Bruins sign Tomas Kurka
Published on December 16, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release
The Providence Bruins announced today that they have signed left wing Tomas Kurka to an AHL conract for the remainder of the 2004-05 season. Kurka, who turned 23 on Tuesday, had been playing with Litvinov of the Czech Elite League, near his hometown of Most, Czech Republic. He had 1-5-6 totals in 29 games. Kurka is expected to make his Bruins debut on Friday night at 7:05 p.m., when the Bruins host the Springfield Falcons.
"Tomas is a young, skilled player who already has three years of experience in the AHL with Lowell, as well as some NHL experience with Carolina," said Bruins head coach Scott Gordon. "We know that he is excited to be back playing in North America, and we think that he will give us added offensive depth up front."
Kurka was originally selected by the Carolina Hurricanes with their first pick, 32nd overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He left the Czech Republic to play junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League, posting 51-57-108 totals in 111 games with the Plymouth Whalers from 1999-2001. Kurka spent his first professional season with the Lowell Lock Monsters in 2001-02, notching 13-15-28 totals in 71 games. He led Lowell with 17 goals in 2002-03, while also notching three goals and five points in 14 NHL games with Carolina. Kurka has 36-53-89 totals in 187 career AHL games. He has 3-2-5 totals in 17 career NHL games.
Friday's game marks the conclusion of the Bruins' Toys for Tots Drive. Bruins wives and girlfriends will be collecting unopened toys in the Dunkin' Donuts Center box office lobby from 5:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. All toys collected will be donated to the U.S. Marines Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.
NUTS 'N BOLTS
BRUINS vs. Springfield Falcons; Friday, December 17, 2004
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, 7:05 p.m.; Radio: WDDZ AM-550; Online: www.providencebruins.com
2004-05 records: Bruins: 14-10-2-3 Springfield: 7-17-2-1
2004-05 matchups: Bruins: 2-1-0-0 All-time matchups: Bruins: 58-44-5
BRUINS: The Bruins are 5-0-0-1 in their last six games, taking 11 of a possible 12 points...LW Andy Hilbert leads the team and is tied for 10th in AHL scoring with 13-15-28 totals...D Kevin Dallman leads all Bruin defensemen with 3-9-12 totals...LW David Gove leads the team with a +8 rating...G Hannu Toivonen is tied for fifth in the AHL with a .934 save percentage and ranks ninth with a 2.11 GAA...Bruin defensemen have scored eight goals in the team's last eight games.
Tickets for Friday, as well as all regular season Providence Bruins games, are available online at www.providencebruins.com, all TicketMaster outlets (401-331-2211 or 508/617-931-2000) and the Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence box office. Information on season ticket plans can be obtained by calling the P-Bruins ticket office at (401) 273-5000 or by logging on to the team website.
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