- Kyle Turris
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Centre
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 170
team =Phoenix Coyotes
league = NHL
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1989|8|14
birth_place =New Westminster , BC, CAN
draft = 3rd overall
draft_year = 2007
draft_team =Phoenix Coyotes
career_start = 2008
nickname =Kyle Turris (born
August 14 ,1989 , inNew Westminster ,British Columbia ) is a professionalice hockey player for thePhoenix Coyotes of theNational Hockey League .He was drafted third overall in the
2007 NHL Entry Draft by Phoenix.Playing career
As a 16-year-old in the
British Columbia Hockey League , Turris scored 72 points in 57 games for theBurnaby Express in 2005-06 and was awarded the Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy for the Coastal Conference as rookie of the year.Citeweb|title=BCHL Trophies|url=http://www.bchl.bc.ca/leagues/custom_page.cfm?leagueID=2393&clientID=1413&pageID=154|publisher=British Columbia Hockey League |accessdate=2008-07-21] The following year, he finished second in league scoring with 121 points and was named the Coastal Conference's Most Valuable Player. Adding 26 points in 14 games, Turris led the Express to the BCHL championship, advancing to the2006 Royal Bank Cup , Canada's national Junior A championship. He would score ahat trick in the final game against theYorkton 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. [citeweb|title=2007 CSB Final Rankings|url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?fid=7225&hubname|publisher=TSN|accessdate=2008-07-21|date=2007-04-25] In the subsequent
2007 NHL Entry Draft , he was drafted third overall by thePhoenix Coyotes , behindPatrick Kane andJames vanRiemsdyk . Turris stands as the highest ever drafted Tier II Junior "A" player since the level's inception by theCanadian Amateur Hockey Association in 1970.Fact|date=July 2008Turris 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. Accordingly, Turris joined theWisconsin Badgers of the NCAA'sWestern Collegiate Hockey Association in 2007-08 and recorded a team-high 35 points in 36 games.After Turris' 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. [ citeweb|url=http://www.uwbadgers.com/sport_news/mhky/headlines/story.html?sportid=119&storyid=13568 |title=Turris Signs With Phoenix |accessdate=2008-05-11 |last=Capobianco |first=Paul |date=2008-03-31 |publisher=Wisconsin Athletic Communications ] He made his NHL debut onApril 3 against theDallas Stars and recorded his first point, an assist, in his third game onApril 6 against theAnaheim Ducks . [citeweb|title=Turris, Coyotes think he's ready for NHL|url=http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=368342&page=NewsPage&service=page|publisher=National Hockey League |accessdate=2008-07-21|date=2008-07-15]Personal life
Turris was born to Bruce and Vikky Turris in
New Westminster, British Columbia .Bruce Turris is a retiredlacrosse player, inducted into theCanadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame as a former member of theWestern Lacrosse Association 'sVancouver Burrards . [ cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=c0eb37ea-b9fa-475d-afb6-b0f970dd9c3c&k=28166&p=1 |title=Devoted parents of a rising star |accessdate=2008-05-11 |last=Fralic |first=Shelley |date=2007-02-01 |publisher=The Vancouver Sun ]Turris graduated high school from
St. Thomas More Collegiate inBurnaby, British Columbia . Growing up, he excelled in numerous sports. He was a member of the juniorNew Westminster Salmonbellies lacrosse team and also played the position of quarterback for three years before focusing on hockey full-time.citeweb|title=Turris could be the top dog|url=http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=ec6853fe-77a2-40df-8762-1bcbfcc773a9&p=2|publisher=The Province |accessdate=2008-07-21|date=2007-06-17]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
*2007BCHL Player of the Year
*2007 WCHA Preseason Freshman of the Year
*2008 All-WCHA Third Team All-star
*2008 WCHA All-Rookie TeamCareer statistics
"Please note: The 2005-06 Playoff statistics include the BCHL playoffs [http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=6054&hubname=nhl] ,
Doyle Cup Series [http://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/stats_hockey.cfm?leagueID=6616&clientID=2668] , andRoyal Bank Cup 2006 [http://www.leaguestat.com/hockeycanada/u17/en/stats/player.php?id=8865] ."International play
In the
2005 World U-17 Hockey Challenge Turris earned a silver medal playing for Canada Pacific. [ [http://www.leaguestat.com/hockeycanada/u17/en/stats/player.php?id=8865 Hockey Canada ] ] The following year, he received gold with Team Canada at the2006 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament [ [http://www.hockeycanada.ca/2/2/3/4/2/index1.shtml Statistics/Junior World Cup/Canada ] ]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 the2007 IIHF World U18 Championships , although Team Canada failed to medal. [ [http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/14990/la_id/1/season_id/203/team_id/698/ss_id/21311.htm ROSTER ] ]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.International statistics
References
External links
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