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'''Curtis Huppe''' (born [[February 21]], [[1979]] in [[Winnipeg, Manitoba|Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] ice hockey forward currently playing for the [[Corpus Christi IceRays]] in the [[Central Hockey League]].
'''Curtis Huppe''' (born [[February 21]], [[1979]] in [[Winnipeg, Manitoba|Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] ice hockey forward currently playing for the [[Corpus Christi IceRays]] in the [[Central Hockey League]].



Revision as of 17:59, 17 March 2009

Curtis Huppe

Curtis Huppe (born February 21, 1979 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian ice hockey forward currently playing for the Corpus Christi IceRays in the Central Hockey League.

Huppe began his junior career in the Western Hockey League for the Medicine Hat Tigers, Lethbridge Hurricanes and the Tri-City Americans. After a brief spell in the United Hockey League for the Muskegon Fury during their playoff run, Huppe spent the next four seasons in the East Coast Hockey League, where he played for Greenville Grrrowl, Greensboro Generals, Jackson Bandits, Arkansas RiverBlades, Cincinnati Cyclones and the South Carolina Stingrays.

In 2004, Huppe joined the Belfast Giants and quickly became a huge fan favourite at the Odyssey Arena. He represented the Giants for three seasons, helping the side to the Elite League Championship in 2005/06 playing on the giants most successful line with Theo Fleury and Ed Courtenay.

Huppe finished his stint with the Belfast Giants in 2007.

On June 12th 2007 he was announced as having signed for the Coventry Blaze.

On March 9th 2008, Coventry Blaze retained the Elite League Championship, with Huppe scoring the Championship winning goal against the Belfast Giants. Huppe finished the 2008 Elite League season with an impressive 74 points in 58 games, his most productive year to date.

On April 24, 2008, Huppe announced his retirement from Hockey, but was tempted out of retirement by former Coventry Blaze colleague Sylvain Cloutier in December 2008.

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