Corey Spring is a retired professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 player who played 16 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning

The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...

 of the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

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Spring began his career in the British Columbia Junior Hockey League with the Vernon Lakers before spending four years with the University of Alaska Fairbanks

University of Alaska Fairbanks

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. He turned pro in 1995 with the International Hockey League's Atlanta Knights. After two high-scoring seasons in the American Hockey League

American Hockey League

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 with the Adirondack Red Wings

Adirondack Red Wings

The Adirondack Red Wings were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Glens Falls, New York, USA at the Glens Falls Civic Center. The team was affiliated with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League...

, Spring made his NHL debut for the Lightning during the 1997-98 NHL season

1997-98 NHL season

-Stanley Cup Final:The 1998 Stanley Cup Final was played in the 105th year of the Stanley Cup. The series was played between the Western Conference champion Detroit Red Wings and the Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitals. The Red Wings were led by Captain Steve Yzerman, Coach Scotty...

, playing eight games in all and scored one goal. He played another eight games the next season for Tampa Bay, with one assist to his credit. He went on to have spells in the IHL for the Cleveland Lumberjacks

Cleveland Lumberjacks

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, Detroit Vipers

Detroit Vipers

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 and Manitoba Moose

Manitoba Moose

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. He moved to Europe

Europe

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 with a brief spell in Germany

Germany

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's Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the Augsburger Panther

Augsburger Panther

The Augsburger Panther are a professional ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team is based in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. They play their home games at the Curt Frenzel Stadion....

 before spending a season in the British Ice Hockey Superleague with the Manchester Storm

Manchester Storm

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. He left the Storm mid-season to return to the United States, joining the Long Beach Ice Dogs of the West Coast Hockey League

West Coast Hockey League

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. He returned to Europe in 2001, joining German 2nd Bundesliga

2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey)

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 side EC Bad Tölz

EC Bad Tölz

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. He returned to the British Superleague in 2002 with the Bracknell Bees

Bracknell Bees

The Bracknell Bees are an ice hockey team from Bracknell, Berkshire, UK.-Early years:The Bracknell Bees were formed in 1987, under the ownership of John Nike OBE. Bees began life in the Heineken League Division Two, under the leadership of former Durham Wasps and Nottingham Panthers forward, Jamie...

 in what turned out the be the league's final year in existence. After the Superleague folded, Spring spent one final year in Germany with Oberliga

Oberliga (Ice Hockey)

The Oberliga is currently the third tier of ice hockey in Germany. In the 2007-08 season, the Oberliga is split in a northern and a southern group.-1948-58:...

 team ERC Selb before retiring in 2004