Corey Locke

Corey Locke
Born	May 8, 1984 Newmarket, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
EBEL team Former teams	EC VSV Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers Ottawa Senators Turku TPS Eisbären Berlin Nürnberg Ice Tigers EHC Visp
NHL Draft	113th overall, 2003 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	2004–present

Corey Michael Locke (born May 8, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Locke is currently playing for EC VSV of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). Since he made his professional debut in 2004, he has predominately featured in the AHL, with appearances in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators.

Playing career

Locke played one season of junior A hockey with the Newmarket Hurricanes and was signed by the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Locke played three seasons in the OHL, winning the Red Tilson Trophy as the league's most outstanding player two years in a row. In 2003, his 151 points were the most in the CHL. During the 2002–2003 season, Locke and Matt Foy formed the most dangerous and dominant tandem in Ontario major junior hockey. Following this season, Locke was drafted 113th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. He was returned to junior for the 2003–04 season.

On September 15, 2004, Locke signed a three-year entry level contract with the Canadiens. He was then assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs for further development, and won the Calder Cup with the Bulldogs in the 2006–07 AHL season. After averaging almost a point per game in Hamilton, Locke made his NHL debut (and only NHL appearance of the season) in Montreal on January 8, 2008.^[1]

In July 2008, Locke was traded by the Canadiens to the Minnesota Wild for Shawn Belle.^[2] Unable to make the Wild's opening night roster for the 2008–09 season, he was reassigned to the Houston Aeros, leading the team to the West Conference finals with 23 points in the final.^[3]

In 2009, Locke signed a one-year deal with the New York Rangers.^[4] He was then reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack to begin the 2009–10 season. On March 28, 2010, Locke was recalled to the NHL and made his Rangers debut in a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on March 30, 2010.^[5] After 3 games with the Blueshirts, Locke was returned to the AHL and finished the season with 85 points in 76 games to be named to the AHL Second All-Star Team.^[6]

In 2010, Locke signed a two-year contract with the Ottawa Senators.^[7] He recorded his first NHL point against the New York Islanders on January 13, 2011, when he assisted on a goal by Ottawa's Nick Foligno.^[8] Locke played the two seasons mainly with the Binghamton Senators. In 2011, he won the AHL MVP award, and the Senators won the AHL championship. Locke was injured for most of the 2011-12 season, and Binghamton failed to make the playoffs. At the end of the season, Locke was added to the Ottawa Senators roster, but did not play.

In 2012, Locke left the Senators to sign with TPS of the Finnish SM-liiga. After scoring only five goals, and with TPS not in championship contention, Locke was moved in January 2013 to Berlin to join the Polar Bears of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, where he joined his former OHL team-mate Matt Foy.

A free agent at the conclusion of the season in Germany, Locke returned to the American Hockey League, signing a one-year contract with the Chicago Wolves on July 31, 2013.^[9]

In October 2014, Locke inked a deal with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the remainder of the 2014-15 season.^[10]

On November 5, 2015, he was signed to a one-month contract by EHC Visp of the Swiss NLB.^[11] Scoring a better than point-per-game average, Locke was secured for the remainder of the season with Visp.

On July 13, 2015, Locke continued his European career, agreeing to a one-year deal with Austrian outfit, EC VSV of the EBEL.^[12]

Personal

Locke was born in Newmarket, Ontario, north of Toronto, and maintains a residence there. He has a younger brother named Kyle.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	Ottawa 67's	OHL		55	18	25	43	18		13	6	7	13	10
2002–03	Ottawa 67's	OHL		66	63	88	151	83		23	19	19	38	30
2003–04	Ottawa 67's	OHL		65	51	67	118	82		7	7	3	10	10
2004–05	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		78	16	27	43	20		4	0	0	0	2
2005–06	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		77	19	40	59	67		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		80	20	35	55	54		22	10	12	22	10
2007–08	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		78	30	42	72	50		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Houston Aeros	AHL		77	25	54	79	60		20	12	11	23	32
2009–10	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		76	31	54	85	44		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	New York Rangers	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Binghamton Senators	AHL		69	21	65	86	42		16	3	12	15	12
2010–11	Ottawa Senators	NHL		5	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Binghamton Senators	AHL		38	10	31	41	22		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	TPS Turku	SM-l		37	5	12	17	22		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		16	1	6	7	10		13	2	6	8	4
2013–14	Chicago Wolves	AHL		36	6	19	25	16		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Abbotsford Heat	AHL		30	4	19	23	8		4	1	0	1	0
2014–15	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	DEL		44	9	21	30	20		8	2	7	9	6
2015–16	EHC Visp	NLB		29	17	36	53	22		7	1	7	8	8
AHL totals				638	192	374	566	423		66	26	35	61	56
NHL totals				9	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—

Awards and achievements

CHL First Team All-Star - 2004 CHL Player of the Year - 2003 CHL Top Scorer Award - 2003 First Team All-Star - 2003 OHL Red Tilson Trophy - 2004 Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy - 2004 First Team All-Star - 2004 Red Tilson Trophy - 2003 Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy - 2003 First Team All-Star - 2003

AHL Calder Cup Champion - 2007, 2011 Second Team All-Star - 2010 Hamilton Bulldogs career points leader (229) Hamilton Bulldogs career goals leader (85) Hamilton Bulldogs career assists leader (144) First All-Star Team - 2011[13] Les Cunningham Award - MVP 2011[14]

Transactions

• July 11, 2008 - Montreal Canadiens (NHL) traded Corey Locke to Minnesota Wild (NHL) for Shawn Belle.
• July 3, 2009 - Signed as unrestricted free agent by the New York Rangers
• July 7, 2010 - Signed as unrestricted free agent by the Ottawa Senators

References

1. "Canadiens 4, Blackhawks 3 OT". CBS Sports. January 8, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
2. "Wild acquires center Corey Locke". Minnesota Wild. July 11, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
3. "Houston Aeros 2008-09 season in review". Houston Aeros. June 17, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
4. "Rangers agree to terms with free agent Locke". New York Rangers. July 3, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
5. "Rangers overcome deficit to beat Isles, stay in playoff pursuit". CBS Sports. March 30, 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
6. "Locke named to AHL's Second All-Star Team". New York Rangers. April 1, 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
7. "Senators sign Locke to two-year, two-way contract". TSN. July 7, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
8. "Sens win, snap six-game skid in Lehner's first start". Ottawa Citizen. January 14, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
9. "Wolves sign former AHL MVP Corey Locke". Chicago Wolves. 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
10. "Spielmacher Corey Locke kommt nach Nürnberg! | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nürnberg". www.icetigers.de. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
11. "Visp signs Canadian forward to one month contract". swisshockeynews.ch. 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
12. "VSV and Corey Locke agree to one year contract" (in German). EC VSV. 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
13. "2010-11 First and Second All-Stars named". American Hockey League. March 31, 2011. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
14. "Locke voted AHL MVP". American Hockey League. 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2011-04-08.

External links

• Corey Locke's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
  
• Corey Locke's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Corey Locke's player profile at NHL.com
• Corey Locke's player profile at TSN.ca