Tom Kurvers has passed

[Devlin]

Pretty good offensive D-man, with several teams.
Only 58, lung cancer

[RGM81]

Just saw this posted on the Habs website. Sad news.

https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/c...rs/c-325413520

He had quite the career, both as a player and afterwards. Four kids too. Sad.

[Rraincock]

Tom Kurvers’ career journey:

1980/81 to 1983/84:
University of Minnesota-Duluth BULLDOGS



1981 NHL Draft Pick #145 (CANADIENS)
- the same draft as Dale Hawerchuk (HHOF), Ron Francis (HHOF), Grant Fuhr (HHOF), Al MacInnis (HHOF), Chris Chelios (HHOF), Mike Vernon (All-Star), John Vanbiesbrouck (All-Star), Bobby Carpenter (All-Star), Joe Cirella (All-Star), Mark Hunter (All-Star), Garth Butcher (All-Star), Tony Tanti (All-Star), Wendell Young, Clint Malarchuk, Peter Sidorkiewicz (All-Star), Gerard Gallant (All-Star), Bruce Driver, Steve Smith, Rick Zombo, Gaetan Duchesne, and Petri Skriko

1982 IAAF U20 World Championships
Team USA

1983/84
HOBEY BAKER AWARD WINNER





1984/85 to 1986/87
Montreal CANADIENS





1985/86
STANLEY CUP





1986/87
Buffalo SABRES


1987 IAAF World Championships
Team USA

1987/88 to 1989/90
New Jersey DEVILS



1989 IAAF World Championships
Team USA


1989/90 to 1990/91
Toronto MAPLE LEAFS




1990/91
Vancouver CANUCKS




1991/92 to 1993/94
New York ISLANDERS



1992/93
Capital District ISLANDERS (AHL)




1994/95
Anaheim MIGHTY DUCKS


1995/96
Tokyo Siebu TETSUDO
(Japan Hockey League Champions)






Off the Ice

Phoenix Coyotes Radio Commentator
Phoenix Coyotes Scout
Assistant GM Tampa Bay Lightning
Assistant GM Minnesota Wild




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[Savard18]

It's always a tragedy when someone passes far too soon. I remember when I was a kid it seemed like I pulled one of Kurvers cards in every pack, lol he was surely following me around there for a while - both him an Mick Vukota. He had quite the career tho, I remember him as being a pretty serviceable offensive-defenseman with a nice shot, but he was definitely a little suspect on defense.. He bounced around a bit too.

Certainly unfortunate, he was fairly young.

Condolences to the family.