2009-10: Played in 33 games as a junior...Led the Lakers in scoring with 30 points made up of 14 goals and 16 assists...Ranked first in short-handed goals (4)...Finished the year with a +4 plus/minus rating...Scored first goal of the season in a 4-2 setback at Bentley (Oct. 30, 2009)...Dished out assists in three straight games against Canisius (L, 6-4, L, 4-3; Nov. 6-7, 2009) and RIT (L, 2-1; Nov. 13, 2009)...Became the seventh player in NCAA Division I history to score a short-handed hat trick with three man-down goals in a 5-1 win over Holy Cross (Nov. 20, 2009)...Scored once and assisted on another in a series at Air Force (T, 3-3, W, 3-1; Dec. 11-12, 2009)...Scored with a Laker in the penalty box at Sacred Heart (L, 6-3; Jan. 15, 2010)...Netted a goal and an assist as Mercyhurst downed Bentley, 6-3 (Jan. 23, 2010)...Matched his season-high for points with a goal and two assists against Army (T, 4-4; Feb. 19, 2010).
2008-09: Appeared in 36 games, scoring 11 goals and adding 14 assists for 25 points…Tied for second on team with three game-winning goals…Found the back of the net three times on the power play…Fifth on team in goals and tied for sixth in points…Scored game-winning overtime goal Jan. 31 in 3-2 victory over No. 19 Air Force…Registered two points in a game four times…Notched two goals, including the game-winner, Nov. 21 at Army and Jan. 17 vs. Sacred Heart…Recorded six points on three goals and three assists in four-game span from Dec. 5 through Dec. 13…Netted a goal and an assist Dec. 5 at AIC and Dec. 12 at RIT…Assisted on Chris Risi’s game-winner in overtime of 5-4 victory against RIT in AHA Semifinal March 20…Also gained secondary assist on Risi’s overtime marker in 4-3 win vs. Canisius Feb. 28.
2007-08: Played in 34 games, totaling nine goals and six assists for 15 points...Had one power-play goal, one short-handed goal and one game winner...AHA Player of the Week on 12/17 after posting a four-point weekend in a sweep of American International.
Before Mercyhurst: Played for the Indiana Ice of the USHL..2006-07: 29GP; 7 goals, 4 assists, 11 points...4th Round (41st overall) 2006 USHL entry draft...2005-06 Regular Season: played for the Georgetown Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Hockey League (OPJHL)...47GP, led team with 63 points...OPJHL All-Star...2005-06 Playoffs: 12GP; 7 goals, 4 assists, 11 points...led team.
High School: Played baseball while attending Nelson High School in Burlington, Ontario...Rookie of the Year and Team MVP as freshman on varsity hockey team at Greece Arcadia High School in Rochester...Niagara Outlaws Tournament MVP...Former member of Rochester Jr. Americans and Toronto Young Nats (OHL Cup Champions)
Personal: Son of Mark and Linda Gurtler...Major is sport management...One sister, Jenny.
