Curt Fraser

Curt Martin Fraser (born on January 12th, 1958 with Cincinnati in the Ohio with the the United States) is a former player and trainer of Hockey

Career of player

Curt Fraser was during its career in the National league of hockey one of the players in offensive matter more underestimated. He was regarded as a fighter but can people remember that he all the same knew five season of 25 goals.

Although born with the the United States, he played his hockey junior in the Canadian west, initially with the Buckaroos de Kelowna, team of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League in 1973-74, then he assembled the following season in the Western Hockey League , aligning himself with the Cougars of Victoria where he twice reached the mark of the 40 goals and cumulated more than 600 minutes of penalties. During its last year junior, in 1978, it took part in the championship of the world junior with the team Canada and they gained the bronze medal besides there. This summer there, it had twice more reason to celebrate because the Canucks of Vancouver fîrent of him them second choice with the fishing out amateur of the LNH, the 22e choice on the whole of the vintage 1978.

The left winger with the steel nose registered 35 points at the time of his season recruit in 1978-79. The following year it showed much more insurance with the play, registering 42 points besides and seeing its card more/less to increase by 14. At the time of the two seasons which followed, it had like partners of lines Stan Smyl and Thomas Gradin, having a combined card of 53 goals. In 1982, it marked 10 points into 17 meeting and helped Canucks has to reach the final of the Coupe Stanley for the first time of their history.

After a slow departure in 1982-83, it was exchanged with the Blackhawks of Chicago in return of Tony Tanti. With the Hawks , it held the role of police officer and protected with brilliance his fellow-members. With them, it reached the semi-final in 1983 and 1985. Of 1984 with 87, it known three consecutive seasons of more than 20 goals and played in 1987 for the team of the United States to the Coupe Canada. In January 1988, it passed to the hands North Stars of Minnesota in return of Dirk Graham. It evolved/moved there until the end of its career, an end which it announced after 8 match played in the season 1989-90. He will have played beyond 700 parts and will have accumulated more: 1000 minutes of punishments.

Career of trainer

After having hung these shoes, he immediately became trainer: in 1989, it began as assistant with the Admirals from Milwaukee from late the international Ligue from hockey and it fully took of them the orders in 1992 ,place which it will keep during two seasons. In 1995 it was found with the bar of the Solar Bears d' Orlando once again of the LIH which it will lead until the final of the Coupe Turner. It will spend four seasons with them.

It is in 1999 qu ' it is approximate to direct a club of the National league of hockey, the team of expansion of the Thrashers of Atlanta seeking a trainer, Fraser passed to the history while being the first to fill this station, however the poor performances of the team cost him her employment at the time of the season 2002-03.

Following this post of trainer, it occupies the post of trainer associated in 2003-04 for the Islanders of New York and in 2005-06 for the Blues of Saint-Louis.

Statistical

Honor and trophy

Championship of the world junior of hockey

Bronze medal with Team Canada (1978)

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