Kirk Furey

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Kirk Furey
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Born (1976-01-28) January 28, 1976 (age 49)
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 20012015

Kirk Furey (born January 28, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who is head coach of EC KAC of the ICE Hockey League.

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Playing career

After three years in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Owen Sound Platers, Furey played a year with the Cape Breton Islanders of the Maritime Junior 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 UNB Varsity Reds. In 2001, Furey won a silver medal with the Canadian national team at the 2001 Winter Universiade in Zakopane, Poland.

Furey turned professional in 2001 and spent the next three seasons dividing his time between the ECHL's Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies and the American Hockey League's (AHL) 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 series. 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 (DEL) in Germany and later the Iserlohn Roosters from 2005 to 2007. He played the last eight years of his career with EC KAC of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL) in Austria, [1] winning the championship in 2009 and 2013. He retired after the 2014–15 season. [2]

Coaching career

After retiring in 2015, Furey remained with EC KAC and was named assistant coach of the team. [3] He joined the coaching staff of the club's youth ranks in April 2016. [4]

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1993–94 Owen Sound Platers OHL 100112
1994–95 Owen Sound PlatersOHL3411214
1995–96 Owen Sound PlatersOHL40224
1998–99 Acadia University CIAU 268101838
1999–2000 Acadia University CIAU 23371024
2000–01 Acadia University CIAU 20191026
2001–02 Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies ECHL 6451318671226829
2002–03 Atlantic City Boardwalk BulliesECHL44425297017110118
2002–03 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 3107717
2003–04 Atlantic City Boardwalk BulliesECHL110101031
2003–04 Philadelphia PhantomsAHL63921306060114
2004–06 Kassel Huskies DEL 5112132577721316
2005–06 Iserlohn Roosters DEL4881422100
2006–07 Iserlohn RoostersDEL5072027121
2007–08 Klagenfurter AC EBEL 458152311130004
2008–09 Klagenfurter ACEBEL52728354217191036
2009–10 Klagenfurter ACEBEL5382331122711214
2010–11 Klagenfurter ACEBEL549374693151131412
2011–12 Klagenfurter ACEBEL473273034110666
2012–13 Klagenfurter ACEBEL5471421921503310
2013–14 Klagenfurter ACEBEL522151743
2014–15 Klagenfurter ACEBEL54515203090338
AHL totals94928377760114
DEL totals149274774298721316
EBEL totals41149174223567773353890

References

  1. "Furey playing with and against NHL talent in Austria". Cape Breton Post. January 1, 2013. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  2. "Eishockey: Furey beendet Karriere und wird Co-Trainer beim KAC". Tiroler Tageszeitung Online (in Austrian German). April 17, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  3. KG, Kleine Zeitung GmbH & Co (January 29, 2016). "Eishockey - Kirk Furey: Seine Sprache trägt ein Feuer". Kleine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  4. "Pellegrims ist neuer KAC-Cheftrainer - kaernten.ORF.at". kaernten.orf.at. April 29, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.