Corby Adams

Corby Adams (1940 – October 21, 2023) was a Canadian ice hockey left wing who was an All-American for Clarkson.

Prior to his senior season, Adams was named an alternate captain and, though the team's record declined the Golden Knights returned to the conference tournament. Adams made his third All-ECAC First Team and became an All-American as well. Clarkson fell in the conference semifinal again, this time to top-seeded Providence and Adams ended his collegiate career with a loss in the consolation game.

After graduating with a degree in business administration, Adams returned to Barrie and began playing for the local senior hockey team, also named the Barrie Flyers, when it was founded in 1966. Adams played for the Flyers for a decade, becoming the team's all-time leader in games (370), goals (213), assists (353) and points (566). He helped the team win the Allan Cup in 1974 as well as three other league championships in his ten seasons. Adams briefly left the team in 1970 to play with the Canadian national team but a series of decisions led Canada, who was initially supposed to host the 1970 Ice Hockey World Championships, to not even participate in the tournament.

After concluding his playing career in 1978, Adams was fondly remembered in both Barrie and Potsdam. He was inducted into the Barrie Sports Hall of Fame in 1991 and was a member of Clarkson's Inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame class in 1992. Several years later he was also enshrined in the Springwater Sports Heritage Hall of Fame.

Death Corby Adams died on October 21, 2023, at the age of 83.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1959–60 Barrie Flyers OHA 40110————— 1961–62 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 25212546—————— 1962–63 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 2726305625————— 1963–64 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 24272754—————— 1966–67 Barrie Flyers OHA Sr. 3213324510————— 1967–68 Barrie Flyers OHA Sr. 4025345948————— 1968–69 Barrie Flyers OHA Sr. 3928517956————— 1969–70 Barrie Flyers OHA Sr. 2413152822————— 1970–71 Barrie Flyers OHA Sr. 3830316136————— 1971–72 Barrie Flyers OHA Sr. 3917415826————— 1972–73 Barrie Flyers OHA Sr. 4125345929————— 1973–74 Barrie Flyers OHA Sr. 3627325916————— 1974–75 Barrie Flyers OHA Sr. 3712364833————— 1975–76 Barrie Flyers OHA Sr. 4023477028————— 1976–77 Brantford Alexanders OHA Sr. 239223116————— 1977–78 Orillia Tundras OHA Sr. 2913203310————— NCAA Totals 76 74 82 156 — — — — — — OHA Sr. Totals 418 235 395 630 330 — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1961–62 All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1962–63 ECAC Hockey All-Tournament First Team 1963 NCAA All-Tournament Second Team 1963 All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1963–64 AHCA East All-American 1963–64 ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Second Team 1964