Alfie Turcotte

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Alfie Turcotte
Born (1965-06-05) June 5, 1965 (age 59)
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 teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft 17th overall, 1983
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 19831999

Real Jean "Alfie" Turcotte (born June 5, 1965) is an American former ice hockey player.

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Biography

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

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1981–82 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors MNHL9313115228340
1982–83 Nanaimo Islanders WHL 3623275022
1982–83 Portland Winter Hawks WHL3926517726141418329
1983–84 Portland Winter HawksWHL3222416339
1983–84 Montreal Canadiens NHL 30771410
1984–85 Montreal CanadiensNHL53816243550000
1985–86 Montreal CanadiensNHL20002
1985–86 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 7529366560
1986–87 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL702741683752462
1987–88 Sherbrooke CanadiensAHL838114
1987–88 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL3321335442
1987–88 Winnipeg Jets NHL30000
1987–88 Moncton Hawks AHL2512253718
1988–89 Winnipeg JetsNHL141342
1988–89 Moncton HawksAHL542739667410391217
1989–90 Washington Capitals NHL40220
1989–90 Baltimore SkipjacksAHL652640664212791614
1990–91 Washington CapitalsNHL61120
1990–91 Baltimore SkipjacksAHL653352852063364
1991–92 EC VSV AUT 45436110436
1991–92 HC Lugano NDA 21340
1992–93 EC VSVAUT562675101
1993–94 EC VSVAUT51266389
1994–95 SERC Wild Wings DEL 33740473011751212
1995–96 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 732247694423310138
1996–97 Lausanne HC CHE.2 422545706342132
1996–97 SERC Wild WingsDEL10000
1997–98 Indianapolis Ice IHL17561126
1997–98 Frankfurt Lions DEL262681270000
1998–99 Arkansas GlacierCats WPHL 20000
NHL totals1121729464950000
AHL totals3951782744522973315254037
AUT totals15295199294

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1984 United States WJC 729112
1986 United States WC 90228

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  2. "The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  3. EliteProspects
  4. "Blum's hockey dream helps heal past personal wounds". ESPN. June 23, 2007. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
  5. "Hughes, Kakko top Central Scouting midterm rankings for 2019 NHL Draft". NHL.com. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
Preceded by Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick
1983
Succeeded by