Brian Curran
| Brian Curran | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 5, 1963 Toronto, ON, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | NHL Boston Bruins New York Islanders Toronto Maple Leafs Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals |
| NHL Draft | 22nd overall, 1982 Boston Bruins |
| Playing career | 1983–1998 |
Brian Phillip Curran (born November 5, 1963) is a Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and executive. He is the current Head Coach/General Manager of the Drumheller Dragons of the Alberta Junior Hockey League.
Career
Selected by the Boston Bruins in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, he played as a defenceman for the Bruins, New York Islanders, Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, and Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Coaching career
Following his playing career, Curran got into coaching and was the Head Coach with Jacksonville of the ECHL in 1998-99 and the Monroe Moccasins of the WPHL in 1999-2000. He was the general manager and head coach of the Quad City Mallards until he resigned on April 26, 2007. Brian was head coach of the Kalamazoo Wings hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan during the 2007–2008 season until he was released from service April 8, 2008. On July 9, 2008, he was hired as Head Coach/General Manager of the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. On October 16, 2009, Curran was released as Head Coach/General Manager of the Bandits. Curran was introduced as the head coach/general manager of the Lloydminster Bobcats, of the Alberta Junior Hockey League on November 25, 2009, a position he would hold until he resigned on March 8, 2012.[1] On February 22, 2012, Curran was named 2011-12 AJHL Coach of the Year.[2] On March 15, 2012, Curran signed a 5-year contract to coach/manage the Drumheller Dragons of the AJHL.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1980–81 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 59 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 275 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 1981–82 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 51 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 132 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 63 | ||
| 1982–83 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 56 | 1 | 30 | 31 | 187 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 57 | ||
| 1983–84 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 56 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 43 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 192 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1986–87 | New York Islanders | NHL | 68 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 356 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | ||
| 1987–88 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | New York Islanders | NHL | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | ||
| 1988–89 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 47 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 185 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 72 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 301 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 1990–91 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 61 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 223 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1993–94 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 46 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 247 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 59 | ||
| 1993–94 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 59 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 328 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1995–96 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 38 | ||
| 1996–97 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Monroe Moccasins | WPHL | 68 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 239 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| NHL totals | 381 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 1461 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 122 | ||||
| AHL totals | 396 | 7 | 48 | 55 | 1,274 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 95 | ||||
| WPHL totals | 68 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| IHL totals | 28 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 106 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 58 | ||||
| WHL totals | 166 | 5 | 74 | 79 | 594 | 35 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 133 | ||||
References
- ↑ Brain Curran steps away from Lloydminster Bobcats, March 8, 2012
- ↑ AJHL Announces 2012 League Award Winners, February 22, 2012
- ↑ Dragons Hire Brian Curran as GM / Head Coach, March 15, 2012
External links
- Internet Hockey Database: Brian Curran
- Brian Curran's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Brian Curran's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Brian Curran's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
- Kalamazoo Wings