Johnny Curran

The 29 year old forward who was born in Niagara Falls ,Ontario, returns to the Elite Ice Hockey League for his fifth season. He played Junior A hockey with the Aurora Tigers where he first teamed up with Noah Delmas. He top scored for the Tigers in season 2014/15 and was once again on the same team as Delmas as he joined the NCAA’s Niagara University Purple Eagles for the next for seasons. Johnny had his first taste of EIHL action when he turned professional in  season 2019/20, playing 56 games and scoring 29 points for Coventry Blaze. During the Covid 2020-21 season he played alongside Sean Giles for the Knoxville Ice Bears in the Southern Professional Hockey League. He returned to the Blaze for the following two seasons where he was their top scorer in season 2022/23 which also saw him selected for Team GB in their World Championship campaign. Last season he departed Slovakian side HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas during pre-season when the Belfast Giants swooped for him following their series of early season injuries. He rejoined the Blaze in January 2024 and once again played for GB in their World Championship and Olympic Qualification endeavours. He has played 250 EIHL games scoring 63 goals and registering 110 assists.