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| 1973 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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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
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Ottawa (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Montreal, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1968-69 |
West Island | Que. AAA |
25 |
6 | 17 |
23 | -- | | 1969-70 |
Montreal | OHA |
53 | 4 |
21 | 25 |
88 | | 1970-71 |
Montreal | OHA |
59 | 17 |
45 | 62 |
85 | | 1971-72 |
Montreal | OMJHL |
63 | 34 |
48 | 82 |
85 | | 1972-73 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
60 | 31 |
50 | 81 |
98 |
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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 | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1973-1982 |
Toronto, L.A., Pittsburgh | 628 |
123 | 317 | 440 |
736 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1974-1981 |
Toronto | 55 | 13 |
32 | 45 | 94 |
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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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