Curt Brackenbury

John Curtis Brackenbury (born January 31, 1952, in Kapuskasing, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played 141 games in the National Hockey League and 257 games in the World Hockey Association. Prior to the merger of the upstart WHA and the NHL, the WHA played European teams and Brackenbury was an MVP in at least one game. He played for the Chicago Cougars, Minnesota Fighting Saints, Quebec Nordiques, Edmonton Oilers, and St. Louis Blues.

Curt Brackenbury
Born	(1952-01-31) January 31, 1952 Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Chicago Cougars Minnesota Fighting Saints Quebec Nordiques Edmonton Oilers St. Louis Blues
NHL draft	Undrafted
WHA draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1972–1983

In 1986 Brackenbury was recruited to Canada's America's Cup Challenge, the Canada II campaign. He trained with the team in Victoria, BC, San Francisco and Santa Cruz, California, and was chosen as part of the final crew to go to Australia to race for the cup.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1971–72	Sudbury Cub Wolves	NOJHL		25	7	7	14	15		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Jersey Devils	EHL-Sr.		68	17	27	44	66		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Chicago Cougars	WHA		4	0	1	1	11		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Des Moines Capitols	IHL		13	1	5	6	4		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Long Island Cougars	NAHL		45	8	20	28	194		17	5	1	6	51
1974–75	Hampton Gulls	SHL		46	19	24	43	212		13	5	5	10	48
1974–75	Minnesota Fighting Saints	WHA		7	0	0	0	22		12	0	2	2	59
1975–76	Minnesota Fighting Saints	WHA		59	4	9	13	255		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Quebec Nordiques	WHA		15	4	5	9	110		5	0	0	0	18
1976–77	Quebec Nordiques	WHA		77	16	13	29	146		17	3	5	8	51
1977–78	Quebec Nordiques	WHA		33	4	9	13	54		10	1	1	2	31
1978–79	Quebec Nordiques	WHA		70	13	13	26	155		4	1	1	2	2
1979–80	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		63	6	8	14	55		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		58	2	7	9	153		2	0	0	0	0
1981–82	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		14	0	2	2	12		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Wichita Wind	CHL		47	11	27	38	99		7	0	7	7	13
1982–83	St. Louis Blues	NHL		6	1	0	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	CHL		44	4	19	23	137		5	0	1	1	2
NHL totals				141	9	17	26	226		2	0	0	0	0
WHA totals				265	41	50	91	753		48	5	9	14	161

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database