Spencer Carbery
Encyclopedia
Spencer Carbery is a Canadian
former professional ice hockey
left winger who is currently the head coach
for the South Carolina Stingrays
of the ECHL
.
of the BCHL
for the 2000–01 season, scoring a combined 58 points in goals and assists during regular season play.
In 2002, Carbery attended the University of Alaska Anchorage
, where he netted 3 points in goals and assists over 26 games. Carbery attended St. Norbert College
from 2003 to 2006, finishing out his NCAA
career with 103 points in goals and assists in the regular season.
Carbery turned pro in 2006, signing with the Tulsa Oilers of the CHL
. During the 2006–07 season, he earned 44 points (16 goals, 28 assists) over 63 games in the regular season.
In 2007, Carbery moved to the ECHL
, where he split the season between the Bakersfield Condors
(18 games, 3 goals, 3 assists), the Stockton Thunder
(20 games, 0 goals, 2 assists), and the Fresno Falcons
(20 games, 2 goals, 2 assists). Carbery also saw playoff action with the Falcons in 2008, playing 1 game in the National Conference quarterfinals.
Carbery remained with the Falcons
for the beginning of the 2008–09 season, pulling down 13 points in combined goals and assists over 29 games in the regular season. Following suspension of Falcons operations, Carbery joined the South Carolina Stingrays
' roster, scoring 29 points (12 goals, 7 assists) over 39 games. Playoff action with the Stingrays culminated in 5 goals, 8 assists, and a Kelly Cup
championship for Carbery.
On September 11, 2009 Carbery re-signed as a free agent on a one-year contract to return to South Carolina. In the 2009–10 season on January 7, 2010, Spencer was selected to represent the Stingrays as an alternate captain. To positive effect he quickly responded in achieving a Gordie Howe hat trick
on January 16, 2010, against the Kalamazoo Wings
. On January 25, 2010, his goal against the Reading Royals
aided the Stingrays in tying the ECHL
record for the most players with a point in one game. All 15 skaters registered a point in the 8-5 victory over the Royals.
.
After head coach Cail MacLean
resigned to accept a position with the American Hockey League
's Abbotsford Heat
in July 2011, Carbery was named the team's sixth head coach and Director of Hockey Operations. At the age of 29, he was the youngest head coach in the ECHL at the time.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
former 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...
left winger who is currently the head coach
Coach (ice hockey)
Coach in ice hockey is the person responsible for directing the team during games and practices, prepares strategy and decides which players will participate in games....
for the South Carolina Stingrays
South Carolina Stingrays
The South Carolina Stingrays are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Stingrays play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at the North Charleston Coliseum. The Carolina Ice Palace, also located in...
of the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
.
Playing career
Carbery played junior hockey with the Cowichan Valley CapitalsCowichan Valley Capitals
The Cowichan Valley Capitals are a Junior "A" Ice Hockey team based in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League...
of the BCHL
British Columbia Hockey League
The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior...
for the 2000–01 season, scoring a combined 58 points in goals and assists during regular season play.
In 2002, Carbery attended the University of Alaska Anchorage
University of Alaska Anchorage
The University of Alaska Anchorage is the largest school of the University of Alaska System, with about 16,500 students, about 14,000 of whom attend classes at Goose Lake, its main campus in Anchorage....
, where he netted 3 points in goals and assists over 26 games. Carbery attended St. Norbert College
St. Norbert College
St. Norbert College is a private Catholic liberal arts college in De Pere, Wisconsin. Founded in October 1898 by Abbot Bernard Pennings, a Norbertine priest and educator, the school was named after Saint Norbert of Xanten. In 1952, the college became coeducational and today enrolls about 2,175...
from 2003 to 2006, finishing out his NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
career with 103 points in goals and assists in the regular season.
Carbery turned pro in 2006, signing with the Tulsa Oilers of the CHL
Central Hockey League
The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs....
. During the 2006–07 season, he earned 44 points (16 goals, 28 assists) over 63 games in the regular season.
In 2007, Carbery moved to the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
, where he split the season between the Bakersfield Condors
Bakersfield Condors
The Bakersfield Condors are a minor league ice hockey team based in Bakersfield, California. The team plays in the Pacific Division of the ECHL's Western Conference. The Condors join the Houston Aeros as an affiliate of the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League...
(18 games, 3 goals, 3 assists), the Stockton Thunder
Stockton Thunder
The Stockton Thunder are a minor league professional ice hockey team from Stockton, California. The Thunder are a member of the ECHL, and began playing in the 2005–06 season. The Stockton Arena is their home ice, providing a capacity for 9,737 fans...
(20 games, 0 goals, 2 assists), and the Fresno Falcons
Fresno Falcons
The Fresno Falcons are a defunct minor league hockey team. They were once members of the ECHL . They were located in Fresno, California.-Early history:...
(20 games, 2 goals, 2 assists). Carbery also saw playoff action with the Falcons in 2008, playing 1 game in the National Conference quarterfinals.
Carbery remained with the Falcons
Fresno Falcons
The Fresno Falcons are a defunct minor league hockey team. They were once members of the ECHL . They were located in Fresno, California.-Early history:...
for the beginning of the 2008–09 season, pulling down 13 points in combined goals and assists over 29 games in the regular season. Following suspension of Falcons operations, Carbery joined the South Carolina Stingrays
South Carolina Stingrays
The South Carolina Stingrays are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Stingrays play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at the North Charleston Coliseum. The Carolina Ice Palace, also located in...
' roster, scoring 29 points (12 goals, 7 assists) over 39 games. Playoff action with the Stingrays culminated in 5 goals, 8 assists, and a Kelly Cup
Kelly Cup
The Patrick J. Kelly Cup goes to the play-off champion of the ECHL. The Kelly Cup has been awarded to teams since 1997. Prior to 1997, the playoff winner was awarded the Riley Cup. The current cup is named after Patrick J. Kelly, the league's first commissioner. The cup is loaned to the winning...
championship for Carbery.
On September 11, 2009 Carbery re-signed as a free agent on a one-year contract to return to South Carolina. In the 2009–10 season on January 7, 2010, Spencer was selected to represent the Stingrays as an alternate captain. To positive effect he quickly responded in achieving a Gordie Howe hat trick
Gordie Howe hat trick
In ice hockey, a Gordie Howe hat trick is a variation on the hat-trick, wherein a player scores a goal, records an assist, and gets in a fight all in one game. It is named after Gordie Howe, well known for his skill at both scoring and fighting....
on January 16, 2010, against the Kalamazoo Wings
Kalamazoo Wings
The Kalamazoo Wings, nicknamed the K-Wings, are a mid-level professional ice hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A member of the ECHL's Eastern Conference, North Division, they play in the 5,113-seat Wings Stadium....
. On January 25, 2010, his goal against the Reading Royals
Reading Royals
The Reading Royals are a professional ice hockey team that currently plays in the ECHL. The team participates in the Atlantic Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Royals play their home games at the Sovereign Center located in downtown Reading, Pennsylvania...
aided the Stingrays in tying the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
record for the most players with a point in one game. All 15 skaters registered a point in the 8-5 victory over the Royals.
Coaching career
On August 31, 2010, Carbery announced his retirement from professional hockey and was named the Stingrays' assistant coach. He served as assistant coach for the 2010–11 season, helping lead the team to a 37–29–3–3 regular season record and an appearance in the 2011 Kelly Cup playoffs2011 Kelly Cup playoffs
The 2011 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL started on April 4, 2011 following the end of the 2010–11 ECHL regular season. The playoff format remains unchanged from that of the 2010 postseason, with the exception of the changed conference names...
.
After head coach Cail MacLean
Cail MacLean
Cail MacLean is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently the assistant coach for the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League...
resigned to accept a position with the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
's Abbotsford Heat
Abbotsford Heat
The Abbotsford Heat are a professional ice hockey team based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. The Heat began play during 2009-10 season, and are the affiliate of the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames...
in July 2011, Carbery was named the team's sixth head coach and Director of Hockey Operations. At the age of 29, he was the youngest head coach in the ECHL at the time.
Awards
- Named to the NCHANorthern Collegiate Hockey AssociationNorthern Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin in the midwestern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division III as a hockey-only conference....
All-Academic Team for 2004–05 and 2005–06. - Awarded the South Carolina Stingrays' first-ever Jerry ZuckerJerry ZuckerJerry Zucker may refer to:* Jerry Zucker , American film director/producer* Jerry Zucker , Israeli-born American businessman...
Community Service Award in March 2009.
Personal life
Carbery was married in August 2009 to Casey Carbery. He has a brother, Kasey and sister-in-law Jennifer, who live in Columbia, SC, along with the Carberys' mother, Kate Stackhouse.Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Cowichan Valley Capitals Cowichan Valley Capitals The Cowichan Valley Capitals are a Junior "A" Ice Hockey team based in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League... |
BCHL British Columbia Hockey League The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior... |
60 | 31 | 27 | 58 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Alaska Anchorage Seawolves | WCHA Western Collegiate Hockey Association The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference.... |
26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | St. Norbert College Green Knights | NCHA Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Northern Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin in the midwestern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division III as a hockey-only conference.... |
29 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | St. Norbert College Green Knights | NCHA | 30 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | St. Norbert College Green Knights | NCHA | 28 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL Central Hockey League The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs.... |
63 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 2007-08 ECHL season The 2007–08 ECHL season was the 20th season of the ECHL.Two teams suspended operations at the end of the 2006–07 season, the Long Beach Ice Dogs and the Toledo Storm... |
Bakersfield Condors Bakersfield Condors The Bakersfield Condors are a minor league ice hockey team based in Bakersfield, California. The team plays in the Pacific Division of the ECHL's Western Conference. The Condors join the Houston Aeros as an affiliate of the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League... |
ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Stockton Thunder Stockton Thunder The Stockton Thunder are a minor league professional ice hockey team from Stockton, California. The Thunder are a member of the ECHL, and began playing in the 2005–06 season. The Stockton Arena is their home ice, providing a capacity for 9,737 fans... |
ECHL | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Fresno Falcons Fresno Falcons The Fresno Falcons are a defunct minor league hockey team. They were once members of the ECHL . They were located in Fresno, California.-Early history:... |
ECHL | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Fresno Falcons | ECHL | 29 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | South Carolina Stingrays South Carolina Stingrays The South Carolina Stingrays are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Stingrays play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at the North Charleston Coliseum. The Carolina Ice Palace, also located in... |
ECHL | 39 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 126 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 62 | ||
| 2009–10 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 55 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 132 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| ECHL totals | 181 | 32 | 41 | 73 | 481 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 82 | ||||