Kirk Furey

Kirk Furey
Born January 28, 1976
Glace Bay, NS, CAN
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
EBEL team
Former teams 		EC KAC
Philadelphia Phantoms
EC Kassel Huskies
Iserlohn Roosters
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2001–present

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

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 has been with EC KAC since 2007.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Furey playing with and against NHL talent in Austria". Cape Breton Post. 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2013-01-01.

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