Curtis Hamilton (born December 4, 1991) is an American-born Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He last played with the Manchester Storm in the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Hamilton previously skated for the Graz 99ers in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). Hamilton was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2nd round (48th overall) of the 2010 NHL entry draft, with whom he played his one NHL regular season game.
Playing career Hamilton was born in Tacoma, Washington, but grew up in Kelowna, British Columbia when his father, Bruce owned the Tacoma Rockets (which relocated to Kelowna in 1995). Before turning professional, he played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Saskatoon Blades.
On April 18, 2011, the Edmonton Oilers signed Hamilton to a three-year entry-level contract. In his fourth season within the Oilers organization in 2014–15, Hamilton was recalled from the Oklahoma City Barons and made his NHL debut, going scoreless in his solitary game with the Oilers.
As a free agent over the summer, Hamilton was unable to attract NHL interest and on September 30, 2015, he signed his first European contract by agreeing to a one-year deal with Czech club, HC Sparta Prague of the Czech Extraliga.
On July 26, 2018, Hamilton continued his career in Europe by leaving Finland and agreeing to a one-year contract with Austrian outfit, Graz 99ers of the EBEL.
In August 2019 Hamilton moved to the UK to sign for EIHL side Belfast Giants.
After an inactive season due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Hamilton returned to hockey by signing with fellow EIHL side Manchester Storm in August 2021.
Personal His father, Bruce Hamilton, was drafted 81st overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1977 NHL amateur draft, and is the current owner and general manager of the WHL's Kelowna Rockets. Hamilton was born in Tacoma, Washington when the franchise was known as the Tacoma Rockets. He was raised in Kelowna, British Columbia after his father relocated the franchise to the city in 1995.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2006–07Saskatoon BladesWHL20000 — — — — — 2007–08Saskatoon BladesWHL6814132743 — — — — — 2008–09Saskatoon BladesWHL582028482471122 2009–10Saskatoon BladesWHL267916652136 2010–11Saskatoon BladesWHL6226568222 10 4 7 11 4 2011–12Oklahoma City BaronsAHL4156118 2 0 0 0 2 2012–13Oklahoma City BaronsAHL6154910 1 0 0 0 0 2013–14Oklahoma City BaronsAHL4388162331012 2014–15Oklahoma City BaronsAHL6312203238101126 2014–15Edmonton OilersNHL10005— — — — — 2015–16HC Sparta PrahaELH431317302000000 2016–17SaiPaLiiga4314132714————— 2016–17TPSLiiga21010————— 2017–18TapparaLiiga50000————— 2017–18SaiPaLiiga16358692354 2018–19Graz 99ersEBEL5417234022101230 2019–20Belfast GiantsEIHL4516173316————— 2021–22Manchester StormEIHL5413132630————— NHL totals 1 0 0 0 5 — — — — —
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2009 Canada WJC18 4th 6 1 4 5 4 2011 Canada WJC 7 4 0 4 2 Junior totals 13 5 4 9 6
See also List of players who played only one game in the NHL
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