Curt Bennett

Curt Alexander Bennett, born March 27, 1948, was a Canadian-born American professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League and for the United States national ice hockey team during the 1970s. He came from a hockey family: his father, Harvey Bennett Sr., and two of his brothers, Harvey Bennett Jr. and Bill Bennett, also played in the NHL, and his nephew Mac Bennett was selected 79th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2009 NHL entry draft.

Bennett played in the 1961 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team representing Cranston High School East in Cranston, Rhode Island. The St. Louis Blues drafted him with the 16th pick in the 1968 NHL entry draft, and he joined the club in 1971 following three seasons as a defenseman with the Brown University men's hockey team. He is a member of the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame, holding the school records for goals by a defenseman in a game (7), in a season, and over a career.

At Brown, Bennett earned a degree in Russian Studies, captained the men's tennis team, and was nominated for a Rhodes scholarship.