Shot Right Role Coach Career end 2009 Name Ed Courtenay Career start 1988 | Playing career Weight 91 kg NHL Draft Undrafted Height 1.93 m Position Winger | |
Born February 2, 1968 (age 56) Verdun, QC, CAN ( 1968-02-02 ) Played for | ||
Ed courtenay loses it throws sticks on the ice vs cardiff devils 2006
Edward Emmett Courtenay (born February 2, 1968 in Verdun, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger and head coach.
Contents
- Ed courtenay loses it throws sticks on the ice vs cardiff devils 2006
- Ed Courtenay post match interview
- Professional career
- Coaching career
- Retirement from ice hockey
- Awards
- Records
- References
Ed Courtenay post-match interview
Professional career
Following Courtenay's junior hockey career with Laval Titan and Granby Bisons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) he was signed by the Minnesota North Stars as a free agent on 1 October 1989. Minnesota assigned Courtenay to play with Kalamazoo Wings in the International Hockey League (IHL) where he spent his first three professional seasons.
Courtenay was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 1991 Dispersal Draft when the NHL expanded to include San Jose. During the 1991–92 and 1992–93 seasons Courtenay played 44 NHL games for San Jose.
Courtenay spent the next four seasons playing for the Kansas City Blades, the Chicago Wolves, the Peoria Rivermen and the San Francisco Spiders in the IHL; the Reno Renegades in the West Coast Hockey League (WCHL); and the Jacksonville Lizard Kings and the South Carolina Stingrays in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) before joining the Sheffield Steelers in the United Kingdom to play in the Ice Hockey Superleague (ISL) in 1997. Courtenay played for Sheffield for three seasons before signing for the Ayr Scottish Eagles for the 2000–01 and 2001–02 seasons, also in the ISL.
He returned to North America when he was signed as a free agent by the Verdun Dragons of the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League (QSPHL) on 12 July 2002 for the 2002–03 season. Courtenay returned to the South Carolina Stingrays for the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons before he returned to Europe as a player/coach with the Belfast Giants in 2005. He guided the team to Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) league success in 2006. Courtenay's tenure as Head Coach ended after the 2007/08 season and he was succeeded by Steve Thornton.
Coaching career
Courtenay played for EIHL club Newcastle Vipers, after being persuaded to come out of retirement by head coach Rob Wilson and joined on 6 August 2009 to Manchester Phoenix as Assistant coach.
Retirement from ice hockey
As of March 2010 after returning home to South Carolina for a family visit, Ed had applied for a job outside of ice hockey with soft drinks giant Pepsi in the Carolinas area. His application was successful and Ed won't be returning to Manchester Phoenix and is now considered retired.
On July 21, 2011, it was revealed Courtenay is being considered for the coaching vacancy in Charleston (SC) for the South Carolina Stingrays, along with Stingrays assistant Spencer Carbery and Colgate University assistant coach Brad Dexter.