Orland Kurtenbach: 1961-62 Topps 15

1961-62 Topps 15 Orland Kurtenbach Hockey Card (Front)

1961-62 Topps 15 Orland Kurtenbach Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

This tall, blond center was acquired by Bruins in draft for $20,000 from Rangers. Started out last season with Vancouver. New York called him up late in campaign and he impressed as a slick playmaker. Big league scouts put a “can’t miss” label on Kurt on basis of Western League play.

En Français

Ce grand joueur de centre blond a été obtenu par les Bruins, des Rangers, pour une somme de $20,000 dans le repêchage. A joué à Vancouver et New-York l’an dernier. Un habile fabricant de jeux. On lui prédit un brillant avenir dans la ligue Nationale de hockey.

Details

Long before he was the first ever team captain in the history of the Vancouver Canucks NHL franchise, Orland Kurtenbach was pretty successful with the WHL version of the Canucks. He was rookie of the year in 1957-58, contributing 54 points in 52 regular season games and helping Vancouver to a playoff championship, his first of two with the team.

He saw ten games with the New York Rangers in 1960-61 eight more with the Boston Bruins in 1961-62. However, Kurtenbach didn’t truly become a regular in the NHL until 1963-64 with Boston. He reached the 20 goal plateau twice during his NHL career but not until he was with the Canucks. He had a career best 24 goals in 1971-72.

Early in his 1963-64 NHL season with the Bruins, Kurtenbach had a big game against the New York Rangers on November 28, 1963 at Boston Garden. Orland had a goal and assisted on markers by Dean Prentice and Andy Hebenton for a three point game. His third goal of the season, scored unassisted on New York goalie Jacques Plante at 18:00 of the second period, held on as the game winner in a 5-3 victory.

Between 1960-61 and 1973-74, Orland Kurtenbach played 639 regular season and 19 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Rangers, Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs and Canucks. As a head coach, he led the Tulsa Oilers to a CHL championship in 1975-76 while winning the Jake Milford as coach of the year. That team showcased future Calder Trophy winner Willi Plett.

Orland Kurtenbach NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1960-61	New York Rangers	10	0	6	6	2
1961-62	Boston Bruins	8	0	0	0	6
1963-64	Boston Bruins	70	12	25	37	91
1964-65	Boston Bruins	64	6	20	26	86
1965-66	Toronto Maple Leafs	70	9	6	15	54
1966-67	New York Rangers	60	11	25	36	58
1967-68	New York Rangers	73	15	20	35	82
1968-69	New York Rangers	2	0	0	0	2
1969-70	New York Rangers	53	4	10	14	47
1970-71	Vancouver Canucks	52	21	32	53	84
1971-72	Vancouver Canucks	78	24	37	61	48
1972-73	Vancouver Canucks	47	9	19	28	38
1973-74	Vancouver Canucks	52	8	13	21	30
	Totals	639	119	213	332	628

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1960-61	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1961-62	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1963-64	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1964-65	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1965-66	Toronto Maple Leafs	4	0	0	0	20
1966-67	New York Rangers	3	0	2	2	0
1967-68	New York Rangers	6	1	0	1	26
1968-69	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1969-70	New York Rangers	6	1	2	3	24
1970-71	Vancouver Canucks	0	0	0	0	0
1971-72	Vancouver Canucks	0	0	0	0	0
1972-73	Vancouver Canucks	0	0	0	0	0
1973-74	Vancouver Canucks	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	19	2	4	6	70