Corey Locke

Corey Locke, (born May 8, 1984) is a professional ice hockey player currently with the Ottawa Senators organization of the National Hockey League (NHL), playing for the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL). Since he made his professional debut in 2004, he has mainly played in the AHL, with appearances in the NHL for the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens.
==Playing career==
Locke was drafted 113th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. He began his hockey career with the Ottawa 67's of the OHL. During his time in the OHL, he won the Red Tilson Trophy as the league's most outstanding player two years in a row. In 2003, his 151 points were the most in the CHL. Corey maintains a residence in Newmarket, Ontario. His younger brother, Kyle, plays for the Newmarket Hurricanes of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League. During the 2002–2003 season Corey Locke and Matt Foy formed the most dangerous and dominant tandem in Ontario major junior hockey. 
On September 15, 2004, Locke signed a three-year entry level contract with the Canadiens. He was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs for further development. Corey won the Calder Cup with the Hamilton Bulldogs in the 2006–07 AHL season. Being a player who is relatively small in stature he had been an inspiration to many small young hockey players across Canada, particularly in the Hamilton area due to his time with the Hamilton Bulldogs. 
In the 2007–08 season, Corey played his fourth consecutive season with the Bulldogs. Scoring at almost a point-per game average with Hamilton, Locke finally made his NHL debut, playing 1 game with Montreal on January 8, 2008. On July 11, 2008, Locke was traded by the Canadiens to the Minnesota Wild for Shawn Belle. Unable to make the Wild's opening night roster for the 2008–09 season, he was re-assigned to the Houston Aeros, leading the team to the West Conference finals with 23 points.
On July 3, 2009, as an unrestricted free agent, he signed a one-year deal with the New York Rangers. He was then re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack to begin the 2009–10 season. On March 28, 2010, Locke was recalled to the NHL and made his Rangers debut in a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on March 30, 2010. After 3 games with the Blueshirts, Locke was returned to the AHL and finished the season with 85 points in 76 games to be named to the AHL Second All-Star Team.
On July 7, 2010, as an unrestricted free agent, Corey signed a two-year contract with the Ottawa Senators. He recorded his first NHL point against the New York Islanders on January 13, 2011, when he assisted on a goal by Ottawa's Nick Foligno.
==Awards and achievements==
CHL
* First Team All-Star - 2004
* CHL Player of the Year - 2003
* CHL Top Scorer Award - 2003
* First Team All-Star - 2003
OHL
* Red Tilson Trophy - 2004
* Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy - 2004
* First Team All-Star - 2004
* Red Tilson Trophy - 2003
* Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy - 2003
* First Team All-Star - 2003
AHL
* Calder Cup Champion - 2007, 2011
* Second Team All-Star - 2010
* Hamilton Bulldogs career points leader (229)
* Hamilton Bulldogs career goals leader (85)
* Hamilton Bulldogs career assists leader (144)
* First All-Star Team - 2011
*Les Cunningham Award - MVP 2011 
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2001–02 	Ottawa 67's 	OHL 		55 	18 	25 	43 	18 		13 	6 	7 	13 	10
2002–03 	Ottawa 67's 	OHL 		66 	63 	88 	151 	83 		23 	19 	19 	38 	30
2003–04 	Ottawa 67's 	OHL 		65 	51 	67 	118 	82 		7 	7 	3 	10 	10
2004–05 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		78 	16 	27 	43 	20 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2005–06 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		77 	19 	40 	59 	67 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		80 	20 	35 	55 	54 		22 	10 	12 	22 	10
2007–08 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		78 	30 	42 	72 	50 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Houston Aeros 	AHL 		77 	25 	54 	79 	60 		20 	12 	11 	23 	32
2009–10 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		76 	31 	54 	85 	44 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Binghamton Senators	AHL 		69 	21 	65 	86 	42 		16 	3 	12 	15 	12
2010–11 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		5 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
OHL totals	OHL totals 	OHL totals		186 	132 	180 	312 	183 		43 	32 	29 	61 	50
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		534 	162 	315 	477 	377 		62 	25 	35 	60 	56
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		9 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
* July 11, 2008 - Montreal Canadiens (NHL) traded Corey Locke to Minnesota Wild (NHL) for Shawn Belle.
* July 3, 2009 - Signed as unrestricted free agent by the New York Rangers
* July 7, 2010 - Signed as unrestricted free agent by the Ottawa Senators
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Category:Born in 1984
Category:Binghamton Senators players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Hamilton Bulldogs players
Category:Hartford Wolf Pack players
Category:Houston Aeros (AHL) players
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Category:New York Rangers players
Category:Ottawa 67's alumni
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