Kirk Furey

Kirk Furey
Born	(1976-01-28) January 28, 1976 Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Philadelphia Phantoms EC Kassel Huskies Iserlohn Roosters EC KAC
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2001–2015

Kirk Furey (born January 28, 1976, in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who is head coach 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 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 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 (DEL) in Germany and later the Iserlohn Roosters 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 and 2013. 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

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	Owen Sound Platers	OHL		10	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Owen Sound Platers	OHL		34	1	1	2	14		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Owen Sound Platers	OHL		4	0	2	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Acadia University	CIAU		26	8	10	18	38		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Acadia University	CIAU		23	3	7	10	24		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Acadia University	CIAU		20	1	9	10	26		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies	ECHL		64	5	13	18	67		12	2	6	8	29
2002–03	Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies	ECHL		44	4	25	29	70		17	1	10	11	8
2002–03	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		31	0	7	7	17		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies	ECHL		11	0	10	10	31		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		63	9	21	30	60		6	0	1	1	4
2004–06	Kassel Huskies	DEL		51	12	13	25	77		7	2	1	3	16
2005–06	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL		48	8	14	22	100		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL		50	7	20	27	121		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Klagenfurter AC	EBEL		45	8	15	23	111		3	0	0	0	4
2008–09	Klagenfurter AC	EBEL		52	7	28	35	42		17	1	9	10	36
2009–10	Klagenfurter AC	EBEL		53	8	23	31	122		7	1	1	2	14
2010–11	Klagenfurter AC	EBEL		54	9	37	46	93		15	1	13	14	12
2011–12	Klagenfurter AC	EBEL		47	3	27	30	34		11	0	6	6	6
2012–13	Klagenfurter AC	EBEL		54	7	14	21	92		15	0	3	3	10
2013–14	Klagenfurter AC	EBEL		52	2	15	17	43		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Klagenfurter AC	EBEL		54	5	15	20	30		9	0	3	3	8
AHL totals				94	9	28	37	77		6	0	1	1	4
DEL totals				149	27	47	74	298		7	2	1	3	16
EBEL totals				411	49	174	223	567		77	3	35	38	90

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database