Curt Giles
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| played_for = Minnesota North Stars
New York Rangers
St. Louis Blues
| position = Defence
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 180
| ntl_team = Canada
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|11|30|mf=y}}
| birth_place = The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
| draft = 54th overall
| draft_year = 1978
| draft_team = Minnesota North Stars
| career_start = 1979
| career_end = 1993
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Country | {{ih|CAN}} }}
{{Medal|Sport | Ice hockey}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Bronze | 1982 Finland |}}
}}
Curtis Jon Giles (born November 30, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
Selected by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft, Giles had two tenures with the North Stars (1979–86 and 1987–91). During each, his steady defensive play helped guide the North Stars to appearances in the 1981 and 1991 Stanley Cup Finals. Giles also played for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues.
He had a portion of his left ring finger amputated on March 24, 1986 in order to compete in the 1986 Stanley Cup playoffs. The finger had a tumor in the bone and forced him to miss the end of the 1985-86 regular-season.{{cite web|title=1978 NHL Amateur Draft -- Curt Giles|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78054.html|accessdate=17 April 2011}}
He is the head hockey coach at Edina High School, Minnesota. His team won the state title in 2010, 2013,{{cite web |url=http://www.mnhockeyhub.com/news_article/show/237105 |title = 'Give me your best, boys'| date=10 March 2013 }} 2014, 2019 and 2024.
Awards and honours
| class="wikitable"
! Award ! Year ! |
| All-WCHA First Team
| 1977–78 |
| AHCA West All-American
| 1977–78 |
| All-WCHA First Team
| 1978–79 |
| AHCA West All-American
| 1978–79 |
- World Championship bronze medalist (1982)
- Olympic silver medalist (1992)
- "Honoured Member" of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 1973–74
| SJHL | 49 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1974–75 | Humboldt Broncos | SJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975–76
| WCHA | 34 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1976–77 | Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 37 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78
| Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 34 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1978–79 | Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 30 | 3 | 38 | 41 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80
| NHL | 37 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
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| 1979–80 | CHL | 42 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81
| Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 67 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 56 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1981–82 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 74 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 87 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982–83
| Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 76 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1983–84 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 70 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 59 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
| 1984–85
| Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 77 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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| 1985–86 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 69 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1986–87
| Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1986–87 | NHL | 61 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1987–88
| New York Rangers | NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1987–88 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 59 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89
| Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 76 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1989–90 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 74 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1990–91
| Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 70 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
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| 1991–92 | Canada | Intl | 31 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92
| NHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1992–93 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 48 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 895 ! 43 ! 199 ! 242 ! 733 ! 103 ! 6 ! 16 ! 22 ! 118 |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 1982
| Canada | WC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1992 | Canada | OLY | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3 | Senior totals ! 18 ! 1 ! 1 ! 2 ! 18 |
References
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External links
- {{icehockeystats|legends=10534}}
- [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78054.html Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com]
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{{succession box | before = Craig Hartsburg | title = Minnesota North Stars captain | years = 1989–91 | after = Mark Tinordi}}
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Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Ice hockey people from Manitoba
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Category:Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:Minnesota North Stars draft picks
Category:Minnesota North Stars players
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:Oklahoma City Stars players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players for Canada
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Canada
Category:St. Louis Blues players