Turner Elson
| Turner Elson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 13, 1992 New Westminster, BC, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Detroit Red Wings Calgary Flames | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Turner Elson (born September 13, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently under contract with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
An undrafted player, Elson played junior hockey with the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League (WHL) and joined the Flames organization as a free agent signing in 2011.[1]
Elson spent the majority of his first four professional seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Abbotsford Heat, Adirondack Flames and Stockton Heat.[2] He was recalled to Calgary for the team's final game of the 2015–16 NHL season and made his NHL debut on April 9, 2016. Elson recorded his first NHL point, an assist, in the 2–1 victory over the Minnesota Wild.[3]
At the conclusion of the season and at the end of his entry-level contract, Elson was not qualified by the Flames and was released as a free agent. On July 1, 2016, he signed a one-year, two-way contract to join the Colorado Avalanche.[4] During the 2016–17 season, after attending the Avalanche training camp he was re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage. His season was quickly derailed as he was injured after just four games with a lower body injury. He returned in the final stretches of the season registering three points in just 13 games.[5]
On June 26, 2017, Elson again a restricted free agent, was not tendered a qualifying contract by the Colorado Avalanche, thus ending his one year tenure with club in releasing him to free agency.[6] On July 1, 2017, Elson signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings.[7]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 66 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 68 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 124 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | ||
| 2011–12 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 56 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 64 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 60 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 37 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 18 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 16 | ||
| 2014–15 | Adirondack Flames | AHL | 59 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 63 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ Drinnan, Greg (2011-11-11). "Streaking Rebels ride into Kamloops". Kamloops Daily News. p. A12.
- ↑ "Turner Elson player card". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ↑ Gilbertson, Wes (2016-04-10). "Deal 'Siel'-ed". Calgary Sun. p. S1.
- ↑ "Colorado inks eight to contracts". Colorado Avalanche. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
- ↑ "From the rampage desk: lets get this over with". milehighhockey.com. 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
- ↑ "Avalanche part ways with Mikahil Girgorenko, Siemens given qualifying offer". BSNDenver.com. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (July 1, 2017). "Red Wings agree to terms with forward Turner Elson". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database