Curtis Valentine

Height:
6-6
Weight:
208
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Gansevoort, N.Y.
High School:
Schuylerville
Prev School:
Capital District Selects

Falcon Fodder

One of six seniors on the team...three-year letterwinner.

As a junior in 1999-2000

Played in every game...had a three-game assist streak (0-5--5) from Oct. 23-30...scored first goal of the season Dec. 30 vs. Union to snap 23-game goalless streak...scored four goals in a six-game span from Dec. 30-Jan. 22...had game-winning assists against Western Michigan, Alaska Fairbanks and Lake Superior (CCHA tournament)...named to the CCHA All-Academic Special Mention team.

As a sophomore in 1998-99

Played in all 38 games...had a five-game point streak to start the season (3-4--7)...snapped an 11-game pointless streak with an assist versus Yale (Dec. 28)...scored at Alaska Fairbanks on Feb. 13 to stop a 25-game goalless streak...CCHA Special Mention All-Academic honoree...recorded a game- winning assist in back-to-back contests (Dec. 28 vs. Yale and Jan. 2 at Nebraska-Omaha)...scored the game-tying goal with 11 seconds remaining in regulation in second game of the year at Miami (Oct. 10)...had seven shots on goal in the aforementioned Oct. 10 contest.

As a freshman in 1997-98

All 15 of his points came in CCHA contests...recorded power-play goals at Alaska Fairbanks on Nov. 27 and at Miami on Feb. 27...had two two-assist games (Nov. 28 at UAF and Feb. 20 at WMU)...eight of his 15 points came away from the BGSU Ice Arena...had two goals and three assists in the final seven games of the regular season...tallied a goal in three straight home games (Nov. 15-22)... six of his eight assists came while BG was on the power play.

Pre-College

Skated his two seasons before BG with the Capital District Selects, an independent organization...played for the junior team in 1996-97 after competing on the midget level the year before...registered 53 goals and added 60 assists his last year of juniors, while also being whistled for 28 penalty minutes...primarily played left wing, but also saw duty at center and at right wing for head coach Jim Salfi...power-play and penalty-kill regular...early signee who was a teammate of Shawn Timm in the junior ranks...Hockey Night In Boston participant...New York Junior "Most Valuable Player" in 1996-97...served as a captain with the Selects each year since joining the team in 1993-94.

Personal

Full name--Curtis Jon Valentine...born July 22, 1979, in Haileybury, Ontario...son of Chris and Lori Valentine...father played hockey at Clarkson University from 1973-77...has two brothers and one sister...Production and Operations Management major...made the Dean's List five of six semesters at BG...had a perfect 4.00 grade-point average in spring of 1998...carries a 3.67 cumulative gpa into his senior year...native of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., but family now resides in Gansevoort, N.Y...shoots left...graduate of Schuylerville High School ('97) where he attended school for four years...member of the honor society and Students Against Drunk Driving...selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the eighth round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft...BG's 48th NHL pick.

Streaks

Longest Point Streak: 6 games -- 11/8/97 vs. WMU to 11/28/97 at UAF (4-3--7)

Longest Goal Streak: 4 games -- 11/15/97 vs. OSU to 11/27/97 at UAF (4-0--4)

Longest Assist Streak: 3 games -- 10/23/99 at Western Michigan to 10/30/99 vs. Alaska Fairbanks (0-5--5)

Career Highs

Most Goals Game/Series: 1/2

Most Assists Game/Series: 2/3

Most Points Game/Series: 2/3