Curtis Martin Fraser (born January 12, 1958) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played for the Vancouver Canucks, Chicago Blackhawks and the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1978-79 and 1989-90. He featured in the 1982 Stanley Cup Finals with the Canucks.
| Curt Fraser | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 12, 1958 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Vancouver Canucks Chicago Black Hawks Minnesota North Stars | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL Draft |
22nd overall, 1978 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 1978–1990 | ||
Fraser was born in Cincinnati while his father, Barry Beatty played for the International Hockey League's Cincinnati Mohawks, and was raised in Winnipeg and Vancouver. He holds dual Canadian and American citizenship. Fraser was diagnosed with diabetes in 1983 and is active in fundraising and awareness efforts for the disease.[1]
Playing career edit
As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from North Vancouver.[2]
Fraser played junior hockey with the Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League, where he set franchise records for goals, assists, points, and penalty minutes. He was then drafted 22nd overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He made the team right away and was placed on a line with fellow rookies Thomas Gradin and Stan Smyl. The trio would be the Canucks' top offensive line for the next four years and play a large role in the club's trip to the 1982 Stanley Cup Finals.
On December 20, 1982, Fraser was traded to the Chicago Black Hawks for Tony Tanti. He had his best season in Chicago, registering 68 points (29 goals and 39 assists) in only 61 games in 1985–86. After five years with the Hawks, he was dealt to the Minnesota North Stars on January 2, 1988, for Dirk Graham. After playing in only 53 games over the next two and a half years with the Stars, his back problems forced him to retire in 1990.
Owing to his dual U.S./Canadian citizenship, Fraser has represented both countries in international tournaments. He played for Canada at the 1978 World Junior Championship and for the USA at the 1987 Canada Cup.[3]
Coaching career edit
After his playing career ended, Fraser embarked upon a coaching career. After minor league stops in Milwaukee, Syracuse, and Orlando, Fraser became the first head coach of the Atlanta Thrashers in 1999. His record was 64–169–46 over three and a half seasons with Atlanta before being fired in 2003. Since then he has served as an assistant coach with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues.
Recently, he has coached the Belarusian national men's ice hockey team at the 2007 and 2008 IIHF World Championships.
On July 23, 2008, the American Hockey League's Grand Rapids Griffins hired Fraser as their head coach, where he served until June 18, 2012, when he was hired by the Dallas Stars as assistant coach.[4] He remained in that position for five seasons.[5]
Fraser was named head coach of Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in the second half of the 2018–19 season.[6][7] He remained with Kunlun through to the 2019–20 season, unable to guide the Chinese club to the post-season.
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1973–74 | Kelowna Buckaroos | BCHL | 52 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 68 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 105 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | ||
| 1975–76 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 71 | 43 | 64 | 107 | 167 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 38 | ||
| 1976–77 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 60 | 34 | 41 | 75 | 82 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1977–78 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 66 | 48 | 44 | 92 | 256 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 28 | ||
| 1978–79 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 78 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 116 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1979–80 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 78 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 143 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1980–81 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 77 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 118 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 79 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 175 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 98 | ||
| 1982–83 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 36 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 77 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | ||
| 1983–84 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 29 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1984–85 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 73 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 109 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 36 | ||
| 1985–86 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 61 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1986–87 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 75 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 182 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1987–88 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 27 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 35 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 704 | 193 | 240 | 433 | 1,306 | 65 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 198 | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | WJC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1987 | United States | CC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Coaching edit
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Division rank | Result | ||
| Atlanta Thrashers | 1999–2000 | 82 | 14 | 57 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 5th in Southeast | Missed Playoffs |
| 2000–01 | 82 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 60 | 4th in Southeast | Missed Playoffs | |
| 2001–02 | 82 | 19 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 54 | 5th in Southeast | Missed Playoffs | |
| 2002–03 | 33 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 4 | (74) | 3rd in Southeast | Missed Playoffs | |
| Total | 279 | 64 | 169 | 31 | 15 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Grand Rapids Griffins: Curt Fraser". Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ "Legends of Hockey: Curt Fraser". Retrieved November 22, 2009.
- ^ "Curt Fraser leaves Grand Rapids Griffins for Dallas Stars". June 18, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- ^ Fraley, Gerry (June 18, 2018). "Stars keeping two assistants on Montgomery's first coaching staff". sportsday.dallasnews.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- ^ "Jussi Tapola ja Jyrki Aho saivat potkut KHL:ssä!".
- ^ "新闻详情". Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database