| Merve Kuryluk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | August 10, 1937 Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Chicago Black Hawks WAT Stadlau | ||
| Playing career | 1957–1965 1974–1975 | ||
Mervin Kuryluk (born August 10, 1937) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played two playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1962 Stanley Cup playoffs. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1957 to 1965, was spent in the minor leagues.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1954–55 | Moose Jaw Canucks | WCJHL | 39 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Yorkton Terriers | SJHL | 38 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Melville Millionaires | SJHL | 50 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1957–58 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 59 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1958–59 | Saskatoon Quakers | WHL | 59 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Sault Thunderbirds | EPHL | 45 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 22 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Sault Thunderbirds | EPHL | 69 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 84 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | ||
| 1961–62 | Sault Thunderbirds | EPHL | 65 | 36 | 26 | 62 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961–62 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962–63 | St. Louis Braves | EPHL | 61 | 22 | 53 | 75 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 72 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | St. Louis Braves | CPHL | 58 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | WAT Stadlau | AUT | 69 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| EPHL totals | 240 | 95 | 125 | 220 | 314 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | ||||
| WHL totals | 158 | 33 | 59 | 92 | 102 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||||
| NHL totals | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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