Kevin Darcy

Kevin Darcy
Born 2 March 1990
Weymouth, MA, USA
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
AIHL team
Former teams
Perth Thunder
Marian University
Melbourne Ice
Princeton Posse
Valley Jr. Warriors
National team  Australia
Playing career 2008present

Kevin Darcy (born 2 March 1990) is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Perth Thunder in the Australian Ice Hockey League.

Playing career

Darcy first played for the Princeton Posse of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League in 2008.[1] He remained with the Posse for one season before signing with the Valley Jr. Warriors for the start of the 2009-10 season.[1] Darcy played for the Warriors in both the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) and the Empire Junior Hockey League however mainly playing in the EJHL team. Darcy played for the Warriors until the end of the 2010-11 season before relocating to Melbourne, Australia and signing with the Melbourne Ice of the Australian Ice Hockey League for the 2011 season.[1] Darcy won AIHL Championship with the Ice when they defeated the Newcastle North Stars in the Goodall Cup playoffs.[1][2] After completing the season with the Ice Darcy returned to the United States and enrolled at Marian University to compete in the NCAA Division III Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association. After the end of the 2012-13 season with Marian University Darcy returned to Australia and signed with Perth Thunder for the 2013 AIHL season.[1]

Darcy was first called up to represent Australia in 2008, where he joined the national under-18 team to compete in the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II Group A tournament being held in Meribel and Courchevel, France.[3] Australian finished last and were relegated to Division III for the following year while Darcy recorded a single assist and finished with a plus/minus of –3 for the tournament.[3] In 2013 Darcy was selected for the national senior team to compete in the 2013 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A tournament being held in Zagreb, Croatia. Darcy recorded a single assist and finished with a plus/minus of –2 for the tournament while Australia finished in fourth place.[4]

Personal life

Darcy was born on 2 March 1990 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States.[1] He is the son of James and Anne Darcy and has one sibling, Niamh. He is currently majoring in Business management at Marian University.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008-09 Princeton Posse KIJHL 21 0 5 5 85
2009-10 Valley Jr. Warriors EmJHL 2 1 1 2 4
2009-10 Valley Jr. Warriors EJHL 22 0 3 3 15
2010-11 Valley Jr. Warriors EmJHL 4 0 1 1 4
2010-11 Valley Jr. Warriors EJHL 13 0 3 3 14 1 0 0 0 0
2011 Melbourne Ice AIHL 27 0 5 5 67 2 0 0 0 0
2011-12 Marian University MCHA 19 1 2 3 24
2012-13 Marian University MCHA 18 0 1 1 2
International
Year Team Competition   GP G A Pts PIM +/–
2008 Australia U18 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II Group A 5 0 1 1 16 –3
2013 Australia 2013 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 5 0 1 1 0 –2

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Kevin Darcy". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  2. Player, Xavier (2013-01-05). "Ice win epic GF". Australian Ice Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Div. II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  4. "2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Div. II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  5. "Kevin Darcy". Marian University. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2013-01-05.