Curt Brackenbury

John Curtis Brackenbury (born January 31, 1952) is a Canadian former 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.

On March 6, 1976, the Los Angeles Kings acquired Bert Wilson and the rights to Curt Brackenbury from the St. Louis Blues for cash.

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.

He was inducted into the St. John's Ravenscourt Hall of Fame in 2011.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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