Corey Spring

Corey Spring (born May 31, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 16 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.

Playing career Born in Cranbrook, British Columbia, 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. He turned pro in 1995 with the International Hockey League's Atlanta Knights. After two high-scoring seasons in the American Hockey League with the Adirondack Red Wings, Spring made his NHL debut for the Lightning during the 1997-98 NHL season, playing eight games in all and scoring 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, Detroit Vipers, and Manitoba Moose. He moved to Europe with a brief spell in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the Augsburger Panther before spending a season in the British Ice Hockey Superleague with the Manchester Storm. He left the Storm mid-season to return to the United States, joining the Long Beach Ice Dogs of the West Coast Hockey League. He returned to Europe in 2001, joining German 2nd Bundesliga side EC Bad Tölz. He returned to the British Superleague in 2002 with the Bracknell Bees in what turned out to be the league's final year in existence. After the Superleague folded, Spring spent one final year in Germany with Oberliga team ERC Selb before retiring in 2004.

Personal life He is the son of Frank Spring who played in the NHL in the 1970s for the Boston Bruins, St.Louis Blues, California Golden Seals, and Cleveland Barons.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1991–92 University of Alaska-Fairbanks GWHC 35 3 8 11 30 — — — — — 1992–93 University of Alaska-Fairbanks CCHA 28 5 5 10 20 — — — — — 1993–94 University of Alaska-Fairbanks CCHA 38 19 18 37 34 — — — — — 1994–95 University of Alaska-Fairbanks CCHA 33 18 15 33 56 — — — — — 1995–96 Atlanta Knights IHL 73 14 14 28 140 2 0 0 0 0 1996–97 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 69 20 26 46 118 4 0 0 0 14 1997–98 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 57 19 25 44 120 3 0 0 0 6 1997–98 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 8 1 0 1 10 — — — — — 1998–99 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 48 18 10 28 98 — — — — — 1998–99 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 8 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1999–00 Augsburger Panther DEL 7 2 0 2 10 — — — — — 1999–00 Detroit Vipers IHL 22 5 4 9 48 — — — — — 1999–00 Manitoba Moose IHL 8 2 2 4 8 — — — — — 2000–01 Manchester Storm BISL 37 8 11 19 87 — — — — — 2000–01 Long Beach Ice Dogs WCHL 15 6 6 12 20 7 4 4 8 18 2001–02 EC Bad Tölz 2.GBun 36 16 20 36 103 3 1 0 1 4 2002–03 Bracknell Bees BISL 26 3 3 6 16 16 4 1 5 12 2003–04 ERC Selb GerObl 47 34 29 63 157 — — — — — NHL totals 16 1 1 2 12 — — — — —