Alfie Turcotte
| Alfie Turcotte | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 5, 1965 Gary, Indiana, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Winnipeg Jets Washington Capitals | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft |
17th overall, 1983 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1983–1999 | ||
Real Jean "Alfie" Turcotte (born June 5, 1965) is an American former ice hockey player.
Biography
[edit]Turcotte was born in Gary, Indiana, and raised in Holt, Michigan. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Detroit.[1]
Turcotte was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.[2] He played for the Canadiens, Winnipeg Jets, Orlando Solar Bears, Baltimore Skipjacks and Washington Capitals. Turcotte represented the United States at the 1984 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and at the 1986 World Ice Hockey Championships.[3]
His younger brother, Jeff Turcotte,[4] had a brief minor professional stint in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) and Sunshine Hockey League (SuHL). Turcotte's son, Alex, was drafted 5th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1981–82 | Detroit Compuware Ambassadors | MNHL | 93 | 131 | 152 | 283 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Nanaimo Islanders | WHL | 36 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 39 | 26 | 51 | 77 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 9 | ||
| 1983–84 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 32 | 22 | 41 | 63 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 30 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 53 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 75 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Nova Scotia Oilers | AHL | 70 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1987–88 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 33 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 25 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 54 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 74 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 17 | ||
| 1989–90 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 65 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 14 | ||
| 1990–91 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 65 | 33 | 52 | 85 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1991–92 | EC VSV | AUT | 45 | 43 | 61 | 104 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | HC Lugano | NDA | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | EC VSV | AUT | 56 | 26 | 75 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1993–94 | EC VSV | AUT | 51 | 26 | 63 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1994–95 | SERC Wild Wings | DEL | 33 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 1995–96 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 73 | 22 | 47 | 69 | 44 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 1996–97 | Lausanne HC | CHE.2 | 42 | 25 | 45 | 70 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | SERC Wild Wings | DEL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 17 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 26 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Arkansas GlacierCats | WPHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 112 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| AHL totals | 395 | 178 | 274 | 452 | 297 | 33 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 37 | ||||
| AUT totals | 152 | 95 | 199 | 294 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | United States | WJC | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | |
| 1986 | United States | WC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ^ "The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ EliteProspects
- ^ "Blum's hockey dream helps heal past personal wounds". ESPN. 2007-06-23. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- ^ "Hughes, Kakko top Central Scouting midterm rankings for 2019 NHL Draft". NHL.com. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
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