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Curtis Hamilton (ice hockey)

Curtis Hamilton
Curtis Hamilton with the Saskatoon Blades (2011)
Born (1991-12-04) December 4, 1991 (age 33)
Tacoma, Washington, U S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Edmonton Oilers
HC Sparta Prague
SaiPa
HC TPS
Tappara
Graz 99ers
Belfast Giants
Manchester Storm
NHL draft 48th overall, 2010
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2011–2022

Curtis Hamilton (born December 4, 1991) is an American-born Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He last played with the Manchester Storm in the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Hamilton previously skated for the Graz 99ers in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). Hamilton was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2nd round (48th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, with whom he played his one NHL regular season game.

Playing career

Hamilton was born in Tacoma, Washington, but grew up in Kelowna, British Columbia when his father, Bruce owned the Tacoma Rockets (which relocated to Kelowna in 1995). Before turning professional, he played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Saskatoon Blades.

On April 18, 2011, the Edmonton Oilers signed Hamilton to a three-year entry-level contract.[1] In his fourth season within the Oilers organization in 2014–15, Hamilton was recalled from the Oklahoma City Barons and made his NHL debut, going scoreless in his solitary game with the Oilers.

As a free agent over the summer, Hamilton was unable to attract NHL interest and on September 30, 2015, he signed his first European contract by agreeing to a one-year deal with Czech club, HC Sparta Prague of the Czech Extraliga.[2]

On July 26, 2018, Hamilton continued his career in Europe by leaving Finland and agreeing to a one-year contract with Austrian outfit, Graz 99ers of the EBEL.[3]

In August 2019 Hamilton moved to the UK to sign for EIHL side Belfast Giants.[4]

After an inactive season due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Hamilton returned to hockey by signing with fellow EIHL side Manchester Storm in August 2021.[5]

Personal

His father, Bruce Hamilton, was drafted 81st overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1977 NHL amateur draft, and is the current owner and general manager of the WHL's Kelowna Rockets. Hamilton was born in Tacoma, Washington when the franchise was known as the Tacoma Rockets. He was raised in Kelowna, British Columbia after his father relocated the franchise to the city in 1995.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 Saskatoon Blades WHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2007–08 Saskatoon Blades WHL 68 14 13 27 43 — — — — —
2008–09 Saskatoon Blades WHL 58 20 28 48 24 7 1 1 2 2
2009–10 Saskatoon Blades WHL 26 7 9 16 6 5 2 1 3 6
2010–11 Saskatoon Blades WHL 62 26 56 82 22 10 4 7 11 4
2011–12 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 41 5 6 11 8 2 0 0 0 2
2012–13 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 61 5 4 9 10 1 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 43 8 8 16 23 3 1 0 1 2
2014–15 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 63 12 20 32 38 10 1 1 2 6
2014–15 Edmonton Oilers NHL 1 0 0 0 5 — — — — —
2015–16 HC Sparta Praha ELH 43 13 17 30 20 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 SaiPa Liiga 43 14 13 27 14 — — — — —
2016–17 TPS Liiga 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2017–18 Tappara Liiga 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2017–18 SaiPa Liiga 16 3 5 8 6 9 2 3 5 4
2018–19 Graz 99ers EBEL 54 17 23 40 22 10 1 2 3 0
2019–20 Belfast Giants EIHL 45 16 17 33 16 — — — — —
2021–22 Manchester Storm EIHL 54 13 13 26 30 — — — — —
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 5 — — — — —
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Canada
IIHF World U20 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2011 United States

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Canada WJC18 4th 6 1 4 5 4
2011 Canada WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 4 0 4 2
Junior totals 13 5 4 9 6

See also

References

  1. ^ "Oilers sign draft pick Curtis Hamilton to entry level deal". Edmonton Oilers. April 18, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  2. ^ "Canadian forward Curtis Hamilton coming to Prague" (in Czech). HC Sparta Praha. September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  3. ^ "Graz sign Curtis Hamilton" (in German). Graz 99ers. July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "Belfast Giants News".
  5. ^ "Breaking: Manchester Make Giant Signing!". Manchester Storm. August 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Bruce Hamilton player profile". eliteprospects.com. April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
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