Kurtis Mucha
Born (1989-06-03) June 3, 1989
Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 184 lb (83 kg; 13 st 2 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
CIS team
Former teams		 Alberta Golden Bears
WHL
Portland Winter Hawks
ECHL
Idaho Steelheads
Stockton Thunder
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2004–present

Kurtis Mucha (born June 3, 1989) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with the Alberta Golden Bears of the CIS.

Mucha played major junior hockey, with the Portland Winter Hawks and Kamloops Blazers, in the Western Hockey League (WHL) from 2005 to 2010 where he played a total of 245 games and 13,708 minutes in net to established new WHL records for most career games[1] and most career minutes played by a goaltender.[2]

Mucha played professional hockey in the ECHL with the Idaho Steelheads during the 2008–09 ECHL season and with the Stockton Thunder during the 2009–10 ECHL season.

On December 11, 2013, Mucha attended practice at Rexall Place with the NHL's Boston Bruins, filling in for Tuukka Rask, who was suffering from flu-like symptoms.[3]

On March 4, 2014, Mucha dressed as the backup goalie for his local Edmonton Oilers who had just finalized a trade to send Ilya Bryzgalov to the Minnesota Wild, leaving them without a number 2 netminder. Mucha signed a one-day NHL tryout contract which afforded him the opportunity to be on the roster for the game against the Ottawa Senators.[4]

Awards and honours

Award Year Ref
WHL record - Most career games played by a goalie (245) Established 2010 [1]
WHL record - Most career minutes played by a goalie (13,786) Established 2010 [5]
CIS All-Canadian First Team 2012-13
CIS Goaltender of the Year 2012-13

References

  1. 1 2 Mucha breaks WHL record - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News
  2. ↑ Winterhawks blitz T-Birds - Kent Reporter
  3. ↑ Moddejonge, Gerry (December 12, 2013). "U of A Bears goalie Kurtis Mucha steps up to help out flu-stricken Boston Bruins at practice". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  4. ↑ Jones, Shane (August 27, 2015). "Mucha hangs up mask to join Oil Kings coaching staff". Sherwood Park News. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Moir's WHL record falls - Broncos - The Southwest Booster". Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
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