Alex Currie
Alexander John Currie (December 12, 1891 – October 18, 1951), was head coach of the original Ottawa Senators for the 1925–26 NHL season. As a player for the Senators, he won the Stanley Cup in the 1910–11 NHA season.
| Alex Currie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Currie with the Ottawa Senators. | |||
| Born |
December 12, 1891 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
October 18, 1951 (aged 59) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Ottawa Primroses Ottawa Emmetts Haileybury Comets Ottawa Senators Quebec Bulldogs Montreal Wanderers | ||
| Playing career | 1907–1915 | ||
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Playing career
Born in Ottawa, Currie graduated to senior hockey with the Ottawa Primroses of the Ottawa City Hockey League in 1907, joining the Ottawa Emmetts in 1908. Currie joined the professional Haileybury Comets for their season in the National Hockey Association in 1909–10, before returning to Ottawa to play for the Senators in their 1910–11 Stanley Cup championship season. He was loaned to the Quebec Bulldogs for one game that season. The following season, he did not play hockey. He returned to the NHA in 1913 with the Montreal Wanderers for one season, and played one final season with Senators in 1914–15.
Coaching career
Starting in 1914, Currie became coach of various teams in the Ottawa area. He coached in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Ottawa Senators in the 1925–26 season.
NHL coaching record
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | Pts | Division rank | Result | ||
| Ottawa Senators | 1925–26 | 36 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 1st in NHL | Lost in Semi-Finals |
| Preceded by Pete Green |
Head Coach of the Ottawa Senators (Original) 1925–1926 |
Succeeded by Dave Gill |
References
- "N.H.L. Veteran Drowns" The Montreal Gazette October 19, 1951
- "Currie's Body Found" Toledo Blade October 19, 1951