Position: D/RW (Shoots Right)
Birthdate: August 10, 1984 (29 years old)
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario
Height: 6’0” Weight: 200 lbs
Jersey Number: #6
2001/2002
Kyle Spurr got his hockey career started in 2001 as a winger when he played for the Toronto St. Michael’s Majors of the Ontario Hockey League. He would split this season between the Majors and the St. Michael’s Buzzers – the Junior A OPJHL affiliate of the Majors. On the Majors he was teammates with future NHLers Tim Brent, Darryl Boyce, Kevin Klein and Peter Budaj. He played in 58 games with the Majors, scoring 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points, adding 89 PIM, as well as getting into 11 OHL fights. He also played in 8 games with the Buzzers and scored 3 goals and 1 assist in 8 games. On the Buzzers he was teammates with future first round pick in the NHL, Wojtek Wolski.
2002/2003
The following season Spurr would continue to split the season between the OHL and the OPJHL, playing for the Majors and the Vaughan Vipers. This season he continued to play on the same team as Brent, Boyce and Klein but also was teammates with current Blast forward Chris Rebernik and current Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Justin Peters. He played in 43 games with the team, collecting 2 goals and 2 assists for 4 points, including 113 PIM and 15 OHL fights. He also added 3 points in 9 games with the Vipers.
2003/2004
Kyle Spurr hockey card with the Storm in 2003/2004
This season Spurr would begin with the Majors playing in two games, but would be traded along with Klein to the Guelph Storm. It was with the Storm that Spurr was able to show his offense and toughness more playing on a very talent rich team including future NHLers Martin St. Pierre, Daniel Paille, Ryan Callahan, Daniel Girardi, and Kevin Klein.
The 19 year old Spurr, finished with 20 points (6 goals, 14 assists) in 63 games with the Storm, adding 172 PIM and a career high 24 fighting majors. He would fight current Blast teammate Bryan Hamm who played for Erie as well as other notable current NHLers Cam Janssen, Mike Richards of the LA Kings, and Dennis Wideman of the Calgary Flames who played for London at the time.
The Storm would go on to finish the regular season with a 49-14-5 record and eventually win the J.Ross Robertson Cup OHL Championship after sweeping the Mississauga IceDogs 4-0 in the final. They would go on to lose all 3 round robin games in the Memorial Cup where current NHL star Shea Weber’s Kelowna Rockets won the Memorial Cup. Spurr would also win the Jason Peaire Leadership Award for “Outstanding commitment to his team and teammates”.
2004/2005
This season would be Spurr’s final year in the OHL, again with the Storm. This team was rich in current ACH talent, featuring current Blast teammate Chris Leveille, as well as Dundas forward Darryl Smith and Stoney Creek defenceman Tony Iaquinto. Spurr was named one of the Assistant Captains of the team for this season. He finished out his OHL career with a career high 27 points (10 goals, 17 assists) in 66 games, adding 101 PIM (12 OHL fights). Spurr would conclude his OHL career with 57 points (21 goals, 36 assists) in 232 games, adding 477 PIM and finishing with 66 career OHL fights.
2005-2011
Following his OHL days, Spurr attended the University of Prince Edward Island, playing with the UPEI Panthers in CIS hockey, following in his brother Chad’s footsteps who had attended the University for one season back in 2000/2001. He played in 84 games from 2005-2008 throughout the next three years while attending the school, collecting 10 goals and 27 assists for 37 points, adding 110 PIM.
Kyle Spurr with the Deer Lake Red Wings of the West Coast Senior Hockey League
After choosing not to go back to school the following season Spurr was approached by the Deer Lake Red Wings of the West Coast Senior Hockey League to come play for the Red Wings. It was during this time he made the transition into a defenceman after playing right wing his entire hockey career.
He played 3 seasons for the Red Wings from 2008-2011, collecting 2 goals and 6 assists for 8 points in 16 games in 2008/2009, 2 goals and 2 assists for four points in 18 games in 2009/2010, and his stats for the 2010/2011 season are unavailable. Following the 2010/2011 season Spurr completed his career with the Red Wings to head home to play close to home and work with his brother Chad.
2011/2012-Present
With older brother Chad Spurr on the Blast already, him and Peter Ham convinced Kyle to come and play for the Blast in the Allan Cup Hockey (ACH) League in 2011/2012. He’s played with the Blast ever since and has played in 65 games so far in the ACH, scoring 11 goals and adding 29 assists for 40 points and 94 PIMS. His most successful season being last year when he had 22 points in 23 games and 8 points in 10 playoff games, as an instrumental part of the Blast’s Robertson Cup Championship team. He hasn’t let his scrapping roots leave just yet, as he got into a key fight last season with long time NHLer Jay McKee who plays for Dundas. Kyle Spurr continues to throw huge hits and play with toughness and speed and will continue to be a vital part of the Blast blueline.
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