Cory Quirk (born July 3, 1986) is an American professional

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player. He currently plays for the

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in the German

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Career

Quirk played for the

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of the USHL where he was named Rookie of the Year and received an award for his community service. He also graduated from

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(Boston, Mass.) where his team won state championship three of his four years. He attended the

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, where he majored in psychology, from 2005 to 2009, serving as team co-captain his senior year. He left UMass as the program's all-time leader in games played (150) and became the eighth player in UMass history to score at least 100 points, ranking him sixth all-time. Coming out of college in March 2009, Quirk penned an amateur tryout contract with the Albany River Rats of the

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(AHL). In July 2009, he joined fellow AHL team

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and remained with the team until the end of the 2010–11 season. He then spent the 2011–12 season with the

Starbulls Rosenheim Starbulls Rosenheim is a professional ice hockey team based in Rosenheim, Oberbayern, Germany. They currently play in Oberliga. Prior to the 2013–14 season they played in the 2nd Bundesliga. They play their home games at '' Rofa-Stadion'', loc ...

of the German second division, before moving on to

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of Finland the following season. He transferred from JYP to the

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of the German top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in January 2013 and remained with the club for the remainder of the season. Quirk continued his pro career at

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in the Danish AL-Bank Ligaen, the top league in Denmark. During his three-year stint with the club (2013 - 2016), he helped

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win the 2014 and 2015 Danish championship and was selected to play in the Danish All-Star Game each year. He played a total of 163 league games for the team, scoring 106 goals, while dishing out 128 assists. Quirk also competed in the

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with the Vojens-based club. In April 2016, he signed a two-year contract with German DEL outfit

. In April 2017, Cory extended his contract for three years until 2020/2021 season with Fischtown Pinguins of the DEL

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Quirk, Cory 1986 births Albany River Rats players Hannover Scorpions players Ice hockey players from Massachusetts SønderjyskE Ishockey players UMass Minutemen ice hockey players Waterloo Black Hawks players Worcester Sharks players Fischtown Pinguins players Living people American men's ice hockey centers Catholic Memorial School alumni