Paul Adey (born August 28, 1963) is a former ice hockey player and coach. Adey enjoyed a notable playing career in
British
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ice hockey
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, playing 11 seasons for the
Nottingham Panthers
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The Nottingham Panthers have won four ...
between 1988 and 1999 and 29 games for the
Sheffield Steelers
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during the 2000–01 season. His number 22 jersey is retired by the Panthers and he is a member of the
British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame
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.
Playing career
Born in
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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, Canada, Adey joined the
Hull Olympiques
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in the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
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in 1981 at the age of 18, moving to the
Shawinigan Cataractes
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in 1983. His professional career began in
International Hockey League with the
Toledo Goaldiggers
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before he moved to the
Fort Wayne Komets
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. After three seasons he moved to the
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before moving to
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in 1988. He began the 1988–89 season with
Ligue Magnus
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side
Briançon
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but in October joined the Nottingham Panthers in the
British Hockey League
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. He played for the club for the next 11 seasons, finishing as the top point scorer on five occasions and setting club records for goals, assists, and points, surpassing the records previously held by
Chick Zamick
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. Adey helped the team to the
Playoff Championship in his first season and won four
Autumn Cup winners medals with the team.
Adey departed for Italy in 1999 having scored 828 goals, 781 assists and 1,609 points in 609 appearances for the Panthers. In 2000–01 Adey was a mid-season signing for Nottingham's archrivals, the Sheffield Steelers. He scored 11 goals and earned 12 assists in 29 games for the Steelers, helping the club to a Grand Slam of all four cups. He retired from playing at the end of the 2000–01 season. However, whilst coaching, he played as an injury cover twice in the 2001–02 season and once in the 2003–04 season.
Coaching career
Following his retirement as a player in 2001, Adey returned to Nottingham as a coach under director of hockey
Alex Dampier. In 2002 he assumed the role of head coach after Dampier's dismissal. Adey presided over the Panthers for three seasons, leading the club the
Challenge Cup
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in 2004, their first trophy since 1998. Following the 2004–05 season, Adey's contract was not renewed. In the summer of 2006 he became the head coach of Italian side Renon Ritten. He was retained for the 2007–08 season. He became coach of the
Belfast Giants
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in the
Elite Ice Hockey League
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for the 2013–2014 season, and helped bring them the League Cup and to the final of the
Challenge Cup
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and the playoffs. He also won coach of the year that season. However, there was a lot of controversy when he was not retained to be coach in the following season. A statement released by Belfast Giants said 'that Adey and general manager Todd Kelman had failed to come to an agreement for next season and mutually decided to part ways'. Fans were shocked by this move by Kelman and the controversy continued when Kelman then left his general manager role at the Giants to buy the Cardiff Devils for the next season.
Awards
* Named to the
ISL All-star first team 1997 and 199
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Ice Hockey Superleague#Sekonda Ice Hockey Superleague, Sekonda Face to Watch in January 1999.
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World Championships Pool B Silver medallist 1999.
* Jersey number (22) retired by
Nottingham Panthers
The Nottingham Panthers are a British professional ice hockey club based in Nottingham, England. They are members of the Elite Ice Hockey League. Their main team sponsor is the Nottingham Building Society.
The Nottingham Panthers have won four ...
in 2003.
* Inducted to the
British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame
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in 200
Records
* All-time points record for
Nottingham Panthers
The Nottingham Panthers are a British professional ice hockey club based in Nottingham, England. They are members of the Elite Ice Hockey League. Their main team sponsor is the Nottingham Building Society.
The Nottingham Panthers have won four ...
with 160
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Coaching career
References
*
British Hockey Hall of FameNottingham Panthers official siteRouen Hockey Elite 76*
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/26981677
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1963 births
Living people
British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame inductees
Canadian people of English descent
Diables Rouges de Briançon players
Fort Wayne Komets players
Hull Olympiques players
Ice hockey people from Quebec
Peoria Rivermen (IHL) players
Nottingham Panthers players
Nottingham Panthers coaches
Shawinigan Cataractes players
Sheffield Steelers players
Sportspeople from Montreal
Toledo Goaldiggers players
Anglophone Quebec people
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in France
Canadian ice hockey right wingers