Orland Kurtenbach

Orland John Kurtenbach, born September 7, 1936, in Cudworth, Saskatchewan, was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. A centre noted for his defensive skill and as one of the toughest fighters in the game, he played twenty professional seasons across several National Hockey League teams, principally the Vancouver Canucks, with whom he became the franchise's inaugural captain.

Kurtenbach grew up on a farm until his family moved to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, when he was ten. He took up organized hockey at that time, beginning as a defenceman before moving to centre later in his career. He played two seasons in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League with the Prince Albert Mintos, making brief appearances with the Saskatoon Quakers of the Western Hockey League during the same period. In 1957, after Prince Albert was eliminated from the SJHL playoffs, he finished the season with the Flin Flon Bombers and helped the team win a Memorial Cup. He turned professional in 1957–58, signing a C-form with Vancouver.