Orland Kurtenbach: 1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 117

1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 117 Orland Kurtenbach Hockey Card (Front)

1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 117 Orland Kurtenbach Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

A strong center ice player, Orland is a thirteen year veteran in the pro ranks – six of them in the NHL. His experience as a center is heavily counted on by the new Vancouver entry to the NHL to give poise and assurance to rookie wingers.

En Français

Orland, un joueur de centre robuste, a 13 ans d’expérience comme professionel, dont six dans la LNH. Le nouveau club de Vancouver compe beaucoup sur son expérience au centre pour encourager les ailiers inexpérimentés.

Details

Prior to the start of the 1970-71 season, Orland Kurtenbach had actually played parts of nine seasons in the National Hockey League. Albeit, only six of those saw him play more than 50 games.

In the inaugural 1970-71 NHL season for the Vancouver Canucks, it took all of 5:37 into their first ever game before Kurtenbach recorded the franchise’s first fighting major. In a 3-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings at Pacific Coliseum, Orland went toe-to-toe with Dale Hoganson. Rosaire Paiement would be the next up, receiving five for fighting after a third period dust-up with Ross Lonsberry.

It wasn’t all rough stuff for Orland. He had four point games in two separate wins over the California Golden Seals. On December 12, 1970, he recorded his only NHL hat trick in a 5-2 home win over the Seals. Not only was it his only career hattie but it was also the first three goal game in Canucks history. His three goals were scored on California goalie Gary Smith and he also assisted on a Wayne Maki marker in the first period.

The following year, in a 6-1 win over the Penguins at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena on January 19, 1972, Kurtenbach recorded a different kind of hat trick. The Gordie Howe kind. Orland scored his 14th of the 1971-72 NHL season on Pittsburgh goalie Jim Rutherford, assisted on another Wayne Maki goal and had a third period fight for the Gordie Howe Hat Trick.

Kurtenbach played four years for the Canucks before calling it a career after the 1973-74 season. He served as team captain throughout those four years and was the first ever in franchise history. Orland was the first of seven players to be inducted into the Vancouver Canucks Ring Of Honour.

Between 1960-61 and 1973-74, Orland Kurtenbach played 639 regular season and 19 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks. Orland appeared in three games for the Maple Leafs during the 1966-67 playoffs to earn a spot on the Stanley Cup.

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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