| Jared Spurgeon | |||
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Spurgeon with the Minnesota Wild in 2019 | |||
| Born |
November 29, 1989 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 167 lb (76 kg; 11 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Minnesota Wild SCL Tigers | ||
| NHL draft |
156th overall, 2008 New York Islanders | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Jared Spurgeon (born November 29, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and captain of the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Spurgeon was selected 156th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft but joined the Wild after going unsigned by the Islanders.
Prior to the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, Spurgeon played five seasons of major junior hockey with the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He won both a WHL Championship and the 2008 CHL Memorial Cup with the Chiefs. Following the 2009–10 OHL season, Spurgeon joined the Minnesota Wild's American Hockey League affiliate, the Houston Aeros. He impressed the coaching staff through his first 23 games and earned his first NHL recall the day before his 21st birthday. Spurgeon made his NHL debut the following day and remained with the Wild for the remainder of the season.