Darren Turcotte
| Darren Turcotte | |||
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| Born |
March 2, 1968 Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Rangers (1988–1993) Hartford Whalers (1993–1995) Winnipeg Jets (1995–1996) San Jose Sharks (1996–1997) St. Louis Blues (1997–1998) Nashville Predators (1998–2000) |
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| National team |
 United States
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| NHL Draft | 114th overall, 1986 New York Rangers |
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| Playing career | 1988–2000 | ||
Darren Turcotte was born March 2, 1968 in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a retired professional Ice hockey player. His family moved to North Bay, Ontario where he spent most of his childhood. After his family returned to northern Ontario, he began playing ice hockey at the age of five. He then played six seasons with the Pinehill Coffee Shop 'AAA' minor hockey team, which at the at the time was coached by his father Don Turcotte. In 1984, now playing in the midget division, Darren scored 60 goals and in that same year he led the Pinehill Coffee Shop win the NOHA, Ontario, and Canadian Midget hockey titles. After his impressive 60 goal season, Darren was drafted to the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) North Bay Centennials in third round. He would play four season with the North Bay Centennials, where he would average 60 points a season with 30 goals and 30 assist. He also made it to the OHL championship final series in 1987, but would end up losing the series in game 7 to Oshawa Generals. Turcotte, would finish his OHL career with a record of 128 goals and 150 assist for a total of 278 points with 211 regular season games played.
Turcotte was drafted in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. He was selected in the sixth round, number 114 overall. Due to suffering a shoulder injury in training camp Turcotte was forced to miss the first 34 games of the season with the Rangers. Although Turcotte was drafted in 1986, he would not start his NHL debut until October 6, 1988. Even once he was put into the line up, he only played a couple of games before getting sent back down to the International Hockey League. After he scored 49 points in only 40 games in the IHL, the Rangers decided to give him another shot. In his second game back he registered his first NHL goal and would then go on to get his first career hat trick a couple weeks later. As a member of the Rangers he played in the NHL All-Star game in 1991. In Turcotte's NHL career he played for the New York Rangers (1988-1993), Hartford (1993-1995), Winnipeg (1995-1996), San Jose (1996-1997), St. Louis Blues (1997-1998), and Nashville Predators (1998-200). In 2000, Turcotte was forced to end his NHL career in Nashville due to injuries. In his 12-year NHL career, Turcotte recorded 411 points with 195 goals and 216 assist in 635 career games.
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