Floyd Curry Explained

Played For:Montreal Canadiens
Position:Right wing
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:175
Birth Date:August 11, 1925
Birth Place:Chapleau, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Career Start:1945
Career End:1959

Floyd James "Busher" Curry (August 11, 1925 – September 16, 2006) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger.

Curry was born in 1925 in Chapleau, Ontario, and raised in Kirkland Lake by his parents Dalton and Mable Curry. He played junior hockey with the Oshawa Generals and starred for the team. Curry won the Memorial Cup in 1944 with the Generals. The Montreal Canadiens realized his potential and signed him. He played for the Montreal Royals before being brought up to the Canadiens.

Curry played his entire National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens. His career started in 1947 and ended in 1958. During his time with Montreal, Curry won four Stanley Cups in 1953, 1956, 1957, and 1958.

Curry recorded his only career hat trick on October 29, 1951, a night when Princess Elizabeth, soon to become Queen Elizabeth II, was in attendance at the Montreal Forum.

After retiring as a player, Curry coached the Montreal Royals, then went on to work for the Canadiens' front office for over forty years, starting as director of sales and travel secretary. In the summer of 1968, he was promoted to assistant general manager. During the summer of 1970 Curry became the manager-coach of the Montreal Voyageurs, replacing Al MacNeil who was promoted to assistant coach (later coach) of the Montreal Canadiens. MacNeil returned to become manager-coach of the Voyageurs, now the Nova Scotia Voyageurs, in the summer of 1971, after winning the Stanley Cup. Curry returned to the Canadiens as assistant general manager. He remained in that position until 1978 and then stayed on with Montreal as director of scouting for a couple more years. During his time in Montreal in management and scouting, Curry was awarded Stanley Cup rings in 1969, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979. Curry's name was added to the Cup in 1977 and 1978.

Curry died at a Montreal hospital on September 16, 2006. He was survived by his wife of 61 years, June, and his two daughters.

Career statistics

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1940–41Kirkland Lake Golden GateNOJHA2094135
1941–42Oshawa GeneralsOHA-Jr.2411152620129101915
1941–42Oshawa GeneralsMC11116174
1942–43Oshawa Generals OHA-Jr.22222446161085138
1942–43Oshawa GeneralsMC 876132
1943–44Oshawa Generals OHA-Jr.26222648131047116
1943–44Oshawa GeneralsMC 101181914
1944–45Toronto NavyTNDHL777142796154
1944–45Toronto Uptown TiresTMHL2213021120
1944–45Toronto FuelsTMHL72240
1945–46Montreal RoyalsQSHL322223458113694
1946–47Montreal Royals QSHL4023204326113474
1946–47Montreal Royals AC1462814
1947–48Montreal CanadiensNHL311560
1947–48Buffalo BisonsAHL14681410
1948–49Buffalo Bisons AHL6724194312
1948–49Montreal Canadiens NHL20002
1949–50Montreal Canadiens NHL498816851012
1949–50Buffalo Bisons AHL2446106
1950–51Montreal Canadiens NHL6913142723110222
1951–52Montreal Canadiens NHL6420183810114376
1952–53Montreal Canadiens NHL681662210122132
1953–54Montreal Canadiens NHL701382122114044
1954–55Montreal Canadiens NHL68111021361284124
1955–56Montreal Canadiens NHL70141832101015612
1956–57Montreal Canadiens NHL70791620103252
1957–58Montreal Canadiens NHL42235870002
1958–59Montreal RoyalsQHL57913224081342
1958–59Rochester AmericansAHL20004
NHL totals601105992041479123174038

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