Chicago | NCAA | 38 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks | CoHL | 48 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| 1992–93 | Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks | CoHL | 55 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 1993–94 | Prince Edward Island Senators | AHL | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Thunder Bay Senators | CoHL | 40 | 14 | 43 | 57 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
| 1994–95 | Prince Edward Island Senators | AHL | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Thunder Bay Senators | CoHL | 65 | 26 | 54 | 80 | 100 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4 |
| 1995–96 | Thunder Bay Senators | CoHL | 54 | 10 | 43 | 53 | 87 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 30 |
| 1996–97 | Thunder Bay Thunder Cats | CoHL | 65 | 32 | 58 | 90 | 82 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 |
| 1997–98 | Thunder Bay Thunder Cats | UHL | 74 | 36 | 90 | 126 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 1998–99 | Bracknell Bees | BISL | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Thunder Bay Thunder Cats | UHL | 34 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| 1999–00 | Rockford IceHogs | UHL | 37 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Tupelo T-Rex | WPHL | 59 | 21 | 47 | 68 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| 2001–02 | Lubbock Cotton Kings | CHL | 64 | 15 | 43 | 58 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Lubbock Cotton Kings | CHL | 55 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Port Huron Beacons | UHL | 68 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 66 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 25 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHL totals | CHL totals | CHL totals | 119 | 30 | 63 | 93 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — |
| UHL (CoHL) totals | UHL (CoHL) totals | UHL (CoHL) totals | 540 | 188 | 440 | 628 | 550 | 100 | 27 | 67 | 94 | 96 |

## Awards and honours

| Award | Year |
| All-CCHA Second Team | 1987-88 |