| 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 former professional ice hockey defenceman who is head coach of EC KAC of the ICE Hockey League.
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]
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]
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| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | 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 | ||||
| DEL totals | 149 | 27 | 47 | 74 | 298 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | ||||
| EBEL totals | 411 | 49 | 174 | 223 | 567 | 77 | 3 | 35 | 38 | 90 | ||||
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