Terry Virtue
Encyclopedia
Terry William Virtue is a former Canadian
ice hockey
defenceman
.
Virtue spent many years in the minor leagues and it wasn't until the 1998–99 NHL season where he played his first NHL game, playing four for the Boston Bruins
. The next season he played one game for the New York Rangers
. In his five regular season games, he scored no points.
Terry has acted as an Assistant Coach/Player for the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL, an Assistant Coach for the Tri-City Americans
, and currently is an Assistant Coach for the Owen Sound Attack.
"Virtch" is married to the former Lori Smith of Wheeling, West Virginia, who he met while playing for the ECHL Wheeling Thunderbirds (now Wheeling Nailers
). His high school friend Stu Barnes
of the Dallas Stars served as best man at their wedding.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
.
Virtue spent many years in the minor leagues and it wasn't until the 1998–99 NHL season where he played his first NHL game, playing four for the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
. The next season he played one game for the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
. In his five regular season games, he scored no points.
Terry has acted as an Assistant Coach/Player for the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL, an Assistant Coach for the Tri-City Americans
Tri-City Americans
The Tri-City Americans are a major junior ice hockey team of the Western Hockey League, based in Kennewick, Washington. The team plays its home games at the Toyota Center...
, and currently is an Assistant Coach for the Owen Sound Attack.
"Virtch" is married to the former Lori Smith of Wheeling, West Virginia, who he met while playing for the ECHL Wheeling Thunderbirds (now Wheeling Nailers
Wheeling Nailers
The Wheeling Nailers are an ECHL ice hockey team based in Wheeling, West Virginia. They are the ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL....
). His high school friend Stu Barnes
Stu Barnes
Stuart Barnes is an assistant coach with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League . He played 16 seasons at centre in the NHL with the Winnipeg Jets, Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, and Dallas Stars....
of the Dallas Stars served as best man at their wedding.