Mike Hurlbut

Michael Ray Hurlbut (born July 10, 1966) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft. He currently serves as the associate head coach of the St. Lawrence University Men's Hockey program.

Playing career Collegiate In 1985, he joined the St. Lawrence University Skating Saints Division I Men's Ice Hockey Program. He was recruited from the Northwood School in Lake Placid, New York. While Hurlbut was at St. Lawrence, he was a First Team All-American, as well as a First Team All ECAC. He is widely considered to be one of the best defensemen to ever play hockey for St. Lawrence.

Professional Hurlbut played in 23 games for the Rangers during the 1992–93 season before parting ways with the franchise. He would play one game for the Quebec Nordiques during the 1993–94 season, and five more for the Buffalo Sabres near the end of the decade. The majority of his professional career was spent in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League. He retired after the 2001–02 season with the Rochester Americans, where he was the longest serving captain in franchise history. During his 14-year professional hockey career, he played in a total of 839 professional games, scored 117 goals, had 364 assists, and was a team captain in eight of his 14 pro seasons.

Coaching career In 2002, he returned to his Alma Mater, St. Lawrence University to be an assistant coach on a volunteer basis under Joe Marsh. In 2008, he was hired by the university, and became a full-time assistant coach. He was then elevated to associate head coach prior to the 2011–12 season.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1985–86 St. Lawrence University ECAC 25 2 10 12 40 — — — — — 1986–87 St. Lawrence University ECAC 35 8 15 23 44 — — — — — 1987–88 St. Lawrence University ECAC 38 6 12 18 18 — — — — — 1988–89 St. Lawrence University ECAC 36 8 25 33 30 — — — — — 1988–89 Denver Rangers IHL 8 0 2 2 13 4 1 2 3 2 1989–90 Flint Spirits IHL 74 3 34 37 38 3 0 1 1 2 1990–91 San Diego Gulls IHL 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1990–91 Binghamton Rangers AHL 33 2 11 13 27 3 0 1 1 0 1991–92 Binghamton Rangers AHL 79 16 39 55 64 11 2 7 9 8 1992–93 Binghamton Rangers AHL 45 11 25 36 46 14 2 5 7 12 1992–93 New York Rangers NHL 23 1 8 9 16 — — — — — 1993–94 Cornwall Aces AHL 77 13 33 46 100 13 3 7 10 12 1993–94 Quebec Nordiques NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1994–95 Cornwall Aces AHL 74 11 49 60 69 3 1 0 1 15 1995–96 Manitoba Moose IHL 22 1 4 5 22 — — — — — 1995–96 Houston Aeros IHL 38 3 12 15 33 — — — — — 1996–97 Houston Aeros IHL 70 11 24 35 62 13 5 8 13 12 1997–98 Rochester Americans AHL 45 10 20 30 48 4 1 1 2 2 1997–98 Buffalo Sabres NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1998–99 Rochester Americans AHL 72 15 39 54 46 20 4 5 9 12 1998–99 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1999–00 Rochester Americans AHL 74 10 29 39 83 21 5 6 11 14 1999–00 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2000–01 Rochester Americans AHL 53 6 26 32 36 4 1 0 1 6 2001–02 Rochester Americans AHL 44 3 9 12 44 2 0 0 0 0 NHL totals 29 1 8 9 20 — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year College All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1988–89 AHCA East First-Team All-American 1988–89 ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team 1989 AHL All-Star Game 1995, 2000, 2001 Second All-Star Team 1995