Kurtis MacDermid (born March 25, 1994) is a Canadian professional

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for the

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of the

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(NHL). MacDermid won the

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with the

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. He is mostly known as an enforcer.

Playing career

MacDermid first played junior hockey with the

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in the

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. He was selected in the 2010 OHL Priority Draft, 139th overall by the

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. He later made his debut in the

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with the Attack in the 2011–12 season before signing as an undrafted free agent to a three-year, entry-level contract with the

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on September 13, 2012. He concluded his junior career with the

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in the 2014–15 season, before beginning his professional career within the Kings organization, assigned to AHL affiliate, the

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, to begin the 2015–16 season. After two seasons as a regular on the blue line with the Reign and having made positive progress at the conclusion of his rookie contract, MacDermid was re-signed to a one-year, two-way contract extension on July 14, 2017. After competing in training camp and pre-season, MacDermid made the opening night roster with the Kings for the 2017–18 season. He made his NHL debut with Los Angeles on opening night in a 2-0 victory over the

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on October 5, 2017. He scored his first NHL goal in a 4-0 win over the

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on October 26, 2017. MacDermid was sent down to the AHL on January 16, 2018. On January 3, 2020 MacDermid was suspended for 2 games for an illegal check. On July 21, 2021, MacDermid was selected from the Kings at the 2021 NHL expansion draft by the

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. On July 27, 2021, the Kraken then traded him to the

in exchange for a fourth round pick in 2023. MacDermid signed a two-year contract extension with the Avalanche on April 5, 2022. MacDermid did not appear for the Avalanche during the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs as they won the Stanley Cup for the third time in franchise history. In his third year with the Avalanche during the 2023–24 season, on March 1, 2024, MacDermid was traded by Colorado to the

in exchange for signing rights to

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and a

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seventh-round pick. As a pending free agent, MacDermid opted to remain with the Devils, re-signing to a three-year, $3.45 million contract extension on May 17, 2024.

Personal life

MacDermid is the son of former NHL player Paul MacDermid and was born in

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during his father's stint with the

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, but was raised in

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. His older brother,

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, also played in the NHL with the

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and

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Career statistics

Awards and honours

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:MacDermid, Kurtis 1994 births Living people Anglophone Quebec people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Colorado Avalanche players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Erie Otters players Ice hockey people from Quebec City Los Angeles Kings players New Jersey Devils players Ontario Reign (AHL) players Owen Sound Attack players Stanley Cup champions Undrafted National Hockey League players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen