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1982 NHL DRAFT PICK
Brian Curran
Selected in second round
No. 22 overall by Boston Bruins

Born November 5, 1963
Position: Defense
Height: 6-4   Weight: 210
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Portland (WHL)                               
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Veteran, Alberta
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1978-79 Red DeerAlb. AAA ---- ---- --
1979-80 Notre DameSask. AAA 6517 5067 50
1980-81 PortlandWHL 512 1618 132
1981-82 PortlandWHL 592 2830 275

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 TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1984-1994 Boston, NYI, Toronto,
Buffalo, Washington
381 733 401,461
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1984-1990 BOS, NYI, TOR22 31 413

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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