Quick stars for Salisbury in the Connecticut high school ranks where, in 2005-2006, the young defenseman scored 3 goals and 23 points in 28 games with 6 penalty minutes and an amazing +45 rating helping Salisbury capture the New England prep hockey championship. At season's end, Quick was rated the 93rd best North American skater by the NHL's Central Scouting Service and the 63rd best prospect overall by the Red Line Report. During the summer of 2006 Quick attended the Lightning's prospect development camp in Tampa where he was named the "unofficial MVP" by General Manager Jay Feaster. Quick was selected in the 18th round, 163rd overall, by the Green Bay Gamblers in the 2006 USHL Entry Draft, but chose to forego a year of US junior hockey to return to Salisbury for his senior year of prep school. In November of 2006 Quick committed to Michigan of the CCHA where he played his freshman season in 2007-2008. Everything appeared to be on track for Quick at Michigam and by midseason of his first year with the Wolverines he was playing regular minutes on the blueline posting 2 goals and 4 points in 21 games with 12 penalty minutes. However, Quick destroyed his college career quickly by becoming embroiled in an identity theft scandal in which he stole from a teammate of his on the Michigan hockey club. In February of 2008, Quick was dismissed permanently from the club while facing charges from the Ann Arbor police.
After being kicked out of school for his poor decisions off the ice, Quick was given a second chance by the Lightning organization and signed an amateur tryout contract with the Norfolk Admirals. In 18 games with the Admirals, Quick had 4 assists and 6 penalty minutes and a -7 rating. He is expected to be signed to his entry level NHL contract in the summer of 2008 and will likely spend the next few seasons learning his craft against grown men in the AHL.
