Bob Turner (ice hockey player)

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Bob Turner (ice hockey player)
Date of birth January 31, 1934
place of birth Regina , Saskatchewan , Canada
date of death February 7, 2005
Place of death Regina , Saskatchewan , Canada
size 183 cm
Weight 77 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1951-1954 Regina Pats
1954-1955 Cataractes de Shawinigan Falls
1955-1961 Canadiens de Montréal
1961-1963 Chicago Black Hawks
1963-1964 Buffalo bison

Robert George "Bob" Turner (born January 31, 1934 in Regina , Saskatchewan ; † February 7, 2005 ibid) was a Canadian ice hockey player , coach , scout and functionary, who in the course of his active career between and among other things 546 games for the Canadiens de Montréal and Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . During his eight seasons in the NHL, Turner won the Stanley Cup five times - all successively between 1956 and 1960 with the Canadiens de Montréal. He also took part in the NHL All-Star Game six times .

Career

Turner spent his junior years between 1951 and 1954 with the Regina Pats from his hometown Regina in the province of Saskatchewan . At times the defender was also active there for the Regina Capitals and thus gained his first experience in the men's area. Over the Cataractes de Shawinigan Falls from the Ligue de hockey senior du Québec , Turner finally made it into the squad of the Canadiens de Montréal from the National Hockey League during the 1955/56 season .

There the defender was able to get used to quickly and was rewarded in his rookie playing time at the end of the Stanley Cup playoffs in 1956 with the first win of the trophy of the same name . In the following four game years he repeated winning the title with the Habs and took part in the NHL All-Star Game as often as a member of the reigning champions . During his time with the Canadiens, Turner impressed with his defensive qualities. During his six seasons in the Montréals jersey, he only reached more than five scorer points twice . In particular, the 1958/59 season stood out when he took a more weighty role after the departure of Dollard St. Laurent and scored 28 points.

In June 1961, the Canadian was transferred to the reigning Stanley Cup winner Chicago Black Hawks after six seasons in the jersey of the Canadiens de Montréal . In compensation, the Canadiens received Fred Hilts . With the Black Hawks Turner completed two more NHL game years and set a personal record there with eight goals in the 1961/62 season . After he was deported to the American Hockey League with the Buffalo Bisons in the 1963/64 season , he spent his last professional season there. The 30-year-old finally came before a move to the Los Angeles Blades from the Western Hockey League with his retirement from active sport in the summer of 1964.

Turner remained loyal to ice hockey after his resignation. He returned to Regina and was, intermittently, head coach of the Regina Pats between 1965 and 1977. At times he also worked there as General Manager . His greatest successes with the team he celebrated in the 1973/74 season in the Western Canada Hockey League , when he led the team to win the double consisting of the President's Cup of the WCHL and the Memorial Cup of the entire Canadian Hockey League . In addition, he served as an occasional scout for the Oakland Seals of the NHL in the late 1960s and early 1970s .

He later worked as a real estate agent and for the Molson Brewery . In 1994, Turner was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame for his services to ice hockey . He died in February 2005 at the age of 71 after a long-term illness in his hometown.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1951/52 Regina Pats WCJHL 31 2 10 12 40 6th 0 1 1 4th
1952/53 Regina Pats WJHL 33 10 4th 14th 90 7th 0 2 2 16
1952/53 Regina Capitals SSHL - - - - - 2 0 1 1 0
1953/54 Regina Pats WJHL 36 15th 14th 29 55 16 1 5 6th 48
1954/55 Cataractes de Shawinigan Falls LHSQ 61 4th 14th 18th 98 13 0 2 2 4th
1955/56 Cataractes de Shawinigan Falls LHSQ 37 6th 12 18th 55 - - - - -
1955/56 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 33 1 4th 5 35 10 0 1 1 10
1956/57 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 58 1 4th 5 48 6th 0 1 1 0
1956/57 Rochester Americans AHL 8th 0 2 2 4th - - - - -
1957/58 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 66 0 3 3 30th 10 0 0 0 2
1958/59 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 68 4th 24 28 66 11 0 2 2 20th
1959/60 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 54 0 9 9 40 8th 0 0 0 0
1960/61 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 60 2 2 4th 16 5 0 0 0 0
1961/62 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 69 8th 2 10 52 12 1 0 1 6th
1962/63 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70 3 3 6th 20th 6th 0 0 0 6th
1963/64 Buffalo bison AHL 68 6th 15th 21st 84 - - - - -
W (C) JHL overall 100 27 26th 53 185 15th 0 4th 4th 20th
LHSQ total 98 10 26th 36 153 13 0 2 2 4th
AHL total 76 6th 17th 23 88 - - - - -
NHL overall 478 19th 51 70 307 68 1 4th 5 44

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bob Turner. Bio, pictures, stats and more | Historical Website of the Montreal Canadiens. Canadiens de Montréal , accessed January 4, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Joe Pelletier: Montreal Canadiens Legends: Bob Turner. greatesthockeylegends.com, May 2007, accessed January 4, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Turner, Bob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Turner, Robert George (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player, coach, scout and official
DATE OF BIRTH January 31, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Regina , Saskatchewan
DATE OF DEATH February 7, 2005
Place of death Regina , Saskatchewan