He is most noted for having succeeded Ted Darling as television play-by-play announcer for the Buffalo Sabres, a position he held from 1992 until 1995.
A native of Denver, Gurtler earned a football scholarship to Western State College.
[7] In 1995, the Sabres opted to replaced Gurtler with popular radio announcer Rick Jeanneret.
[14] The family made headlines when a 2008 post-prom party held on the premises was raided by local police and it was discovered that copious amounts of alcohol were being served to the mostly underage patrons, totaling at least seventy in all.
[15] Gurtler and his son pleaded guilty to charges of disorderly conduct and were granted conditional discharges.