Pierre Turgeon

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Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 199 lb (90 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Colorado Avalanche Buffalo Sabres New York Islanders Montreal Canadians St. Louis Blues Dallas Stars
Nationality	Canada
Born	August 28, 1969, Rouyn, Quebec
NHL Draft	1st overall, 1987 Buffalo Sabres
Pro Career	1988 – present

Pierre Turgeon (born 28 August 1969 in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey player who plays for the National Hockey League's Colorado Avalanche. Pierre is the younger brother of former NHL player Sylvain Turgeon.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Baseball 3 Career Statistics 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Playing career

Turgeon was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres as the 1st overall pick in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. There, he was known as "Oh-la-la Pierre."

As an Islander, Turgeon was awarded the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in the 1992-93 NHL season.

On 8 November 2005, Turgeon became the 34th player in NHL history to score 500 goals.

[edit] Baseball

Turgeon represented Canada in the Little League World Series in 1982.

[edit] Career Statistics

                                  Regular Season              
Season  Team                    Lge   GP   G   A    Pts  PIM   
    
1987-88 Buffalo Sabres          NHL   76   14  28   42   34  
1988-89 Buffalo Sabres          NHL   80   34  54   88   26    
1989-90 Buffalo Sabres          NHL   80   40  66   106  29   
1990-91 Buffalo Sabres          NHL   78   32  47   79   26  
1991-92 Buffalo/New York        NHL   77   40  55   95   20  
1992-93 New York Islanders      NHL   83   58  74   132  26    
1993-94 New York Islanders      NHL   69   38  56   94   18    
1995    New York/Montreal       NHL   49   24  23   47   14  
1995-96 Montreal Canadiens      NHL   80   38  58   96   44  
1996-97 Montreal/St. Louis      NHL   78   26  59   85   14  
1997-98 St. Louis Blues         NHL   60   22  46   68   24 
1998-99 St. Louis Blues         NHL   67   31  34   65   36
1999-00 St. Louis Blues         NHL   52   26  40   66   8
2000-01 St. Louis Blues         NHL   79   30  52   82   37
2001-02 Dallas Stars            NHL   66   15  32   47   16
2002-03 Dallas Stars            NHL   65   12  30   42   18
2003-04 Dallas Stars            NHL   76   15  25   40   20
2005-06 Colorado Avalanche      NHL   62   16  30   46   32

                   NHL Totals         1277 511 809  1320 442

[edit] See also

• List of NHL players
• List of NHL statistical leaders
• List of NHL seasons
• Notable families in the NHL
• List of NHL players with 1000 points
• List of NHL players with 500 goals

[edit] External links

• Hockey statistics for Turgeon

Preceded by: Joe Murphy	NHL First Overall Draft Pick 1987	Succeeded by: Mike Modano
Preceded by: Wayne Gretzky	Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy 1993	Succeeded by: Wayne Gretzky
Preceded by: Mike Keane	Montreal Canadiens Captains 1995-96	Succeeded by: Vincent Damphousse