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Curt Bennett

Curt Alexander Bennett (born March 27, 1948) is a Canadian-born American former professional ice hockey forward, who played in the National Hockey League as well as for the United States national ice hockey team in the 1970s.

Curt Bennett
Born (1948-03-27) March 27, 1948 (age 76)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for St. Louis Blues
New York Rangers
Atlanta Flames
National team  United States
NHL draft 16th overall, 1968
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 1970–1982

Biography edit

Early life edit

Bennett came from a family of hockey players. His father Harvey Bennett, Sr. and two of his brothers (Harvey Bennett Jr. and Bill Bennett) also played in the NHL. His nephew Mac Bennett was selected in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft (79th overall by the Montreal Canadiens).

Bennett played in the 1961 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team representing Cranston High School East in Cranston, Rhode Island.[1] He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues with the 16th pick in the 1968 NHL Entry Draft and joined the Blues in 1971 after three very successful seasons with the Brown University men's hockey team as a defenseman. Bennett is a member of the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame, holding the school records for goals by a defenseman in a game (7), season and career. He graduated with a degree in Russian Studies from Brown, where he was also a captain of the men's tennis team and nominated for a Rhodes scholarship.

At one point, Bennett was married to Susan Bennett who later provided the voice of the Apple assistant "Siri".

Playing career edit

Bennett appeared in four NHL games in his rookie season before becoming a regular player for the Blues in the 1972 Stanley Cup playoffs. He was traded to the New York Rangers during the off-season. After 16 games with the Rangers he was dealt to the expansion Atlanta Flames where he became one of their premier forwards. Bennett provided leadership, defensive skills (he frequently guarded the opposing team's star player) and toughness that a young team needed and represented the Flames in the 1975 and 1976 NHL All Star game after scoring a career-high 65 points in the 1975–1976 NHL season. He served as one of the assistant captains on the United States team in the inaugural 1976 Canada Cup tournament. He struggled in the following two NHL seasons. He returned to the Blues along with Phil Myre and Barry Gibbs from the Flames for Bob MacMillan, Dick Redmond, Yves Bélanger and a second‐round selection in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft (23rd overall–Mike Perovich) on December 12, 1977.[2] Bennett spent the next two seasons with the Blues and during those years played for the US national team at the 1978 and 1979 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments. In the summer of 1979, he was traded back to the Flames where he played a final 21 games in 1979/80, scoring just one goal.

Bennett ended his NHL career with 334 points in 580 games. He was the first American to reach the 30 goal plateau in a season.

Post career edit

Bennett chose not go with the Flames when the team relocated to Calgary in 1980. Instead, he emigrated to Nikko, Japan to be a player/coach (along with his brother Harvey) for the Furukawa Denko club. While in Japan, Bennett filed television reports and wrote a number of articles for Goal magazine about his experience living in Japan and the local ice hockey culture. He had previous journalistic experience from working as a part-time Atlanta sportscaster during his career with the Flames and had also served as a national television color commentator during the 1977 Stanley Cup playoffs. He and Harvey both retired from hockey in 1982 after two years with Furukawa.

After moving back to Atlanta, he became involved in commercial real estate and continued his work with the NHL Players' Association to help players transition to life after hockey. In 1992-93, he was an assistant coach for the International Hockey League Atlanta Knights and led a group of local businessmen working to bring NHL hockey back to Atlanta.

In 2000, he moved to Maui where he owns a company that designs and builds water features both in the Hawaiian Islands and on the U.S. mainland.

Awards and honors edit

  • Played in NHL All-Star game (1975,1976)
Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1968–69
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1969–70
AHCA East All-American 1969–70
Inducted into RI Hockey Hall of Fame 2018

Career statistics edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1965–66 Cranston High School East HS-RI
1966–67 Cranston High School East HS-RI
1967–68 Brown University ECAC 24 15 28 43 34
1968–69 Brown University ECAC 22 9 20 29 36
1969–70 Brown University ECAC 24 26 37 63 22
1970–71 St. Louis Blues NHL 4 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
1970–71 Kansas City Blues CHL 63 19 23 42 63
1971–72 St. Louis Blues NHL 31 3 5 8 30 10 0 0 0 12
1971–72 Denver Spurs WHL 32 13 19 32 52
1972–73 New York Rangers NHL 16 0 1 1 11
1972–73 Atlanta Flames NHL 52 18 17 35 9
1973–74 Atlanta Flames NHL 71 17 24 41 34 4 0 1 1 34
1974–75 Atlanta Flames NHL 80 31 33 64 40
1975–76 Atlanta Flames NHL 80 34 31 65 61 2 0 0 0 4
1976–77 Atlanta Flames NHL 76 22 25 47 36 3 1 0 1 7
1977–78 Atlanta Flames NHL 25 3 7 10 10
1977–78 St. Louis Blues NHL 50 7 17 24 54
1978–79 St. Louis Blues NHL 74 14 19 33 62
1979–80 Atlanta Flames NHL 21 1 3 4 0
1979–80 Birmingham Bulls CHL 7 3 0 3 14
1980–81 Furukawa Electric JPN 20 10 10 20
1981–82 Furukawa Electric JPN 20 11 19 30
NHL totals 580 152 182 334 347 21 1 1 2 57

International edit

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1976 United States CC 5 0 3 3 0
1978 United States WC 10 3 0 3 0
1979 United States WC 8 0 1 1 2
Senior totals 23 3 4 7 2

References edit

  1. ^ (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  2. ^ "Sports News Briefs," The New York Times, Tuesday, December 13, 1977. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  • Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
  • Curt Bennett's homepage
  • Bennett's player profile at HockeyDraftCentral.com

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For the American football coach see Curt Bennett American football Curt Alexander Bennett born March 27 1948 is a Canadian born American former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League as well as for the United States national ice hockey team in the 1970s Curt BennettBorn 1948 03 27 March 27 1948 age 76 Regina Saskatchewan CanadaHeight6 ft 3 in 191 cm Weight195 lb 88 kg 13 st 13 lb PositionCenterShotLeftPlayed forSt Louis BluesNew York RangersAtlanta FlamesNational team United StatesNHL draft16th overall 1968St Louis BluesPlaying career1970 1982 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Playing career 1 3 Post career 2 Awards and honors 3 Career statistics 3 1 Regular season and playoffs 3 2 International 4 ReferencesBiography editEarly life edit Bennett came from a family of hockey players His father Harvey Bennett Sr and two of his brothers Harvey Bennett Jr and Bill Bennett also played in the NHL His nephew Mac Bennett was selected in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft 79th overall by the Montreal Canadiens Bennett played in the 1961 Quebec International Pee Wee Hockey Tournament with a team representing Cranston High School East in Cranston Rhode Island 1 He was drafted by the St Louis Blues with the 16th pick in the 1968 NHL Entry Draft and joined the Blues in 1971 after three very successful seasons with the Brown University men s hockey team as a defenseman Bennett is a member of the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame holding the school records for goals by a defenseman in a game 7 season and career He graduated with a degree in Russian Studies from Brown where he was also a captain of the men s tennis team and nominated for a Rhodes scholarship At one point Bennett was married to Susan Bennett who later provided the voice of the Apple assistant Siri Playing career edit Bennett appeared in four NHL games in his rookie season before becoming a regular player for the Blues in the 1972 Stanley Cup playoffs He was traded to the New York Rangers during the off season After 16 games with the Rangers he was dealt to the expansion Atlanta Flames where he became one of their premier forwards Bennett provided leadership defensive skills he frequently guarded the opposing team s star player and toughness that a young team needed and represented the Flames in the 1975 and 1976 NHL All Star game after scoring a career high 65 points in the 1975 1976 NHL season He served as one of the assistant captains on the United States team in the inaugural 1976 Canada Cup tournament He struggled in the following two NHL seasons He returned to the Blues along with Phil Myre and Barry Gibbs from the Flames for Bob MacMillan Dick Redmond Yves Belanger and a second round selection in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft 23rd overall Mike Perovich on December 12 1977 2 Bennett spent the next two seasons with the Blues and during those years played for the US national team at the 1978 and 1979 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments In the summer of 1979 he was traded back to the Flames where he played a final 21 games in 1979 80 scoring just one goal Bennett ended his NHL career with 334 points in 580 games He was the first American to reach the 30 goal plateau in a season Post career edit Bennett chose not go with the Flames when the team relocated to Calgary in 1980 Instead he emigrated to Nikko Japan to be a player coach along with his brother Harvey for the Furukawa Denko club While in Japan Bennett filed television reports and wrote a number of articles for Goal magazine about his experience living in Japan and the local ice hockey culture He had previous journalistic experience from working as a part time Atlanta sportscaster during his career with the Flames and had also served as a national television color commentator during the 1977 Stanley Cup playoffs He and Harvey both retired from hockey in 1982 after two years with Furukawa After moving back to Atlanta he became involved in commercial real estate and continued his work with the NHL Players Association to help players transition to life after hockey In 1992 93 he was an assistant coach for the International Hockey League Atlanta Knights and led a group of local businessmen working to bring NHL hockey back to Atlanta In 2000 he moved to Maui where he owns a company that designs and builds water features both in the Hawaiian Islands and on the U S mainland Awards and honors editPlayed in NHL All Star game 1975 1976 Award Year All ECAC Hockey Second Team 1968 69 All ECAC Hockey First Team 1969 70 AHCA East All American 1969 70 Inducted into RI Hockey Hall of Fame 2018Career statistics editRegular season and playoffs edit Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1965 66 Cranston High School East HS RI 1966 67 Cranston High School East HS RI 1967 68 Brown University ECAC 24 15 28 43 34 1968 69 Brown University ECAC 22 9 20 29 36 1969 70 Brown University ECAC 24 26 37 63 22 1970 71 St Louis Blues NHL 4 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1970 71 Kansas City Blues CHL 63 19 23 42 63 1971 72 St Louis Blues NHL 31 3 5 8 30 10 0 0 0 12 1971 72 Denver Spurs WHL 32 13 19 32 52 1972 73 New York Rangers NHL 16 0 1 1 11 1972 73 Atlanta Flames NHL 52 18 17 35 9 1973 74 Atlanta Flames NHL 71 17 24 41 34 4 0 1 1 34 1974 75 Atlanta Flames NHL 80 31 33 64 40 1975 76 Atlanta Flames NHL 80 34 31 65 61 2 0 0 0 4 1976 77 Atlanta Flames NHL 76 22 25 47 36 3 1 0 1 7 1977 78 Atlanta Flames NHL 25 3 7 10 10 1977 78 St Louis Blues NHL 50 7 17 24 54 1978 79 St Louis Blues NHL 74 14 19 33 62 1979 80 Atlanta Flames NHL 21 1 3 4 0 1979 80 Birmingham Bulls CHL 7 3 0 3 14 1980 81 Furukawa Electric JPN 20 10 10 20 1981 82 Furukawa Electric JPN 20 11 19 30 NHL totals 580 152 182 334 347 21 1 1 2 57 International edit Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1976 United States CC 5 0 3 3 0 1978 United States WC 10 3 0 3 0 1979 United States WC 8 0 1 1 2 Senior totals 23 3 4 7 2References edit Pee Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA PDF Quebec International Pee Wee Hockey Tournament 2018 Archived from the original PDF on 2019 03 06 Retrieved 2019 01 01 Sports News Briefs The New York Times Tuesday December 13 1977 Retrieved January 22 2023 Biographical information and career statistics from NHL com or Eliteprospects com or Hockey Reference com or The Internet Hockey Database Curt Bennett s homepage Bennett s player profile at HockeyDraftCentral com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Curt Bennett amp oldid 1158441515, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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