Liam Kirk
 Liam Kirk 
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| Date of birth | January 3, 2000 |
| place of birth | Maltby , England , UK |
| size | 185 cm |
| Weight | 71 kg |
| position | striker |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
2018 , 7th round, 189th position Arizona Coyotes |
| Career stations | |
| 2012-2013 | Sheffield Greyhounds |
| 2012-2015 | Sheffield Rapiers |
| 2014-2016 | Sheffield Steelhawks |
| 2015-2016 | Sheffield Scorpions |
| 2015-2016 | Sheffield Spartans |
| 2015-2017 | Sheffield Steeldogs |
| 2016-2018 | Sheffield Steelers |
| since 2018 | Peterborough Petes |
Liam Kirk (born January 3, 2000 in Maltby , England ) is a British ice hockey player who has been under contract with the Peterborough Petes in the Ontario Hockey League since 2018 .
Career
Originally from the small town of Maltby in South Yorkshire , Liam Kirk began his career in nearby Sheffield . There he first played for various junior teams and showed himself to be an outstanding talent of his year at an early age. In 2010 and 2011 he was elected U11 All-Star of the English Ice Hockey Association . He did the same in 2012 and 2013 in the U13, 2015 in the U16 and 2016 in the U17. In addition, in 2011 (U11), 2013 (U13) and 2016 (U17) he was voted the most valuable player in the conference tournament in his age group by EIHA . With the Midlands team , he won the U17 conference in 2016 and 2017. With the Sheffield Steelhawks, his club team, he won the British U18 Championship in 2016, to which he made a significant contribution as top scorer and top scorer.
At the age of 15, he started playing for the Sheffield Spartans in the National Ice Hockey League , the third highest division in the UK, and with the Sheffield Steeldogs in the English Premier Ice Hockey League , the second highest division, in the 2015/16 season . In the following year he was also used by Sheffield Steelers in the Elite Ice Hockey League , the highest British league, but played mostly for the Steeldogs. After playing exclusively for the Steelers in 2017/18, he was selected in the CHL Import Draft by the Peterborough Petes from the Ontario Hockey League in the first round in 2018 as the ninth player and then moved to Canada. In addition, he was selected in the seventh round as a total of 189 players in the NHL Entry Draft by the Arizona Coyotes , who thus secured a right to a later commitment. Kirk is the first England-born and trained player to be drafted by the National Hockey League .
International
In the junior division, Kirk first played for Great Britain at the U18 World Championships in 2016 , 2017 and 2018 in Division II. With the British U20 selection , he took part in the World Cup in Division I in 2017 and in 2018 when he was the top scorer, top scorer and (together with the Estonian Andre Linde and the South Korean Pang Mingyu ) best preparer was also chosen as the best striker of the tournament, took part in the title fights of Division II.
With the British men's national team , he took part in the 2018 World Cup for the first time, when the British returned to the top division for the first time since relegation in the 1994 world championships.
Achievements and Awards
- 2010 U11 All-Star of the English Ice Hockey Association
- 2011 U11 All-Star and most valuable player in the U11 Conference of the English Ice Hockey Association
- 2012 U13 All-Star of the English Ice Hockey Association
- 2013 U13 All-Star and most valuable player in the U13 Conference of the English Ice Hockey Association
- 2015 U15 All-Star of the English Ice Hockey Association
- 2016 won the U17 conference of the English Ice Hockey Association with the Midlands team
- 2016 U17 All-Star and most valuable player in the U17 Conference of the English Ice Hockey Association
- 2016 British U18 champions with the Sheffield Steelhawks
- 2017 Winner of the U17 conference of the English Ice Hockey Association with the Midlands team
- 2018 Promotion to Division I, Group B, at the U18 World Championship Division II, Group A.
- 2018 Best striker, top scorer, top scorer and best preparer at the U20 World Cup, Division II, Group A.
- 2018 Promotion to the top division at the World Championship Division I, Group A.
EIHL statistics
| Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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| Regular season | 2 | 71 | 9 | 7th | 16 | 8th |
| Playoffs | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(Status: end of the 2017/18 season)
Web links
- Liam Kirk at eliteprospects.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ "NHL draft: England's Liam Kirk picked by Arizona Coyotes" at www.bbc.com, accessed on August 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Unique Kirk" at www.iihf.com, accessed on August 2, 2018.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kirk, Liam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 2000 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Maltby , South Yorkshire , United Kingdom |