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Brad Berry
Berry with the Manitoba Moose in 2007
Current position
TitleHead Coach
TeamNorth Dakota
ConferenceNCHC
Biographical details
Born (1965-04-01) April 1, 1965 (age 59)
Bashaw, Alberta, Canada
Alma materNorth Dakota
Playing career
1983–1986North Dakota Fighting Sioux
1985Canada U20
1986–1990Winnipeg Jets
1987–1990Moncton Hawks
1990–1991Brynäs IF
1990Team Canada
1991–1992Kalamazoo Wings
1991–1993Minnesota North Stars
1993–1994Dallas Stars
1993–1995Kalamazoo Wings
1995–1999Michigan K-Wings
Position(s)Defenceman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2006North Dakota Fighting Sioux (assistant)
2006–2008Manitoba Moose (assistant)
2008–2010Vancouver Canucks (Scout)
2010–2012Columbus Blue Jackets (assistant)
2012–2015North Dakota (assistant)
2015–PresentNorth Dakota
Head coaching record
Overall206–104–33 (.649)
Tournaments5–4 (.556)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2016 NCAA National Champion
2016 NCHC regular season champion
2020 NCHC regular season champion
2021 NCHC regular season champion
2022 NCHC regular season champion
2024 NCHC regular season champion
Awards
2016 Herb Brooks Coach of the Year
2016 USCHO Coach of the Year
2020 Herb Brooks Coach of the Year
2020 Spencer Penrose Award
2021 Herb Brooks Coach of the Year
2022 Herb Brooks Coach of the Year
Records
тMost conference regular season championships (5) in UND program history

Bradley L. Berry (born April 1, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 241 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Winnipeg Jets, Minnesota North Stars, and Dallas Stars. He is currently the head coach for the University of North Dakota of the NCAA Division I NCHC.

Playing career

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Berry joined the then Fighting Sioux in 1983, playing in a limited role in his first season. For his second year with North Dakota Berry saw his points total more than triple and was included on Canada's world junior team that won a gold medal. Unfortunately the Fighting Sioux slipped to fourth place in the standings and weren't able to earn a bid into the NCAA tournament. After another year with a similar result Berry forwent his senior season and turned pro with the Winnipeg Jets who had drafted him in the second round of the 1983 draft. In doing so, Berry missed out on North Dakota's National Championship the following year.

Berry finished the 1986 season playing 16 games for the Jets (3 in the playoffs) and suited up for a further 52 matches in his first full campaign as a professional. In 1987-88 Berry wasn't producing like the Jets were expecting so he spent a 10-game stint in the minors followed by an additional 38 the next year. By 1989-90 Berry was down to 12 NHL games and rather than see those dwindle even further he headed to Sweden to play for Brynäs IF in 1990. After a season in the Swedish Elite League Berry returned to North America to play for the Kalamazoo Wings. He earned a brief call-up to the parent Minnesota North Stars at the end of the season and stuck around for 63 contests in 1992-93. When the team moved south to Dallas in 1993 so did Berry's NHL career and he only saw 8 games with the Stars that season before being sent down to the minors. Berry would continue to play for Dallas' farm team until his retirement in 1999.

Coaching career

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After hanging up his skates, Berry returned to North Dakota as an assistant coach just after the team had won its seventh National Title. Berry stayed with the team for six seasons before taking an AHL assistant coaching position with the Manitoba Moose. After a two-year term, Berry was a scout for the Vancouver Canucks for another two seasons before returning behind the bench as an assistant for the Columbus Blue Jackets. In his second year with Columbus, the Jackets had a disastrous season that saw head coach Scott Arniel fired at the midway point. While another assistant, Todd Richards, was given the reins, Berry left and returned once more to Grand Forks for his second stint as an assistant with his alma mater.

After three years Berry was named head coach for the University of North Dakota when Dave Hakstol was hired to coach of the Philadelphia Flyers.[1] In his premier season Berry became the first coach in NCAA history to lead his team to a National Title in his inaugural campaign.[2]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1981–82 Sherwood Park Crusaders AJHL 58 8 28 36 46 — — — — —
1982–83 St. Albert Saints AJHL 55 9 33 42 97 — — — — —
1983–84 University of North Dakota WCHA 32 2 7 9 8 — — — — —
1984–85 University of North Dakota WCHA 40 4 26 30 26 — — — — —
1985–86 University of North Dakota WCHA 40 6 29 35 26 — — — — —
1985–86 Winnipeg Jets NHL 13 1 0 1 10 3 0 0 0 0
1986–87 Winnipeg Jets NHL 52 2 8 10 60 7 0 1 1 14
1987–88 Winnipeg Jets NHL 48 0 6 6 75 — — — — —
1987–88 Moncton Hawks AHL 10 1 3 4 14 — — — — —
1988–89 Winnipeg Jets NHL 38 0 9 9 45 — — — — —
1988–89 Moncton Hawks AHL 38 3 16 19 39 — — — — —
1989–90 Winnipeg Jets NHL 12 1 2 3 6 1 0 0 0 0
1989–90 Moncton Hawks AHL 38 1 9 10 58 — — — — —
1990–91 Brynäs IF SWE 38 3 1 4 38 2 0 0 0 0
1990–91 Canadian National Team Intl 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1991–92 Minnesota North Stars NHL 7 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 2
1991–92 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 65 5 18 23 90 5 2 0 2 6
1992–93 Minnesota North Stars NHL 63 0 3 3 109 — — — — —
1993–94 Dallas Stars NHL 8 0 0 0 12 — — — — —
1993–94 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 45 3 19 22 91 1 0 0 0 0
1994–95 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 65 4 11 15 146 1 0 0 0 6
1995–96 Michigan K-Wings IHL 80 4 13 17 73 10 0 5 5 12
1996–97 Michigan K-Wings IHL 77 4 7 11 68 4 0 0 0 4
1997–98 Michigan K-Wings IHL 67 3 8 11 60 — — — — —
1998–99 Michigan K-Wings IHL 5 0 1 1 10 — — — — —
IHL totals 404 23 77 100 538 21 2 5 7 22
NHL totals 241 4 28 32 323 13 0 1 1 16

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1985 Canada WJC 7 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 7 0 1 1 2

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
North Dakota Fighting Hawks (NCHC) (2015–present)
2015–16 North Dakota 34–6–4 19–4–2 1st NCAA National Champion
2016–17 North Dakota 21–16–3 11–12–1 4th NCAA West regional semifinals
2017–18 North Dakota 17–13–10 8–10–6 4th NCHC Third-place game (win)
2018–19 North Dakota 18–17–2 12–11–1 5th NCHC first round
2019–20 North Dakota 26–5–4 17–4–3 1st Tournament Cancelled
2020–21 North Dakota 22–6–1 18–5–1 1st NCAA Midwest Regional Final
2021–22 North Dakota 24–14–1 17–6–1 T–1st NCAA East Regional Semifinals
2022–23 North Dakota 18–15–6 10–10–4 T–5th NCHC Semifinals
2023–24 North Dakota 26–12–2 15–8–1 1st NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals
North Dakota: 206–104–33 127–70–20
Total: 206–104–33

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

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  1. ^ "Brad Berry named head coach of UND men's hockey". UNDSports.com. 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  2. ^ "Brad Berry bio". UNDSports.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  3. ^ "North Dakota Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by NCHC Coach of the Year
2015–16
2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Spencer Penrose Award
2019–20 (with Mike Schafer) 		Succeeded by
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