Kirk Furey

Kirk Furey (born January 28, 1976 in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman who is currently coaching in the youth ranks of EC KAC of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). He has previously played in the American Hockey League with the Philadelphia Phantoms.

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

Playing career

After three years in the Ontario Hockey League with the Owen Sound Platers, Furey played a year with the Cape Breton Islander's of the Maritime Junior A 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 University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds. In 2001, Furey helped Team Canada win silver at the 2001 Winter Universiade in Zakopane, Poland.

Furey turned pro in 2001 and spent the next three seasons dividing his time between the ECHL's Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies and the AHL's 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 final. 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 in Germany and later the Iserlohn Roosters from 2005 to 2007. He played the last eight years of his career at EC KAC of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL),[1] winning the Austrian championship in 2009 and 2013. He called it a career after the 2014-15 season.

Coaching career

After retiring in 2015, Furey remained with EC KAC and was named assistant coach of the team.[2] He joined the coaching staff of the club's youth ranks in April 2016.[3]

Career statistics
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1993–94 Owen Sound Platers OHL 100112 —————
1994–95 Owen Sound Platers OHL 3411214 —————
1995–96 Owen Sound Platers OHL 40224 —————
1998–99 Acadia University CIAU 268101838 —————
1999–00 Acadia University CIAU 23371024 —————
2000–01 Acadia University CIAU 20191026 —————
2001–02 Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies ECHL 645131867 1226829
2002–03 Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies ECHL 444252970 17110118
2002–03 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 3107717 —————
2003–04 Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies ECHL 110101031 —————
2003–04 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 639213060 60114
2004–06 Kassel Huskies DEL 5112132577 721316
2005–06 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 4881422100 —————
2006–07 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 5072027121 —————
2007–08 Klagenfurter AC EBEL 4581523111 30004
2008–09 Klagenfurter AC EBEL 527283542 17191036
2009–10 Klagenfurter AC EBEL 5382331122 711214
2010–11 Klagenfurter AC EBEL 549374693 151131412
2011–12 Klagenfurter AC EBEL 473273034 110666
2012–13 Klagenfurter AC EBEL 547142192 1503310
2013–14 Klagenfurter AC EBEL 522151743 —————
2014–15 Klagenfurter AC EBEL 545152030 90338
AHL totals 94 9 28 37 77 6 0 1 1 4
ECHL totals 119 9 48 57 168 29 3 16 19 37
DEL totals 149 27 47 74 298 7 2 1 3 16
EBEL totals 411 49 174 223 567 77 3 35 38 90

References
  1. "Furey playing with and against NHL talent in Austria". Cape Breton Post. 2013-01-01. Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  2. KG, Kleine Zeitung GmbH & Co. "Eishockey - Kirk Furey: Seine Sprache trägt ein Feuer". Kleine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  3. "Pellegrims ist neuer KAC-Cheftrainer - kaernten.ORF.at". kaernten.orf.at. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
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