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Biography
Maury Edwards (born March 16, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Straubing Tigers in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Playing career
Prior to 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 at the completion of the year on April 24, 2014.
In the following 2014–15 season, Edwards continued his prolific socring pace from the blueline, helping the Towerstars reach the post season 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.
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 | ||
| AHL totals | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
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 | |