Kurtis MacDermid

Kurtis MacDermid (born March 25, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Kurtis MacDermid
MacDermid with the Los Angeles Kings in 2013
Born (1994-03-25) March 25, 1994
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 236 lb (107 kg; 16 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team Los Angeles Kings
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present

Playing career

MacDermid first played junior hockey with the Owen Sound Greys in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. He was selected in the 2010 OHL Priority Draft, 139th overall by the Owen Sound Attack. He later made his debut in the Ontario Hockey League with the Attack in the 2011–12 season before signing as an undrafted free agent to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings on September 13, 2012.[1]

He concluded his junior career with the Erie Otters in the 2014–15 season, before beginning his professional career within the Kings organization, assigned to AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign, to begin the 2015–16 season.

After two seasons as a regular on the blue line with the Reign and having made positive progress at the conclusion of his rookie contract, MacDermid was re-signed to a one-year, two-way contract extension on July 14, 2017.[2] After competing in training camp and pre-season, MacDermid made the opening night roster with the Kings for the 2017–18 season. He made his NHL debut with Los Angeles on opening night in a 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on October 5, 2017.[3] He scored his first NHL goal in a 4-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens on October 26, 2017.[4][5] MacDermid was sent down to the AHL on January 16, 2018. On January 3, 2020 MacDermid was suspended for 2 games for an illegal check.

Personal

MacDermid is the son of former NHL player Paul MacDermid and was born in Quebec City, Quebec during his father's stint with the Quebec Nordiques, but was raised in Sauble Beach, Ontario.[6] His older brother, Lane also played in the NHL with the Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars and Calgary Flames.[7]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Owen Sound Greys GOJHL 51 6 16 22 124 — — — — —
2011–12 Owen Sound Greys GOJHL 20 3 6 9 80 — — — — —
2011–12 Owen Sound Attack OHL 9 0 2 2 7 — — — — —
2012–13 Owen Sound Attack OHL 65 1 7 8 110 12 0 3 3 11
2013–14 Owen Sound Attack OHL 38 5 11 16 90 — — — — —
2013–14 Erie Otters OHL 28 2 1 3 75 12 0 3 3 29
2014–15 Erie Otters OHL 61 8 32 40 129 12 0 5 5 23
2015–16 Ontario Reign AHL 56 4 12 16 121 13 2 1 3 12
2016–17 Ontario Reign AHL 58 6 14 20 135 5 0 0 0 4
2017–18 Los Angeles Kings NHL 34 1 3 4 57 — — — — —
2017–18 Ontario Reign AHL 32 1 5 6 78 4 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Ontario Reign AHL 48 5 10 15 147 — — — — —
2018–19 Los Angeles Kings NHL 11 0 1 1 11 — — — — —
2019–20 Los Angeles Kings NHL 45 3 5 8 47 — — — — —
NHL totals 90 4 9 13 115 — — — — —

References
  1. "Kings sign defenseman Kurtis MacDermid". Los Angeles Kings. 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  2. "Kings sign four restricted free agents to one-year agreements". Los Angeles Kings. 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  3. "Kings' rookie trio relishes the experience of making their NHL debuts together in season opener". 6 October 2017 – via LA Times.
  4. Zupke, Curtis (4 November 2017). "Kurtis MacDermid is making a name for himself with Kings". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  5. Zupke, Curtis (26 October 2017). "Kings get their licks in on the floundering Canadiens 4-0". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  6. "Bruins hoping kids turn out all right". Boston Globe. 2009-06-28. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
  7. "Lane MacDermid player profile". Eliteprospects.com. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.