Kurtis McLean

Kurtis McLean
Born	November 2, 1980 (1980-11-02) Kirkland Lake, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
SM-liiga team Former teams	Lukko New York Islanders
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2005–present

Kurtis McLean (born November 2, 1980 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario), is a professional Canadian ice hockey centre who plays for SM-liiga club Lukko.

Playing career

McLean grew up in the small northern Ontario town of Kirkland Lake and played Midget AAA hockey for the New Liskeard Cubs. He also had a short stint with his hometown team Kirkland Lake Legion 87's. He attended Kirkland Lake's local high school and was often referred to as "The Zack Morris" of KLCVI. After his 1996-97 season he was undrafted by the OHL, however, moved to the Trenton Sting of the Ontario Jr.A. Hockey League where he had a solid season. His exploits in Tier II Jr. hockey earned him a spot on the Norwich University (NCAA-III) roster the following year.

Undrafted, McLean was signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2005 after playing four seasons at Norwich University. He was called up from the Wheeling Nailers during the 2005–06 season, playing 32 games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. McLean finished second on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in points (54), assists (32), and plus/minus (+14) and was tied for third the team in goals (22). He helped the Penguins win the Eastern Conference Championship and finished third on the team in playoff scoring with 19 points (4g/15a).

On July 3, 2008, Kurtis signed with the New York Islanders. He was called up to the Islanders on January 19, 2009 and scored his first NHL goal, in his second NHL game, against Jean-Sebastien Giguere in a 2-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks on January 21, 2009.

On January 23, 2009, Kurtis was inducted into Hockey Heritage North. Town mayor Bill Enouy had this to say about Kurtis. "They will never be able to take that off his resume (no matter what happens in the future) he will always be a guy that played in the NHL".

On May 29, 2009, McLean signed a contract with Finnish club Lukko of the SM-liiga.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Trenton Sting	OPJHL		47	37	38	75	16		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Norwich University	ECAC		32	28	24	52	12		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Norwich University	ECAC		29	25	23	48	26		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Norwich University	ECAC		28	36	21	57	16		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Norwich University	ECAC		26	29	26	55	6		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Richmond Riverdogs	UHL		4	1	2	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL		41	31	25	56	32		5	4	4	8	4
2005–06	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		32	4	11	15	8		7	0	0	0	4
2006–07	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL		16	11	12	23	21		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		55	16	16	32	24		10	4	3	7	4
2007–08	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		76	22	32	54	58		23	4	15	19	8
2008–09	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		62	15	37	52	30		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	New York Islanders	NHL		4	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009-10	Lukko	SM-liiga		42	18	25	43	28		4	0	1	1	10
NHL totals				4	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Kurtis McLean's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database