Kirk Furey (born January 28, 1976 in
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Glace Bay (Scottish Gaelic: ''Glasbaidh'') is a community in the eastern part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It forms part of the general area referred to as Industrial Cape Breton.
Formerly an incorporated t ...
) is a Canadian former professional
ice hockey defenceman who is a coach in the youth ranks of
EC KAC of the
ICE Hockey League.
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
The 2001 Winter Universiade, the XX Winter Universiade, took place in Zakopane, Poland.
Medal table
Sports
* Figure skating
External links
FISU - Zakopane 2001 Winter Universiade
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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
The Patrick J. Kelly Cup goes to the playoff champion of the ECHL. The Kelly Cup has been awarded to teams since 1997. Prior to 1997, the playoff winner was awarded the Riley Cup, named after former American Hockey League president Jack Riley. Th ...
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
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(DEL) in Germany and later the
Iserlohn Roosters
The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) since 2000 and play their home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn which is also known as ...
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, winning the championship in
2009
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and
2013
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. He retired after the 2014–15 season.
Coaching career
After retiring in 2015, Furey remained with
EC KAC and was named assistant coach of the team. He joined the coaching staff of the club's youth ranks in April 2016.
Career statistics
References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
Canadian ice hockey coaches
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
EC KAC players
Ice hockey people from Nova Scotia
Iserlohn Roosters players
Kassel Huskies players
Owen Sound Platers players
Philadelphia Phantoms players