Robert Currier (born November 29, 1949) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

former professional

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player who played primarily in the

American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 season, every team in the le ...

(AHL). After completing his junior career with the

Cornwall Royals The Cornwall Royals were a junior ice hockey team based in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. The team played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1969 to 1981, and the Ontario Hockey League from 1981 to 1992. This team shared its name with ...

, he was drafted in the first round of the

1969 NHL Amateur Draft The 1969 NHL Amateur Draft was the seventh NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec. This draft is notable for being the first NHL draft to be conducted after the league ended direct sponsorship of junior hoc ...

by the

Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games in Wel ...

. Currier spent four seasons playing for the Flyers top minor league affiliate in the AHL, but he did not appear in a

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game.

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* 1949 births Canadian ice hockey centres Canadian ice hockey right wingers Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) players Ice hockey people from Ontario Living people National Hockey League first-round draft picks Sportspeople from Cornwall, Ontario Philadelphia Flyers draft picks Quebec Aces (AHL) players Richmond Robins players San Diego Gulls (WHL) players Seattle Totems (WHL) players Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States {{canada-icehockey-winger-1940s-stub