INDIANAPOLIS – The Indy Fuel, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Chicago Blackhawks and the American Hockey League's Rockford IceHogs, announced that they have agreed to terms with forward Sam Kurker for the 2019-20 season.
Kurker signs with Indy after he split the 2018-19 season with the Manchester Monarchs, where he earned 30 points (16g-14a) in 38 games and the AHL’s Ontario Reign and Binghamton Devils.
The third-year pro has 73 ECHL games under his belt with Manchester, tallying 59 points (28g-31a). Kurker also has played in 54 AHL games with Cleveland, Springfield, Ontario and Binghamton.
Before turning pro, Kurker attended Northeastern University for two years. In two seasons in a Huskies uniform the native of Boston, Massachusetts played 116 games and tallied 30 points (13g-17a). In his first season with Northeastern, Kurker helped the team to the 2015-16 Hockey East championship. Kurker previously played in Indianapolis, appearing in 24 games for the United States Hockey League's Indiana Ice, capurting the 2013-14 Clark Cup championship.
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