Terry William Virtue (born August 12, 1970) is a Canadian former

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. He played 5 games in the

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with the

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and

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during the 1998–99 and 1999–00 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1991 to 2007, was spent in the minor leagues.

Playing career

Virtue spent his professional career in the minor leagues, most notably for the

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of the

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, one of the several teams for which he served as team captain known as Mr.IceCat for team records . He played five games in the

, four in the 1998–99 season for the

, and one the next season for the

. Virtue retired from hockey after the 2006–07 season.

Coaching career

Terry has acted as an assistant coach/player for the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL, an assistant coach for the

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, and an associate coach for the Owen Sound Attack. Terry has also coached for the Canon McMillian High School varsity AAA hockey team and the AAA U-14 Esmark Stars.

Personal life

He grew up in Spruce Grove Alberta, and graduated high school at Spruce Grove Composite high in 1988 after playing his first year junior for the Hobbema Hawks.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and honors

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* 1970 births Living people Atlanta Fire Ants players Atlanta Knights players Austin Ice Bats players Binghamton Senators players Boston Bruins players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey defencemen Cape Breton Oilers players Grand Rapids Griffins players Hartford Wolf Pack players Hobbema Hawks players Louisville Icehawks players New York Rangers players Portland Winterhawks players Providence Bruins players Ice hockey people from Scarborough, Ontario Springfield Falcons players Tri-City Americans players Undrafted National Hockey League players Utah Grizzlies (AHL) players Victoria Cougars (WHL) players Wheeling Nailers players Wheeling Thunderbirds players Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players Worcester IceCats players Canadian inline hockey players {{canada-icehockey-defenceman-1970s-stub