He played junior hockey for the Calgary Wranglers from 1981 to 1985. The Quebec Nordiques chose him 203rd overall in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. He played parts of 3 seasons (between 1986 & 1991) for the Nordiques, scoring 7 goals and 13 assists in 59 games. in 1991 he signed as a free agent with the Detroit Red Wings, but played two seasons only for the Adirondack Red Wings. In 1993 Quinney joined the Las Vegas Thunder for five seasons. In 1998 he played the first of three seasons for the Frankfurt Lions in Germany. Quinney retired in 2001.