Tom Kurvers | |||
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Born |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | September 14, 1962||
Died |
June 21, 2021 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | (aged 58)||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres New Jersey Devils Toronto Maple Leafs Vancouver Canucks New York Islanders Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | ||
NHL draft |
145th overall, 1981 Montreal Canadiens | ||
Playing career | 1984–1996 |
Thomas James Kurvers (September 14, 1962 – June 21, 2021) was an American professional ice hockey defenseman in the National Hockey League (NHL). He spent eleven seasons in the NHL between 1984 and 1995. He won the 1984 Hobey Baker award as the best collegiate ice hockey player, and won the Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1986. After his playing career, he was an executive for the Phoenix Coyotes, the Tampa Bay Lightning and then the Minnesota Wild.