Jeff Turcotte (born April 24, 1969) is a
Canadian former professional
ice hockey centre who played briefly in the
East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) and
Sunshine Hockey League (SuHL).
Playing career
Turcotte played three years of
junior hockey in the
Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the
Toronto Marlboros, including a brief stay in the
British Columbia Junior Hockey League (BCJHL) with the
New Westminster Royals
The New Westminster Royals was the name of several professional ice hockey teams based in New Westminster, British Columbia, first established in 1911 for the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA). Though nominally based in New Westminster, ...
. He turned pro near the end of the 1989–90 season, joining the
Hampton Roads Admirals
The Hampton Roads Admirals were a professional ice hockey team in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). They played in Norfolk, Virginia at the Norfolk Scope Arena from 1989 until 2000, when the owners purchased an expansion American Hockey Leag ...
of the
ECHL for 12 games, scoring 7 points. The next season, he moved to the
SuHL to play one season for the
Daytona Beach Sun Devils, where he scored 54 points in 47 games.
After retiring, Turcotte became a
minor hockey coach with the California Wave. He helped guide a team that included
defenceman Jonathon Blum, who became the first
California-born-and-trained player to be drafted in the first round of the
NHL Entry Draft (23rd overall by the
Nashville Predators), to second-place finishes in national Midget AAA and Bantam AAA championships, culminating in an international Bantam tournament championship in
Kamloops
Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the South flowing North Thompson River and the West flowing Thompson River, east of Kamloops Lake. It is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, w ...
,
B.C., in 2004.
Family
Turcotte's older brother,
Alfie Turcotte,
[ is a former National Hockey League player, drafted by the Montreal Canadiens 17th overall in the ]1983 NHL Entry Draft
The 1983 NHL Entry Draft was the 21st NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, on June 8, 1983. The NHL Entry Draft is the primary means by which players arrive in the National Hockey League. The St. Louis Blues did ...
. Alex Turcotte is Turcotte's nephew.
References
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1969 births
Living people
Ice hockey people from Montreal
Canadian ice hockey centres
Toronto Marlboros players
New Westminster Royals players
Hampton Roads Admirals players