Dan Currie (born March 15, 1968) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger.
| Dan Currie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 15, 1968 Burlington, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings | ||
| NHL draft |
84th overall, 1986 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 1987–2003 | ||
Biography
editCurrie was born in Burlington, Ontario. As a youth, Currie played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Burlington.[1] He played junior hockey for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League and played for the Canada national junior hockey team that won the gold medal at the 1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[2]
He was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the fourth round of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and joined their American Hockey League minor league affiliate Cape Breton Oilers at the end of the 1987–88 season. He spent the next five seasons in the Oilers' organization, but only played in 17 games for the NHL team. Currie signed with the Los Angeles Kings for the 1993–94 season, but only played in five games for the Kings that season. He spent most of that year and the next four seasons in the International Hockey League.[citation needed]
Currie played in the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the 1998–99 season, followed by two seasons playing for Bakersfield in the West Coast Hockey League. He returned to Europe for one season in the Italian Serie A and one season in the British National League.[citation needed]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | Burlington Cougars | CJHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 66 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 66 | 31 | 52 | 83 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1987–88 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 57 | 50 | 59 | 109 | 53 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 1987–88 | Nova Scotia Oilers | AHL | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 77 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 77 | 36 | 40 | 76 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 71 | 47 | 45 | 92 | 51 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1991–92 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 66 | 50 | 42 | 92 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 75 | 57 | 41 | 98 | 73 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 29 | ||
| 1993–94 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 74 | 37 | 49 | 86 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Minnesota Moose | IHL | 54 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 79 | 39 | 34 | 73 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 1996–97 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 55 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 24 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 77 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 44 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Bakersfield Condors | WCHL | 70 | 42 | 41 | 83 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Bakersfield Condors | WCHL | 53 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Bolzano | Italy | 27 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Merano | Italy | 14 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Hull Thunder | BNL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Dundas Real McCoys | MLH | 28 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Dundas Real McCoys | MLH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 369 | 223 | 206 | 429 | 220 | 36 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 41 | ||||
| IHL totals | 379 | 153 | 168 | 321 | 232 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ^ "WJHC History (Gold) - 1988". Archived from the original on 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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