Terry Virtue

Terry William Virtue (born August 12, 1970) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. He played 5 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers during the 1998–99 and 1999–00 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1991 to 2007, was spent in the minor leagues.

Playing career Virtue spent his professional career in the minor leagues, most notably for the Worcester IceCats of the American Hockey League one of the several teams for which he served as team captain known as Mr.IceCat for team records. He won the Calder Cup as Assistant Captain with the Hartford Wolf Pack in 2000, scoring the overtime goal that propelled the Wolf Pack into the finals with the Rochester Americans. He played five games in the National Hockey League, four in the 1998–99 season for the Boston Bruins, and one the next season for the New York Rangers.

Virtue retired from hockey after the 2006–07 season. Virtue 210 points with the IceCats were the most points in Worcester hockey history until November 29, 2025 when Anthony Repacci of the Worcester Railers scored his 211th point.

Coaching career Terry has acted as an assistant coach/player for the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL, an assistant coach for the Tri-City Americans, and an associate coach for the Owen Sound Attack. Terry has also coached for the Canon McMillian High School varsity AAA hockey team and the AAA U-14 Esmark Stars.

Personal life He grew up in Spruce Grove Alberta, and graduated high school at Spruce Grove Composite high in 1988 after playing his first year junior for the Hobbema Hawks.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1988–89 Hobbema Hawks AJHL 56 6 31 37 339 — — — — — 1988–89 Victoria Cougars WHL 8 1 1 2 13 8 0 3 3 8 1989–90 Victoria Cougars WHL 24 1 9 10 85 — — — — — 1989–90 Tri-City Americans WHL 34 1 10 11 82 6 0 0 0 32 1990–91 Tri-City Americans WHL 11 1 8 9 24 — — — — — 1990–91 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 59 9 44 53 127 — — — — — 1991–92 Roanoke Valley Rebels ECHL 38 4 22 26 165 — — — — — 1991–92 Louisville Icehawks ECHL 23 1 15 16 58 13 0 8 8 49 1992–93 Louisville Icehawks ECHL 28 0 17 17 84 — — — — — 1992–93 Wheeling Thunderbirds ECHL 31 3 15 18 86 — — — — — 1993–94 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 26 4 6 10 10 5 0 0 0 17 1993–94 Wheeling Thunderbirds ECHL 34 5 28 33 61 6 2 2 4 4 1994–95 Atlanta Knights IHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1994–95 Worcester IceCats AHL 73 14 25 39 186 — — — — — 1995–96 Worcester IceCats AHL 76 7 31 38 234 4 0 0 0 4 1996–97 Worcester IceCats AHL 80 16 26 42 220 5 0 4 4 8 1997–98 Worcester IceCats AHL 74 8 26 34 233 11 1 4 5 41 1998–99 Providence Bruins AHL 76 8 48 56 117 17 2 12 14 29 1998–99 Boston Bruins NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1999–00 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1999–00 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 67 5 22 27 166 23 3 7 10 57 2000–01 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 71 5 24 29 166 5 1 0 1 2 2001–02 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 76 4 20 24 117 10 0 1 1 19 2002–03 Worcester IceCats AHL 78 5 30 35 144 — — — — — 2003–04 Worcester IceCats AHL 74 6 16 22 66 10 1 0 1 19 2004–05 Springfield Falcons AHL 13 1 1 2 21 — — — — — 2004–05 Utah Grizzlies AHL 65 3 18 21 122 — — — — — 2005–06 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 54 7 34 41 98 — — — — — 2005–06 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 4 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 2005–06 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 12 1 1 2 33 16 0 8 8 42 2006–07 Austin Ice Bats CHL 51 9 24 33 89 — — — — — 2006–07 Binghamton Senators AHL 23 1 4 5 27 — — — — — AHL totals 888 88 299 387 1853 106 8 40 48 249 NHL totals 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year AHL Calder Cup Champion 1998–99, 1999–00 AHL Most Assists by Defenseman 1998–99 AHL Second All-Star Team 1998–99 OHL Memorial Cup Champion 2010–11