Floyd Curry, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian ice hockey player
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Place of Birth: Chapleau, Ontario, Canada
About Floyd Curry
- 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, Ontario.
- 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 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, Floyd won four Stanley Cups 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958. He 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, 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.
- In summer of 1968 he was promoted to Assistant General manager.
- During the summer of 1970 Curry became the Manager-Coach of Montreal Voyageurs replacing Al MacNeil who promoted to the assistant Coach (later Coach) of the Montreal Canadiens.
- MacNeil was returned to Manager-Coach the Voyagers now the Nova Scotia Voyageurs in summer of 1971, after winning the Stanley Cup.
- Floyd Curry returned to the Canadiens as Assistant Manager.
- He remained in that position until 1978.
- He stayed on with Montreal as Director of Scouting for a couple more years.
- During his time in Montreal as non-player Curry was awarded Stanley Cup rings in 1969-73-76-77-78-79.
- Curry name was added to the cup in 1977, 1978. He also won the Memorial Cup in 1944 with the Oshawa Generals.
- He died at a Montreal hospital on September 16, 2006.
- He was survived by his wife of 61 years, June, and his two daughters.
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