Paul Adey

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


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position = Right Wing
played_for = Toledo Goaldiggers
Fort Wayne Komets
Peoria Rivermen
Briançon Alpes Provence
Nottingham Panthers
HC Milano
Sheffield Steelers
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height_ft = 5
height_in = 10
weight_lb = 190
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nationality = Canada
birth_date = birth date and age|1963|8|28
birth_place = Montreal, QC, CAN
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career_start = 1983
career_end = 2004
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Paul Adey (born August 28 1963 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is the head coach of Renon Ritten Sport Hockey in the Italian Serie A. Adey enjoyed a notable playing career in British ice hockey, playing 11 seasons for the Nottingham Panthers between 1988 and 1999 and 29 games for the Sheffield Steelers during the 2000-01 season. His number 22 jersey is retired by the Panthers and he is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.

Playing career

Paul Adey joined the Hull Olympiques in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in 1981 at the age of 18, moving to the Shawinigan Cataractes in 1983. His professional career began in International Hockey League with the Toledo Goaldiggers before he moved to the Fort Wayne Komets. After three seasons he moved to the Peoria Rivermen before moving to Europe in 1988. He began the 1988-89 season with Ligue Magnus side Briançon but in October joined the Nottingham Panthers in the British Hockey League. He would play for the club for the next 11 seasons, finishing as the top point scorer on five occasions and surpassing the club records for goals, assists and points previously held by Chick Zamick. Adey helped the team to the Playoff Championship in his first season and would go on to win four Autumn Cup winners medals with the team.

Adey departed for Italy in 1999 having scored 828 goals, 781 assists and 1,609 points in 609 appearances for the club. In 2000-01 Adey was a mid season signing for Nottingham's arch rivals, the Sheffield Steelers. He scored 11 goals and earned 12 assists in 29 games for the Steelers, helping the club to a Grand Slam of all four cups. He retired from playing at the end of the 2000-01. However, whilst coaching, he played as injury cover twice in the 2001-02 season and once in the 2003-04 season.

Coaching career

Following his retirement in 2001, Adey returned to Nottingham as a coach under Director of Hockey Alex Dampier. In 2002 he assumed the role of head coach after Dampier's dismissal. Adey presided over the Panthers for three seasons, leading the club the Challenge Cup in 2004, their first trophy since 1998. Following the 2004-05 season, Adey's contract wasn't renewed. In the summer of 2006 he became the head coach of Italian side Renon Ritten. He was retained for the 2007-08 season.

Awards

*Named to the ISL All-star first team 1997 and 1999. [http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/All_Stars/96_97.htm] [http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/All_Stars/98_99.htm]
*Sekonda Face to Watch in January 1999.
*World Championships Pool B Silver medallist 1999.
*Jersey number (22) retired by Nottingham Panthers in 2003.
*Inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2006. [http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/hall_of_fame/adey.htm]

Records

*All time points record for Nottingham Panthers with 1609. [http://www.panthers.co.uk/SEFS/ID.7/SEFE/ViewItem.asp]

Career statistics

Club

References

* [http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/hall_of_fame/adey.htm British Hockey Hall of Fame]
*Eurohockey|3276
*hockeydb|9289
* [http://www.panthers.co.uk/SEFS/ID.7/SEFE/ViewItem.asp Nottingham Panthers official site]
* [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.walch/Players/adey.htm Panthers History]
* [http://www.rouenhockeyelite76.com/archives/stats87.php Rouen Hockey Elite 76]

External links

* [http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/hall_of_fame.htm British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.eurohockey.net/ Eurohockey.net]
* [http://www.hockeydb.com The Internet Hockey Database]
* [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.walch/ Panthers History]
* [http://www.rouenhockeyelite76.com Rouen Hockey Elite 76]

Persondata
NAME= Adey, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Former ice hockey player, ice hockey coach
DATE OF BIRTH= 28 August 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH= Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DATE OF DEATH=
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