Curtis Hamilton (ice hockey)

Curtis Hamilton (born December 4, 1991) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with the Belfast Giants 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.

Curtis Hamilton
Born (1991-12-04) December 4, 1991
Tacoma, Washington, U S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
EIHL team
Former teams		 Belfast Giants
Edmonton Oilers
HC Sparta Prague
SaiPa
HC TPS
Tappara
Graz 99ers
NHL Draft 48th overall, 2010
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2011–present

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). Prior to 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 in 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]

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.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07Saskatoon BladesWHL20000—————
2007–08Saskatoon BladesWHL6814132743—————
2008–09Saskatoon BladesWHL582028482471122
2009–10Saskatoon BladesWHL267916652136
2010–11Saskatoon BladesWHL62265682221047114
2011–12Oklahoma City BaronsAHL415611820002
2012–13Oklahoma City BaronsAHL615491010000
2013–14Oklahoma City BaronsAHL4388162331012
2014–15Oklahoma City BaronsAHL6312203238101126
2014–15Edmonton OilersNHL10005—————
2015–16HC Sparta PrahaELH431317302000000
2016–17SaiPaLiiga4314132714—————
2016–17TPSLiiga21010—————
2017–18TapparaLiiga50000—————
2017–18SaiPaLiiga16358692354
2018–19Graz 99ersEBEL5417234022101230
2019–20Belfast GiantsEIHL4516173316—————
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 5 — — — — —
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Canada
IIHF World U20 Championship
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 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. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  4. https://www.belfastgiants.com/2019/08/04/curtis-hamilton-added-to-giants-forward-line/
  5. "Bruce Hamilton player profile". eliteprospects.com. April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015.


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