THE HUNT IS OVER - CURTIS RETURNS TO THE REGINA PATS as 2009-2010 COACH - HE'S BACK !

General Manager Brent Parker - the count down - (Photo: Rod Pedersen)



WELCOME BACK - CURTIS - (Photo: Regina Pats Web Site)


Regina Pats called a press conference Monday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. to introduce Curtis Hunt as the head coach of the WHL club. It will be Hunt's second stint as head coach of the hockey team. Under Hunt's coaching, the Pats registered a pair of 40-win seasons; (40 wins in 2005-06 season and 44 wins in 2007-08 season) where Hunt led the Pats to their first East Division title in a decade. Curtis also had a 36 win season in the 2006-07 season. (Photo: Regina Pats Club - Collection)

2004-2008 - CURTIS HUNT REGINA PATS RECORD:

Year	- Team Coached -	GP	GW	GL	GT	OT
2004-2005	- Regina Pats Head Coach -	72	12	50	4	6
2005-2006	- Regina Pats Head Coach -	72	40	27	1	4
2006-07	- Regina Pats Head Coach -	63*	33	23	2	5
2007-2008	- Regina Pats Head Coach -	63*	40	20	1	2
Total	- Regina Pats Head Coach -	270	125	120	8	17
Total WHL	- Moose Jaw and Regina -	414	202	164	23	25

* Record adjusted for Hunt’s two years with World Juniors. 2006-07 and 2007-08 - GP: 63 only while the first two years - GP: 72

Curis Hunt coached the Regina Pats for four seasons before leaving the club last summer, July 11, 2008 to become an assistant coach with the NHL's Ottawa Senators. Hunt's stay in Ottawa was brief, when the Senators fired head coach Craig Hartsburg and re-assigned Hunt to the team's AHL affiliate in Binghamton. With two years left on his contract, the Senators asked Hunt to return next season as their AHL bench boss, an offer which declined. He guided the Senators to a record of 16-14-2-1 and narrowly missed the playoffs. Hunt ranks fourth all-time in Pats history for games coached. Bob Turner 700 games 1965-69, 1970-71, 1972-76; Murray Armstrong 493 games 1948-56; and Frank Mario 412 games 1956-62. This includes League games and Play-off games. ... (Photo: Don Healy - Regina Leader Post New Paper)