# Gary Kurt

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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{BLP no footnotes|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = GaryKurt.png
| image_size = 240px
| position = [Goaltender](/source/Goaltender)
| played_for = [California Golden Seals](/source/California_Golden_Seals)<br>[New York Raiders<br>New York Golden Blades<br>Jersey Knights](/source/New_York_Golden_Blades)<br>[Phoenix Roadrunners](/source/Phoenix_Roadrunners_(WHA))
| catches = Right
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
<!-- Infobox does not support the following parameter:| relatives= Dale Kurt, Ian Kurt, Landen Kurt, Gavin Kurt, Mason Kurt -->| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|3|9|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [Kitchener](/source/Kitchener%2C_Ontario), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada
| career_start = 1969
| career_end = 1977
}}
'''Gary David Kurt''' (born March 9, 1947, in [Kitchener, Ontario](/source/Kitchener%2C_Ontario)) is a retired professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [goaltender](/source/goaltender).

==Playing career==
Kurt played [Junior hockey](/source/Junior_hockey) for the [Ontario Hockey Association](/source/Ontario_Hockey_League)'s [Kitchener Rangers](/source/Kitchener_Rangers), at the time owned by the [New York Rangers](/source/New_York_Rangers). Later he played two seasons for the Rangers' affiliate in the [Central Hockey League](/source/Central_Hockey_League), the [Omaha Knights](/source/Omaha_Knights_(1966%E2%80%931975)). After the 1968–69 season he was acquired by the [Cleveland Barons](/source/Cleveland_Barons_(1937%E2%80%931973)) of the [American Hockey League](/source/American_Hockey_League).

After another two seasons in the AHL he broke into the [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League) with the [California Golden Seals](/source/California_Golden_Seals), who acquired his rights from the Barons prior to the [1971–72 NHL season](/source/1971%E2%80%9372_NHL_season). He spent the first half of the season playing for the Golden Seals' affiliate [Baltimore Clippers](/source/Baltimore_Clippers), but was called up to the Seals in January 1972 to replace [Lyle Carter](/source/Lyle_Carter) as [Gilles Meloche](/source/Gilles_Meloche)'s back-up. In February he was chosen by the new [World Hockey Association](/source/World_Hockey_Association)'s [New York Raiders](/source/New_York_Golden_Blades) in their player draft. After completing his season with California he defected to the new league.

Kurt spent the following two seasons with the Raiders/Golden Blades/Jersey Knights franchise, backing-up Pete Donnelly and Joe Junkin, playing alongside former Seals [Brian Perry](/source/Brian_Perry_(ice_hockey)), [Bobby Sheehan](/source/Bobby_Sheehan_(ice_hockey)), [Kent Douglas](/source/Kent_Douglas), [Mike Laughton](/source/Mike_Laughton) and [Norm Ferguson](/source/Norm_Ferguson_(ice_hockey)). He was chosen by the [Phoenix Roadrunners](/source/Phoenix_Roadrunners_(WHA)) in the 1974 WHA Expansion Draft, and finally given the chance to be starting goaltender for a major professional team.

His first season with the Roadrunners was his most successful professional one, winning 25 games and leading the Roadrunners to a playoff berth, but they were quickly dismissed by the [Quebec Nordiques](/source/Quebec_Nordiques). He was named by the team as their most valuable player.<ref>https://archive.thehockeynews.com/issue/596228/36?t=Kurt%20Selected%20Roadrunners%20MVP</ref> The following season he shared goaltending duties with [Jack Norris](/source/Jack_Norris_(ice_hockey)), and by 1976 he was once again relegated to being a back-up. At the end of the season he retired.

==Awards==
* 1971 AHL First All-Star Team
* 1971 [Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award](/source/Harry_%22Hap%22_Holmes_Memorial_Award)
* 1974 NAHL First All-Star Team

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:90%; text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [Regular season](/source/Regular_season)
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [Playoffs](/source/Playoffs)
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [Season](/source/Season_(sports))
! Team
! League
! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! [SO](/source/Shutout) !! [GAA](/source/Goals_against_average) !! [SV%](/source/save_percentage)
! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
|-
| [1963–64](/source/1963%E2%80%9364_OHA_season)
| [Kitchener Rangers](/source/Kitchener_Rangers)
| [OHA](/source/Ontario_Hockey_Association)
| 11 || — || — || — || 620 || 49 || 0 || 4.74 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1964–65](/source/1964%E2%80%9365_OHA_season)
| Kitchener Rangers
| OHA
| 21 || — || — || — || 1240 || 103 || 0 || 4.96 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [1965–66](/source/1965%E2%80%9366_OHA_season)
| Kitchener Rangers
| OHA
| 9 || — || — || — || 540 || 33 || 1 || 3.67 || —
| 17 || — || — || 1020 || 67 || 1 || 3.94 || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1966–67](/source/1966%E2%80%9367_OHA_season)
| Kitchener Rangers
| OHA
| 16 || — || — || — || 940 || 69 || 0 || 4.40 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [1967–68](/source/1967%E2%80%9368_CHL_season)
| [Omaha Knights](/source/Omaha_Knights_(1966%E2%80%931975))
| [CHL](/source/Central_Professional_Hockey_League)
| 34 || 5 || 21 || 3 || 1842 || 124 || 0 || 4.04 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1968–69](/source/1968%E2%80%9369_CHL_season)
| Omaha Knights
| CHL
| 35 || — || — || — || 1940 || 108 || 1 || 3.34 || —
| 3 || 1 || 0 || 104 || 5 || 0 || 2.88 || —
|-
| [1969–70](/source/1969%E2%80%9370_AHL_season)
| [Cleveland Barons](/source/Cleveland_Barons_(1937%E2%80%931973))
| [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)
| 40 || — || — || — || 2320 || 121 || 2 || 3.13 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1970–71](/source/1970%E2%80%9371_AHL_season)
| Cleveland Barons
| AHL
| 42 || 24 || 12 || 3 || 2263 || 101 || 3 || 2.67 || —
| 7 || 4 || 3 || 420 || 20 || 0 || 2.85 || —
|-
| [1971–72](/source/1971%E2%80%9372_AHL_season)
| [Baltimore Clippers](/source/Baltimore_Clippers)
| AHL
| 17 || 12 || 4 || 1 || 1020 || 47 || 1 || 2.76 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1971–72](/source/1971%E2%80%9372_NHL_season)
| [California Golden Seals](/source/California_Golden_Seals)
| [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)
| 16 || 1 || 7 || 5 || 838 || 60 || 0 || 4.30 || .856
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [1972–73](/source/1972%E2%80%9373_WHA_season)
| [New York Raiders](/source/New_York_Golden_Blades)
| [WHA](/source/World_Hockey_Association)
| 38 || 10 || 21 || 0 || 1881 || 150 || 0 || 4.78 || .855
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1973–74](/source/1973%E2%80%9374_WHA_season)
| [New York Golden Blades/Jersey Knights](/source/New_York_Golden_Blades)
| WHA
| 20 || 8 || 10 || 0 || 1089 || 75 || 0 || 4.13 || .867
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [1973–74](/source/1973%E2%80%9374_NAHL_season)
| [Syracuse Blazers](/source/Syracuse_Blazers)
| [NAHL](/source/North_American_Hockey_League_(1973%E2%80%9377))
| 24 || — || — || — || 1357 || 66 || 0 || 2.92 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1974–75](/source/1974%E2%80%9375_WHA_season)
| [Phoenix Roadrunners](/source/Phoenix_Roadrunners_(WHA))
| WHA
| 47 || 25 || 16 || 4 || 2841 || 156 || 2 || 3.29 || .885
| 4 || 1 || 2 || 207 || 12 || 0 || 3.48 || —
|-
| [1975–76](/source/1975%E2%80%9376_WHA_season)
| Phoenix Roadrunners
| WHA
| 40 || 18 || 20 || 2 || 2369 || 147 || 1 || 3.72 || .873
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1976–77](/source/1976%E2%80%9377_WHA_season)
| Phoenix Roadrunners
| WHA
| 33 || 11 || 19 || 1 || 1752 || 162 || 0 || 5.55 || .838
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [1976–77](/source/1976%E2%80%9377_CHL_season)
| [Oklahoma City Blazers](/source/Oklahoma_City_Blazers_(1965%E2%80%9377))
| CHL
| 3 || — || — || — || 180 || 15 || 0 || 5.00 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1978–79
| [Cambridge Hornets](/source/Cambridge_Hornets)
| [OHA Sr](/source/OHA_Senior_A_League_(1890%E2%80%931979))
| 19 || — || — || — || 1140 || 86 || 0 || 4,53 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3 | WHA totals
! 176 !! 72 !! 86 !! 7 !! 9932 !! 690 !! 3 !! 4.17 !! .865
! 4 !! 1 !! 2 !! 207 !! 12 !! 0 !! 3.48 !! —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3 | NHL totals
! 16 !! 1 !! 7 !! 5 !! 838 !! 60 !! 0 !! 4.30 !! .856
! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! —
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{icehockeystats}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kurt, Gary}}
Category:1947 births
Category:Living people
Category:Baltimore Clippers players
Category:California Golden Seals players
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
Category:Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players
Category:Jersey Knights players
Category:Kitchener Rangers players
Category:New York Golden Blades players
Category:New York Raiders players
Category:Oklahoma City Blazers (1965–1977) players
Category:Omaha Knights (CHL) players
Category:Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players
Category:Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA) players
Category:Ice hockey people from Kitchener, Ontario

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