- Floyd Curry
Floyd James Curry (
August 11 1925 in Chapleau,Ontario ,Canada -September 16 2006 inMontreal ,Quebec , Canada) was a Canadianice hockey right winger.He played junior hockey with the Oshawa Generals and starred for the team. The
Montreal Canadiens realized his potential and signed him. He played for theMontreal Royals before being brought up to the Canadiens.Curry played his entire
National Hockey League career with theMontreal Canadiens . His career started in 1947 and ended in 1958. During his time with Montreal, Floyd won fourStanley Cup s.He recorded his only career
hat trick onOctober 29 , 1951, a night when Queen Elizabeth II was in attendance at theMontreal Forum .After retiring as a player, he coached the
Montreal Royals , then went on to work for the Canadiens front office for over forty years as director of sales and travel secretary.He also won the
Memorial Cup in 1944 with theOshawa Generals .He died at a Montreal hospital. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, June, and his daughters Dawn and Candace.
External links
* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid%5B%5D=1209 Career Stats]
* [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=12391 Legends of Hockey biography]
* [http://www.hhof.com/html/exSCJ05_31.shtml Picture of Floyd Curry's name on the 1958 Stanley Cup plaque]
* [http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=177976&hubname= Former Canadien Curry dies at 81]
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