Kory Scoran | |||
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Kory Scoran when playing for the Idaho Steelheads. | |||
Born | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | August 24, 1981||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
ECHL team Former teams | Idaho Steelheads CHL Wichita Thunder | ||
Playing career | 2006–2012 |
Kory Scoran (born August 24, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Former Division 1 Hockey player for Lake Superior State University before turning professional with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL for a total of four seasons, winning the Kelly Cup in 2006-07. Kory then joined the Tilburg Trappers in the Netherlands, before returning to North America to play for the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League and then the Steelheads again. Scoran played a total of six professional seasons. [1] He is now the Hockey Director at Idaho Ice World.
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2002–03 | Lake Superior State University | NCAA | 32 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Lake Superior State University | NCAA | 36 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Lake Superior State University | NCAA | 37 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Lake Superior State University | NCAA | 35 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2006–07 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 67 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 57 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | ||
2007–08 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 64 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
2008–09 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 68 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | Tilburg Trappers | NIJB | 42 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Wichita Thunder | CHL | 64 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
2011–12 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 37 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
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