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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Sylvain Turgeon
Selected in first round
No.
2 overall by Hartford Whalers
Born January
17, 1965
 | Position:
Left Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Hull (QMJHL)
Birthplace:
Noranda, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: Noranda, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Bourassa | Que. AAA |
43 | 34 |
44 | 78 |
87 | | 1981-82 |
Hull | QMJHL |
57 | 33 |
40 | 73 |
78 | | 1982-83 |
Hull | QMJHL |
67 | 54 |
109 | 163 |
103 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1983 (bronze medal)
QMJHL Best Professional Prospect: 1982-83 (Hull) (co-winner)
QMJHL Instructeurs Trophy (Offensive Rookie of Year): 1981-82
QMJHL All-Star First Team: 1982-83 (Hull)
QMJHL All-Star Third
Team: 1981-82 (Hull)
Miscellaneous: Ranked by NHL Central Scouting Bureau as No. 4 overall
prospect for the 1983 NHL draft. ... Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 6 overall prospect for the 1983 NHL draft. ... Finished fourth in 1982-83
QMJHL scoring race with 163 points. ... Led Hull with 163 points in 1982-83.
... Also played center in major junior. ... Hull's first-round pick, No. 2
overall, in 1981 QMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 5, 1983 (Hartford at Buffalo)
Numbers:
16 (Hartford); 16
(New Jersey); 20 (Montreal); 61 (Ottawa)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 2002 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1983-1995 |
HAR, NJ, MON, OTT | 669 |
269 | 226 |
495 | 691 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1986-1992 |
Hartford, N.J., Montreal |
36 | 4 |
7 | 11 |
22 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NHL All-Rookie Team: 1983-84 (Hartford)
All-Star Game: 1986
(Hartford)
Ottawa Molson Cup
(Three-Stars Leader): 1992-93 (first winner)
Ottawa Community
Service Award: 1993-94 (co-winner)
Hartford/Carolina Records: Most points by a rookie in one season (72
in 1983-84), most goals by a rookie in one season (40 in 1983-84), fastest
two goals by one player (6 seconds at 13:59 and 14:05 of second period vs.
Pittsburgh on March 28, 1987)
Hartford Points Leader: 1985-86 (79)
Hartford Goals Leader: 1983-84 (40), 1984-85 (31), 1985-86 (45)
Ottawa Goals Leader: 1992-93 (25)
1992-93: Played on Ottawa Senators expansion team.
Miscellaneous: Was highest-drafted player (No. 2 overall) in Hartford/
Carolina franchise history. ... Played on line with Mark Johnson and Ray
Neufeld for Hartford in 1983-84. ... Set Hartford/Carolina single-season records
(since broken) for power-play goals (18) and goals by a left wing (40) in
1983-84. ... Led all NHL rookies with 238 shots on goal in 1983-84. ...Missed part of 1984-85 season with pulled abdominal muscle, an injury
suffered during Hartford's Nov. 2, 1984, game at Buffalo. He did not return
to action until Hartford's Dec. 19, 1984, game vs. Boston. ... Played on
line with Ron Francis and Kevin Dineen for Hartford from 1984-85 to 1986-87.
... Named to play
in 1986 NHL All-Star Game as an injury replacement for Ron Francis. ... Set
Hartford single-season record (since broken) for goals by a left wing with
45 in 1985-86. ... Scored in overtime to give Hartford/Carolina franchise
its first postseason win in Game 1 of Hartford's first-round series at
Quebec on April 9, 1986. It was also his first career NHL playoff game. ... Missed end of 1986 playoffs with re-aggravation
of abdominal muscle injury, suffered during Game 6 of Hartford's
second-round playoff series vs. Montreal on April 27, 1986. ... Missed
most of Hartford's 1986 training camp and first half of 1986-87 season with
pulled abdominal muscle from lingering injury. On Oct. 20, 1986, doctors
found a small hernia in his abdominal wall, and Turgeon required extensive surgery
on Nov. 14, 1986. He did not make his 1986-87 debut until Hartford's Jan. 9,
1987, game at Winnipeg. ... Became part
of highest-drafted brother combination in 1987, when his brother Pierre was
selected No. 1 overall. ... Missed 1987 Canada Cup and start of Hartford's
1987 training camp with broken left arm, suffered when he was
slashed by Ron Hextall in Team Canada's practice on Aug. 11, 1987. ...
Missed part of 1987-88 season with bruised ankle, suffered during Hartford's
Feb. 25, 1988, game at Boston. ... Missed part of Hartford's 1988 training
camp with sprained right knee, an injury suffered in September 1988. ...
Missed half of 1988-89 season with separated left shoulder, an injury
suffered during Hartford's Dec. 21, 1988, game vs. Boston. During this time,
he also suffered "welder's burns" in both eyes when he stared
at the ultra-violet light produced by his blowtorch while working on
his car on Feb. 28, 1989. He finally returned for Hartford's March 14, 1989,
game vs. N.Y. Islanders. He scored two goals, including the game-winner, in
that game. ... Played on lines with Kirk Muller and Aaron Broten and Kirk
Muller and Mark Johnson for New Jersey in 1989-90. ... Missed remainder of 1989-90
regular season and start of 1990 playoffs with pulled groin, an injury suffered
during New Jersey's March 20, 1990, game vs. Philadelphia. He did not return
to action until Game 6 of New Jersey's first-round series at Washington on
April 15, 1990. ... Missed Montreal's 1990 training camp and start
of 1990-91 season while recovering from hernia surgery, performed on Aug.
23, 1990. He did not make his 1990-91 season debut until Montreal's Dec. 15,
1990, game
at Winnipeg. ... Played on line with Denis Savard and Stephane Richer for
Montreal in 1990-91. ... Missed remainder of 1990-91 regular season with
fractured right kneecap, an injury suffered during Montreal's Feb. 6, 1991,
game vs. Chicago. He did not return to action until Game 2 of Montreal's
second-round series at Boston on April 19, 1991. ... Left unprotected by
Montreal for 1992 NHL Expansion Draft. He was claimed by Ottawa on June 18,
1992, as the first forward claimed in the expansion draft. ...
Scored first game-winner in Ottawa Senators expansion franchise
history at 17:51 of third period on Oct. 8, 1992, vs. Montreal. ... Suspended by NHL for one game in 1992-93 (automatic suspension)
for receiving two stick-related penalties (slashing major and game
misconduct) during Ottawa's Oct. 22, 1992,
game vs. Hartford. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with groin injury,
suffered in Ottawa's Feb. 9, 1993, game at Philadelphia and
re-aggravated during Ottawa's Feb. 17, 1993, game at Quebec. He did not return to
action until Ottawa's March 18, 1993, game vs. Boston. ... Missed half of
1993-94 season with broken bone in lower left arm, suffered while sitting on
bench when his arm got caught in a collision between Garry Valk and teammate
Dennis Vial during Ottawa's
Oct. 25, 1993, game vs. Anaheim. He did not return to action until Ottawa's
Jan. 10, 1994, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Played out option with Ottawa in
1995, but re-signed a one-year, $425,000 contract with Senators in August
1995 and reported to training camp. However, he failed to make Ottawa's roster and was put on waivers. After clearing waivers, he was demoted to minors on
Sept. 26, 1995. He spent the season with Houston (IHL), but was unable to
win an NHL contract the following year. He left North America during the
summer of 1996 to continue his career in Europe. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Houston (IHL); Bolzano (Italy); Olten (Switzerland); Wedemark, Ratingen
(Germany); Herisau, Langnau (Switzerland); Kassel (Germany); Thurgau
(Switzerland)
Canada Cup: 1987
(first place) (injured, did not play)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Germany All-Star First Team:
2000-01 (Kassel)
1996-97: Played 23 games for
Bolzano team that went on to win Italian championship, but was not with team
during postseason.
Miscellaneous: Invited to Canada's
training camp for 1984 Canada Cup, but did not make final roster. ... Took business
administration courses in Quebec during off-seasons of his playing days in
Hartford. ... Did not play in
minor leagues until at age 32, when he was demoted by Ottawa to Houston (IHL) for
the entire 1995-96 season.
Personal:
Nicknamed "Sly." ... Older
brother of NHL player Pierre Turgeon. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Hartford traded Turgeon to New Jersey in exchange for Pat Verbeek on June
17, 1989. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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