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USA Kurt Gurkan
#21 Yale Univ. / NCAA - 25/26
1-time USHL Clark Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Feb 13, 2004
Position
RW
Age
21
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Darien, CT, USA
Weight
179 lbs / 81 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-

Brother: Luke Gurkan

© Photo: Xander Holcomb, Blackfalds Bulldogs

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Kurt Gurkan Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 Connecticut RoughRiders 13U AAA AYHL 13U -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2018-19 Phillips Exeter Academy USHS-Prep 29* 0* 1* 1* -* -* |
2019-20 NV River Rats 15U AAA BEAST 15U 9* 4* 3* 7* 4* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
Phillips Exeter Academy USHS-Prep 26* 4* 10* 14* -* -* |
2020-21 Jersey Hitmen 18U AAA USPHL 18U 2* 2* 1* 3* 0* -* |
Phillips Exeter Academy USHS-Prep 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
NV River Rats 18U AAA National 18U AAA 11* 10* 11* 21* -* -* |
New Jersey Hitmen USPHL Premier 3* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
Jersey Hitmen NCDC 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
NV River Rats 16U AAA National 16U AAA 3* 2* 0* 2* -* -* |
2021-22 NV River Rats 18U AAA National 18U AAA 27* 8* 10* 18* -* -* |
Phillips Exeter Academy “C” USHS-Prep 28* 20* 18* 38* -* -* |
2022-23 Vernon Vipers BCHL 19* 1* 4* 5* 6* -* |
Blackfalds Bulldogs AJHL 32* 9* 8* 17* 21* -* | Playoffs 16 4 3 7 8 -
2023-24 Blackfalds Bulldogs AJHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Drayton Valley Thunder AJHL 39* 12* 13* 25* 26* -* | Playoffs QC 4 1 2 3 2 -
2024-25 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 51* 2* 6* 8* 20* 0* | Playoffs 14 0 1 1 0 0
2025-26 Yale Univ. NCAA 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |

Kurt Gurkan Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Connecticut Yankees Brick Invitational 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2016-17 East Coast Selects Q U13 WSI U13 6* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
New York Jr. Rangers QC Int PW 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2019-20 Team Kelly USA-S15 4* 3* 1* 4* 0* -* |
2021-22 Team Royal USA-S17 4* 1* 3* 4* 0* -* |

Kurt Gurkan Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
16U AAA 1 3* 2* 0* 2* 0.67* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
18U AAA 2 38* 18* 21* 39* 1.03* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AJHL 2 76* 21* 21* 42* 0.55* 49* -* | 2 20 5 * 5 * 10 * 0.50 * 10 * - *
AYHL 13U 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
BCHL 1 19* 1* 4* 5* 0.26* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
BEAST 15U 1 9* 4* 3* 7* 0.78* 4* -* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
Brick Invitational 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
NCDC 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S15 1 4* 3* 1* 4* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S17 1 4* 1* 3* 4* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 1 51* 2* 6* 8* 0.16* 20* 0* | 1 14 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.07 * 0 * 0 *
USHS-Prep 4 83* 24* 29* 53* 0.64* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USPHL 18U 1 2* 2* 1* 3* 1.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USPHL Premier 1 3* 2* 2* 4* 1.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WSI U13 1 6* 0* 2* 2* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kurt Gurkan Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/15/2024
07/15/2024 Confirmed Drayton Valley Thunder Powell River Kings
11/30/2022
11/30/2022 Confirmed Vernon Vipers Blackfalds Bulldogs
07/10/2021
07/10/2021 Confirmed NV River Rats 18U AAA National Yale Univ.
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2021, 1 #2 overall by Cape Breton Eagles in the QMJHL American Draft

Drafted 2020, 0 #0 overall by Jersey Hitmen in the NCDC Futures Draft