Gary Kurt

Gary David Kurt (born March 9, 1947) is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender. 
==Playing Career==
Kurt played Junior hockey for the Ontario Hockey Association's Kitchener Rangers, at the time owned by the New York Rangers. Later he played two seasons for the Rangers' affiliate in the Central Hockey League, the Omaha Knights. After the 1968–69 season he was acquired by the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League.
After another two seasons in the AHL he broke into the NHL with the California Golden Seals, who acquired his rights from the Barons prior to the 1971–72 NHL season. He spent the first half of the season playing for the Golden Seals' affiliate Baltimore Clippers, but was called up to the Seals in January 1972 to replace Lyle Carter as Gilles Meloche's back-up. In February he was chosen by the new World Hockey Association's New York Raiders 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 franchise, backing-up Pete Donnelly and Joe Junkin, playing alongside former Seals Brian Perry, Bobby Sheehan, Kent Douglas, Mike Laughton and Norm Ferguson. He was chosen by the Phoenix Roadrunners in the 1974 WHA Expansion Draft, and was 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. The following season he shared goaltending duties with Jack Norris, 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
* 1974 NAHL First All-Star Team
==Career Statistics==
===Regular Season===
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	W 	L 	T	MIN 	GA 	SO	GAA
1963–64 	Kitchener Rangers 	OHA 		11 	 	 	 	620 	49 	0 	4.74
1964–65 	Kitchener Rangers 	OHA 		21 	 	 	 	1240	103	0 	4.96
1965–66 	Kitchener Rangers 	OHA 		9 	 	 	 	540 	33 	1 	3.67
1966–67 	Kitchener Rangers 	OHA 		16 	 	 	 	940 	69 	0 	4.40
1967–68 	Omaha Knights 	CHL 		34 	5 	21	3	1842	124	0 	4.04
1968–69 	Omaha Knights 	CHL 		35 	 	 	 	1940	108	1 	3.34
1969–70 	Cleveland Barons 	AHL 		40 	 	 	 	2320	121	2 	3.13
1970–71 	Cleveland Barons 	AHL 		42 	24	12	3	2263	101	3 	2.67
1971–72 	Baltimore Clippers 	AHL 		17 	12	4 	1	1020	47 	1 	2.76
1971–72 	California Golden Seals 	NHL 		16 	1 	7 	5	838 	60 	0 	4.30
1972–73 	New York Raiders 	WHA 		38 	10	21	0	1881	150	0 	4.78
1973–74 	New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights	WHA 		20 	8 	10	0	1089	75 	0 	4.13
1973–74 	Syracuse Blazers 	NAHL 		24 	 	 	 	1357	66 	0 	2.92
1974–75 	Phoenix Roadrunners 	WHA 		47 	25	16	4	2841	156	2 	3.29
1975–76 	Phoenix Roadrunners 	WHA 		40 	18	20	2	2369	147	1 	3.72
1976–77 	Phoenix Roadrunners 	WHA 		33 	11	19	1	1752	162	0 	5.55
1976–77 	Oklahoma City Blazers 	CHL 		3 	 	 	 	180 	15 	0 	5.00
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals		16 	1 	7 	5	838 	60 	0 	4.30
WHA Totals	WHA Totals 	WHA Totals		176	72	86	7	9932	690	3 	4.17
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Playoffs===
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League 		GP	W	L	MIN 	GA	SO	GAA
1965–66 	Kitchener Rangers 	OHA 		17	 	 	1020	67	1 	3.94
1968–69 	Omaha Knights 	CHL 		3 	1	0	104 	5 	0 	2.88
1970–71 	Cleveland Barons 	AHL 		7 	4	3	420 	20	0 	2.85
1974–75 	Phoenix Roadrunners	WHA 		4 	1	2	207 	12	0 	3.48
WHA Totals	WHA Totals 	WHA Totals		4 	1	2	207 	12	0 	3.48
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Gallery==
1972-73-Block-Kurt.jpg|Ken Block and Gary Kurt in 1972-73 season action.
1976-Mar21-Howe-Kurt-Beaudoin.jpg|Gordie Howe, Gary Kurt, Serge Beaudoin, March 21, 1976.
==External Links==
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Category:Born in 1947
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Cleveland Barons (AHL, 1937-1973) players
Category:Kitchener Rangers alumni
Category:Omaha Knights (CHL) players
Category:Baltimore Clippers players
Category:California Golden Seals players
Category:New York Raiders players
Category:New Jersey Knights players
Category:New York Golden Blades players
Category:Syracuse Blazers players
Category:Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA) players
Category:Oklahoma City Blazers (1965-1977) players
Category:Retired in 1977