Alexander John Currie (December 12, 1891 – October 4, 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.
Playing career Born in Ottawa, Currie graduated to senior hockey with the Ottawa Primrose of the Ottawa City Hockey League in 1907, joining the Ottawa Emmetts in 1908 where he played on a forward line with Punch Broadbent and Gordon Roberts. After playing briefly with the Ottawa Cliffsides in the IPAHU, Currie joined the professional Haileybury Comets for their season in the National Hockey Association in 1909–10, for a sum of ($ in dollars),"Currie Turns Pro." Ottawa Citizen. February 1, 1910 (pg. 1). Retrieved 2021-06-02. 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.
Currie 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, such as the Ottawa Aberdeens and Ottawa St. Pats. He coached in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Ottawa Senators in the 1925–26 season.
Personal life Currie's parents were Mr. and Mrs. Francis Currie of Ottawa. He had a brother John W., and a sister, Mabel.
Currie was found drowned in the Ottawa River on October 18, 1951, after he had been missing for two weeks. "N.H.L. Veteran Drowns" Montreal Gazette. October 19, 1951. "Currie's Body Found" Toledo Blade. October 19, 1951. Currie's body was recovered from the Ottawa River near Angers, Quebec, about down the river from Hull. Currie had been gravely ill for some months prior to his disappearance, and he was last seen alive after he dismissed a taxi cab on Booth Street in Ottawa on the afternoon of October 4."Body of Alex Currie Recovered From River Near Angers" Ottawa Journal. October 19, 1951 (pg. 20). Retrieved 2021-06-02.
Outside of ice hockey Currie was also a well-known lacrosse player, and as a golf player he was a member of the Rivermead Golf Club. He had worked as a siderographer for the Canadian Bank Note Company for some years.
He is buried at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa.
Statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1910 Haileybury Comets NHA 7 14 0 14 9 – – – – – 1910–11 Ottawa Senators NHA 4 1 0 1 10 – – – – – Quebec Bulldogs NHA 1 0 0 0 3 – – – – – 1911–12 Did not play 1912–13 Montreal Wanderers NHA 4 1 0 1 2 – – – – – 1913–14 Ottawa Senators NHA 3 0 0 0 0 – – – – – NHA totalt 19 16 0 16 24 – – – – – Statistics from sihrhockey.org
Coaching record National Hockey League Team Year Regular season Postseason G W L T Pts Division rank ResultOttawa Senators1925-26362484521st in NHLLost O'Brien Trophy (1-2 vs. MTM)NHL totals36248452 0-1-1 (0.250)
References
External links Alex Currie at JustSportsStats