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{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2012}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = John Kurtz
| image = John Kurtz.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Kurtz with the [[Norfolk Admirals (AHL)|Norfolk Admirals]] in 2014
| league =
| played_for = [[Norfolk Admirals (AHL)|Norfolk Admirals]]<br>[[Utica Comets]]<br>[[Toronto Marlies]]<br>[[Syracuse Crunch]]<br>[[Belfast Giants]]
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left wing]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|05|16}}
| birth_place = [[Oakville, Ontario]], Canada
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 209
| shoots = Left
| draft = Undrafted
| career_start = 2010
| career_end = 2018
}}
'''John Kurtz''' (born May 16, 1989) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] former professional [[ice hockey]] [[Forward (ice hockey)|forward]]. He last played for the [[Belfast Giants]] in the [[Elite Ice Hockey League]] (EIHL).
==Playing career==
Prior to turning professional, Kurtz played four seasons of major junior hockey in the [[Ontario Hockey League]] with the [[Windsor Spitfires]] and [[Sudbury Wolves]]. For his play during the [[2009–10 OHL season]], Kurtz was unanimously selected to receive the [[Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy]] as the “OHL team captain that best exemplifies leadership on and off the ice, with a passion and dedication to the game of hockey and his community”.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://media.ontariohockeyleague.com/wolves-john-kurtz-is-recipient-of-the-mickey-renaud-captain-s-trophy-p142173 | publisher = [[Ontario Hockey League]] | title = Wolves' John Kurtz is Recipient of the Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy | date = 2010-03-04 | accessdate = 2010-03-04 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://archive.today/20120711031431/http://media.ontariohockeyleague.com/wolves-john-kurtz-is-recipient-of-the-mickey-renaud-captain-s-trophy-p142173 | archivedate = July 11, 2012 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>
Immediately following the conclusion of his final OHL season, Kurtz began his professional career with the [[Syracuse Crunch]], joining the AHL team for their closing games of the [[2009–10 AHL season]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=f7295c30-d9b7-4f36-b1ca-4d4fe7b69964&sponsor= | title = Kurtz Moves On | publisher = [[Canada.com]] | date = 2010-04-01 | accessdate = 2010-04-01 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304215617/http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=f7295c30-d9b7-4f36-b1ca-4d4fe7b69964&sponsor= | archivedate = March 4, 2016 | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3985553 | title = Week Twenty Eight: Crunchables | publisher = OurSportsCentral.com | date = 2010-04-01 | accessdate = 2010-04-01}}</ref> Kurtz was later signed to a one-year entry-level contract with NHL affiliate, the [[Anaheim Ducks]] on April 10, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=665164 | title = Ducks sign Kurtz to entry-level contract | publisher = [[Anaheim Ducks]] | date = 2013-04-10 | accessdate = 2013-04-10}}</ref>
After two seasons within the Ducks organization, Kurtz left as a free agent and later accepted an invitation to the [[Vancouver Canucks]] training camp on a professional try-out contract on September 11, 2015.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://canucks.nhl.com/v2/ext/Training%20Camp%20Roster%20%28Vets%29.pdf | title = Vancouver Canucks training camp roster | publisher = [[Vancouver Canucks]] | date = 2015-09-11 | accessdate = 2015-09-11}}</ref> On February 23, 2016, Kurtz signed a professional tryout contract with the [[Toronto Marlies]] of the AHL, where he played out the season with 4 points in 14 games.
Un-signed over the following summer, Kurtz belatedly signed a contract for the [[2016-17 ECHL season|2016–17]] season, in agreeing to a return with the [[Norfolk Admirals (ECHL)|Norfolk Admirals]], now of the ECHL on November 10, 2016.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://twitter.com/NorfolkAdmirals/status/796839988575043584 | title = Admirals welcom Kurtz return | publisher = [[Twitter]] | date = 2016-11-10 | accessdate = 2016-11-10}}</ref> He appeared in 26 games with 14 points before he was signed to a professional try-out deal in a second stint with the Syracuse Crunch. On March 18, 2017, Kurtz was signed by the Crunch to a standard playing contract for the remainder of the campaign.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://syracusecrunch.com/news/2017/3/18/syracuse-crunch-sign-kevin-lynch-john-kurtz-to-ahl-contracts.aspx | title = Syracuse Crunch sign Kevin Lynch, John Kurtz to contracts | publisher = [[Syracuse Crunch]] | date = 2017-03-18 | accessdate = 2017-03-18}}</ref>
On 30 August 2017, Kurtz agreed to move to the [[Belfast Giants]] on a one-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://belfastgiants.com/2017/08/30/keefe-adds-kurtz-giants-201718-lineup/ | title=Keefe Adds Kurtz to Giants 2017/18 Lineup| date=August 30, 2017}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | [[Regular season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| 2005–06
| [[Burlington Cougars]]
| [[Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League|OPJHL]]
| 42
| 7
| 11
| 18
| 34
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2006–07 OHL season|2006–07]]
| [[Windsor Spitfires]]
| [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]]
| 58
| 8
| 7
| 15
| 31
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[2007-08 OHL season|2007–08]]
| [[Sudbury Wolves]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 63
| 12
| 16
| 28
| 41
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2008–09 OHL season|2008–09]]
| Sudbury Wolves
| AHL
| 68
| 21
| 33
| 54
| 44
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
|-
| [[2009–10 OHL season|2009–10]]
| Sudbury Wolves
| OHL
| 62
| 30
| 16
| 46
| 59
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2009-10 AHL season|2009–10]]
| [[Syracuse Crunch]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[2010–11 AHL season|2010–11]]
| Syracuse Crunch
| AHL
| 49
| 4
| 2
| 6
| 102
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2010–11 ECHL season|2010–11]]
| [[Elmira Jackals]]
| [[ECHL]]
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[2011–12 AHL season|2011–12]]
| Syracuse Crunch
| AHL
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 40
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2011–12 ECHL season|2011–12]]
| Elmira Jackals
| ECHL
| 19
| 3
| 5
| 8
| 30
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[2012–13 AHL season|2012–13]]
| [[Norfolk Admirals (AHL)|Norfolk Admirals]]
| AHL
| 59
| 3
| 5
| 8
| 103
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2013–14 AHL season|2013–14]]
| Norfolk Admirals
| AHL
| 73
| 5
| 7
| 12
| 112
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
|-
| [[2014–15 AHL season|2014–15]]
| Norfolk Admirals
| AHL
| 72
| 4
| 5
| 9
| 188
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2015–16 AHL season|2015–16]]
| [[Utica Comets]]
| AHL
| 25
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 38
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2015–16
| [[Toronto Marlies]]
| AHL
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2016–17 ECHL season|2016–17]]
| [[Norfolk Admirals (ECHL)|Norfolk Admirals]]
| ECHL
| 26
| 4
| 10
| 14
| 25
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[2016–17 AHL season|2016–17]]
| Syracuse Crunch
| AHL
| 17
| 5
| 1
| 6
| 31
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2017–18 EIHL season|2017–18]]
| [[Belfast Giants]]
| EIHL
| 49
| 12
| 14
| 26
| 33
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | AHL totals
! 327
! 26
! 23
! 49
! 621
! 9
! 1
! 0
! 1
! 9
|}
==Awards and honours==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
!
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]]
|-
| [[Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy]]
| [[2009–10 OHL season|2009–10]]
| <ref>{{cite web | url = http://media.ontariohockeyleague.com/wolves-john-kurtz-wins-mickey-renaud-captain-s-trophy-p142195/t-webTV | publisher = [[Ontario Hockey League]] | title = Wolves' John Kurtz Wins Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy | date = 2010-04-01 | accessdate = 2010-04-01 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130630033340/http://media.ontariohockeyleague.com/wolves-john-kurtz-wins-mickey-renaud-captain-s-trophy-p142195/t-webTV | archive-date = June 30, 2013 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
|-
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*{{Ice hockey stats}}
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[[Category:Norfolk Admirals (ECHL) players]]
[[Category:Sudbury Wolves players]]
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[[Category:Toronto Marlies players]]
[[Category:Utica Comets players]]
[[Category:Windsor Spitfires players]]
[[Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Northern Ireland]]
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