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1973 NHL DRAFT PICK
Ian Turnbull
Selected in first round
No. 15 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs

Born December 22, 1953
Position: Defense / Left Wing
Height: 6-0   Weight: 200
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Ottawa (OMJHL)                              
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: Montreal, Quebec
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1968-69 West IslandQue. AAA 25 617 23--
1969-70 MontrealOHA 534 2125 88
1970-71 MontrealOHA 5917 4562 85
1971-72 MontrealOMJHL 6334 4882 85
1972-73 OttawaOMJHL 6031 5081 98

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup:
1970 (Montreal)
OMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1971-72 (Mont.), 1972-73 (Ottawa)
Montreal Captain: 1971-72
Miscellaneous: Remained in OMJHL with Ottawa when his Montreal team moved to QMJHL in 1972.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 10, 1973 (Buffalo at Toronto)
Numbers:  2 (Toronto); 3 (Los Angeles); 7 (Pittsburgh)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1983
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1973-1982 Toronto, L.A., Pittsburgh628 123317440 736
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1974-1981 Toronto5513 324594

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game:
1977
NHL Records: Most goals by a defenseman in one game (five vs. Detroit on Feb. 2, 1977)
Toronto Records: Most goals in one season by a defenseman (22 in 1976-77, tie), most goals by a defenseman in one game (five vs. Detroit on Feb. 2, 1977).
Toronto Playoffs Points Leader: 1978 (16), 1980 (3, tie)
Toronto Playoffs Goals Leader: 1978 (6), 1981 (1, tie)
Toronto Playoffs Assists Leader: 1976 (9), 1978 (10), 1979 (4, tie), 1980 (3)
Miscellaneous: Paired on defense with Borje Salming during his rookie year in Toronto. The duo played together for many years. ... Missed most of 1974-75 season recovering from surgery for torn ligament in left knee, an injury he suffered in game vs. St. Louis on Nov. 25, 1974, when he was hip-checked by Bob Plager. Returned in time for 1975 playoffs. ... Set Toronto record (which he later broke) for goals by defenseman with 20 in 1975-76. ... Became first player in NHL history to score five goals on five shots when he achieved feat on Feb. 2, 1977, vs. Detroit in Toronto. ... Paired on defense with Mark Hardy for Los Angeles in 1981-82. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with knee injury suffered in December 1981.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Oklahoma City (CHL); New Haven (AHL); Baltimore (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick:
1973 (by Vancouver, No. 70 overall in Round 6)
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1982-83 season with back injury that led to his retirement. ... Owned a winery during his playing days. ... Returned to Southern California and went into real estate business after retirement, developing an entertainment facility in Peterborough, Ontario, among his many projects. ... An avid guitar player and computer graphics artist. ... Became active in Oldtimers' charity hockey after retirement, playing with Los Angeles Kings Alumni team.
Personal: Nicknamed "Bull."
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Toronto traded Turnbull to Los Angeles in exchange for Billy Harris and John Gibson on November 11, 1981.

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SNAPSHOT '73
Total Selected: 168
Forwards: 103
Defense: 53
Goaltenders: 12
Major Junior: 131
College Players: 28
Canadian: 151
Euro-Canadian: 3
USA Citizens: 14
U.S.-Born: 14
European: 0
Reached NHL: 70
Won Stanley Cup: 8
Hall of Fame: 3
All-Star Game: 13
Year-end All-Star: 3
Olympians: 4
Picks Traded: 35
 
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