Maury Edwards

Maury Edwards (born March 16, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career Before turning professional, Edwards attended the University of Massachusetts Lowell where he played four seasons with the UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey team which competes in NCAA's Division I in the Hockey East conference.

During the 2012–13 season, Edwards was traded by the Cyclones to the Florida Everblades in exchange for Taylor Ellington on January 2, 2013.

On August 9, 2013, Edwards left North America and signed a one-year deal as a free agent with second tier German club, ESV Kaufbeuren. After a solitary season fighting relegation in the inaugural DEL2, Edwards left Kaufbeuren for the Ravensburg Towerstars after the year on April 24, 2014.

In the following 2014–15 season, Edwards continued his prolific scoring pace from the blueline, helping the Towerstars reach the postseason with 51 points in 49 games to be named as the DEL2 defenseman of the year. Edwards performance attracted interest from the top tier German league and on March 26, 2015, he signed a one-year contract with the Straubing Tigers.

Edwards played three seasons in Straubing before leaving as a free agent following the 2017–18 campaign. On April 19, 2018, he agreed to continue in the DEL, joining ERC Ingolstadt on a one-year contract.

On March 20, 2020, Edwards joined his third DEL club as a free agent, agreeing to a two-year contract with Kölner Haie.

After his contract with Kölner Haie, Edwards returned as a free agent to his former club, ERC Ingolstadt, signing a one-year contract on May 15, 2022.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2005–06 Alberni Valley Bulldogs BCHL 57 10 27 37 15 10 2 8 10 6 2006–07 Alberni Valley Bulldogs BCHL 53 14 31 45 62 5 0 1 1 0 2007–08 UMass Lowell HE 37 8 11 19 12 — — — — — 2008–09 UMass Lowell HE 38 11 18 29 32 — — — — — 2009–10 UMass Lowell HE 38 4 11 15 29 — — — — — 2010–11 UMass Lowell HE 34 5 11 16 33 — — — — — 2010–11 Providence Bruins AHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2010–11 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 6 1 1 2 4 — — — — — 2011–12 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 62 7 23 30 14 — — — — — 2011–12 Peoria Rivermen AHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2011–12 Rochester Americans AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2012–13 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 24 2 5 7 10 — — — — — 2012–13 Florida Everblades ECHL 40 3 13 16 18 13 1 3 4 4 2013–14 ESV Kaufbeuren DEL2 54 16 24 40 79 — — — — — 2014–15 Ravensburg Towerstars DEL2 49 15 36 51 78 4 0 2 2 0 2015–16 Straubing Tigers DEL 49 9 20 29 65 7 3 2 5 4 2016–17 Straubing Tigers DEL 52 9 19 28 18 2 0 0 0 0 2017–18 Straubing Tigers DEL 49 6 11 17 12 — — — — — 2018–19 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 51 12 26 38 16 7 1 4 5 24 2019–20 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 52 15 31 46 24 — — — — — 2020–21 Kölner Haie DEL 18 1 15 16 8 — — — — — 2021–22 Kölner Haie DEL 55 7 17 24 58 4 0 1 1 2 2022–23 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 56 7 21 28 14 16 2 4 6 8 2023–24 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 52 7 15 22 12 7 2 4 6 4 AHL totals 13 1 1 2 6 — — — — — DEL totals 434 73 175 248 227 43 8 15 23 42

Awards and honours Award Year College All-Hockey East Rookie Team 2007–08 All-Hockey East First Team 2008–09 AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2008–09 Hockey East All-Tournament Team 2009 DEL2 Defenseman of the Year 2014–15 DEL Defenseman of the Year 2019–20