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Calvin Thürkauf

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Calvin Thürkauf
Born (1997-06-27)27 June 1997(age 27)
Zug,Switzerland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
NLteam
Former teams		 HC Lugano
Columbus Blue Jackets
EV Zug
National team Switzerland
NHL draft 185th overall,2016
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2015–present

Calvin Thürkauf(born 27 June 1997) is a Swiss professionalice hockeyforwardwho currently plays withHC Luganoin theNational League(NL). Thurkauf was selected by the Blue Jackets in the seventh round (185th overall) of the2016 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

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Thürkauf as a youth played within theEV Zugjunior ranks. In spending 5 seasons within Zug's development program, Thürkauf made his professional debut in the2014–15playoffs, appearing in one game on loan toSC Langenthalof the then second tierNational League B(NLB).

With NHL aspirations, Thürkauf was selected 59th overall in the 2015CHL Import Draftby theKelowna Rocketsof theWestern Hockey League(WHL). In his first major junior season in North America, Thürkauf displayed his offensive potential in contributing with 18 goals and 45 points in 61 games as a rookie. He was selected in his second year of eligibility in the seventh-round, 185th overall, by theColumbus Blue Jacketsin the2016 NHL Entry Draft.

On 31 December 2016, Thürkauf was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Blue Jackets.[1]He placed second on team scoring in the2016–17season with the Rockets, establishing a career high 33 goals and 70 points in 60 regular season games.

In the final year of his entry-level contract with the Blue Jackets in the2019–20season, while playing with AHL affiliate, theCleveland Monsters,Thürkauf received his first recall to the NHL on an emergency basis on 21 February 2020.[2]He made his NHL debut with the Blue Jackets, appearing on the fourth-line, in a 4–3 shootout defeat to theNashville Predatorson 22 February 2020.[3]He was returned to the AHL with the Monsters the following day.

As an impending restricted free agent and with the following 2020–21 North American season delayed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic,Thürkauf was signed to a temporary contract with hometown Swiss club,EV Zugof the NL, on 24 August 2020.[4]

On May 10, 2021, Thürkauf left the Blue Jackets organization and joinedHC Luganoon a three-year deal through the 2023–24 season.[5]

International play

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Medal record
RepresentingSwitzerland
Ice hockey
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Czechia

Thürkauf has represented theSwiss national junior teamat multiple tournaments. The first time he was selected to play for the national junior team, was during the2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.He later captained Switzerland at the2017 World Junior Championshipsin Canada, posting 4 points in 4 games in a 7th-placed finish.

He representedSwitzerlandat the2024 IIHF World Championshipand won a silver medal.[6]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 EV Zug Elite. A 4 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
2013–14 EV Zug Elite. A 8 1 1 2 6 2 0 0 0 4
2014–15 EV Zug Elite. A 38 11 10 21 54 12 1 1 2 20
2014–15 SC Langenthal NLB — — — — — 1 0 0 0 4
2015–16 Kelowna Rockets WHL 61 18 27 45 54 18 2 6 8 16
2016–17 Kelowna Rockets WHL 60 33 37 70 87 17 8 13 21 24
2017–18 Cleveland Monsters AHL 75 11 13 24 40 — — — — —
2018–19 Cleveland Monsters AHL 26 2 0 2 24 — — — — —
2019–20 Cleveland Monsters AHL 53 9 17 26 37 — — — — —
2019–20 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2020–21 EV Zug NL 22 3 2 5 26 — — — — —
2021–22 HC Lugano NL 50 16 19 35 65 6 1 3 4 4
2022–23 HC Lugano NL 52 11 8 19 61 8 3 4 7 12
2023–24 HC Lugano NL 52 28 32 60 34 9 1 7 8 6
NHL totals 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
NL totals 176 58 61 119 186 23 5 14 19 22

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Switzerland IH18 7th 4 1 0 1 38
2015 Switzerland U18 4th 7 1 2 3 12
2016 Switzerland WJC 9th 5 1 1 2 2
2017 Switzerland WJC 7th 4 2 2 4 16
2022 Switzerland OG 8th 5 0 2 2 0
2022 Switzerland WC 5th 6 2 0 2 0
2023 Switzerland WC 5th 2 1 1 2 0
2024 Switzerland WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 1 3 4 4
Junior totals 20 5 5 10 68
Senior totals 23 4 6 10 4

References

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  1. ^"Blue Jackets sign Calvin Thurkauf to ELC".Columbus Blue Jackets.31 December 2016.Retrieved31 December2016.
  2. ^"Blue Jackets add forward Calvin Thurkauf on emergency recall from Cleveland".Columbus Blue Jackets.21 February 2020.Retrieved21 February2020.
  3. ^"Blue Jackets lose eight-round shootout, skid hits 8".National Hockey League.22 February 2020.Retrieved22 February2020.
  4. ^"Calvin Thurkauf starts the season with Zug"(in German).EV Zug.24 August 2020.Retrieved24 August2020.
  5. ^"Three players sign with Lugano"(in French).HC Lugano.10 May 2021.Retrieved10 May2021.
  6. ^"Silver it is - Czechia beats Switzerland in the World Championship final".swisshockeynews.ch.26 May 2024.Retrieved26 May2024.
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