Barry Ashbee

William Barry Ashbee (July 28, 1939 in Toronto, Ontario – May 12, 1977) was a Canadian professional defenceman who played five seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers.
==Playing Career==
Ashbee played his junior hockey with the Lakeshore Bruins and the Barrie Flyers in the Ontario Hockey Association. He started his professional career by playing eight seasons with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League, although he did play 14 games with the Boston Bruins of the NHL during the 1965–66 season. He became an NHL regular with the Philadelphia Flyers during the 1970–71 season, and soon became one of their best defenceman. In fact, he was named to the NHL Second All-Star team and won a Stanley Cup with the team during the 1973–74 season, and had a +52 plus/minus rating during the regular season. However, his career also ended that year during the playoffs against the New York Rangers due to a severe eye injury.
==Retirement and Death==
Ashbee became an assistant coach with the team the next season and initially declined the job because he thought it was offered to him just out of sympathy. His number 4 was retired by the Flyers during that season as well. During his first season as an Assistant Coach the Flyers won their second straight Stanley Cup. Ashbee had his name added to the cup for a second time. Ashbee was told that he had leukemia in April, 1977, and he died the next month. The Barry Ashbee Trophy is now awarded each season to the best defenceman for the Flyers.
==Awards==
*NHL All-Star Second Team (1974)
*Stanley Cup Champions Player (1974), Ass't Coach (1975)
==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
1956–57 	Barrie Flyers 	OHA-Jr. 	 	34 	0 	4 	4 	23 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
1957–58 	Lakeshore Bruins 	OHA-B 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1958–59 	Barrie Flyers 	OHA-Jr. 	 	53 	8 	22 	30 	108 	 	6 	0 	3 	3 	12
1959–60 	Kingston Frontenacs	EPHL 	 	62 	2 	11 	13 	72 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1960–61 	Kingston Frontenacs	EPHL 	 	64 	4 	11 	15 	75 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	14
1961–62 	Kingston/North Bay 	EPHL 	 	35 	2 	7 	9 	87 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1962–63 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 	 	72 	0 	17 	17 	94 	 	15 	0 	2 	2 	34
1963–64 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 	 	72 	3 	6 	9 	142 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	12
1964–65 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 	 	66 	3 	13 	16 	114 	 	14 	0 	0 	0 	22
1965–66 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	14 	0 	3 	3 	14 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1965–66 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 	 	36 	1 	10 	11 	100 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	6
1966–67 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1967–68 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 	 	65 	5 	15 	20 	86 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	4
1968–69 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 	 	71 	5 	29 	34 	130 	 	11 	2 	5 	7 	14
1969–70 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 	 	72 	5 	25 	30 	80 	 	7 	0 	1 	1 	24
1970–71 	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL 	 	64 	4 	23 	27 	44 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1971–72 	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL 	 	73 	6 	14 	20 	75 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1972–73 	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL 	 	64 	1 	17 	18 	106 	 	11 	0 	4 	4 	20
1973–74 	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL 	 	69 	4 	13 	17 	52 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	2
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals	 	284 	15 	70 	85 	291 	 	17 	0 	4 	4 	22
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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