Pierre Turgeon
Pierre Turgeon ( born August 28, 1969 in Rouyn -Noranda, Quebec ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who for the Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League active had.
Career
In his time as a junior Turgeon played at the Granby Bisons in the QMJHL. After two seasons with more than 100 points scorer with some inserts in the Canadian national team, he was taken in the NHL Entry Draft in 1987 as the first of the Buffalo Sabres.
Already in the following year, the Sabres took him to the NHL. Here he needed a season to get used to the level of the NHL, but in his second and especially in his third season in 1989/90 he had made in the NHL with 106 points, its exceptional class to the test. Turgeons strengths were in the game design, but his style of play did not fit perfectly to his quick strike partner Alexander Mogilny. Therefore, the Sabres end of 1991 took the opportunity and gave Pierre in exchange for Pat LaFontaine to the New York Islanders from.
For the Islanders, he played 1992/93 his best season. With 132 points, he led the Islanders in the playoffs. After he had achieved in the last game of the first playoff round the opening goal, he was checked by Dale Hunter from behind and broke his collarbone. Hunter was for 21 games (then a record ) is locked. The hope for the Islanders fell to getting ahead, but Ray Ferraro and Steve Thomas brought the team even through the second round. To Conference Finals against the Montreal Canadiens Turgeon returned to the ice, but was too limited to prevail against the eventual Stanley Cup winner.
One and a half years later he was delivered to the Montréal Canadiens and played there until the end of 1997. Then made his way to the St. Louis Blues on. Here was the former 100 points scorer for over four years, but he no longer came up to the 100 point mark, as he had no full season in the 4 years. In the 2000 /01 season he was back to its former strength and scored in 79 games 82 pts (T: 30 A: 52).
As of the 2001 /02 season he was three years of the Dallas Stars jersey. After the strike season of 2004 / 05, in which he paused, he went to the Colorado Avalanche for points and scored there as 34 players in the NHL his 500th goal. In the 2006/07 season he was plagued by injuries and only came on 17 appearances.
In September 2007, he eventually ended his career.
In his youth, Pierre Turgeon had represented at the Little League World Series Baseball in Canada.
Even Pierre's brother Sylvain Turgeon played in the NHL and was four years earlier, in 1983 drafted in second.
Awards and achievements
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- U20 World Junior Championships 1987
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )