2010-11: Appeared in his eighth NHL season, his first with Edmonton… scored 8-14=22 points with 45 PIM in 74 contests…among Oilers defensemen, ranked third in scoring and first in goals…his five PPG ranked tied for second among all Edmonton skaters…had four multi-point games on the season (one multi-assist)…collected 3-3=6 points in his final seven games of the regular season…in the club’s regular season finale, scored 1-1=2 points, including a PPG, Apr. 10 @ COL…also registered a multi-point game (1-1=2), Apr. 2 @ VAN…had a season-high three-game point streak (2-1=3), Feb. 19-23…also had a career-tying two-game goal streak (2-0=2), Feb. 22-23…collected his 100th NHL assist, Feb. 12 vs. OTT…recorded his first multi-point game of the season (0-2=2) and had a +3 rating on Oct. 29 @ CHI…scored his first goal of the season, Oct. 26 @ CGY.

PERSONAL: Kurtis and his wife, Stephanie, reside in Peterborough, Ontario in the offseason…the couple has one son, Jackson…his hobbies include golf and baseball…says his most memorable moment away from the rink was getting married…lists his dad as the person who most inspired his hockey career…names Michael Jordan as the one person he would most like to meet...lists Nickelback and Kid Rock as artists he listens to…lists “Seinfeld” as his favorite television show and “Wedding Crashers” as his favorite movie…his favorite food is pizza.