Jared Spurgeon

Jared Spurgeon (born November 29, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL) and serves as their captain. Outside of the NHL, Spurgeon also played for the SCL Tigers of the National League A (NLA).

Career
Before playing in the NHL, Spurgeon played parts of five seasons with the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He had a successful time with the Chiefs. He helped the team during the playoffs. They defeated Everett Silvertips, Vancouver Giants, and Tri-City Americans. They eventually went on to defeat the HC CSKA Moscow, sweeping them four games to zero to win the Lethbridge Hurricanes to win the Ed Chynoweth Cup. They eventually went on to defeate the Kitchener Rangers 4–1 in the championship game to win the Memorial Cup that year as well.

He was drafted 156th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2008 NHL entry draft but never played a game with them since the Islanders never signed him. On September 23, 2010, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract to join the Minnesota Wild. He was immediately sent down to play for their AHL-affiliate Houston Aeros. On November 29, 2010, the Wild called him up and Spurgeon made his NHL debut in a 3–0 loss to the Calgary Flames. On January 25, 2011, he recorded first NHL point, assisting on a Chuck Kobasew goal in a 4–2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks. On February 22, Spurgeon cored is first NHL goal against Nikolai Khabibulin in a 4–1 win against the Edmonton Oilers. The goal was also on the powerplay.

When the NHL went into a lockout for the 2012–13 season, Spurgeon decided to head overseas and play for the SCL Tigers of the National League A (NLA). He ended up playing 12 games with them, scoring 3 goals and recording 4 assists. After the lockout was over, he returned to the Wild. On July 5, 2013, Spurgeon signed a three-year, $8 million contract to stay with the Wild. During the playoffs, Spurgeon scored three goals over 13 games which was a Wild franchise record by a defenseman in the postseason. On December 21, 2015, Spurgeon signed a four-year, $20.75 million contract to stay with the Wild. On September 14, 2019, he signed a seven-year, $53.025 million contract to stay with the Wild. On January 3, 2021, the Wild named Spurgeon as their next captain of the team.

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Category:1989 births
Category:Living people
Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players
Category:Ice hockey people from Alberta
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Category:Spokane Chiefs players
Category:Sportspeople from Edmonton