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USA Sean Kuraly
#7 Columbus Blue Jackets / NHL - 24/25
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time NCAA (NCHC) Champion 1
1-time USHL Second All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Jan 20, 1993
Position
C/LW
Age
32
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Dublin, OH, USA
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
24/25
Cap Hit
$2,500,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets / Signed
Drafted
2011 round 5 #133 overall by San Jose Sharks
Agency
PREMIUM

Father: Rick Kuraly
Brother: Nick Kuraly

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Sean Kuraly Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Ohio Blue Jackets 16U AAA 16U AAA 49* 18* 31* 49* -* -* |
2009-10 Ohio Blue Jackets 18U AAA T1EHL 18U 37* 19* 30* 49* 24* -* |
U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
Indiana Ice USHL 5* 1* 2* 3* 0* -1* |
USA U17 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2010-11 Indiana Ice USHL 51* 8* 21* 29* 45* 5* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 4 2
2011-12 Indiana Ice USHL 54* 32* 38* 70* 48* 13* | Playoffs 6 3 3 6 8 4
2012-13 Miami Univ. (Ohio) NCAA 40* 6* 6* 12* 41* -5* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 2* 3* 2* 4* |
2013-14 Miami Univ. (Ohio) NCAA 38* 12* 17* 29* 59* -1* |
2014-15 Miami Univ. (Ohio) “A” NCAA 40* 19* 10* 29* 38* 1* |
2015-16 Miami Univ. (Ohio) “C” NCAA 36* 6* 17* 23* 39* 5* |
2016-17 Boston Bruins NHL 8* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* | Playoffs 4 2 0 2 4 0
Providence Bruins AHL 54* 14* 12* 26* 37* 10* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 23 0
2017-18 Boston Bruins NHL 75* 6* 8* 14* 40* -5* | Playoffs 12 2 2 4 2 5
2018-19 Boston Bruins NHL 71* 8* 13* 21* 38* 6* | Playoffs 20 4 6 10 8 4
2019-20 Boston Bruins NHL 69* 6* 17* 23* 34* -2* | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 4 -4
2020-21 Boston Bruins NHL 47* 4* 5* 9* 20* -10* | Playoffs 11 0 0 0 6 -3
2021-22 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 77* 14* 16* 30* 61* 2* |
2022-23 Columbus Blue Jackets “A” NHL 71* 11* 9* 20* 68* -28* |
2023-24 Columbus Blue Jackets “A” NHL 62* 9* 9* 18* 40* -5* |
2024-25 Columbus Blue Jackets “A” NHL 53* 4* 7* 11* 20* 1* |
Projected NHL 82* 6* 11* 17* 31* 2* |
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Sean Kuraly Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Columbus Jr Blue Jackets QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2005-06 Columbus Jr Blue Jackets QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2010-11 USA U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 1* 0* 1* 4* -1* |
2011-12 USA U19 WJAC-19 5* 3* 3* 6* 8* -* |

Sean Kuraly Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
16U AAA 1 49* 18* 31* 49* 1.00* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 1 54* 14* 12* 26* 0.48* 37* 10* | 1 6 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.17 * 23 * 0 *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 154* 43* 50* 93* 0.60* 177* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 9 533* 62* 85* 147* 0.28* 323* -42* | 5 57 9 * 10 * 19 * 0.33 * 24 * 2 *
NTDP 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 18U 1 37* 19* 30* 49* 1.32* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 3 110* 41* 61* 102* 0.93* 93* 17* | 2 11 4 * 4 * 8 * 0.73 * 12 * 6 *
WJAC-19 1 5* 3* 3* 6* 1.20* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 1* 2* 3* 0.43* 2* 4* | 0 * * * * * *

Sean Kuraly Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/28/2021
07/28/2021 Confirmed Boston Bruins Columbus Blue Jackets
07/03/2018
07/03/2018 Extension Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
03/30/2016
03/30/2016 Confirmed Miami Univ. (Ohio) Boston Bruins
06/30/2015
06/30/2015 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Boston Bruins
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2009, 5 #60 overall by Indiana Ice in the USHL Futures Draft

Drafted 2009, 15 #283 overall by Plymouth Whalers in the OHL Priority Selection

Sean Kuraly is a centre from Dublin, OH, one of the main suburbs of Columbus. He was drafted by San Jose in the 5th round in 2011, but never played within their organization. He played four years at Miami University (Ohio) and was part of the 2013 World Junior Champion US Team during his freshman year.

Kuraly was traded to the Bruins along with a 1st round pick for Martin Jones shortly after wrapping up his senior season at Miami Ohio, during which he served as the team’s captain (2015-16). He played his first pro campaign last season, mainly for the Providence Bruins, but earned two call-ups to Boston and found himself in a bottom-6 spot for their 1st round matchup against Ottawa. Kuraly made headlines after scoring his first two NHL goals in Game 5 of the matchup, the first to tie the game late and the second to win in 2OT.

Kuraly is known for his defensive prowess and could develop into a steady and versatile 2-way forward. He has never put up eye-opening numbers (apart from one season in the USHL), but he posted a respectable 26 points in 54 games as a rookie in Providence last year, and in any case his impact on a game often seems to lie beneath the hard offensive numbers.

In 2017-18, he was the oldest of Boston’s talented rookie forward corps at 24. Kuraly ultimately projects as a defense-first 4C who will play difficult minutes for his team, and will be trusted to take d-zone starts to help get his team out of jams.

(Peter Oundjian, EP 2018)