Quinney was a WHL all-star with the Calgary Wranglers, notching 311 points in 261 games. His minor league career saw him produce nearly a point per game. He scored 435 points in 453 games during his 8-year stint in the AHL and notably won the Calder Cup with the Adirondack Red Wings in 1992. He was also a star forward for the Las Vegas Thunder in the International Hockey League where he scored a franchise-record 189 goals over five seasons. After playing three years in Germany, he retired from the sport and returned to Las Vegas, where he became a firefighter and raised his sons who became hockey players themselves.[1]
Personal life
His son, Gage Quinney, played 3 games with the Vegas Golden Knights during the 2019-2020 season, making him the first Nevadan native to play in the NHL.[2]