Paul Adey
 |
| Paul Adey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 28, 1963 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
HC Milano Sheffield Steelers | ||
| National team |
 Great Britain | ||
| Playing career | 1983–2004 | ||
Paul Adey (born August 28, 1963) is a former ice hockey player and coach. 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
Born in
Briançon but in October joined the Nottingham Panthers in the British Hockey League. He played for the club for the next 11 seasons, finishing as the top point scorer on five occasions and setting club records for goals, assists, and points, surpassing the records previously held by Chick Zamick. Adey helped the team to the Playoff Championship in his first season and won 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 Panthers. In 2000–01 Adey was a mid-season signing for Nottingham's archrivals, 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 season. However, whilst coaching, he played as an injury cover twice in the 2001–02 season and once in the 2003–04 season.
Coaching career
Following his retirement as a player in 2001, Adey returned to Nottingham as a coach under director of hockey
Challenge Cup
and the playoffs. He also won coach of the year that season. However, there was a lot of controversy when he was not retained to be coach in the following season. A statement released by Belfast Giants said 'that Adey and general manager Todd Kelman had failed to come to an agreement for next season and mutually decided to part ways'. Fans were shocked by this move by Kelman and the controversy continued when Kelman then left his general manager role at the Giants to buy the Cardiff Devils for the next season.
Awards
- Named to the ISL All-star first team 1997 and 1999.[1][2]
- 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.[1]
Records
- All-time points record for Nottingham Panthers with 1609.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1981–82 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL
|
54 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 9 | ||
| 1982–83 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 70 | 58 | 104 | 162 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 56 | 37 | 52 | 39 | 78 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | ||
| 1983–84 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 81 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 135 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | ||
| 1985–86 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 39 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 14 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1986–87 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 79 | 35 | 28 | 63 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Briançon Alpes Provence
|
FRA | 31 | 32 | 22 | 54 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Nottingham Panthers | BHL | 34 | 82 | 71 | 153 | 99 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | ||
| 1989–90 | Nottingham Panthers | BHL | 31 | 54 | 49 | 103 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Nottingham Panthers | BHL | 36 | 72 | 35 | 107 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 1991–92 | Nottingham Panthers | BHL | 36 | 55 | 50 | 105 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 18 | ||
| 1992–93 | Nottingham Panthers | BHL | 35 | 66 | 58 | 124 | 50 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 10 | ||
| 1993–94 | Nottingham Panthers | BHL | 45 | 80 | 63 | 143 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Nottingham Panthers | BHL | 56 | 85 | 69 | 154 | 81 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 39 | ||
| 1996–97 | Nottingham Panthers | ISL | 34 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 67 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | Nottingham Panthers | ISL | 44 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Nottingham Panthers | ISL | 42 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | HC Milano
|
FRA | 29 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Sheffield Steelers | ISL | 29 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Nottingham Panthers | ISL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| IHL totals | 215 | 86 | 77 | 163 | 226 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 29 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Great Britain
|
World Championships Pool B | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | |
| 1997 | Great Britain | World Championships Pool B | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| 1999 | Great Britain | World Championships Pool B | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1999 | Great Britain | World Championships Pool A Qualifiers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | Great Britain | World Championships Pool B | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |
| 2001 | Great Britain | World Championships Division 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 36 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 34 | |||
Coaching career
| Season | Team | League | G | W | L | T | OTL | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Nottingham Panthers | ISL | 32 | 15 | 13 | 4 | -- | .469 |
| 2003–04 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 56 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 2 | .607 |
| 2004–05 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 50 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | .500 |
| 2006–07 | Renon Ritten | Italian Serie A
|
32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | -- | .438 |
| 2013–14 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 52 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .827 |
References
- ^ "Paul Adey". British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
- ^ "Nottingham Panthers All-Time Greatest Players". Archived from the original on October 2, 2007.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- British Hockey Hall of Fame
- Panthers History
- Rouen Hockey Elite 76