Curt Brackenbury • John Curtis Brackenbury

Height: 5-10
Weight: 190
Shoot: L
Born: 31 Jan 1952, Kapuskasing ON

Regular Season & Playoff Scoring Record (key)

year	team	gp	g	a	pts	pim		gp	g	a	pts	pim
1973-74	Chicago	4	0	1	1	11
1974-75	Minnesota	7	0	0	0	22		12	0	2	2	59
1975-76	Minnesota	59	4	9	13	254
	Quebec	15	4	5	9	111		5	0	0	0	18
	Totals (2 teams)	74	8	14	22	365
1976-77	Quebec	77	16	13	29	146		17	3	5	8	51
1977-78	Quebec	33	4	9	13	54		10	1	1	2	31
1978-79	Quebec	70	13	13	26	155		4	1	1	2	2
	Totals:	265	41	50	91	753		48	5	9	14	161

Excerpts from Zander Hollander Complete Hockey Handbook, 1976-77 (by Reyn Davis) Set the league record for most penalties in minutes, 365, engaging in 29 fights, drawing 13 misconducts and 45 minors ... A league high of 39 goals were scored while he watched from the penalty box ... Committed to cooling his act next season, providing the league doesn't rule to make it almost impossible for him to play ... Has a barrel chest and huge hands ... Can skate decently fast, once he gets going ... Built a cabin near his home in the ranching country community of Williams lake, British Columbia.

Excerpts from Pro Hockey, WHA 1976-77 (by Dan Proudfoot) With one final burst of bullying and bloodshed, 200-pound Curt Brackenbury was able to win the WHA penalty crown. It wasn't easy; Kim Clackson of Indianapolis had been the outstanding tough of the first half of the season, but Brackenbury came on late when Nordiques were trying to prove their toughness. So, he ended up with a record 365 minutes in penalties: more than six hours accumulated at a rate of almost five minutes a game. He firmly established himself as Quebec's hired gun by getting 111 penalty minutes in only 15 games as a Nordique. Brackenbury played with the Minnesota Fighting Saints until the team folded.

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