Sean Kuraly
Age 30 Jan 20, 1993
Dublin USA
Center shoots left
6'2" 188 cm
213 lbs 97 kg
ELC Signing Age 23
Waivers Signing Age 23
UFA Year 2020
Agent Justin Duberman 
Transaction History
| Jan 13, 2023 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly (undisclosed) is set to play Friday against the Calgary Flames, per Blue Jackets team reporter Jeff Svoboda. |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision for Friday's matchup with the Calgary Flames, Blue Jackets team reporter Jeff Svoboda reports. |
| Nov 20, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly netted a goal in Columbus' 5-3 win against the Florida Panthers on Sunday. |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly contributed two goals and an assist in the Columbus Blue Jackets' 6-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. |
| Nov 15, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly (upper body) scored a goal in Columbus' 5-4 overtime win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. |
| Nov 15, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly (upper body) will play Tuesday against the Philadelphia Flyers, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports. |
| Nov 11, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly (upper body) was placed on injured reserve, retroactive to Nov. 5. |
| Nov 10, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly (upper body) will not be in the lineup against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, Blue Jackets team reporter Jeff Svoboda reports. |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly is day-to-day with an upper-body injury, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reported Tuesday. |
| Nov 7, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly (undisclosed) will be re-evaluated Tuesday after taking an elbow to the head in Saturday's loss to the Colorado Avalanche, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports. |
| Nov 5, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly (undisclosed) was injured in Saturday's loss to Colorado and there was no update on his status following the contest, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports. |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly scored a goal during a 6-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Friday in Finland. |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly picked up an assist in Sunday's win over the New York Rangers. |
| Sep 22, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly (foot) is expected to participate in the Columbus Blue Jackets' on-ice activities at training camp, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports. |
| Apr 26, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly will be sidelined for the final three games of the year due to a foot injury, the club announced Tuesday. |
| Apr 17, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly scored a goal on two shots and added four hits in Sunday's 6-4 loss to the Anaheim Ducks. |
| Apr 16, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly scored a goal, logged five hits and added two PIM in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings. |
| Apr 13, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly has cleared the COVID-19 protocols but did not play Wednesday versus the Montreal Canadiens, Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch reports. |
| Apr 9, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly was placed in the NHL's COVID-19 protocols on Saturday. |
| Apr 5, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly had a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly collected four hits in a 6-0 loss to the New York Islanders on Thursday. |
| Mar 7, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly scored a goal on three shots and added four hits in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. |
| Mar 5, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly picked up two assists in Friday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings. |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly logged an assist and three hits in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Calgary Flames. |
| Jan 27, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly scored two goals in Thursday's 5-3 win over the New York Rangers. |
| Jan 23, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly scored a goal in a 2-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Sunday. |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly notched an assist and three hits in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. |
| Dec 11, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly registered an assist, two shots on goal and four hits in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over the Seattle Kraken. |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly produced an assist, two shots on goal and three hits in Monday's 5-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings. |
| Nov 13, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly scored his first two goals of the season in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals. |
| Nov 8, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly has only one assist but has recorded 30 hits, nine blocked shots and nine PIM through his first 10 games as a Blue Jacket. |
| Jul 28, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly signed a four-year, $10 million contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday. |
| May 4, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly registered a goal on four shots and added three hits Tuesday in a 4-3 shootout loss to New Jersey. |
| Mar 31, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly is no longer in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol, Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald reports. |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly was placed in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol Thursday, Greg Wyshynski of ESPN.com reports. |
| Feb 6, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly scored the game-winning goal in Friday's 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. |
| Jan 29, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly recorded his first goal of the season in the Boston Bruins' 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday. |
| Jan 18, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Trent Frederic | Frederic has been skating on the Boston Bruins' fourth line with Sean Kuraly and Chris Wagner, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports. |
| Dec 21, 2020 | Boston Bruins | Sean Kuraly | Kuraly (groin) was not included among Bruins President Cam Neely's injury report Monday, per Conor Ryan of MassLive.com. |
| Jul 3, 2018 | Boston Bruins | Re-signed C Sean Kuraly to a three-year, $3.825 million contract. |
| Apr 26, 2017 | Boston Bruins | Assigned C Sean Kuraly to Providence (AHL). |
| Mar 19, 2017 | Boston Bruins | Recalled C Sean Kuraly from Providence (AHL). |
| Nov 24, 2016 | Boston Bruins | Assigned C Sean Kuraly to Providence (AHL). |
| Nov 11, 2016 | Boston Bruins | Recalled C Sean Kuraly from Providence (AHL). |
| Nov 4, 2016 | Boston Bruins | Assigned C Sean Kuraly to Providence (AHL). |
| Nov 1, 2016 | Boston Bruins | Recalled C Sean Kuraly from Providence (AHL). |
| Oct 10, 2016 | Boston Bruins | Assigned C Sean Kuraly to Providence (AHL). |
| Jun 30, 2015 | San Jose Sharks | San Jose Sharks Acquired G Martin Jones from the Boston Bruins for C Sean Kuraly and a 2016 first-round draft pick (Trent Frederic). |
| Feb 28, 2011 | Florida Panthers | Florida Panthers Acquired Pat Rissmiller from Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for Radek Dvorak and a fifth-round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft later traded to San Jose - San Jose selected Sean Kuraly) |
| Feb 28, 2011 | Florida Panthers | Florida Panthers Acquired Niclas Bergfors from Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for Radek Dvorak and a fifth-round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft later traded to San Jose - San Jose selected Sean Kuraly) |
| Feb 24, 2011 | Carolina Hurricanes | Carolina Hurricanes Acquired Cory Stillman from Florida Panthers in exchange for Ryan Carter and a 2011 fifth-round draft pick (later traded to Atlanta, later traded to San Jose - San Jose selected Sean Kuraly) i |
2022-2023 Regular Season Stats
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Sean Kuraly |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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| Columbus Blue Jackets
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48 | 9 | 4 | 13 | -21 | 48 | 550 | 25.50 | 42.00 | -4.80 | 41.90 | -4.60 | 0.55 | 0.87 |
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Career Stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||
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| 2008-2009 | Ohio Blue Jackets 16U AAA | T1EHL 16U | 49 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | Indiana Ice | USHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | U.S. National U17 Team | USDP | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | Ohio Blue Jackets 18U AAA | T1EHL 18U | 37 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | USA U17 (all) | International-Jr | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2010-2011 | Indiana Ice | USHL | 51 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 45 | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2010-2011 | USA U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | Indiana Ice | USHL | 54 | 32 | 38 | 70 | 48 | Playoffs | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | USA U19 | WJAC-19 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Miami Univ. (Ohio) | NCAA | 40 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | USA U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Miami Univ. (Ohio) | NCAA | 38 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Miami Univ. (Ohio) | NCAA | 40 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Miami Univ. (Ohio) | NCAA | 36 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 54 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 37 | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 72 | 33.33 | 54.69 | 5.76 | 60.50 | 5.37 | 0.00 | 0.83 | Playoffs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017-2018 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 75 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 809 | 40.82 | 54.90 | -0.49 | 50.81 | -4.52 | 0.37 | 0.89 | Playoffs | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2018-2019 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 71 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 38 | 857 | 53.49 | 51.75 | -2.19 | 49.74 | -4.30 | 0.35 | 1.19 | Playoffs | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2019-2020 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 69 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 34 | 755 | 45.10 | 45.30 | -8.40 | 45.20 | -7.10 | 0.48 | 1.43 | Playoffs | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020-2021 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 47 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 549 | 36.80 | 48.30 | -8.60 | 49.20 | -7.10 | 0.44 | 0.87 | Playoffs | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021-2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 77 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 61 | 988 | 47.30 | 45.60 | 1.70 | 47.40 | -0.20 | 0.61 | 1.28 | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 48 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 550 | 25.50 | 42.00 | -4.80 | 41.90 | -4.60 | 0.55 | 0.87 | ||||||||
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Active Contract
Standard Contract | 4 Years $10,000,000 3.03% of cap space
| 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | UFA |
| AAV | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Base Salary | $1,500,000 | $2,750,000 | $3,250,000 | $2,500,000 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $1,500,000 | $2,750,000 | $3,250,000 | $2,500,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $1,500,000 | $2,750,000 | $3,250,000 | $2,500,000 | |
| Clauses | NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC | |
| UFA Year | |||||
| Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | |||
| No Trade Clause – 2021-22 season; Limited No Trade Clause – starting 2022-23 season - 10 team no trade list | |||||
Contract History
Standard Contract | 3 Years $3,825,000 1.60% of cap space
Entry Level Contract | 2 Years $1,850,000 1.11% of cap space