Kyle Turris
| Kyle Turris | |||
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With the Senators during the 2013 playoffs. | |||
| Born |
August 14, 1989 New Westminster, British Columbia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Ottawa Senators Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
3rd overall, 2007 Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Kyle Turris (born August 14, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and an alternate captain for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League. He was selected third overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes.
Playing career
Early career
As a 16-year-old in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), Turris scored 72 points in 57 games for the Burnaby Express in 2005–06 and was awarded the Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy for the Coastal Conference as rookie of the year.[1] The following year, he finished second in league scoring with 121 points and was named the Coastal Conference's Most Valuable Player.[1] Adding 26 points in 14 games, Turris led the Express to the BCHL championship, advancing to the 2006 Royal Bank Cup, Canada's national Junior A championship. He scored a hat trick in the final game against the Yorkton Terriers of the SJHL and led the tournament in scoring as the Express won the championship.
Named the 2007 Canadian Junior A Player of the Year, he was ranked first overall among North American skaters by Central Scouting and third among all skaters by International Scouting Services for the upcoming draft.[2][3] In the subsequent 2007 NHL Entry Draft, he was drafted third overall by the Phoenix Coyotes, behind Patrick Kane and James van Riemsdyk. Turris stands as the highest ever drafted Tier II Junior "A" player since the level's inception by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association in 1970.
Turris had the option of playing major junior rather than Junior A, as his WHL rights were held by the Vancouver Giants, but he opted to stay with the Express so that he could play collegiate hockey in the U.S. once eligible.[3] Accordingly, Turris joined the Wisconsin Badgers of the NCAA's Western Collegiate Hockey Association in 2007–08 and recorded a team-high 35 points in 36 games. While at the University of Wisconsin, Turris' roommate was Ryan McDonagh, who went on to play with the New York Rangers.[4]
Phoenix Coyotes
After Turris's season in Wisconsin ended, he signed an entry level contract with the Phoenix Coyotes on March 31, 2008, and joined the team for their final three games of the season.[5] He made his NHL debut on April 3 against the Dallas Stars and recorded his first point, an assist, in his third game on April 6 against the Anaheim Ducks.[6]
Starting 2008–09 with the Coyotes the following season, Turris scored his first NHL goal on October 12, 2008, digging a rebound out from under goaltender Jean-Sébastien Giguère's pad in a 4-2 win against the Anaheim Ducks.[7]
- Contract Holdout
After becoming a restricted free agent on July 1, 2011, failed contract negotiations with the Coyotes resulted in Turris holding out for the start of the 2011–12 season. With Turris absent from Phoenix's training camp, ESPN reported in September 2011 that Turris had requested a US$3–4 million salary. His demands caused speculation in the media that he wanted to be traded from the team.[8] By late-October, a month into the season, Turris' agent, Kurt Overhardt, confirmed that the player had requested a trade, asserting that contract negotiations had "never been about money".[9] Turris agreed to a two-year, $2.8 million contract with the Coyotes on November 22, 2011.[10]
Ottawa Senators
On December 17, 2011, Turris was traded to the Ottawa Senators for David Rundblad and a second round pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.[11] He registered an assist in his first game with Ottawa, a 4-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on December 20, 2011. On April 18, 2012, Turris scored 2 minutes into the first overtime period, earning the Senators a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers, as well as their first home playoff win since game 3 of the 2007 Stanley Cup finals vs the Anaheim Ducks. After establishing new career highs in goals (12), assists (17), and points (29) in his first season in Ottawa, Turris agreed to a five-year, $17.5 million contract extension with the club in late August, 2012.[12] Since joining the Ottawa Senators Kyle Turris has scored at least one point during each of the team's season opening games, from his first game on December 20, 2011 to the season opener on October 12, 2016.
International play
| Medal record | ||
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| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Canada
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| IIHF World U20 Championship | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2008 Czech Republic | |
| Representing Canada West
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| World Junior A Challenge | ||
| | 2006 Yorkton | |
| Representing Canada
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| Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | ||
| | 2006 Břeclav/Pieštany | |
| Representing Canada Pacific
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| World U-17 Hockey Challenge | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2005 Lethbridge | |
In the 2005 World U-17 Hockey Challenge Turris earned a silver medal playing for Canada Pacific.[13] The following year, he received gold with Team Canada at the 2006 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament[14]
Early in his second season in the BCHL, Turris competed in the inaugural 2006 World Junior A Challenge, an international Junior A tournament. Playing with Canada West, he led the tournament in scoring and was named tournament MVP as Canada West won the gold medal over Canada East. At the end of the 2006-07 season, he competed in the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships, although Team Canada failed to medal.[15]
Several months later, Turris played in the 2007 Super Series, an eight-game challenge series between Russia and Canada's national under-20 teams. He led the series in goal scoring with 7 as Canada won the series 7-0-1. In the eighth and final game, held in his hometown of Vancouver, Turris scored 2 goals and was named the game MVP.
In 2008, Turris led Team Canada in scoring at the World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic en route to a gold medal.
Personal life
Turris was born to Bruce and Vikky Turris in New Westminster, British Columbia. Bruce Turris is a retired lacrosse player, inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame as a former member of the Western Lacrosse Association's Vancouver Burrards.[16]
He graduated high school from St. Thomas More Collegiate in Burnaby, British Columbia. Growing up, he excelled in numerous sports. He was a member of the junior New Westminster Salmonbellies lacrosse team and also played the position of quarterback for three years before focusing on hockey full-time.[3]
Turris lists Steve Yzerman as his favorite hockey player growing up, and Jack Johnson and Kings of Leon as his favorite music.[17]
Turris serves as honorary captain of the Capital City Condors,[18] a family of ice hockey teams based in Ottawa for those ages six and up who are unable to play on any other hockey team due to a developmental disability. He and his wife, Julie, volunteer with the team on a regular basis and have lent their support to many of the Condors events, including the annual "Kyle Turris Capital City Condors Golf Classic."
Turris and his wife Julie have one child, who was born in September 2014.[19]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Burnaby Express | BCHL | 57 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 16 | ||
| 2006–07 | Burnaby Express | BCHL | 53 | 66 | 55 | 121 | 83 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 16 | ||
| 2007–08 | Wisconsin Badgers | WCHA | 36 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 63 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 76 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 65 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 49 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Oulun Kärpät | SM-liiga | 21 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 48 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 82 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 82 | 24 | 40 | 64 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 57 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 455 | 106 | 150 | 256 | 201 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 35 | ||||
Please note: The 2005–06 playoff statistics include the BCHL playoffs , Doyle Cup series , and Royal Bank Cup 2006 .
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 2005 | Team Pacific | U17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Canada | JWC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Canada West | WJAC | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Canada | U18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Canada | SS | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2008 | Canada | WJHC | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Canada | WC | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 35 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 18 | |||
| Senior totals | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||
Awards and achievements
- 2006 BCHL Coastal Division Rookie of the Year
- 2006 World Junior A Challenge Most Valuable Player award
- 2006 World Junior A Challenge All-Star Team
- 2006 World Junior A Challenge Scoring Champion
- 2007 RBC Financial Group Canadian Junior A Player of the Year
- 2007 BCHL Player of the Year
- 2007 WCHA Preseason Freshman of the Year
- 2008 All-WCHA Third Team All-star
- 2008 WCHA All-Rookie Team
References
- 1 2 "BCHL Trophies". British Columbia Hockey League. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ↑ "2007 CSB Final Rankings". TSN. 2007-04-25. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- 1 2 3 "Turris could be the top dog". The Province. 2007-06-17. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ↑ http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Ottawa/2012/01/13/19238761.html Greening whizzes into YoungStars Game
- ↑ Capobianco, Paul (2008-03-31). "Turris Signs With Phoenix". Wisconsin Athletic Communications. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ↑ "Turris, Coyotes think he's ready for NHL". National Hockey League. 2008-07-15. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ↑ "Ducks take another misstep in home opener". 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ↑ Sekeres, Matthew. "Does Kyle Turris want out of Phoenix". Globe and Mail.
- ↑ LeBrun, Pierre (2011-10-27). "Kyle Turris asks Coyotes for trade". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
- ↑ "Kyle Turris finally agrees to deal with Coyotes". National Post. 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
- ↑ "Coyotes End Turris Drama, Trade Forward to Senators". 2011-12-17. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
- ↑ SENATORS SIGN TURRIS TO FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=404075
- ↑ Hockey Canada
- ↑ Statistics/Junior World Cup/Canada
- ↑ ROSTER
- ↑ Fralic, Shelley (2007-02-01). "Devoted parents of a rising star". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ↑ "Getting to know ... Senators centre Kyle Turris". Ottawa Senators. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ↑ http://capitalcitycondors.org/wp2/ HAPPY NEW YEAR, CONDORS!
- ↑ Scanlan, Wayne (2014-07-30). "Turris ready for added responsibility, including fatherhood". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
External links
- Kyle Turris's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Kyle Turris's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Ottawa Senators historical box scores at Hockey-Reference
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| Preceded by Chris Summers |
Phoenix Coyotes first round draft pick 2007 |
Succeeded by Nick Ross |