Dan Turple
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January 1, 1985 Hamilton, ON, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL Draft | 186th overall, 2004 Atlanta Thrashers |
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| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Dan Turple (born January 1, 1985 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Turple was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers with the 186th overall pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
Turple was drafted by the Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL in the sixth round of the 2001 OHL Priority Draft. He made his debut with the Frontenacs on September 20, 2002, as he made 39 saves in a 5-4 victory over the Guelph Storm. He appeared in 12 games during the 2002-03 season, going 2-8-0 with a 5.61 GAA.
He began the 2003-04 with Kingston, where he put together a 4-4-1 record with a 3.26 GAA and a .888 save percentage in nine games. The Frontenacs then dealt Turple, Clay McFadden and Brandon McBride to the Oshawa Generals for Chris Beckford-Tseu, Evan Kotsopolous and Kyle Raftis.
Turple finished the 2003-04 as the Oshawa Generals starting goaltender. On November 16th, Turple made 19 saves to earn his first victory with the Generals, as they defeated the Saginaw Spirit 2-1. Turple earned his first career OHL shutout on January 18th, making 26 saves in a 2-0 win over the Sarnia Sting. One week later, on January 25th, Turple shutout his former team, the Kingston Frontenacs, in a 4-0 victory. In 35 games with Oshawa, Turple had a 20-7-3 record with 2.60 GAA and a .923 save percentage, helping the Generals into the playoffs. In the post-season, Turple was 3-4 with a 2.58 GAA and a .922 save percentage, as well as recording a shutout, as the Generals lost to the Mississauga IceDogs in seven games in the first round.
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