Sean Kuraly
Jersey Number: 7
Player information for Sean Kuraly
Position
Center
Height
6'2" (188cm)
Born
January 20, 1993
Number
7
Shoots
Left
Weight
215 lbs (98kg)
Birthplace
Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Years in Columbus
4
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Player Career Notes
- Collected 40-45-85 and 209 penalty minutes in 292 career games over four seasons with the Blue Jackets from 2021-25.
- Served as an alternate captain in his last three seasons in Columbus.
- Skated in all 82 games for the first time in his NHL career in 2024-25 and finished with 6-11-17 for the club.
- Skated in his 500th career NHL game on Nov. 27, 2024 vs. Montreal.
- Set single-season career highs in goals, points, hits (240) and games played in his first season with Columbus in 2021-22 after collecting 14-16-30 in 77 contests.
- Has registered 70-105-175 and 384 PIM in 644 games over 10 NHL seasons with the Boston Bruins and Blue Jackets since making his debut in 2016-17.
- Registered 6-16-22 and 51 PIM in 82 games in his second stint with the Bruins in 2025-26.
- Recorded 8-13-21 in 71 regular season appearances with Boston in 2018-19 and added 4-6-10 totals in 20 playoff games to help the Bruins reach the 2019 Stanley Cup Final.
- Scored his first career regular season goal on Nov. 2, 2017 vs. Vegas (Maxime Lagace).
- Played his first NHL playoff game on Apr. 12, 2017 in Ottawa and scored his first two NHL goals in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Ottawa on Apr. 21, with the first tying the score and sending the game into overtime and the second ending the 12th-longest game in Bruins history at 10:19 of the second OT.
- Played four seasons of college hockey at Miami University and totaled 43-50-93 in 154 games from 2012-16 where he was named NCHC Defensive Forward of the Year and Honorable Mention All-NCHC honors in 2015-16 as well as earning NCHC Academic All-Conference Team honors in 2013-14 and 2015-16.
- Posted 1-2-3 in seven games to help the United States win gold at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championships.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | 77 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 61 | 121 |
| 2022-2023 | 71 | 11 | 9 | 20 | -28 | 68 | 100 |
| 2023-2024 | 62 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -5 | 40 | 92 |
| 2024-2025 | 82 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 40 | 88 |
| Totals | 292 | 40 | 45 | 85 | -35 | 209 | 401 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by San Jose in the fifth-round, 133rd overall, at the 2011 NHL Draft.
- Signed by Columbus as a free agent on July 28, 2021.