Pierre Turgeon
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| Pierre Turgeon | |||
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 Mario Lemieux and Pierre Turgeon on a faceoff at the Legends Game for the 50th edition of the Quebec International Pee-Wee Tournament | |||
| Born | (1969-08-28) August 28, 1969 Rouyn, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Buffalo Sabres New York Islanders Montreal Canadiens St. Louis Blues Dallas Stars Colorado Avalanche | ||
| NHL Draft | 1st overall, 1987 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 1987–2007 | ||
Pierre Julien Turgeon (born August 28, 1969) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Turgeon serves as the offensive coordinator of the Los Angeles Kings. He is currently the most productive retired player not yet inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Turgeon played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars and the Colorado Avalanche. He is the younger brother of former NHL player Sylvain Turgeon.
Contents
1 Playing career
1.1 Early years
1.2 New York Islanders
1.3 Montreal Canadiens
1.4 Years in St. Louis
1.5 Dallas Stars/Colorado Avalanche
2 Coaching career
3 Turgeon, the racehorse
4 Personal life
5 Awards
6 Career statistics
6.1 Regular season and playoffs
6.2 International
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Playing career
Early years
Turgeon was a member of Canada's team that was involved in the Punch-up in Piestany, a bench-clearing brawl between Canada and the Soviet Union, during the final game of the 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Piešťany, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) on January 4, 1987. He was the only player to remain on the bench while his countrymen fought the Soviets.
Turgeon was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres as the first overall pick in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. Rick Jeanneret, play-by-play announcer for the Sabres, coined the phrase "Ooh-la-la Pierre" for Turgeon.
Turgeon would quickly make an impact with the Sabres once he arrived. In his rookie season, he contributed a respectable 42 points (14 goals, 28 assists) during the 1987–88 NHL season helping the Sabres reach the playoffs for the first time in three years. His production increased to 88 points (34 goals and 54 assists) for the 1988–99 season as he quickly became a fan favourite. In the 1989–90 season, he became a star by scoring 106 points (40 goals and 66 assists) and playing in the 1990 NHL All-Star Game. Turgeon's production dipped a little bit in the 1990–91 season to 79 points (32 goals and 47 assists), but he was still a solid performer.
New York Islanders
On October 25, 1991, after four plus years with the Sabres, Turgeon was traded (along with Benoît Hogue, Uwe Krupp and Dave McLlwain) to the New York Islanders for Pat LaFontaine, Randy Wood, Randy Hillier and future considerations.[1] Turgeon's best season as an Islander was in 1992–93, where he scored 58 goals and 132 points and helped lead the Islanders to the Wales Conference Finals, where they would lose to eventual Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens in five games. En route, the Islanders defeated the Washington Capitals and upset the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions Pittsburgh Penguins.
The first round series, which the Islanders won in six games, is infamous for an on-ice incident. After scoring a series-clinching goal during game six at Nassau Coliseum, Turgeon was checked from behind by Dale Hunter of the Capitals as he celebrated his goal. Turgeon suffered a separated shoulder and missed the ensuing series against the Penguins. Hunter received a then-record 21-game suspension for the hit.[2] Turgeon returned for the semifinals against the Montreal Canadiens after missing seven games.[3] The Islanders bowed out of the playoffs after a hard-fought five-game series, two of which went to overtime. After defeating the Islanders, the Canadiens went on to win the Stanley Cup.
As an Islander, Turgeon was awarded the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in the 1992–93 season.
Montreal Canadiens
During the 1994–95 NHL lockout in which the 1994–95 season was limited to 48 games, Islanders general manager Don Maloney decided to rebuild the team, which included trading Turgeon and Vladimir Malakhov to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Kirk Muller, Mathieu Schneider and Craig Darby. Turgeon would be named captain of the Canadiens for the 1995–96 season after the departure of Mike Keane to the Colorado Avalanche in December 1995. During the 1995–96 season, Turgeon would nearly record a 100-point season with 38 goals and 58 assists for 96 points; he would also play in the 1996 NHL All-Star Game.
Years in St. Louis
On October 29, 1996, Turgeon was traded to the St. Louis Blues (with Rory Fitzpatrick and Craig Conroy) in exchange for Murray Baron, Shayne Corson and a fifth-round pick in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. Turgeon spent the next five seasons in St. Louis, producing well with the likes of Brett Hull, Chris Pronger, Al MacInnis and Grant Fuhr as teammates.
Dallas Stars/Colorado Avalanche
On July 1, 2001, Turgeon joined the Dallas Stars as a free agent, followed by the Colorado Avalanche as a free agent on August 3, 2005. Turgeon took a year off during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. Upon signing with the Avalanche, Turgeon switched his jersey number to #87 from his customary #77, as the number was retired by Colorado for Ray Bourque.
On November 8, 2005, Turgeon became the 34th player in NHL history to score 500 goals, doing so against the San Jose Sharks.
On September 5, 2007, Turgeon announced his retirement from the NHL.[4] He is the highest-scoring player in NHL history who is otherwise eligible and has not been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Coaching career
On July 10, 2017, Turgeon was named as the offensive coordinator of the Los Angeles Kings.[5]On June 8, 2018, the Kings announced they had accepted Turgeon's resignation to leave the organization due to family reasons.[6]
Turgeon, the racehorse
George W. Strawbridge, Jr., an active shareholder of the Buffalo Sabres and director and member of the team's executive committee for more than 30 years, named one of his thoroughbred racehorses in Pierre Turgeon's honor. Turgeon raced for Strawbridge's racing stable in France where he won several conditions races and, after retiring, is developing into a successful sire. [1] [2]
Personal life
Turgeon and his wife Elisabeth have four children and currently live in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. One of their children, Elizabeth, died in a car accident on December 23, 2010, near Vaughn, New Mexico, at age 18.[7] Turgeon represented Canada in the Little League World Series in 1982. Turgeon's son Dominic was drafted 63rd overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.[8] His daughter, Val Turgeon, is a forward for Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey team.[9]
Awards
- Selected to five NHL All-Star games — 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2000
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy — 1993
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1985–86 | Granby Bisons | QMJHL | 69 | 47 | 67 | 114 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Granby Bisons | QMJHL | 58 | 69 | 85 | 154 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 15 | ||
1987–88 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 76 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||
1988–89 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 80 | 34 | 54 | 88 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
1989–90 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 80 | 40 | 66 | 106 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
1990–91 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 78 | 32 | 47 | 79 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
1991–92 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | New York Islanders | NHL | 69 | 38 | 49 | 87 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | New York Islanders | NHL | 83 | 58 | 74 | 132 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | ||
1993–94 | New York Islanders | NHL | 69 | 38 | 56 | 94 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1994–95 | New York Islanders | NHL | 34 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 15 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 80 | 38 | 58 | 96 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
1996–97 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 9 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 69 | 25 | 49 | 74 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
1997–98 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 60 | 22 | 46 | 68 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ||
1998–99 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 67 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | ||
1999–00 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 52 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
2000–01 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 79 | 30 | 52 | 82 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | ||
2001–02 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 66 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 65 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2003–04 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 76 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
2005–06 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 62 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
2006–07 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 17 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1,294 | 515 | 812 | 1,327 | 452 | 109 | 35 | 62 | 97 | 36 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1987 | Canada | WJC | DSQ | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||||
See also
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pierre Turgeon. |
- List of NHL statistical leaders
- Notable families in the NHL
- List of NHL players with 1,000 points
- List of NHL players with 500 goals
- List of NHL players with 1,000 games played
References
^ "Sabres deal Turgeon, get LaFontaine". The Buffalo News. October 25, 1991. Retrieved April 23, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ LaPointe, Joe (May 5, 1993). "HOCKEY; Hunter's Attack Costs Him the First 21 Games". Pittsburgh: The New York Times. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
^ Crothers, Time (1993-12-06). "Dale Hunter". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
^ "Pierre Turgeon retires from NHL". cbc.ca. September 5, 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
^ "Pierre Turgeon Joins LA Kings as 'Offensive Coordinator' Assistant Coach". NHL.com. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
^ "LA Kings Announce Change to Coaching Staff". NHL.com. July 8, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
^ "Pierre Turgeon's daughter killed in crash". Vaughan, N.M: The Toronto Star. December 25, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
^ 3rd Round Draft Pick, NHL.com, June 28, 2014.
^ "Val Turgeon". Harvard. Harvard University. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
External links
Pierre Turgeon career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database- Profile at Greatest Hockey Legends
| Preceded by Joe Murphy | NHL first overall draft pick 1987 | Succeeded by Mike Modano |
| Preceded by Shawn Anderson | Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick 1987 | Succeeded by Joel Savage |
| Preceded by Wayne Gretzky | Winner of the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy 1993 | Succeeded by Wayne Gretzky |
| Preceded by Mike Keane | Montreal Canadiens captain 1995–96 | Succeeded by Vincent Damphousse |
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