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Switzerland Canada Calvin Thürkauf

#97 HC Lugano / NL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jun 27, 1997
Position
C/LW
Age
25
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Zug, SUI
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Switzerland / Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
EV Zug
Contract
28/29
NHL Rights
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets / Unsigned
Drafted
2016 round 7 #185 overall by Columbus Blue Jackets
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Zug II U15 Mini A 3 5 2 7 0 - |
2010-11 Zug U15 Top Mini 29 18 18 36 38 - |
Zug II U17 Novizen A 2 2 2 4 2 - |
2011-12 Zug U15 Top Mini 23 32 23 55 97 - |
Zug U17 Elite Novizen 1 0 0 0 0 - |
Zug II U17 Novizen A 1 2 1 3 2 - |
2012-13 Zug U17 Elite Novizen 27 21 17 38 70 - | Playoffs 10 8 5 13 10 -
Zug U20 Elite Jr. A 4 1 0 1 2 - | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
Switzerland U16 (all) “A” International-Jr 13 3 4 7 22 - |
2013-14 Zug U17 Elite Novizen 4 3 4 7 16 - | Playoffs 4 1 3 4 35 -
Zug U20 Elite Jr. A 8 1 1 2 6 - | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 4 -
Switzerland U17 (all) International-Jr 7 3 1 4 14 - |
2014-15 Zug U20 Elite Jr. A 38 11 10 21 54 - | Playoffs 12 1 1 2 20 -
SC Langenthal NLB 0 0 0 0 0 - | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 4 -
Switzerland U18 “A” WJC-18 7 1 2 3 12 -3 |
Switzerland U18 (all) “A” International-Jr 25 3 7 10 68 - |
2015-16 Kelowna Rockets WHL 61 18 27 45 54 19 | Playoffs 18 2 6 8 16 2
Switzerland U20 WJC-20 5 1 1 2 2 -2 |
Switzerland U20 (all) International-Jr 14 2 2 4 31 - |
2016-17 Kelowna Rockets WHL 60 33 37 70 87 34 | Playoffs 17 8 13 21 24 0
Switzerland U20 “C” WJC-20 4 2 2 4 16 -2 |
Switzerland U20 (all) “C” International-Jr 10 3 9 12 20 - |
2017-18 Cleveland Monsters AHL 75 11 13 24 40 -12 |
Switzerland (all) International 4 0 1 1 0 2 |
2018-19 Cleveland Monsters AHL 26 2 0 2 24 -4 |
2019-20 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 3 0 0 0 0 0 |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 53 9 17 26 37 1 |
2020-21 EV Zug NL 22 3 2 5 26 6 |
2021-22 HC Lugano NL 50 16 19 35 65 10 | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 4 4
Switzerland OG 5 0 2 2 0 0 |
Switzerland WC 6 2 0 2 0 3 |
Switzerland (all) International 22 6 3 9 29 4 |
2022-23 HC Lugano “A” NL 24 5 4 9 20 -4 |
Switzerland (all) International 3 0 1 1 4 0 |
Projected NL 52 11 9 20 43 -9 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Swiss Eastern Selects QC Int PW - - - - - - |
2014-15 Switzerland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4 0 1 1 38 -3 |
Switzerland U18 WJAC-19 4 0 3 3 4 - |
2020-21 EV Zug Swiss Cup 2 0 2 2 0 - |
2021-22 HC Lugano “A” Champions HL 6 4 3 7 8 0 |
Switzerland Deutschland Cup 2 0 0 0 25 0 |
2022-23 Switzerland EHT 3 0 1 1 4 0 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NL
2022-11-29T18:45:00+0000 Lugano @ Zug
2022-11-25T18:45:00+0000 Lugano @ Gottéron
2022-11-22T18:45:00+0000 Lugano vs Langnau
2022-11-20T19:00:00+0000 Lugano vs Bern
2022-11-16T18:45:00+0000 Lugano @ Lausanne
EHT
2022-11-13T11:30:00+0100 Switzerland @ Czechia
2022-11-12T11:30:00+0100 Switzerland @ Sweden
2022-11-10T17:30:00+0100 Switzerland vs Finland
NL
2022-11-05T18:45:00+0000 Lugano vs Biel-Bienne
2022-11-04T18:45:00+0000 Lugano @ Kloten
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 154 22 30 52 0.34 101 -15 | 0
Champions HL 1 6 4 3 7 1.17 8 0 | 0
Deutschland Cup 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 25 0 | 0
EHT 1 3 0 1 1 0.33 4 0 | 0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4 0 1 1 0.25 38 -3 | 0
International 3 29 6 5 11 0.38 33 6 | 0
International-Jr 5 69 14 23 37 0.54 155 - | 0
NHL 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 | 0
NL 3 96 24 25 49 0.51 111 12 | 1 6 1 3 4 0.67 4 4
OG 1 5 0 2 2 0.40 0 0 | 0
QC Int PW 1 - - - - - - - | 0
NLB (SL) 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 - | 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 4 -
Swiss Cup 1 2 0 2 2 1.00 0 - | 0
Top Mini (U15-Elit) 2 52 50 41 91 1.75 135 - | 0
Mini A (U15-Top) 1 3 5 2 7 2.33 0 - | 0
Novizen A (U17-A) 2 3 4 3 7 2.33 4 - | 0
Elite Novizen (U17-Elit) 3 32 24 21 45 1.41 86 - | 2 14 9 8 17 1.21 45 -
Elite Jr. A (U20-Elit) 3 50 13 11 24 0.48 62 - | 3 16 1 1 2 0.13 24 -
WC 1 6 2 0 2 0.33 0 3 | 0
WHL 2 121 51 64 115 0.95 141 53 | 2 35 10 19 29 0.83 40 2
WJAC-19 1 4 0 3 3 0.75 4 - | 0
WJC-18 1 7 1 2 3 0.43 12 -3 | 0
WJC-20 2 9 3 3 6 0.67 18 -4 | 0
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Teamwork
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Puckhandling
15
Strength
14
Speed
14
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Joren van Pottelberghe (G) 2009-2022 10 Swiss Eastern Selects, Switzerland, Switzerland (all), Switzerland U16 (all), Switzerland U17 (all), Switzerland U18, Switzerland U18, Switzerland U18 (all), Switzerland U19, Switzerland U20, Switzerland U20 (all), Zug II U15, Zug U15, Zug U17, Zug U20
Yannick Zehnder (F) 2009-2022 9 Switzerland (all), Switzerland U17 (all), Switzerland U18 (all), Switzerland U19, Switzerland U20, Switzerland U20 (all), Zug, Zug II U15, Zug II U17, Zug U15, Zug U17, Zug U20
Dominik Volejnicek (F) 2009-2017 7 Switzerland U18, Switzerland U18 (all), Switzerland U20 (all), Zug II U15, Zug U15, Zug U17, Zug U20
Livio Stadler (D) 2010-2021 7 Switzerland U18, Switzerland U18 (all), Switzerland U20, Switzerland U20 (all), Zug, Zug U15, Zug U17, Zug U20
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/27/2022
08/27/2022 Extension HC Lugano HC Lugano
05/10/2021
05/10/2021 Confirmed EV Zug HC Lugano
10/27/2020
10/27/2020 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
08/24/2020
08/24/2020 Confirmed Cleveland Monsters EV Zug
12/31/2016
12/31/2016 Confirmed Kelowna Rockets Columbus Blue Jackets
08/11/2015
08/11/2015 Confirmed Zug U20 Kelowna Rockets
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Drafted 2015, 1 #59 overall by Kelowna Rockets in the CHL Import Draft

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #118 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (EU Skaters

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