Michel Turler

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SwitzerlandSwitzerland  Michel Turler Ice hockey player
Date of birth May 14, 1944
date of death April 8, 2010
Place of death La Chaux-de-Fonds , Switzerland
Nickname Tutu
size 175 cm
Weight 78 kg
position center
number # 10
Career stations
1965-1975 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
1975-1988 EHC Biel

Michel Turler (also Michel Türler , born May 14, 1944 , † April 8, 2010 in La Chaux-de-Fonds , Neuchâtel ) was a Swiss ice hockey player .

Turler was one of the most famous ice hockey players in Switzerland. After first trying his hand at football , he decided to play the sport after an ice hockey tournament for schoolchildren. In his entire active career, he won the Swiss championship seven times , with the HC La Chaux-de-Fonds team six times in a row between 1968 and 1973 and in 1978 with the EHC Biel . As a center , he was also the top scorer in this national league four times .

In 1971, at the last Group B World Championships before the Winter Olympics in Sapporo , Turler was the outstanding player in the decisive game against the GDR . He scored two goals, which were crucial for Switzerland's promotion to the A group. He was the most successful striker at this World Cup and was elected to the All-Star-Team of the same.

Over the course of his career, Turler made 110 international appearances and scored 54 goals. At the 1972 Winter Olympics, he was the best Swiss player with four goals.

In 2007, his jersey number was blocked by HC La Chaux-de-Fonds and a symbolic jersey with his number was hung under the roof of the Patinoire des Mélèzes . Shortly before his 66th birthday, Turler died of cancer on April 8, 2010. In recognition of his achievements, the HC La Chaux-de-Fonds jerseys for the 2010/11 season were all signed by Turler.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ hockeyfans.ch, Michel Turler died
  2. ↑ Michel Turler passes away. In: iihf.com. April 9, 2010, accessed February 6, 2018 .
  3. ^ Farewell to Michel "Tutu" Turler . Basler Zeitung online. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  4. ↑ hockeyfans.ch, Michel Turler on HCC jersey
personal data
SURNAME Turler, Michel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Türler, Michel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH May 14, 1944
DATE OF DEATH April 8, 2010
Place of death La Chaux-de-Fonds , Switzerland