Sylvain Turgeon

Sylvain Turgeon
Sylvain Turgeon
Born	January 17, 1965 (age 59); Noranda, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Hartford Whalers ; New Jersey Devils ; Montreal Canadiens ; Ottawa Senators ; HC Bolzano ; Wedemark Scorpions ; Revierlöwen Oberhausen ; SC Herisau ; SC Langnau ; Kassel Huskies
NHL draft	2nd overall, 1983 ; Hartford Whalers
Playing career	1983–2002

Last updated May 12, 2024

Joseph Sylvain Dorilla Turgeon (born January 17, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Turgeon was drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft as the second overall pick. During his NHL career he played for the Whalers, the New Jersey Devils, the Montreal Canadiens and the Ottawa Senators.

Turgeon scored 40 goals as a rookie for the Whalers in the 1983–84 NHL season, establishing career highs of 45 goals, 34 assists and 79 points for the Whalers in the 1985–86 season, and he scored 30 or more goals four times in his NHL career. However, he suffered a major abdominal injury in 1986–87 and would not reach the same highs again.^[1]

In 1989, Turgeon was traded from the Whalers to the Devils for Pat Verbeek, and scored 30 goals in 72 games in his only season with the team. In 1990, he was traded from the Devils to the Canadiens for Claude Lemieux, in a lopsided trade, as Turgeon only scored 15 goals in 75 games over two seasons for the Canadiens, while Lemieux produced 125 goals for the Devils in the next five seasons and won the Conn Smythe Trophy while leading the Devils to the Stanley Cup in 1995.^[1]

Turgeon's final NHL season was 1994–95 with the Senators. He spent 1995–96 with the Houston Aeros in the International Hockey League, where he scored 28 goals and 31 assists for 59 points in 65 games. From 1996 to 2002, he played for various European teams in Germany, Switzerland and Italy.

Personal life

Turgeon is the older brother of former NHL player Pierre Turgeon. They are the only two brothers in NHL history to be selected in the No. 1 and 2 slots of the draft (in separate years).^[2] His nephew, Dominic Turgeon (Pierre's son), was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Turgeon’s trading card from the 1994–95 Pinnacle hockey set unexpectedly jumped in value over a decade after its release to more than $70 when six-year-old Patrick Kane was spotted sitting in the stands in the top right-hand corner of the card.^[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1980–81	Bourassa Angevins	QMAAA	43	34	44	78	87	11	13	9	22	30
1981–82	Hull Olympiques	QMJHL	57	33	40	73	72	14	11	11	22	16
1982–83	Hull Olympiques	QMJHL	67	54	109	163	105	7	8	7	15	10
1983–84	Hartford Whalers	NHL	76	40	32	72	55	—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Hartford Whalers	NHL	64	31	31	62	67	—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Hartford Whalers	NHL	76	45	34	79	88	9	2	3	5	4
1986–87	Hartford Whalers	NHL	41	23	13	36	45	6	1	2	3	4
1987–88	Hartford Whalers	NHL	71	23	26	49	71	6	0	0	0	4
1988–89	Hartford Whalers	NHL	42	16	14	30	40	4	0	2	2	4
1989–90	New Jersey Devils	NHL	72	30	17	47	81	1	0	0	0	0
1990–91	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	19	5	7	12	20	5	0	0	0	2
1991–92	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	56	9	11	20	39	5	1	0	1	4
1992–93	Ottawa Senators	NHL	72	25	18	43	104	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Ottawa Senators	NHL	47	11	15	26	52	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Ottawa Senators	NHL	33	11	8	19	29	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Houston Aeros	IHL	65	28	31	59	66	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	HC Bolzano	ITA	23	14	11	25	22	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Wedemark Scorpions	DEL	12	5	8	13	12	8	5	2	7	41
1996–97	EHC Olten	NLB	9	10	2	12	38	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Revier Löwen Oberhausen	DEL	28	11	15	26	24	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	SC Herisau	NLA	14	9	2	11	26	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	SC Langnau	NLA	5	1	1	2	4	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Kassel Huskies	DEL	34	20	8	28	32	—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Kassel Huskies	DEL	49	32	13	45	49	8	2	2	4	10
2000–01	Kassel Huskies	DEL	58	15	10	25	44	8	0	3	3	2
2001–02	HC Thurgau	NLB	19	8	7	15	53	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			669	269	226	495	691	36	4	7	11	22
DEL totals			181	83	54	137	161	24	7	7	14	53

International

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1983	Canada	WJC	7	4	2	6	8
1997	Canada	SC	4	2	2	4	0
Junior totals			7	4	2	6	8
Senior totals			4	2	2	4	0

Awards and honours

Award	Year
QMJHL
Third All-Star Team	1982
Michel Bergeron Trophy	1982	^[4]
First All-Star Team	1983
Mike Bossy Trophy	1983	^[4]
NHL
All-Rookie Team	1984
DEL
All-Star Team	2001

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References

1 2 "Sylvain Turgeon biography". greatesthockeylegends.com. December 2, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
↑ "Pierre Turgeon player profile". eliteprospects.com. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
↑ Skrbina, Paul (January 27, 2018). "See Patrick Kane's first hockey card, when he was 6". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
1 2 "Sylvain Turgeon player profile". thehockeywriters.com. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

External links

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Paul Lawless	Hartford Whalers first round draft pick 1983	Succeeded by Sylvain Côté

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[Bio-1] 1 2 "Sylvain Turgeon biography". greatesthockeylegends.com. December 2, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[2] "Pierre Turgeon player profile". eliteprospects.com. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[3] Skrbina, Paul (January 27, 2018). "See Patrick Kane's first hockey card, when he was 6". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

[Award-4] 1 2 "Sylvain Turgeon player profile". thehockeywriters.com. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

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