Liam Kirk (ice hockey)

Liam Kirk
Liam Kirk (2024)
Born (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 24)
Maltby, England, UK
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams
Eisbären Berlin
Sheffield Steelers
Tucson Roadrunners
Jukurit
HC Litvínov
National team  Great Britain
NHL draft 189th overall, 2018
Arizona Coyotes
Playing career 2016–present

Liam Kirk (born 3 January 2000) is a British professional ice hockey left winger currently playing under contract with Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Kirk began his career with the British Elite Ice Hockey League club the Sheffield Steelers.

Internationally, Kirk has played for the British national team, helping them win promotion to the Elite Division at the 2018 IIHF World Championship Division I tournament, before playing an important role in the 2021 World Championship.

In June 2018, Kirk was drafted in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft by the Arizona Coyotes, becoming the first player born and trained in England to be selected by an NHL team.[1]

  1. ^ "NHL draft: England's Liam Kirk picked by Arizona Coyotes". BBC Sport. 24 June 2018.