Kurtis McLean
| Kurtis McLean | |
|---|---|
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| Born | November 2, 1980 Kirkland Lake, ON, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Right |
| KHL team Former teams |
Metallurg Novokuznetsk New York Islanders Lukko |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
Kurtis McLean (born November 2, 1980 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario), is a professional Canadian ice hockey centre who plays for Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) club Metallurg Novokuznetsk.
Playing career
McLean grew up in the small northern Ontario town of Kirkland Lake and played Midget AAA hockey for the New Liskeard Cubs. He also had a short stint with his hometown team Kirkland Lake Legion 87's. He attended Kirkland Lake's local high school and was often referred to as "The Zack Morris" of KLCVI. After his 1996-97 season he was undrafted by the OHL, however, moved to the Trenton Sting of the Ontario Jr.A. Hockey League where he had 3 great seasons. His exploits in Tier II Jr. hockey earned him a spot on the Norwich University (NCAA-III) roster the following year and became the first ever 4-time 1st team all-american in D-III history.
Undrafted, McLean was signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2005 after playing four seasons at Norwich University. He was called up from the Wheeling Nailers during the 2005–06 season, playing 32 games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. McLean finished second on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in points (54), assists (32), and plus/minus (+14) and was tied for third the team in goals (22). He helped the Penguins win the Eastern Conference Championship and finished third on the team in playoff scoring with 19 points (4g/15a).
On July 3, 2008, Kurtis signed with the New York Islanders.[1] He was called up to the Islanders on January 19, 2009 and scored his first NHL goal, in his second NHL game, against Jean-Sebastien Giguere in a 2-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks on January 21, 2009.[2]
On January 23, 2009, Kurtis was inducted into Hockey Heritage North. Town mayor Bill Enouy had this to say about Kurtis. "They will never be able to take that off his resume (no matter what happens in the future) he will always be a guy that played in the NHL".[3]
On May 29, 2009, McLean signed a contract with Finnish club Lukko of the SM-liiga.[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Trenton Sting | OPJHL | 47 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Norwich University | ECAC | 32 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Norwich University | ECAC | 29 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Norwich University | ECAC | 28 | 36 | 21 | 57 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Norwich University | ECAC | 26 | 29 | 26 | 55 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Richmond Riverdogs | UHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 41 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 32 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 16 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 55 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 76 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 58 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 62 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | New York Islanders | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009-10 | Lukko | SM-liiga | 42 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2010-11 | Lukko | SM-liiga | 60 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 49 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 46 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ "Islanders add depth to roster". islanders.nhl.com. 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ↑ "Islanders edge Ducks to snap eight-game losing streak". cbssports.com. 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ↑ "McLean scores first NHL goal, becomes part of HHN". northernnews.ca. 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ↑ "Lukon team ready, signs McLean". (in Finnish) raumanlukko.fi. 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2009-05-25.