Turner Stevenson

Turner Stevenson
Born May 18, 1972
Prince George, BC, CAN
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 230 lb (100 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Montreal Canadiens
New Jersey Devils
Philadelphia Flyers
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 12th overall, 1990
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 19922006

Turner Ladd Stevenson (born May 18, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, and Philadelphia Flyers. He won the Stanley Cup with New Jersey in 2003.

Playing career

Drafted 12th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens, Stevenson played his first nine professional seasons with the Canadiens. Left exposed in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft, he was claimed by the Columbus Blue Jackets, who then sent him to the New Jersey Devils to complete a previous trade involving Krzysztof Oliwa. He spent the next four seasons with New Jersey, winning the Stanley Cup in 2003. Following the 2003–04 season, he signed a three-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. Stevenson only played 31 games with the Flyers during a 2005–06 season in which he struggled due to hip problems and the Flyers bought him out following the season. He retired on April 13, 2007, and became an assistant coach with the Seattle Thunderbirds, the team he played for prior to his professional career.

Personal Info

Born in Prince George, British Columbia and raised in the small northern community of Mackenzie, British Columbia, Stevenson began playing hockey at an early age on a small skating rink constructed next to his home in the Gantahaz Lake area.

Awards

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1988–89 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 69 15 12 27 84
1989–90 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 62 29 32 61 276 13 3 2 5 35
1990–91 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 4 0 0 0 5
1991–92 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 58 20 32 52 304 15 9 3 12 55
1992–93 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 79 25 34 59 102 5 2 3 5 11
1992–93 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1 0 0 0 0
1993–94 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 66 19 28 47 155
1993–94 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2 0 0 0 2
1994–95 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 37 12 12 24 109
1994–95 Montreal Canadiens NHL 41 6 1 7 86
1995–96 Montreal Canadiens NHL 80 9 16 25 167 6 0 1 1 2
1996–97 Montreal Canadiens NHL 65 8 13 21 97 5 1 1 2 2
1997–98 Montreal Canadiens NHL 63 4 6 10 110 10 3 4 7 12
1998–99 Montreal Canadiens NHL 69 10 17 27 88
1999–00 Montreal Canadiens NHL 64 8 13 21 61
2000–01 New Jersey Devils NHL 69 8 18 26 97 23 1 3 4 20
2001–02 New Jersey Devils NHL 21 0 2 2 25 1 0 0 0 4
2002–03 New Jersey Devils NHL 77 7 13 20 115 14 1 1 2 26
2003–04 New Jersey Devils NHL 61 14 13 27 76 5 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 31 1 3 4 45
NHL totals 644 75 115 190 969 67 6 12 18 66

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Preceded by
Lindsay Vallis
Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick
1990
Succeeded by
Brent Bilodeau