- Sylvain Turgeon
Sylvain Turgeon (born
January 17 ,1965 inRouyn-Noranda, Quebec ,Canada ) is a former NHL player and the older brother of retired NHLerPierre Turgeon .Playing career
He was drafted by the
Hartford Whalers in the1983 NHL Entry Draft as the second pick overall. During his NHL career he played for the Whalers, theNew Jersey Devils , theMontreal Canadiens and theOttawa Senators .He scored 40 goals as a rookie for the Whalers in the 1983–84 NHL season, established career highs of 45 goals, 34 assists and 79 points for the Whalers in the 1985–86 season, and scored 30 or more goals 4 times in his NHL career.
In
1989 , he was traded from the Whalers to the Devils forPat Verbeek , for whom he scored 30 goals in 72 games in his only season with the team. In1990 , he was traded from the Devils to the Canadiens forClaude Lemieux , in a lopsided trade, as Turgeon only scored 15 goals in 75 games over 2 seasons for the Canadiens, while Lemieux produced 125 goals for the Devils in the next 5 seasons and won theConn Smythe trophy while leading the Devils to victory and theStanley Cup in the NHL playoffs.Turgeon's final NHL season was 1994–95 with the Senators. He spent the 1995–96 with the
Houston Aeros in the International Hockey League, where he scored 28 goals and compiled 31 assists for 59 points in 65 games. From 1996 to 2002, he played for various European teams in Germany, Switzerland and Italy.Awards & achievements
*Named to the
NHL All-Rookie Team in 1983–84.Career statistics
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List of NHL players
*List of NHL seasons
*List of QMJHL seasons External links
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Notable families in the NHL
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