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((short description|Canadian ice hockey player and coach))
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| position = [[Defenceman|Defence]]
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| weight_lb = 175
| played_for = [[St. Louis Blues]]
| birth_date = ((birth date|1941|3|26))
| birth_place = [[Kirkland Lake, Ontario|Kirkland Lake]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| death_date = ((death date and age|1988|2|6|1941|3|26))
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'''Barclay Graham Plager''' (March 26, 1941 – February 6, 1988) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] professional [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]] and coach for the [[St. Louis Blues]].

==Playing career==
The oldest of three hockey playing brothers (with [[Bill Plager|Bill]] and [[Bob Plager|Bob]]), Plager played junior league hockey with the [[Peterborough Petes]] of the [[Ontario Hockey Association]] before spending six seasons in the minor leagues, cementing a reputation as a hard-nosed defensive defenceman. His reputation was established while still in juniors, when he had a notable fight with his own brother [[Bob Plager|Bob]], who was playing for the rival [[Guelph Royals (ice hockey)|Guelph Royals]]. Plager spent the [[1963–64 NHL season|1964 season]] with the [[Omaha Knights]] of the [[Central Professional Hockey League]] (CPHL), leading the league in assists and winning best defenceman accolades before being sold by the [[Detroit Red Wings]] to the [[Montreal Canadiens]] for $20,000.<ref>((cite news |last=Canadian Press |date=June 9, 1964 |title=Chicago, Boston, Pull First Swap |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IfhkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=94ENAAAAIBAJ&pg=2218,1553109&dq=central+pro+league+all-star&hl=en |newspaper=Edmonton Journal|page=6 |accessdate=October 21, 2013))</ref> He played the majority of the next three seasons with the [[Springfield Indians]] of the [[American Hockey League|AHL]].

With the [[1967 NHL Expansion]], many new jobs opened up in the [[National Hockey League]], and Plager was acquired with [[Red Berenson]] by the St. Louis Blues from the [[New York Rangers]], which held his rights. The deal proved extremely successful for the Blues, for Berenson became the first great offensive star of the newly minted Western Division, while Plager anchored a stingy defence that allowed the fewest goals in the NHL in [[1968–69 NHL season|1969]], the second fewest in [[1969–70 NHL season|1970]], and the third fewest in [[1970–71 NHL season|1971]]. Behind Plager's leadership—he was named the second captain in team history in 1970 and served longer than any other Blues' captain save for [[Brian Sutter]]—the Blues made the [[Stanley Cup]] finals their first three seasons. The three Plager brothers played together for four seasons in St. Louis, with Barclay and Bob together on the Blues' defence for eleven seasons, then widely seen as the "Plagers' team".

==Post-NHL career==
With his career winding down, Plager was named player-coach of the Blues' [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] CHL farm team in [[1976–77 NHL season|1977]], leading his club into the finals and being named the league's most valuable player. He retired as a player during the following season when he was named as head coach of the Blues, succeeding [[Leo Boivin]]. In his one full season as Blues' coach, [[1978–79 NHL season|1979]], however, the Blues had their worst season in franchise history, and he was relieved of duties the following season.

On March 24, 1981, prior to a game with the New York Islanders, Barclay Plager Night was held and his No. 8 was retired.<ref>((Cite web |last=Hebel |first=Alli |date=March 24, 2023 |title=42 years ago: Barclay Plager's number retired by Blues |url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/sports/nhl/blues/barclay-plagers-number-retired-blues/63-d2c1a663-ddeb-4ddd-af5b-ef4e7abd90e9 |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=ksdk.com |language=en-US))</ref>

In 1981, Plager was named assistant coach of the Blues, and save for another stint as interim head coach in the [[1982–83 NHL season|1983 season]], served as such until his death from cancer in 1988.

==Death==
In 1984, he was diagnosed with inoperable [[Brain tumor|brain tumors]] and had to undergo chemotherapy treatments after suffering dizzy spells thought to be the result of an old head injury.<ref>((Cite web |last=Rutherford |first=Jeremy |title=A timeless toast: From his final resting place, longtime Blue Barclay Plager sips from the Stanley Cup |url=https://theathletic.com/1181399/2019/09/04/a-timeless-toast-from-his-final-resting-place-longtime-blue-barclay-plager-sips-from-the-stanley-cup/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=The Athletic |language=en))</ref><ref>((Cite news |date=1984-11-06 |title=SPORTS PEOPLE; Treatment for Plager (Published 1984) |language=en |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/06/sports/sports-people-treatment-for-plager.html |access-date=2023-07-29))</ref> In early 1987, Plager had a successful operation to remove a brain tumor with a heat treatment, but when a new and rapidly growing tumor was discovered later that year, he refused treatment because he was informed that extensive brain damage might occur. He entered the hospital late in January 1988, and died on February 6, 1988, of brain cancer.<ref>((Cite web |last=Archives |first=L. A. Times |date=1988-01-30 |title=Barclay Plager, 46, a former defenseman and... |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-30-sp-10106-story.html |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US))</ref><ref>((Cite news |date=1988-02-07 |title=Barclay Plager; Hockey Player, 46 (Published 1988) |language=en |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/07/obituaries/barclay-plager-hockey-player-46.html |access-date=2023-07-29))</ref><ref name=":0" />

At the All-Star Game February 9, 1988, a moment of silence was held at the [[St. Louis Arena]] in his memory.<ref name=":0">((Cite news |last=Fachet |first=Robert |date=1988-02-09 |title=PLAGER'S DEATH LEAVES MANY SOLEMN ALL-STARS |language=en-US |work=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/02/09/plagers-death-leaves-many-solemn-all-stars/d1265e32-fc93-4653-940f-bebcf6d76c20/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |issn=0190-8286))</ref>

==Career achievements and facts==
* Retired with 44 goals, 187 assists, 231 points and 1115 penalty minutes in 614 games, all with St. Louis
* Was the Blues' career leader in games played and penalty minutes at the time of his retirement
* Played in NHL All-Star Game in 1970, 1971, 1973 and 1974
* Led the NHL in penalty minutes in 1968 with 153 playing only 49 games
* His No. 8 jersey has been retired by the St. Louis Blues

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| 1957–58
| Québec Baronets
| MMJHL
| — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1957–58 OHA season|1957–58]]
| [[Peterborough Petes]]
| [[Ontario Hockey Association|OHA]]
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1958–59 OHA season|1958–59]]
| Peterborough Petes 
| OHA
| 54 || 4 || 16 || 20 || 252
| 19 || 6 || 6 || 12 || 74
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1959 Memorial Cup|1958–59]]
| Peterborough Petes 
| [[Memorial Cup|M-Cup]]
| — || — || — || — || —
| 12 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 62
|-
| [[1959–60 OHA season|1959–60]]
| Peterborough Petes 
| OHA
| 48 || 8 || 27 || 35 || 165
| 12 || 1 || 7 || 8 || 37
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1960–61 OHA season|1960–61]]
| Peterborough Petes 
| OHA
| 48 || 11 || 33 || 44 || 165
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 23
|-
| [[1960–61 EPHL season|1960–61]]
| [[Hull-Ottawa Canadiens]]
| [[Eastern Professional Hockey League (1959–63)|EPHL]]
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1961–62 AHL season|1961–62]]
| [[Quebec Aces|Québec Aces]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1961–62 EPHL season|1961–62]]
| Hull-Ottawa Canadiens 
| EPHL
| 60 || 8 || 16 || 24 || 102
| 10 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 22
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1962–63 AHL season|1962–63]]
| [[Pittsburgh Hornets]]
| AHL
| 13 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 15
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1962–63 WHL season|1962–63]]
| [[Edmonton Flyers]]
| [[Western Hockey League (1952–74)|WHL]]
| 52 || 2 || 18 || 20 || 67
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1963–64 CPHL season|1963–64]]
| [[Omaha Knights]]
| [[Central Professional Hockey League|CPHL]]
| 70 || 14 || 61 || 75 || 208
| 10 || 2 || 11 || 13 || 29
|-
| [[1964–65 AHL season|1964–65]]
| [[Springfield Indians]]
| AHL
| 39 || 3 || 16 || 19 || 65
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1965–66 AHL season|1965–66]]
| Springfield Indians
| AHL
| 58 || 11 || 20 || 31 || 54
| 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
|-
| [[1966–67 AHL season|1966–67]]
| Springfield Indians 
| AHL
| 36 || 6 || 12 || 18 || 60
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1966–67 CHL season|1966–67]]
| Omaha Knights
| CHL
| 11 || 1 || 10 || 11 || 39
| 12 || 3 || 8 || 11 || 42
|-
| [[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]]
| [[St. Louis Blues]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 49 || 5 || 15 || 20 || 153
| 18 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 73
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1967–68 AHL season|1967–68]]
| [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|Buffalo Bisons]]
| AHL
| 20 || 2 || 13 || 15 || 37
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1968–69 NHL season|1968–69]]
| St. Louis Blues 
| NHL
| 61 || 4 || 26 || 30 || 120
| 12 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 31
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1969–70 NHL season|1969–70]]
| St. Louis Blues 
| NHL
| 75 || 6 || 26 || 32 || 128
| 13 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 20
|-
| [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]]
| St. Louis Blues 
| NHL
| 69 || 4 || 20 || 24 || 172
| 6 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1971–72 NHL season|1971–72]]
| St. Louis Blues 
| NHL
| 78 || 7 || 22 || 29 || 176
| 11 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 21
|-
| [[1972–73 NHL season|1972–73]]
| St. Louis Blues 
| NHL
| 68 || 8 || 25 || 33 || 102
| 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1973–74 NHL season|1973–74]]
| St. Louis Blues 
| NHL
| 72 || 6 || 20 || 26 || 99
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1974–75 NHL season|1974–75]]
| St. Louis Blues 
| NHL
| 76 || 4 || 24 || 28 || 96
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 14
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1975–76 NHL season|1975–76]]
| St. Louis Blues 
| NHL
| 64 || 0 || 8 || 8 || 67
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 13
|-
| [[1976–77 NHL season|1976–77]]
| St. Louis Blues 
| NHL
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1976–77 CHL season|1976–77]]
| [[Kansas City Blues (ice hockey)|Kansas City Blues]]
| CHL
| 75 || 6 || 42 || 48 || 157
| 9 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 12
|-
| [[1977–78 CHL season|1977–78]]
| [[Salt Lake Golden Eagles]]
| CHL
| 46 || 2 || 19 || 21 || 80
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 614 !! 44 !! 187 !! 231 !! 1115
! 68 !! 3 !! 20 !! 23 !! 182
|}

==Coaching record==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="6"|Regular season !! colspan="1"|Post season
|-
! G !! W !! L !! T !! Pts !! Division rank !! Result
|-
![[St. Louis Blues]]||[[1977–78 NHL season|1977–78]]
|26||9||11||6||(24)||4th in Smythe||Missed playoffs
|-
!St. Louis Blues||[[1978–79 NHL season|1978–79]]
|80||18||50||12||48||3rd in Smythe||Missed playoffs
|-
!St. Louis Blues||[[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]]
|24||7||14||3||(17)||2nd in Smythe||(fired)
|-
!St. Louis Blues||[[1982–83 NHL season|1982–83]]
|48||15||21||12||(42)||4th in Norris||Lost in 1st round
|-
! colspan="2"|Total ||178||49||96||33
|}

==References==
((reflist))

==External links==
*((icehockeystats|legends=13991))

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((succession box | before = [[Jim Roberts (ice hockey, born 1940)|Jim Roberts]] | title = [[St. Louis Blues#Team captains|St. Louis Blues captain]] | years = [[1972–73 NHL season|1972]]–[[1975–76 NHL season|76]] | after = [[Red Berenson]]))
((succession box | before = [[Ian McKegney]] | title = Winner of the [[Tommy Ivan Trophy]] | years =[[1976–77 CHL season|1976–77]] | after = [[Doug Palazzari]]))
((succession box | before = [[Leo Boivin]]<br>[[Emile Francis]] | title = [[List of St. Louis Blues head coaches|Head coach of the St. Louis Blues]] | years = [[1977–78 NHL season|1978]]–[[1979–80 NHL season|79]]<br>[[1982–83 NHL season|1982–83]] | after = Red Berenson<br>[[Jacques Demers]]))
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