Damien Fleury

Damien Fleury
Damien Fleury
Born	1 February 1986 (age 38); Caen, France
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Right
KHL team; Former teams	HC Kunlun Red Star; Drakkars de Caen; Ours de Villard-de-Lans; Brûleurs de Loups; Luleå HF; Timrå IK; Lausanne HC; Vaasan Sport; Djurgårdens IF; Schwenninger Wild Wings
National team	France
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2005–present

Damien Fleury (born 1 February 1986) is a French professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).^[1]

Career

Fleury began his professional career in his native Ligue Magnus. After two stop with Drakkars de Caen and Ours de Villard-de-Lans he played with Brûleurs de Loups of Grenoble before embarking on a European career firstly in Sweden with VIK Västerås HK of the HockeyAllsvenskan. Fleury later played in the Swedish Hockey League with his third top level club, Djurgårdens IF Hockey after a mid-season transfer from Finnish Liiga club, Vaasa Sport.^[2]

On 16 April 2015, Fleury signed a one-year contract to join German club, Schwenninger Wild Wings of the DEL for the 2015–16 season.^[3] He left Schwenningen upon the conclusion of the 2015-16 season and was one of the first players to join the newest member of the Kontinental Hockey League, the Chinese team Kunlun Red Star.^[4]

Fleury participated at the 2013 and 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the France men's national ice hockey team.^[5]

References

^ "Bleus de l'étranger. Fleury débarque en KHL" (in France). Hockey France. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
^ "Fleury a newcomer to DIF Hockey". Djurgårdens IF Hockey. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Damien Fleury changes to Schwenninger" (in German). Schwenninger Wild Wings. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Kunlun Red Star: First Press Conference". Retrieved 8 July 2016.
^ "French team for 2011 IIHF Championship". International Ice Hockey Federation. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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[1] "Bleus de l'étranger. Fleury débarque en KHL" (in France). Hockey France. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[2] "Fleury a newcomer to DIF Hockey". Djurgårdens IF Hockey. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] "Damien Fleury changes to Schwenninger" (in German). Schwenninger Wild Wings. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[4] "Kunlun Red Star: First Press Conference". Retrieved 8 July 2016.

[5] "French team for 2011 IIHF Championship". International Ice Hockey Federation. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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