Kira Hurley (born 16 May 1985) is a
Canadian professional
ice hockey player. Hurley was born in
Toronto,
Ontario. She is credited with being the first female goalie ever to register a point in a men's professional game.
Playing career
Kira Hurley played women's
ice hockey from 2004 through 2007 for the
Clarkson University Golden Knights, an
NCAA Division III school, that plays at the
Division I level in hockey. Hurley was the first-ever member of the Golden Knights Division I program to be named an
All-American when she was named to the second team of the
American Hockey Coaches Association all-star squad in March 2006. Hurley has also been an
Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey League Goaltender of the Year while being selected Goaltender of the Week numerous times. In four years at Clarkson, the five feet ten inches tall Hurley won 48 games and posted an impressive 20 shutouts. She also earned Female Student Athlete of the Year honors at Clarkson and gained league honor roll status.
Following her collegiate career, Hurley signed to play minor league professional hockey with the
Mon Valley Thunder of the
Mid-Atlantic Hockey League. However, the league folded before she could be cleared for a work visa. Hurley then signed to play top amateur hockey in
Canada for the
Marmora Lakers of the
Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League for the 2008 season. Hurley was 0–5 for the Lakers, with a .768 save percentage, making 156 saves. She made 47 saves in one game, a 7–6 loss to
Simcoe County. During her last game with the Lakers, she made 36 saves in a 5–4 loss to the
Frankford Huskies
The Frankford Huskies are a Canadian Junior "C" ice hockey team based in Frankford, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey league.
History
The Frankford Huskies joined the Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League in 2004. They ...
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In 2009, Hurley signed to play for the
Evansville IceMen, a
United States minor league professional team located in
Evansville, Indiana that plays in the
All American Hockey League. During the 2008–2009 AAHL hockey season, Kira played in two games for a total of 72 minutes, allowing six goals on 35 shots for a 4.99 goals-against average, the best on the team.
Kira became the first female goalie ever to register a point in a men's professional game when she assisted on a goal on 14 February 2009 in a 24-4 win against the
Chicago Blaze. Because of this achievement, Kira's goalie stick and game sweater is on display at the
Hockey Hall of Fame
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in
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada in the minor league section of the Hall.
IceMen Woman Into the Hall of Fame
For the 2010–11 season, Hurley played for the Broome County Barons
The New York Bluefins were a professional hockey team in the Federal Hockey League (FHL) based in New York.
They started their inaugural 2010–11 season as the Broome County Barons with home games in the Chenango Ice Rink in Chenango, New Yor ...
of the Federal Hockey League. Hurley left Broome County when the team relocated. She later joined the Brampton Thunder at the end of season 2010–11 in the Canadian Women's Hockey League.
References
External links
Kira Hurley on Elite Prospects
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1985 births
Living people
Ice hockey people from Toronto
Canadian women's ice hockey goaltenders
Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey players
All American Hockey League (2008–2011) players
Federal Prospects Hockey League players
Brampton Thunder players