Curt Giles

Curt Giles
Born	(1958-11-30) November 30, 1958 (age 66) The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Minnesota North Stars New York Rangers St. Louis Blues
National team	Canada
NHL draft	54th overall, 1978 Minnesota North Stars
Playing career	1979–1993
Medal record Representing   Canada Ice hockey World Championships 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. ^[1]

He is the head hockey coach at Edina High School, Minnesota. His team won the state title in 2010, 2013, ^[2] 2014, 2019 and 2024.

Awards and honours

Award	Year
All-WCHA First Team	1977–78	[3]
AHCA West All-American	1977–78	[4]
All-WCHA First Team	1978–79	[3]
AHCA West All-American	1978–79	[4]

• World Championship bronze medalist (1982)
• Olympic silver medalist (1992)
• "Honoured Member" of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1973–74	Humboldt Broncos	SJHL		49	10	13	23	39		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Humboldt Broncos	SJHL		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs	WCHA		34	5	17	22	76		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs	WCHA		37	12	37	49	64		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs	WCHA		34	11	36	47	62		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs	WCHA		30	3	38	41	38		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		37	2	7	9	31		12	2	4	6	10
1979–80	Oklahoma City Stars	CHL		42	4	24	28	35		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		67	5	22	27	56		19	1	4	5	14
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
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
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		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	New York Rangers	NHL		61	2	17	19	50		5	0	0	0	6
1987–88	New York Rangers	NHL		13	0	0	0	10		—	—	—	—	—
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
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
1991–92	Canada	Intl		31	3	6	9	37		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	St. Louis Blues	NHL		13	1	1	2	8		3	1	1	2	0
1992–93	St. Louis Blues	NHL		48	0	4	4	40		3	0	0	0	2
NHL totals				895	43	199	242	733		103	6	16	22	118

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1982	Canada	WC		10	0	1	1	12
1992	Canada	OLY		8	1	0	1	6
Senior totals				18	1	1	2	18

References

1. "1978 NHL Amateur Draft -- Curt Giles" . Retrieved 17 April 2011.
2. "'Give me your best, boys'". 10 March 2013.
3. "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
4. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

External links

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

Sporting positions
Preceded by Craig Hartsburg	Minnesota North Stars captain 1989–91	Succeeded by Mark Tinordi