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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Brian Curran
Selected in
second round
No. 22 overall by Boston Bruins
Born
November 5, 1963
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-4 Weight: 210
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Portland (WHL)
Birthplace:
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Veteran, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1978-79 |
Red Deer | Alb. AAA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1979-80 |
Notre Dame | Sask. AAA |
65 | 17 |
50 | 67 |
50 | | 1980-81 |
Portland | WHL |
51 | 2 |
16 | 18 |
132 | | 1981-82 |
Portland | WHL |
59 | 2 |
28 | 30 |
275 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as the
No. 14 WHL prospect for the 1982 NHL draft. ... Missed part of 1981-82
season recovering from appendectomy operation, performed in November 1981.
... Grew up in Veteran, Alberta, while his father was working as a cattle
buyer. ... Attended Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Wilcox, Saskatchewan,
before entering major junior hockey. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 1, 1984 (Los Angeles at Boston)
Numbers: 34 (Boston); 34
(N.Y. Islanders); 28 (Tor.); 39, 41 (Buffalo); 38 (Washington)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1998 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1984-1994 |
Boston, NYI, Toronto,
Buffalo, Washington | 381 |
7 | 33 |
40 | 1,461 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1984-1990 |
BOS, NYI, TOR | 22 |
3 | 1 |
4 | 13 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
N.Y. Islanders Player Hustle Award: 1986-87
NYI Records: Most penalty minutes in one season (356 in 1986-87)
N.Y. Islanders
Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1986-87 (356)
N.Y. Islanders Playoffs
Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1987 (51)
Toronto
Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1988-89 (185, tie), 1989-90 (301)
Toronto
Playoffs
Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1988 (41)
Miscellaneous: Missed parts of 1984-85 season with charley horse in left
leg, suffered in November 1984, and with infected elbow. ...
Missed start of 1985-86 season with broken thumb, an injury suffered during
Boston's Oct. 6, 1985, preseason game vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Missed
remainder of 1985-86 regular season with broken leg, suffered when
he slid into goal post during Boston's Feb. 1, 1986, game at Montreal. He
did not return to action until Game 2 of Boston's first-round playoff series
at Montreal on April 10, 1986. ... Paired on defense with Ken Morrow for
N.Y. Islanders in 1986-87. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with broken
jaw, an injury suffered during N.Y. Islanders' Jan. 12, 1988, game vs.
Pittsburgh. After returning from injury, he played remainder of the season
with special jaw guard attached to his helmet. ... Missed parts of
1988-89 season with pulled pelvic muscle, suffered in November 1988, and
with bruised spine, an injury suffered when his head hit Steve Duchene's
knee during Toronto's Dec. 1, 1988, game at Los Angeles. ... Missed
remainder of 1988-89 season with dislocated right wrist, an injury suffered
during Toronto's Feb. 25, 1989, game at Minnesota. The injury required
surgery to insert three pins in the wrist. ... Missed parts of 1990-91
season with bruised left wrist, suffered in November 1990, and with shoulder
injury, suffered during Buffalo's Dec. 28, 1990, game vs. Chicago. ...
Signed with Edmonton as unrestricted free agent on Oct. 27, 1992, but never
played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Portland (WHL); Hershey (AHL); Springfield (AHL); Newmarket (AHL);
Rochester, Cape Breton (AHL); Portland (AHL); Michigan (IHL); Philadelphia (AHL);
Monroe (WPHL); Utah, Las Vegas (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup:
1993 (Cape Breton), 1994 (Portland)
Memorial Cup: 1983 (Portland)
WPHL Coach of Year: 1999-00 (Monroe)
ACHL Coach of Year:
2002-03 (Macon)
Portland Playoffs MVP: 1983
1990-91: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Rochester).
1996-97: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Philadelphia).
Coaching Career:
Named Jacksonville (WPHL) head coach prior to 1998-99 season and remained in
position through 1998-99 season. ... Named Monroe (WPHL) head coach prior to
1999-00 season and held position through 2000-01 season. ... Named Macon (ACHL)
head coach prior to team's inaugural 2002-03 season and remained in position
until July 24, 2003. ... Named Columbus (ECHL) head coach on July 24, 2003,
and remained in that position into 2003-04 season.
Management Career:
Named Columbus (ECHL) director of player personnel on July 24, 2003, and
held position into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Grew an inch after
he was drafted and played most of pro career at 6-foot-5. ... Missed
start of 1982-83 season with broken ankle, suffered during
Boston's training camp in September 1982. ... Missed start of 1983-84 season
with broken ankle, suffered in October 1983. ... Competed in triathlons
during off-seasons of his playing days.
Personal: Nicknamed "Biff." ...
Full name is Brian Phillip Curran. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY:
Curran played out his contract with Boston in 1985-86 and became a
restricted free agent. He signed with N.Y. Islanders on August 29, 1986. As
compensation for signing Curran, N.Y. Islanders sent Paul Boutilier to
Boston on Sept. 7, 1986. The compensation was decided by an arbitrator
because the Islanders and Bruins could not reach agreement on their own. The
Islanders wanted to send Boutilier to Boston, but the Bruins were asking for
Steve Konroyd. After a Sept. 5 hearing in Toronto, Judge Edward Houston of Ottawa, the NHL's arbitrator, sided
with the Islanders and awarded Boutilier to Boston. |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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