Corey Cowick

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2012}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| alt =

| name = Corey Cowick

| image = Corey Cowick (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Cowick with the Binghamton Senators in 2013

| played_for = Binghamton Senators
Springfield Falcons
Braehead Clan

| position = Centre

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|08|01}}

| birth_place = Gloucester, Ontario, Canada

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 194

| shoots = Left

| draft = 160th overall

| draft_team = Ottawa Senators

| draft_year = 2009

| career_start = 2010

| career_end = 2017

}}

Corey Cowick (born August 1, 1989) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He most notably played in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the Binghamton Senators and Springfield Falcons.

Playing career

Cowick was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the 6th round (160th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to turning professional, he played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League for the Oshawa Generals before emerging as a budding star on Ottawa 67's during Brian Kilrea's last year coaching minor hockey. On August 5, 2010, the Ottawa Senators signed Cowick to an entry-level contract.{{cite web| url = http://senators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=535558 | title = Senators sign forward Corey Cowick to entry-level contract |website=Ottawa Senators | date = 2010-08-05 | accessdate = 2010-08-05}} Within his tenure with the Senators, Cowick played in the American Hockey League with affiliate, the Binghamton Senators managing to win a Calder Cup in the 2010-2011 season.

After a single season with the Springfield Falcons, Cowick was signed to a one-year contract with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL on August 7, 2015.{{cite web | url = http://floridaeverblades.com/everblades-add-winger-corey-cowick/ | title = Everblades add winger Corey Cowick | website = Florida Everblades | date = 2015-08-07 | accessdate = 2015-08-07 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150810001020/http://floridaeverblades.com/everblades-add-winger-corey-cowick/ | archive-date = August 10, 2015 | url-status = dead }}

Following the completion of his contract with the Everblades, Cowick left for abroad as a free agent to sign a one-year deal with Scottish club, Braehead Clan of the Elite Ice Hockey League on July 8, 2016.{{cite web| url = https://twitter.com/braeheadclan/status/751370380833615874 | title = Corey Cowick welcomed to Braehead |website=Braehead Clan | date = 2016-07-08 | accessdate = 2016-07-08}} After a productive first season abroad, Cowick moved on to French club, Gamyo d'Épinal of the Ligue Magnus in May 2017, following in the footsteps of fellow EIHL players Matt Carter and Alex Nikiforuk who both moved to Gamyo from Nottingham ahead of the 2017–18 season.{{cite web| url = http://gamyoepinal.com/un-depart-deux-arrivees.html/ | title = One departs, two arrive |website=Gamyo d'Épinal | date = 2017-05-30 | accessdate = 2017-05-30 | language = French}}

Cowick was later released from his contract in France, and ended his seven year professional career after undergoing a second shoulder reconstruction. He joined the Canadian International Hockey Academy as a guidance counsellor and coach, while preparing for the ambition to pursue a firefighting career.{{cite web| url = https://www.tsn.ca/radio/ottawa-1200-1.993796 | title = Cowick: Still learning form Brian Kilrea to this day |website=The Sports Network | date = 2018-02-09 | accessdate = 2018-02-09}}

Career statistics

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! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2005–06Orleans BluesCJHL541171872
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| 2006–07

Oshawa GeneralsOHL674485490002
2007–08Oshawa GeneralsOHL63111425791511222
style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| 2008–09

Ottawa 67'sOHL6834266048772914
2009–10Ottawa 67'sOHL27156213312931227
style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| 2010–11

Binghamton SenatorsAHL3013420
2010–11Elmira JackalsECHL31591476
style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| 2011–12

Binghamton SenatorsAHL53561138
2011–12Elmira JackalsECHL22851320820226
style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| 2012–13

Binghamton SenatorsAHL721619358530002
2013–14Binghamton SenatorsAHL721213258931012
style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| 2014–15

Springfield FalconsAHL4663947
2015–16Florida EverbladesECHL6614122611450002
style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| 2016–17

Braehead ClanEIHL4213203316720000
bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 273

! 40

! 44

! 84

! 279

! 6

! 1

! 0

! 1

! 4

References

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