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Kazakhstan Canada Curtis Valk

#14 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg / KHL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Feb 08, 1993
Position
C
Age
29
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Medicine Hat, AB, CAN
Weight
170 lbs / 77 kg
Nation
Kazakhstan / Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
23/24
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Highlights
1-time WHL (East) First All-Star Team 1
1-time WHL (East) Second All-Star Team 1

Greatuncle: Kelly Hrudey
Brother: Michael Valk

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Medicine Hat Hounds U15 AAA AMBHL 33 16 23 39 64 - |
2008-09 Medicine Hat Hounds U16 AAA AMMHL 32 37 28 65 - - |
Medicine Hat Tigers U18 AAA AMHL 4 0 0 0 0 - |
2009-10 Medicine Hat Tigers U18 AAA AMHL 31 17 23 40 34 - |
Brooks Bandits AJHL 2 0 0 0 0 - |
Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 4 0 0 0 2 0 |
2010-11 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 56 8 9 17 19 8 | Playoffs 15 1 4 5 6 -4
2011-12 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 67 24 31 55 35 -1 | Playoffs 8 6 4 10 4 2
2012-13 Medicine Hat Tigers “A” WHL 71 46 45 91 54 -6 | Playoffs 8 3 2 5 4 -4
2013-14 Medicine Hat Tigers “C” WHL 72 47 45 92 36 33 | Playoffs 18 12 9 21 10 5
2014-15 Utica Comets AHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 31 11 19 30 12 8 |
2015-16 Utica Comets AHL 12 2 4 6 2 4 |
Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 30 16 17 33 14 5 |
2016-17 Utica Comets AHL 75 16 30 46 49 -3 |
2017-18 Florida Panthers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 73 20 42 62 41 -2 |
2018-19 Barys Astana KHL 50 9 18 27 32 3 | Playoffs 12 1 6 7 6 -2
2019-20 Barys Nur-Sultan KHL 52 7 12 19 10 -7 | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 4 -1
Kazakhstan OGQ 3 0 3 3 0 2 |
Kazakhstan (all) International 3 0 3 3 0 2 |
2020-21 Barys Nur-Sultan KHL 59 9 20 29 67 -1 | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 2 0
Kazakhstan WC 7 1 4 5 2 0 |
Kazakhstan (all) International 9 2 5 7 2 - |
2021-22 Barys Nur-Sultan KHL 47 12 29 41 16 -1 | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 2 0
Kazakhstan “A” WC 7 1 2 3 0 -4 |
Kazakhstan (all) “A” International 9 1 3 4 0 - |
2022-23 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 46 9 22 31 22 4 |
Projected KHL 57 11 27 38 27 5 |
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Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
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2023-01-31T18:30:00+0200 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg @ Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
2023-01-29T16:00:00+0200 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg @ Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
2023-01-27T16:00:00+0200 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg vs Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
2023-01-25T16:00:00+0200 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg vs Dynamo Moskva
2023-01-17T18:30:00+0200 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg @ Spartak Moskva
2023-01-15T16:10:00+0200 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg @ Dinamo Minsk
2023-01-10T16:00:00+0200 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg vs CSKA Moskva
2023-01-08T13:00:00+0200 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg @ Avangard Omsk
2023-01-06T13:30:00+0200 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg @ Traktor Chelyabinsk
2023-01-03T13:30:00+0200 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg vs Avangard Omsk
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AMBHL (AEHL U15) 1 33 16 23 39 1.18 64 - | 0
AMMHL (AEHL U17) 1 32 37 28 65 2.03 - - | 0
AMHL (AEHL U18) 2 35 17 23 40 1.14 34 - | 0
AHL 4 161 38 76 114 0.71 92 -1 | 0
AJHL 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
ECHL 2 61 27 36 63 1.03 26 13 | 0
International 3 21 3 11 14 0.67 2 2 | 0
KHL 5 254 46 101 147 0.58 147 -2 | 4 25 4 11 15 0.60 14 -3
NHL 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 | 0
OGQ 1 3 0 3 3 1.00 0 2 | 0
WC 2 14 2 6 8 0.57 2 -4 | 0
WHL 5 270 125 130 255 0.94 146 34 | 4 49 22 19 41 0.84 24 -1
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Acceleration
16
Puckhandling
15
Agility
15
Teamwork
14
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Hunter Shinkaruk (F) 2010-2016 6 Medicine Hat Tigers, Utica Comets
Darren Dietz (D) 2007-2022 6 Barys Astana, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan (all), Medicine Hat Hounds U15 AAA, Medicine Hat Tigers U18 AAA
Boston Leier (F) 2009-2014 5 Medicine Hat Tigers
Kale Kessy (F) 2008-2013 5 Medicine Hat Tigers, Medicine Hat Tigers U18 AAA
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/01/2022
05/01/2022 Confirmed Barys Nur-Sultan Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
05/14/2021
05/14/2021 Extension Barys Nur-Sultan Barys Nur-Sultan
05/14/2019
05/14/2019 Extension Barys Astana Barys Astana
07/03/2018
07/03/2018 Confirmed Springfield Thunderbirds Barys Astana
07/02/2017
07/02/2017 Confirmed Utica Comets Florida Panthers
07/06/2016
07/06/2016 Extension Utica Comets Utica Comets
09/30/2015
09/30/2015 Extension Utica Comets Utica Comets
10/10/2014
10/10/2014 Confirmed Medicine Hat Tigers Utica Comets
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