Curtis Fraser

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Frostworx-micheu130915 KAC vs VSV (11 von 87) (9783566145).jpg

| position = Centre

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 201

| played_for = Chicago Wolves
San Antonio Rampage
Peoria Rivermen
Lake Erie Monsters
SG Cortina
KHL Medveščak
EC VSV

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|4|4}}

| birth_place = Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

| career_start = 2007

| career_end = 2014

}}

Curtis Fraser (born April 4, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre.

Playing career

Fraser played as a junior of the British Columbia Hockey League with the Victoria Salsa and the Vernon Vipers, before committed to a collegiate career with the University of Alaska Fairbanks of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association where he scored 114 points in 148 games over his four-year career. Undrafted, Curtis completed his senior year placed second to Kyle Greentree in scoring with 35 points, to leave the Nanooks ranked second in all-time games played.{{cite web | url = http://echl.leaguestat.com/stats/player.php?lang_code=en&id=1306 | title = Curtis Fraser - Bio | publisher = ECHL | date = 2010-10-11 | accessdate = 2010-10-11 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Fraser immediately made his professional debut following college to finish the 2006–07 season in the post-season with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. Curtis initially signed in the ECHL with the Las Vegas Wranglers for the 2007–08 season and after 4 games with the Wranglers he was signed to a professional try-out contract with AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage on November 15, 2007.{{cite web | url = http://www.sarampage.com/team/news/index.html?article_id=47 | title = Curtis Fraser signs P.T.O | publisher = San Antonio Rampage | date = 2007-11-15 | accessdate = 2010-10-11 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181444/http://www.sarampage.com/team/news/index.html?article_id=47 | archive-date = 2016-03-03 | url-status = dead }} Tasked as a grinding role-player in the AHL, Fraser remained with the Rampage for the duration of the campaign, to post 6 points and 85 penalty minutes in 41 games, including a career best two-goal game against the Milwaukee Admirals on January 23, 2008.{{cite web| url = http://theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1004142 | title = Milwaukee 5, San Antonio 4 OT | publisher = American Hockey League | date = 2008-01-23 | accessdate = 2010-10-11}} He was then returned to the Wranglers for the post season and scored 7 goals in 16 games on their run to the Kelly Cup finals.

Fraser signed with the Peoria Rivermen for his third professional season in 2008–09. He played in a career high 65 games with the Rivermen for 8 points and 90 penalty minutes. In game 4 of the first round playoff series against the Houston Aeros, Curtis had his hand injured by a slapshot from teammate Steve Wagner causing him to miss the Rivermen's last three playoff games and had surgery to insert pins into his broken right hand.{{cite web | url = http://www.rivermen.net/news/current/index.html?article_id=1931 | title = Rivermen pull even with Houston after 4-3 win | publisher = Peoria Rivermen | date = 2009-04-20 | accessdate = 2010-10-11 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110724041824/http://www.rivermen.net/news/current/index.html?article_id=1931 | archive-date = 2011-07-24 | url-status = dead }}

Unable to earn a one-way contract with the Rivermen for the 2009–10 season, Fraser was invited to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins training camp before suffering a dislocated shoulder in an exhibition game on September 19.{{cite web | url = http://www.adn.com/2009/11/05/1001866/aces-hope-fraser-can-regain-puck.html | title = Aces hope Fraser can regain puck productivity | publisher = Alaska Newspapers, Inc. | date = 2009-11-06 | accessdate = 2010-10-11 | author = Doyle Woody | archive-date = 2012-10-01 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121001170927/http://www.adn.com/2009/11/05/1001866/aces-hope-fraser-can-regain-puck.html | url-status = dead }} He opted to then sign with the Rivermen's ECHL affiliate, the Alaska Aces, which marked a return from his college career days with the UAF.{{cite web| url = http://www.alaskaaces.com/news/aces/200910/aces-set-final-roster-open-with-victoria-friday | title = Aces set final roster, Open with Victoria friday | publisher = Alaska Aces | date = 2009-10-14 | accessdate = 2010-10-11}} In an injury plagued year Fraser regained some offensive productivity with 13 points in a limited 17 games.

On September 20, 2010, Fraser returned to the Aces and was re-signed to a one-year contract.{{cite web | url = http://www.alaskaaces.com/news/aces/201009/aces-re-sign-curtis-fraser-add-asst-coach | title = Aces re-sign Curtis Fraser, add Asst Coach | publisher = Alaska Aces | date = 2010-09-20 | accessdate = 2010-10-11 | archive-date = 2010-12-06 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101206171047/http://www.alaskaaces.com/news/aces/201009/aces-re-sign-curtis-fraser-add-asst-coach | url-status = dead }} Invited on a try-out to attend the Lake Erie Monsters training camp for the 2010–11 season, Fraser made the Monsters opening season roster and made his AHL return in a 2–1 victory over the Syracuse Crunch on October 9, 2010.{{cite web | url = http://www.lakeeriemonsters.com/news/?article_id=887 | title = Training camp starts today | publisher = Lake Erie Monsters | date = 2010-09-29 | accessdate = 2010-10-11 | archive-date = 2010-11-25 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101125154402/http://lakeeriemonsters.com/news/?article_id=887 | url-status = dead }}{{cite web | url = http://www.lakeeriemonsters.com/news/news/index.html?article_id=900 | title = Monsters start 2-0 with shootout win | publisher = Lake Erie Monsters | date = 2010-10-09 | accessdate = 2010-10-11 | archive-date = 2010-11-26 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101126162947/http://lakeeriemonsters.com/news/news/index.html?article_id=900 | url-status = dead }} On February 17, 2011, he was released from his professional try-out with the Lake Erie Monsters.

Prior to the 2011–12 season, on June 28, 2011, Fraser signed a one-year contract with Italian club SG Cortina.{{cite web| url = http://www.hockeycortina.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=35:al-via-la-campagna-acquisti-dell%E2%80%99hafro-cortina-torna-sotto-le-tofane-jonas-johansson-insieme-al-canadese-curtis-fraser | title = Jonas Johansson back in Cortina along with new arrival Curtis Fraser | publisher = SG Cortina | date = 2011-06-28 | accessdate = 2011-06-28 | language = Italian}} The following season, he then joined KHL Medveščak of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.{{cite web | url = http://www.medvescak.com/eng/news_2012_2013/news023.html | title = Curtis Fraser is the New Reinforcement in the Bears' Den | publisher = KHL Medveščak | date = 2012-05-24 | accessdate = 2012-05-27 | archive-date = 2014-07-14 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714202924/http://www.medvescak.com/eng/news_2012_2013/news023.html | url-status = dead }} During the 2013–14 season Fraser remained in the EBEL, with EC VSV, but announced retirement after the end of the play-offs.{{cite web|url=http://www.ecvsv.at/curtis-fraser-geht-in-eishockeypension/|accessdate=2014-07-03|date=2014-05-05|title=Curtis Fraser geht in Eishockeypension|language=german|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515034535/http://www.ecvsv.at/curtis-fraser-geht-in-eishockeypension/|archive-date=2014-05-15|url-status=dead}}

Career statistics

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM
1999–00 \| Victoria Salsa \| BCHL \| —	—	—	—	— \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2000–01 \| Victoria Salsa \| BCHL \| 46	7	19	26	60 \| —	—	—	—	—
2001–02 \| Victoria Salsa \| BCHL \| —	—	—	—	— \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2002–03 \| Vernon Vipers \| BCHL \| 60	53	52	105	116 \| —	—	—	—	—
2003–04 \| University of Alaska Fairbanks \| CCHA \| 36	12	12	24	59 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2004–05 \| University of Alaska Fairbanks \| CCHA \| 36	17	14	31	62 \| —	—	—	—	—
2005–06 \| University of Alaska Fairbanks \| CCHA \| 39	11	13	24	84 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2006–07 \| University of Alaska Fairbanks \| CCHA \| 37	19	16	35	36 \| —	—	—	—	—
2006–07 \| Chicago Wolves \| AHL \| —	—	—	—	— \| 4	0	0	0	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2007–08 \| Las Vegas Wranglers \| ECHL \| 5	3	8	11	5 \| 16	7	1	8	26
2007–08 \| San Antonio Rampage \| AHL \| 41	4	2	6	85 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2008–09 \| Peoria Rivermen \| AHL \| 65	2	6	8	90 \| 2	0	0	0	7
2009–10 \| Alaska Aces \| ECHL \| 17	8	5	13	18 \| 4	0	0	0	8
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2010–11 \| Lake Erie Monsters \| AHL \| 36	5	3	8	44 \| —	—	—	—	—
2010–11 \| Alaska Aces \| ECHL \| 20	6	8	14	21 \| 13	6	4	10	14
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2011–12 \| SG Cortina \| ITL \| 40	19	20	39	81 \| 9	2	5	7	14
2012–13 \| KHL Medveščak \| EBEL \| 54	12	6	18	63 \| 6	1	0	1	6
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2013–14 \| EC VSV \| EBEL \| 54	21	13	34	72 \| 9	3	2	5	13
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| AHL totals ! 142 !! 11 !! 11 !! 22 !! 219 ! 6 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 7