Kirk Furey
| Kirk Furey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
January 28, 1976 Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Philadelphia Phantoms EC Kassel Huskies Iserlohn Roosters EC KAC | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2001–2015 | ||
Kirk Furey (born January 28, 1976 in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman who is currently coaching in the youth ranks of EC KAC of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). He has previously played in the American Hockey League with the Philadelphia Phantoms.
Playing career[]
After three years in the Ontario Hockey League with the Owen Sound Platers, Furey played a year with the Cape Breton Islander's of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League before attending Acadia University where he starred with the Acadia Axemen. In his rookie year at Acadia in 1997-98, the Axemen reached the national final, only to lose to the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds. In 2001, Furey helped Team Canada win silver at the 2001 Winter Universiade in Zakopane, Poland.
Furey turned pro in 2001 and spent the next three seasons dividing his time between the ECHL's Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies and the AHL's Philadelphia Phantoms. In 2003, he helped the Boardwalk Bullies capture the Kelly Cup as ECHL champions. The Bullies defeated the Columbia Inferno in five games in the best-of-seven final. Furey finished tied for second in playoff scoring among defencemen with a goal and 10 assists. His 10 assists were the most by a defenseman.
In 2004, Furey's hockey career took him to Europe. He played for the Kassel Huskies of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany and later the Iserlohn Roosters from 2005 to 2007. He played the last eight years of his career at EC KAC of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL),[1] winning the Austrian championship in 2009 and 2013. He called it a career after the 2014-15 season.
Coaching career[]
After retiring in 2015, Furey remained with EC KAC and was named assistant coach of the team.[2] He joined the coaching staff of the club's youth ranks in April 2016.[3]
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | Owen Sound Platers | OHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Owen Sound Platers | OHL | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Owen Sound Platers | OHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Acadia University | CIAU | 26 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Acadia University | CIAU | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Acadia University | CIAU | 20 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies | ECHL | 64 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 67 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 29 | ||
| 2002–03 | Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies | ECHL | 44 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 70 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 31 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies | ECHL | 11 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 63 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2004–06 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 51 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 77 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 2005–06 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 48 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 50 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Klagenfurter AC | EBEL | 45 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 111 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Klagenfurter AC | EBEL | 52 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 36 | ||
| 2009–10 | Klagenfurter AC | EBEL | 53 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 122 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 2010–11 | Klagenfurter AC | EBEL | 54 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 93 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 12 | ||
| 2011–12 | Klagenfurter AC | EBEL | 47 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Klagenfurter AC | EBEL | 54 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 92 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Klagenfurter AC | EBEL | 52 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Klagenfurter AC | EBEL | 54 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| AHL totals | 94 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| ECHL totals | 119 | 9 | 48 | 57 | 168 | 29 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 37 | ||||
| DEL totals | 149 | 27 | 47 | 74 | 298 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | ||||
| EBEL totals | 411 | 49 | 174 | 223 | 567 | 77 | 3 | 35 | 38 | 90 | ||||
References[]
- ^ "Furey playing with and against NHL talent in Austria". Cape Breton Post. 2013-01-01. Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ^ KG, Kleine Zeitung GmbH & Co. "Eishockey - Kirk Furey: Seine Sprache trägt ein Feuer". Kleine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2016-03-27.
- ^ "Pellegrims ist neuer KAC-Cheftrainer - kaernten.ORF.at". kaernten.orf.at. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Kirk Furey's profile at linkedin.com
- 1976 births
- Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Ice hockey people from Nova Scotia
- Iserlohn Roosters players
- Kassel Huskies players
- EC KAC players
- Living people
- Owen Sound Platers players
- Philadelphia Phantoms players
- Canadian ice hockey coaches
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany