Tony Curtale

Anthony Glenn Curtale (born January 29, 1962) is an American former professional ice hockey player and was most recently the head coach of the Wichita Falls Wildcats in the North American Hockey League. He was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the second round, 31st overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.

Tony Curtale
Born	(1962-01-29) January 29, 1962 (age 62) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Left
Played for	Calgary Flames
NHL draft	31st overall, 1980 Calgary Flames
Playing career	1980–1987

Curtale played only two games in his National Hockey League career, for the Flames in 1980–81 as a late-season call-up from his junior hockey club, the Brantford Alexanders. He would spend the rest of his playing career in the minors, playing for the Colorado Flames for two seasons, before joining the Peoria Rivermen until his retirement in 1987.

After his playing career, Curtale later served as the head coach of the Springfield Jr. Blues in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) from 1995 to 1997 and then the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) from 1997 to 1999. He returned to the NAHL with the Texas Tornado from 1999 until 2007 and led the team to a long string of success with four Robertson Cup Championships. He returned to the Tornado after coaching in the youth leagues in 2011 and led the team to a fifth league championship. When he left again in 2013, he was the winningest head coach in NAHL history. In 2016, he was hired by the NAHL's Wichita Falls Wildcats as head coach,^[1] however, he was indefinitely suspended by the team that November.^[2] The Wildcats released him on December 1.^[3]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1978–79	St. Clair Falcons	MNHL		63	42	63	105	150		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Brantford Alexanders	OMJHL		59	10	35	45	227		5	0	4	4	4
1980–81	Brantford Alexanders	OHL		59	14	71	85	141		6	1	4	5	26
1980–81	Calgary Flames	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Brantford Alexanders	OHL		36	17	32	49	118		8	1	2	3	35
1981–82	Oklahoma City Stars	CHL		—	—	—	—	—		4	0	2	2	8
1982–83	Colorado Flames	CHL		74	7	22	29	61		5	1	0	1	6
1983–84	Peoria Prancers	IHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Colorado Flames	CHL		54	3	20	23	80		6	0	4	4	2
1984–85	Peoria Rivermen	IHL		50	5	31	36	81		17	1	7	8	43
1985–86	Peoria Rivermen	IHL		70	7	51	58	116		11	1	3	4	57
1986–87	Peoria Rivermen	IHL		72	8	21	29	126		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
CHL totals				128	10	42	52	141		15	1	6	7	16
IHL totals				194	20	103	123	325		28	2	10	12	100

References

1. "Tony Curtale Signs as Wildcats Head Coach". OurSports Central. July 20, 2016.
2. "TONY CURTALE SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY". Wichita Falls Wildcats. November 15, 2016.
3. "Wichita Falls parts ways with head coach Tony Curtale". NAHL. December 2, 2016.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database