JP Hurlbert
Jeffrey Paul "JP" Hurlbert III is an American junior ice hockey player for the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League. He is considered a top prospect for the 2026 NHL entry draft.
Playing career
Hurlbert played for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program during the 2024–25 season, and recorded 19 goals and 18 assists in 56 games with the under-17 team. He also recorded 16 goals and 15 assists in 34 games with the NTDP in the United States Hockey League.Hurlbert was drafted 20th overall by the Kamloops Blazers in the 2023 U.S. Priority Draft. On August 26, 2025, he signed with the Blazers. He made his debut for the Blazers on September 20, 2025, against the Spokane Chiefs, and scored a hat-trick. He was subsequently named the WHL Rookie of the Week for the week ending September 21, 2025. The next week against the Seattle Thunderbirds, he recorded three goals and three assists in two games and was named the WHL Player of the Week for the week ending September 28, 2025. He began the season with 11 goals and 17 assists in 15 games to lead the WHL in scoring during the months of September and October. He recorded eight multi-point games, including six games with at least three points, and was subsequently named the WHL Player of the Month. During November 2025, he recorded eight goals and 12 assists in 12 games. He recorded seven multi-point games, and became the first WHL player to reach the 20 goal milestone this season. He was subsequently named the WHL Rookie of the Month.
Hurlbert is committed to play college ice hockey for Michigan during the 2026–27 season.