Kurtz was drafted 84th overall by the
Winnipeg Jets in the
1995 NHL Entry Draft, but never played an NHL game for the
franchise. His NHL debut did not come until the
2001-02 season with the Vancouver Canucks, after spending three seasons with the
Manitoba Moose. He played 27 regular season games, scoring 3 goals and 8 points in what turned out to be his only season in the NHL. He spent another season with Manitoba before moving to Europe in 2003, playing in the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the
Krefeld Pinguine in two years. In 2005, he moved to the
2nd Bundesliga with
EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams, who were aiming to regain a place in the DEL having been relegated the previous season. However, they were unsuccessful and Kurtz returned to North America with the
Worcester Sharks. In 2007, Kurtz moved to
Italy, signing with
HCJ Milano Vipers. After one year he left the club and moved to
Nordsjælland Cobras of
Denmark's Oddset Ligaen in 2008. Kurtz later enjoyed spells with
Örebro HK in Sweden and Fischtown Pinguins of the German
2nd Bundesliga before joining the
EHC Black Wings Linz of the
Austrian Hockey League. He last played for the
Dresdner Eislöwen of the
2nd Bundesliga before retiring from professional hockey in 2013. ==Career statistics==