In the game of hockey, there isnǃÙt much that Orland Kurtenbach has not done or seen. As a player, coach, manager, administrator, he has done it all. In 1957, he won the Western League rookie award with the Canucks and two seasons later, made the NHL for good with the parent New York Rangers. Over the next 10 seasons, he played for Boston, Toronto and the Rangers again before the NHL Canucks selected him in the 1970 Expansion Draft. He was Vancouvers first team captain and was voted team MVP in each of his first three seasons. He retired prematurely in 1974 due to a back ailment and turned to coaching, first in the minors, then with the Canucks (1976 to 1978). Kurt is a longtime member of the Canuck Alumni Board of Directors, sat for years on the selection committee for the alumniǃÙs UBC scholarship program and, at age 68, remains an avid participant in alumni games. He was the 1986 winner of the Jake Milford Plaque for outstanding service to hockey in BC and was recently elected to the BC Hockey Hall of Fame. He is a past coach and manager with Richmond and Chilliwack in the BC Junior Hockey League and currently serves as that leagues marketing director.