Ed Courtenay

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Ed Courtenay
Born (1968-02-02) February 2, 1968 (age 56)
Verdun, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Kalamazoo Wings
Kansas City Blades
San Jose Sharks
Chicago Wolves
Peoria Rivermen
Reno Renegades
Jacksonville Lizard Kings
San Francisco Spiders
South Carolina Stingrays
Sheffield Steelers
Ayr Scottish Eagles
Verdun Dragons
Belfast Giants
Newcastle Vipers
Manchester Phoenix
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 19882009

Edward Emmett Courtenay (born February 2, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger and head coach.

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Professional career

As a youth, Courtenay played in the 1980 and 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Verdun. [1]

Following Courtenay's junior hockey career with Laval Titan and Granby Bisons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) he was signed by the Minnesota North Stars as a free agent on 1 October 1989. Minnesota assigned Courtenay to play with Kalamazoo Wings in the International Hockey League (IHL) where he spent his first three professional seasons. [2]

Courtenay was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 1991 Dispersal Draft when the NHL expanded to include San Jose. During the 1991–92 and 1992–93 seasons Courtenay played 44 NHL games for San Jose. [3]

Courtenay spent the next four seasons playing for the Kansas City Blades, the Chicago Wolves, the Peoria Rivermen and the San Francisco Spiders in the IHL; the Reno Renegades in the West Coast Hockey League (WCHL); and the Jacksonville Lizard Kings and the South Carolina Stingrays in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) before joining the Sheffield Steelers in the United Kingdom to play in the Ice Hockey Superleague (ISL) in 1997. Courtenay played for Sheffield for three seasons before signing for the Ayr Scottish Eagles for the 2000–01 and 2001–02 seasons, also in the ISL. [3]

Courtenay returned to North America when he was signed as a free agent by the Verdun Dragons of the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League (QSPHL) on 12 July 2002 for the 2002–03 season. Courtenay returned to the South Carolina Stingrays for the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons before he returned to Europe as a player/coach with the Belfast Giants in 2005. He guided the team to Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) league success in 2006. Courtenay's tenure as head coach ended after the 2007/08 season and he was succeeded by Steve Thornton.[ citation needed ]

Coaching career

Courtenay played for the EIHL club Newcastle Vipers, after being persuaded to come out of retirement by head coach Rob Wilson, and joined on 6 August 2009 to the Manchester Phoenix as an assistant coach.

Retirement from ice hockey

As of March 2010 after returning home to South Carolina for a family visit, Courtenay applied for a job outside of ice hockey with soft drinks giant Pepsi in the Carolinas area. His application was successful, meaning he would not be returning to the Phoenix; he is now considered retired. [4]

On July 21, 2011, it was revealed Courtenay is being considered for the coaching vacancy for the South Carolina Stingrays, along with Stingrays assistant Spencer Carbery and Colgate University assistant coach Brad Dexter. [5]

Awards

Records

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1985–86 Laval Titan QMJHL 2000082462
1986–87 Laval TitanQMJHL481520351210000
1987–88 Granby Bisons QMJHL543734711951122
1988–89 Granby BisonsQMJHL68595511468411222
1988–89 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 2000010000
1989–90 Kalamazoo WingsIHL562528531630000
1990–91 Kalamazoo WingsIHL7635367137823512
1991–92 Kansas City Blades IHL361412264615891715
1991–92 San Jose Sharks NHL 50000
1992–93 Kansas City BladesIHL3215112625
1992–93 San Jose SharksNHL397132010
1993–94 Kansas City BladesIHL6227214860
1994–95 Chicago Wolves IHL4714163020
1994–95 Peoria Rivermen IHL9505495382
1995–96 Reno Renegades WCHL 737108
1995–96 Jacksonville Lizard Kings ECHL 30224185121723
1995–96 San Francisco Spiders IHL206398
1996–97 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL68545611070
1997–98 Sheffield Steelers ISL 4027214816844814
1998–99 Sheffield SteelersISL422626521265380
1999–00 Sheffield SteelersISL423238703874152
2000–01 Ayr Scottish Eagles ISL442018382264260
2001–02 Ayr Scottish EaglesISL472130511672684
2002–03 Verdun Dragons QSPHL 311619356927912
2003–04 South Carolina StingraysECHL692937661672574
2004–05 South Carolina StingraysECHL622435592042134
2005–06 Belfast Giants EIHL 4226416711972246
2006–07 Belfast GiantsEIHL1661824830330
2007–08 Belfast GiantsEIHL572465892920110
2008–09 Newcastle Vipers EIHL321828461621120
2009–10 Manchester Phoenix EPIHL 4144519588
IHL totals3401411272682163615153029
NHL totals447132010

Footnotes

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  2. Hockey, USA Military. "Welcome to Team USA Military Hockey". USA Military Hockey. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Ed Courtenay Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  4. Dual Phoenix role for ace sniper Courtenay
  5. (South Carolina) Stingrays coach takes AHL job: (Cail) MacLean led South Carolina to Kelly Cup playoffs in back-to-back seasons
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ed Courtenay's profile at Eurohockey.net" . Retrieved 10 October 2007.
  7. "All Star Team Season 1997–1998". Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2007.
  8. "All Star Team Season 1998–1999". Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2007.
  9. "All Star Team Season 1999–2000". Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2007.
  10. 1 2 3 "Ed Courtenay's entry on A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey". Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2007.
  11. "Player of the Year Trophy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2007.
  12. "All Star Team Season 2001–02". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2007.
  13. "All Star Team Season 2005–06". Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2007.

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