| Curtis Hamilton | |
| Played For: | Edmonton Oilers HC Sparta Prague SaiPa HC TPS Tappara Graz 99ers Belfast Giants Manchester Storm |
| Position: | Left wing |
| Birth Date: | 4 December 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Tacoma, Washington, U S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 212 |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Draft: | 48th overall |
| Draft Team: | Edmonton Oilers |
| Draft Year: | 2010 |
| Career Start: | 2011 |
| Career End: | 2022 |
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.
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.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
In August 2019 Hamilton moved to the UK to sign for EIHL side Belfast Giants.[4]
After an inactive season due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Hamilton returned to hockey by signing with fellow EIHL side Manchester Storm in August 2021.[5]
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.[6]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 68 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 58 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 26 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 62 | 26 | 56 | 82 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 41 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 61 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 43 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 63 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 43 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | SaiPa | Liiga | 43 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | TPS | Liiga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Tappara | Liiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | SaiPa | Liiga | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Graz 99ers | EBEL | 54 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 45 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Manchester Storm | EIHL | 54 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Canada | WJC18 | 4th | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| Canada | WJC | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Junior totals | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | ||||