Brian Phillip Curran (born November 5, 1963) is a Canadian

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...

, coach, executive and former player. He is the current

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and

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of the

Drumheller Dragons The Drumheller Dragons are a junior A ice hockey team based in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada, with home games at Drumheller Memorial Arena. They are members of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, which is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey L ...

of the

Alberta Junior Hockey League The Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) is an Alberta-based Junior A ice hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). It was formed as a five-team league in 1964. There are currently 16 teams in the league. The re ...

. Curran was born in Toronto, Ontario, but grew up in Veteran, Alberta.

Career

Selected by the

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in the

1982 NHL Entry Draft The 1982 NHL Entry Draft was the 20th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League (NHL) teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1981 ...

, he played as a

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for the Bruins, New York Islanders,

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...

Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team was established in 1970, along w ...

, and

Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, a ...

in the

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(NHL).

Coaching career

Following his playing career, Curran got into coaching and was the head coach of 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 The Quad City Mallards were a minor league professional ice hockey team based in the Quad Cities area of Illinois and Iowa that competed in the International Hockey League, Central Hockey League and ECHL. They were named after the Mallards team ...

until he resigned on April 26, 2007. Curran was the head coach of the

Kalamazoo Wings The Kalamazoo Wings, nicknamed the K-Wings, are a mid-level professional ice hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A member of the ECHL's Western Conference, Central Division, they play in the 5,113-seat Wings Event Center. They are the affiliate ...

hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan, during the 2007–08 season until he was released on April 8, 2008. On July 9, 2008, he was hired as head coach and general manager of the Brooks Bandits of the

. On October 16, 2009, Curran was released from his duties with the Bandits. Curran was introduced as the head coach and general manager of the

Lloydminster Bobcats The Lloydminster Bobcats are a Canadian junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL). They play home games in the Lloydminster Centennial Civic Centre on the Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western ...

of the Alberta Junior Hockey League on November 25, 2009, a position he held until he resigned on March 8, 2012. On February 22, 2012, Curran was named the 2011-12 AJHL coach of the year. On March 15, 2012, Curran signed a five-year contract to coach and manage the Drumheller Dragons of the AJHL.Dragons Hire Brian Curran as GM / Head Coach
March 15, 2012

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Curran, Brian 1963 births Living people Boston Bruins draft picks Boston Bruins players Buffalo Sabres players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Cape Breton Oilers players Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Alberta Sportspeople from Toronto Memorial Cup winners Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Monroe Moccasins players New York Islanders players Newmarket Saints players Philadelphia Phantoms players Portland Pirates players Portland Winterhawks players Rochester Americans players Springfield Indians players Toronto Maple Leafs players Utah Grizzlies (IHL) players Washington Capitals players Ice hockey people from Ontario Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States