Position Right Wing Role Ice hockey player Name Willie Coetzee Salary 550,000 USD (2014) | NHL Draft Undrafted Weight 84 kg Shoots Right Height 1.78 m | |
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Born November 7, 1990 (age 34)
Johannesburg, South Africa ( 1990-11-07 ) team
Former teams Free Agent
Grand Rapids Griffins
Graz 99ers
Worcester Sharks Current team Worcester Sharks (#26 / Right wing) Similar People Henrik Zetterberg, Jeff Blashill, Mike Babcock, Nick Vitucci, Roy Sommer | ||
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Willie Coetzee (born November 7, 1990) is a South Africa-born Canadian ice hockey player, who is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played for the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League (AHL).
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- Early life
- Playing career
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How to pronounce willie coetzee detroit red wings nhl hockey player
Early life
Coetzee, the son of an ultra marathon runner and a semi-pro tennis player, and grandson of a field hockey player, lived in Johannesburg until he was 4. Afterwards he moved to Vancouver, developing an interest in ice hockey watching Pavel Bure's Vancouver Canucks. While also interested in soccer and golf, Coetzee eventually chose to focus on hockey at the age of 17, signing with the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League.
Playing career
On September 18, 2009, the Detroit Red Wings signed Coetzee as a free agent to a three-year, entry-level contract, and after finishing the WHL season, the Red Wings sent him to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League. In 2011 he was reassigned to the ECHL, becoming a points leader and fan favorite. Coetzee suffered a knee injury in training camp, which sidelined him for the entire 2013–14 season.
Coetzee was not tendered a qualifying offer from the Red Wings, which released him as a free agent. On July 2, 2014, Coetzee accepted a try-out contract with Austrian club, Graz 99ers of the EBEL. After 12 games with Graz and registering just 4 assist, Coetzee was released from his try-out and returned to North America, signing an ECHL contract with the Reading Royals on November 26, 2014. On the Royals top line, Coetzee instantly produced offensively with 12 points in 9 games before he was loaned to the Worcester Sharks of the AHL on December 18.