Barry won the Lady Byng Trophy in 1936–37 as the NHL's most gentlemanly player and was named to the first All-Star team.

Following his playing career, Barry coached junior and senior teams in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for many years.

[5] Barry battled Art Chapman for the scoring title, which he ultimately won on the final day of the season.

[6] The Boston Bruins claimed Barry from the Americans in the Intra-League Draft in May 1929, and from that point he remained in the NHL.

[4] Barry rapidly developed into one of Boston's top offensive threats; he averaged 23 goals per season in his six years with the team.

Barry scored a controversial overtime goal for Boston in a home game versus the Chicago Black Hawks.

[1] The Bruins sent Barry and Art Giroux to the Detroit Red Wings on June 30, 1935, in exchange for Cooney Weiland and Walt Buswell.

[11] With Detroit, Barry centred a high-scoring line with Herbie Lewis and Larry Aurie as his wings.

[14] He was named to the NHL's First All-Star team at centre and won the Lady Byng Trophy as the league's most gentlemanly player.

[5] After a 1937–38 season in which Barry scored only nine goals, he returned to the NHL leader board by finishing fourth with 41 points in 1938–39.

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.

[22] Barry's junior team won Maritime championships and reached the eastern final of the 1947 Memorial Cup.