Owen Fussey

Owen Fussey
Fussey in 2005
Born (1983-04-02) April 2, 1983 (age 41)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Washington Capitals
HC Fassa
Edinburgh Capitals
Coventry Blaze
National team  Great Britain
NHL draft 90th overall, 2001
Washington Capitals
Playing career 2003–2015

Owen Fussey (born April 2, 1983) is a Canadian-British former professional ice hockey forward. He was selected 90th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals and played four games in the National Hockey League with them during the 2003–04 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2003 to 2015 was spent in the minor leagues and then in Europe. Internationally Fussey played for the British national team at the 2012 World Championship Division I tournament.

Playing career

Fussey was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He spent four seasons in the 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 one 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 ECHL 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 Coventry Blaze, the then-reigning Elite League champions.[2] In 2012, Fussey represented the Great Britain national team at the 2012 IIHF World Championship Division 1A.

After two years away from the game, Fussey returned in 2014 to sign for the Guildford Flames of the second-tier English Premier Ice Hockey League. He played 19 games for Guildford before he was released in December of the same year.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Winnipeg Warriors AAA MMHL 40 38 33 71 62 — — — — —
1998–99 St. Boniface Saints MJHL 4 3 0 3 4 — — — — —
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 Washington Capitals NHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2003–04 Portland Pirates AHL 69 6 7 13 23 7 0 0 0 5
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 ITA 49 24 13 37 22 — — — — —
2009–10 Edinburgh Capitals EIHL 49 35 31 66 30 2 0 1 1 0
2010–11 Coventry Blaze EIHL 34 24 15 39 10 — — — — —
2011–12 Coventry Blaze EIHL 53 35 28 63 34 2 1 0 1 2
2014–15 Guildford Flames EPIHL 19 10 5 15 8 — — — — —
AHL totals 208 23 30 53 91 8 0 0 0 5
EIHL totals 128 90 72 162 70 4 1 1 2 2
NHL totals 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Great Britain WC D1A 5 1 0 1 6
Senior totals 5 1 0 1 6

References

  1. ^ "Capitals decide to get Fussey". Edinburgh Capitals. 2009-08-19.
  2. ^ "Fussey moves to Blaze". Coventry Blaze. 2009-05-20.
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