Owen Fussey

Owen Fussey
Born	April 2, 1983 (1983-04-02) (age 28) Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
EIHL team Former teams	Coventry Blaze Edinburgh Capitals
NHL Draft	90th overall, 2001 Washington Capitals
Playing career	1999–present

Owen Fussey (born April 2, 1983 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian ice hockey forward, currently playing for the Coventry Blaze of the British Elite Ice Hockey League.

He was selected 90th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals.

Playing career

Fussey spent four seasons in Canada's Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Calgary Hitmen and Moose Jaw Warriors before moving to the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2003. That same season he was called up to the National Hockey League (NHL) to play in four games for the Washington Capitals, in which he scored 1 point for an assist.

Fussey spent the next three seasons in the AHL, playing for the Portland Pirates, Hershey Bears (winning the Calder Cup in the 2005-06 season) and Toronto Marlies before moving to the East Coast Hockey League in 2006, spending two seasons with the Columbia Inferno.

In 2008 Fussey moved to Europe to play in the Italian Serie A league for HC Fassa, and moved to Britain the following season with Edinburgh Capitals in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).^[1]

In 2010 Fussey was signed by the EIHL champions Coventry Blaze.^[2]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999-00	Calgary Hitmen	WHL		51	7	6	13	35		12	3	4	7	2
2000-01	Calgary Hitmen	WHL		48	15	10	25	33		12	2	1	3	6
2001-02	Calgary Hitmen	WHL		72	43	27	70	61		7	3	1	4	4
2002-03	Calgary Hitmen	WHL		39	17	18	35	31		-	-	-	-	-
2002-03	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		27	24	12	36	20		13	6	6	12	10
2003-04	Portland Pirates	AHL		69	6	7	13	23		7	0	0	0	5
2003-04	Washington Capitals	NHL		4	0	1	1	0		-	-	-	-	-
2004-05	Portland Pirates	AHL		71	14	12	26	26		-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	Hershey Bears	AHL		50	2	10	12	38		1	0	0	0	0
2006-07	Toronto Marlies	AHL		14	1	1	2	4		-	-	-	-	-
2006-07	Columbia Inferno	ECHL		53	25	20	45	41		-	-	-	-	-
2007-08	Columbia Inferno	ECHL		68	17	23	40	41		13	1	1	2	4
2008-09	HC Fassa	Serie A		42	17	10	27	14		-	-	-	-	-
2009-10	Edinburgh Capitals	EIHL		49	35	31	66	30		-	-	-	-	-
2010-11	Coventry Blaze	EIHL		34	24	15	39	10		-	-	-	-	-
2011-12	Coventry Blaze	EIHL
	NHL totals			4	0	1	1	0

References

1. ^ "Capitals decide to get Fussey". Edinburgh Capitals. 2009-08-19. http://www.edinburgh-capitals.com/news/detail.php?id=1022-. 
2. ^ "Fussey moves to Blaze". Coventry Blaze. 2009-05-20. http://www.coventryblaze.co.uk/news_latest.php?id=1358. 

External links

• Owen Fussey's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Profile at legends of hockey.net

Persondata
Name	Fussey, Owen
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey player
Date of birth	April 2, 1983
Place of birth	Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Date of death
Place of death