Born	December 2, 1986 (1986-12-02) (age 22), Abbotsford, BC
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
NHL team	Colorado Avalanche
NHL Draft	222nd overall, 2005 Colorado Avalanche
Pro career	2006 – present

Kyle Cumiskey (born December 2, 1986 in Abbotsford, British Columbia) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League.

[edit] Playing career

Cumiskey played junior hockey for the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League for three seasons, scoring 79 points in 177 games. He was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the seventh round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, 222nd overall, after his second junior season.

Cumiskey played most of the 2006–07 season for the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League but appeared in nine games for the Avalanche. His first career NHL goal was the only goal in regulation for the Avalanche in a 2–1 shootout win over Manny Fernandez and the Minnesota Wild on January 6, 2007.^[1] During the next two seasons, Cumiskey split time between the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL and the Avalanche; however, he was sidelined by injuries for a significant amount of time in both years. A groin injury caused Cumiskey to miss 17 games in the 2007–08 season, and his 2008–09 season ended early with shoulder surgery on February 18.

For the first time in his NHL career, Cumiskey made the opening night roster with the Avalanche at the beginning of the 2009–10 season.

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Kyle Cumiskey's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Kyle Cumiskey's NHL player profile
• Hockey's Future prospect profile

This biographical article relating to a Canadian ice hockey defenceman born in the 1980s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v • d • e