Kory Scoran (born August 24, 1981,

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...

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) is a

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former professional

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. Former Division 1 Hockey player for Lake Superior State University before turning professional with the

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of the

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for a total of four seasons, winning the

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in 2006-07. Kory then joined the

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in the Netherlands, before returning to North America to play for the

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of the

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and then the Steelheads again. Scoran played a total of six professional seasons. He is now the Hockey Director at Idaho Ice World.

Career statistics

Awards

* Defenseman of the Year Lake Superior State University * CCHA Defenseman of the week * Idaho Steelheads’ Most Improved Player - 2006-2007 * Won

with Idaho Steelheads - 2007 * Selected to play in the All Star Game in 2010-2011 in the Netherlands * Defenseman of the Year (Idaho Steelheads) * Second all time in points for defenseman for the Idaho Steelheads(in the ECHL Era)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scoran, Kory 1981 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) players Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey players Ice hockey people from Winnipeg Wichita Thunder players