Joe Turner (ice hockey player)
Date of birth | March 28, 1919 |
place of birth | Windsor , Ontario , Canada |
date of death | January 12, 1945 |
Place of death | Netherlands |
position | goalkeeper |
Career stations | |
1941-1942 |
Detroit Red Wings Indianapolis Capitals |
Joe Turner (born March 28, 1919 in Windsor , Ontario ; † January 12, 1945 in the Netherlands ) was a Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper who played for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League during his playing days .
Career
Joe Turner received a contract with the Indianapolis Capitals from the American Hockey League in 1941 , having previously been active in amateur hockey since 1933. In his first and only season in professional ice hockey, the goalkeeper and his team won the Calder Cup as a regular player and was elected to the AHL's First All-Star Team . On January 5, 1942 he also made his debut in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings in a 3-3 draw against the Toronto Maple Leafs , where he replaced the injured goalkeeper Johnny Mowers . Following this season, the Canadian joined the US Army and fell on January 12, 1945 in the Netherlands . The Turner Cup was named after him, which was presented to the winner of the International Hockey League from 1945 to 2001 and to the winner of a league of the same name from 2007 to 2010 .
Achievements and Awards
- 1942 Calder Cup win with the Indianapolis Capitals
- 1942 AHL First All-Star Team
statistics
Seasons | Games | Victories | Defeats | draw | Shutouts | |
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NHL Regular Season | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
AHL regular season | 1 | 52 | - | - | - | 4th |
Web links
- Joe Turner at hockeydb.com (English)
- Joe Turner at legendsofhockey.net (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Turner, Joe |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 28, 1919 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Windsor , Ontario, Canada |
DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 1945 |
Place of death | Netherlands |