Chad Spurr #25 Player Profile

Position: RW (Shoots Right)

Birthdate: May 13, 1979 (34 years old)

Birthplace: Hamilton/Binbrook, Ontario

Height: 6’0” Weight: 190 lbs

Jersey Number: #25 – Captain of the Blast

1995/1996 – Hamilton Kilty B’s – OPJHL

Chad Spurr got his start off in the hockey scene in Junior A in the OPJHL with the Hamilton Kilty B’s as a 16 year old where he played with former Blast and Real McCoy’s C Paul Lawson and briefly with current Blast teammate Dave Russell. He played in 45 games in his rookie season, scoring 12 goals and adding 27 assists for 39 points in only 45 games, finishing 6^th in team scoring.

1996/1997-1999/2000 – Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds – OHL/ Roanoke Express – ECHL

Autographed Chad Spurr card when he played with the Greyhounds in the OHL

Following a very successful rookie season in Junior A, Chad Spurr was drafted by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League. He would play his first season in the O in 1996/1997 where he would record 11 goals and 38 assists for 49 points in 61 games, good for 6^th in team scoring. The team he played on featured future NHL talent Joe Thornton, Richard Jackman and Nathan Perrott. The team would win their division and make it to the second round of the OHL playoffs before losing to Guelph. Chad had 2 points in 11 playoff games that spring.

Chad began his sophomore season in the OHL in 1997 and the team struggled as leading scorer Joe Thornton left for the NHL to play with the Boston Bruins. Despite their record of 20-36-7-3 on the season, Spurr had an increased offensive role on the team. He finished 4^th in team scoring with 20 goals and 34 assists for 54 points in 64 games.

In 1998/1999, he split the season between the Greyhounds and the Roanoke Express of the ECHL. He played the entire season with the Greyhounds and had a career high 72 points (27 goals, 45 assists) in 65 games. He added 7 points (4 goals, 3 assists) in 5 playoff games before the Greyhounds got eliminated.

After elimination Chad decided to get a brief taste of professional hockey as he signed with the now defunct Roanoke Express of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He played in three games that season and scored two goals. He would end up playing in the playoffs for the Express as well that year, collecting 6 points in 12 games.

At the turn of the century Spurr headed back to the OHL with the Greyhounds for one last season in the O. He played in 61 games, scoring 18 goals and 39 assists for 57 points. The team went on a long playoff run to the Conference finals and Chad was a huge reason for this as he scored 7 goals and 12 assists for 19 points in 17 playoff games that spring.

This would close the chapter on the OHL portion of his career as he finished with 251 games played, scoring 76 goals and adding 156 assists for 232 points, adding 170 PIM. He also played in 45 OHL playoff games scoring 16 goals and adding 18 assists for 34 points.

After this Junior career, Chad headed out East briefly to play in one season of University hockey with the University of PEI. He played in 24 games and lead the team in every major category with 16 goals, 25 assists, 41 points and 101 PIM.

Following that season Chad left the University and began his 6 year professional hockey career. He signed with the Indianapolis Ice of the Central Hockey League. He only played in 7 regular season games that season and he scored 5 points (1 goal, 4 assists) and went pointless in 3 playoff games.

2001/2002 – Charlotte Checkers – ECHL

The next season in 2001, Chad would get his first full season of pro hockey under his belt. He signed with the Charlotte Checkers (now in the AHL) of the East Coast Hockey League where he was teammates with current Blast teammate Brandon Dietrich. Chad was the only player to play in all 72 games and he scored 10 goals and 21 assists for 31 points in his rookie season of pro hockey as a 22 year old. He added a single assist in 5 playoff games that spring as the Checkers had a first round exit.

2002/2003-2003/2004 – Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs – CHL

Chad Spurr with the Mudbugs

In the 2002/2003 season Chad headed back to the CHL to play for the now defunct Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs. He scored 28 points (13 goals, 15 assists) in 47 games with the team in his first year with the team.

The second year Chad played with the Mudbugs he scored a career high 31 goals and added 39 assists for a professional personal high 70 points, finishing second in team scoring. The Mudbugs went on a long playoff run that season but would lose in the CHL finals. Chad scored 13 points (6 goals, 7 assists) in 17 playoff games that spring.

2004/2005 – Pee Dee Pride – ECHL

The following year, he headed back to the league that provided him with his first taste of prop hockey back in 1998 as he signed with Pee Dee Pride of the ECHL. He only played in 40 games but managed to finish 5^th in team scoring with 38 points (11 goals, 27 assists).

That concluded the ECHL portion of Chad’s career, he finished with 23 goals and 31 assists for 54 points in 115 games.

2005/2006 – Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs – CHL

The 2005/2006 season would end up being Spurr’s last in professional hockey as he would retire at the conclusion. He went out with class, as he finished with 60 points (21 goals, 39 assists) in 61 games and added 12 points (4 goals, 8 assists) in 15 games in the playoffs, as the Mudbugs again lost in the Championship Finals. He would retire at the conclusion of the season to come back home to Ontario, where he would start up his own business.

2006/2007 – Present – Brantford Blast – MLH/ACH

 

Chad Spurr and Blast Owner Peter Ham in 2010 after a one year leave of absence from the league

Chad Spurr signed with the Blast after retiring from professional hockey. He started in the 2006/2007 season, where he had 37 points (21 goals, 16 assists) in 27 games.

The next season he was an instrumental part of the Blast’s Allan Cup Championship team, scoring 17 goals and assisting on 22 others for 39 points in 24 games. He added 7 points in 5 games in the Allan Cup, none bigger than his OT winner in the semi finals against Dundas to propel the Blast to the Finals against Bentley where they would go on to win 3-1 and capture the 100^th Allan Cup Championship.

In total, Chad has been with the Blast for 7 seasons dating to today and he has become the second leading scorer in goals, assists and points with 115 goals, 139 assists and 254 points behind only Tyler Pelton

His season by season stats from 2008/2009 until the present day are as follows:

2008/2009 – 9 GP – 2G,8A- 10 Pts – 2 PIM

2010/2011 – 23 GP – 23G, 25A – 48 Pts – 46 PIM

2011/2012- 25 GP- 22G, 31A – 53 Pts – 24 PIM

2012-2013- 21 GP – 17G, 30A- 47 Pts – 36 PIM

2013-2014 (so far) – 18 GP – 13G, 7A- 20 Pts – 34 PIM

Mike Burgoyne #22 Player Profile

Position: D (Shoots Left)

Birthdate: Dec 28, 1980 (33 years old)

Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario

Height: 6’2” Weight: 210 lbs

Jersey Number: #22

 

1997/1998-1999/2000 – Hamilton Kilty B’s – OPJHL

Mike “Burger” Burgoyne got his hockey playing career started off as a 16 year old in the same league as many other Blast players, he first played in the OPJHL which was Junior A hockey. He played for a team called the Hamilton Kilty B’s (now known as the Hamilton Red Wings). He played 29 games in his rookie season and scored 1 goal and added 4 helps for 5 points. One of his teammates was current Blast defenseman Dave Russell, who was 17 years old at the time.

In his sophomore season, Burgoyne got more ice time and he capitalized on it. He finished with a personal Junior hockey best 18 goals and added 27 assists for 45 points in only 47 games, as he became one of the team and league’s best offensively minded defensemen. He finished third in team scoring.

After a very solid second season, Burgoyne came back as an 18 year old for his final season of Junior hockey. He played in 30 games and added 10 goals and 14 assists for 24 points.

He closed out the Junior days of his hockey career with 106 games played, scoring 29 goals, and assisting on 45 others for a total of 74 points. He also received 83 PIM over the three seasons in the OPJHL.

2002/2003-2003/2004 – Brantford Blast – OHA Sr A

After two seasons off from competitive hockey following his junior career, Burgoyne decided to come and play for the Blast in OHA Sr A as a 21 year old. The blue liner finished 5th in team scoring in their inaugural season with 9 goals and 15 assists in 30 games for 24 points.

In the 2003/2004 season Burgoyne came back to play his sophomore season with the Blast, who were now coached by Paris native and former NHLer Jay Wells. Burgoyne finished 1st among Blast defensemen and 6th overall in points with 11 goals and 27 assists for 38 points in only 27 games, showing he could be a real offensive threat once again.

2003/2004-2004/2005 – Quad City Mallards/Motor City Mechanics/Rockford IceHogs – UHL

After a very strong season with the Blast, Burgoyne decided to briefly go play professional hockey following the Blast season. He signed with the Quad City Mallards of the United Hockey League (UHL), and suited up in his first two pro hockey games, going pointless and collecting 6 minutes in penalties.

In 2004, Burgoyne was brought back by the Mallards. He played in 17 games, failing to receive a point, and added 28 PIM.

Burgoyne was then traded mid-season to the Motor City Mechanics, and this is where he started to show he could be effective in professional hockey. He played in 30 games for the Mechanics and scored 5 goals and 9 assists for 14 points. Despite only playing in 30 games, Burgoyne was still 5th in Mechanics defensemen scoring. This team was very rich in NHL talent, due to the lockout that year. It included a 42 year old Chris Chelios, Darien Hatcher, Sean Avery, and Bryan Smolinski.

Despite showing some offensive flair, Burgoyne was again on the move before the trade deadline, as he was traded to the Rockford IceHogs, where he would play the final 4 games of the season, failing to receive a point.

2005/2006 – Motor City Mechanics – UHL

After being traded away from the Mechanics the previous season, Burgoyne signed back with the Detroit based team the following season in 2005. He played on a team featuring former Blast player and brother of The Great One, Brent Gretzky, and current Blast teammate Greg Bullock. He finished 2nd in defensemen scoring on the Mechanics behind current Real McCoy’s defenseman Matt Smith, and 7th overall with 14 goals and 24 assists for 38 points in 76 games, adding 76 PIM.

He closed out the UHL portion of his career to move on to play in the CHL the following year. He finished with 129 games played, scoring 19 goals and adding 33 assists for 52 points and 117 PIM.

2006/2007-2007/2008 – Oklahoma City Blazers – CHL

It was during his time in the CHL that Burgoyne really broke out offensively in professional hockey. In his first season in the Central Hockey League (CHL) with the now defunct Oklahoma City Blazers, Burgoyne had career highs in goals, assists and points, finishing with 21 goals, 40 assists and 61 points in only 64 games. He added 76 PIM. He also added 8 points (2 goals, 6 assists) in a long playoff run of 14 games that post-season.

When the 2007/2008 season came around he was back with the Blazers and continued his offensive pace, scoring 17 goals and 38 assists for 55 points, and adding a career high 88 PIM.

2008/2009 – Belfast Giants – EIHL

 

Burgoyne (right) celebrates with a teammate after scoring a big goal for the Giants

In 2008, Burgoyne made the trek overseas to Ireland where he signed with the Belfast Giants of the British Elite Ice Hockey League. It’s the same team that Theo Fleury had played for only 3 seasons prior.  He fit in right away, on route to being the offensive leader for Giants defensemen and finishing 8th overall in team scoring with 10 goals and 30 assists for 40 points in 55 games. He went pointless in 2 playoff games that spring.

2009/2010 – Victoria Salmon Kings – ECHL/ Missouri Mavericks – CHL

Following one season abroad in Ireland, Burgoyne headed back to North America the following season in 2009. He started off the year in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) with the Victoria Salmon Kings in which would be the highest level of pro he had played. He only played 6 games, scoring 1 goal and added 3 assists for 4 points before heading back down to the CHL.

After a brief spot in the ECHL, he headed back to the CHL with the Missouri Mavericks, where he played with current Dundas Real McCoy’s C Jordan Foreman. Burgoyne finished 5th in team scoring that season despite only playing 41 games. He scored 10 goals and added 22 assists for 32 points.

This concluded the CHL portion of Mike’s career, as he finished with 169 games played, scoring 48 goals and adding 100 assists for 148 points, and 199 PIM.

2010/2011 – The Hague HYS – Netherlands

 

Burgoyne battles for the puck with the Dutch team The Hague HYS in 2011

Burgoyne once again headed overseas in 2011 to play in the Netherlands based league for The Hague HYS. He was a very effective player on the team, scoring 12 goals and 33 assists for 45 points in only 38 games, adding 77 PIM. He helped the team win the National Dutch Championship that spring and retired from professional hockey to come back home to Ontario.

2011/2012 – Present – Brantford Blast – ACH

After retiring from professional hockey, Burgoyne came back to the place he started his career after Junior hockey, as he signed a player card with the Brantford Blast, who were now in a league called Allan Cup Hockey (ACH). He scored 7 goals and added 12 assists in 19 games in his first year back with the Blast, as he won the ACH League’s Best Defensemen Award.

In 2012/2013, Burgoyne became a player/coach for the Blast, a role he still carries today. He finished with 29 points (7 goals, 22 assists) in 22 games, on route to his second consecutive ACH Top Defensemen Award. He added 13 points (4 goals, 9 assists) in 9 games in the Blast’s playoff run which ended in a Robertson Cup Championship.

That brings us to the current season, where Burgoyne has 16 points (3 goals, 13 assists) in 16 games so far and has propelled himself into 1st all time in all major categories with Blast defensemen. He also ranks 6th overall in games played with 114, 5th overall with points with 126, 8th overall for goals with 37, 5th overall with assists with 89 and 6th overall in penalty minutes with 142. 

Brantford “Blasts” Away the Norwood Vipers 16-2

Entering Friday’s game against the Brantford Blast, the Norwood Vipers were looking to erase a devastating 14-0 home loss to Dundas on Sunday from their minds. The game started out like that might just be the case. Norwood scored the game’s first goal only 2:16 in as Cory Johnston scored on a sprawling Brett Leggat, and they jumped to an early lead. Little did they know the Blast had something in store for them.

The Blast who had been struggling greatly with special teams this season, had them work out greatly in their favour in the first period. Joel Prpic first scored at 3:46 with the man advantage, followed by Chad Spurr on the powerplay at 9:59. Bryan Hamm scored his first goal of the season at 11:07 and the crowd went wild. The Blast would again have their special teams put them ahead as Chad Spurr scored his second of the night on the powerplay again at 17:12, followed by Jamie Williams scoring the Harvey’s Hamburger Goal at 19:07 with the Blast a man short to take a 5-1 lead to the first intermission. Shots were 11-4 in favour of Brantford in the first. Picking up assists in the first period were Jankus and Prpic with two apiece, followed by singles to Chad Spurr, Burgoyne, Sault, Domingues, Rebernik and Kyle Spurr.

The Blast didn’t let up in the second period as they continued to have great chemistry together. The Blast received goals from Bullock, Healy, Russell, Rebernik and Chad Spurr who completed the hat trick at 12:15 of the second to make it 10-1 after forty minutes of play. The five second period goals were all scored in a matter of 6:03.

The Blast scored their highest amount of goals in a period in the third when they buried the Norwood net six times. Receiving goals from Jankus, Sault, a second goal from Bryan Hamm, followed by Prpic’s second of the night. Darren Doherty would score at 13:13 to make it 14-2, but Lackner and Prpic, who completed the hat trick would close out the game winning 16-2 against Norwood. Bryan Hamm got into his first fight of the season after Prpic’s second of the night. When the game was said and done, the Blast were lead statistically by Chad Spurr (3 goals, 3 assists), Jon Jankus (1 goal, 6 assists), Joel Prpic (3 goals, 2 assists), Greg Bullock (first game back from injury – 1 goal, 3 assists), and Cam Sault (1 goal, 3 assists). Rebernik and Healy each had 3 points, followed by Hamm, Kyle Spurr, Ruberto, Taylor, Williams, Burgoyne and Lackner all with 2 points each. Russell and Domingues would each add a single point.

The Blast are next in action next Friday night for Tim Horton’s Night against rival Dundas Real McCoy’s who won on Friday against Whitby 4-3 in overtime fashion.

ICE CHIPS – The Blast outshot the Vipers 33-22. The Vipers pulled their goaltenders three times in the game. The game was delayed by Norwood arriving to the arena late. The Blast were 3/5 on the powerplay, while Norwood was 0/6. All Blast players received at least one point except Bloomfield and Leveille. Harvey Gekiere won the Frisbee toss, which came with the prize money as well as a custom Blast jersey. 

Kyle Spurr #6 Player Profile

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.