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| 1975 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jim Turkiewicz
Selected in fifth round
No.
88 overall by Montreal Canadiens
Born April 13, 1955
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Defense
Height: 5-10 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Toronto (WHA)
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Waterford, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1971-72 |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
63 |
5 | 16 |
21 | 46 | | 1972-73 |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
63 |
6 | 36 |
42 | 72 | | 1973-74 |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
69 | 20 |
41 | 61 |
91 | | 1974-75 |
Toronto | WHA |
78 | 3 |
27 | 30 |
28 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1974 (bronze) (unofficial tournament)
MJHL Kaminsky Trophy (Top Defenseman): 1973-74 (Pete.)
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1973-74 (Peterborough)
Miscellaneous: Played in first World Junior Championships in Leningrad, an
unofficial tournament that helped set stage for first official World Juniors
in 1977. ... Signed three-year contract with Toronto (WHA) upon turning pro as
an underage junior in 1974. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Toronto/Birmingham (WHA);
Rochester, Springfield (AHL); Birmingham (CHL); Birmingham (ACHL); Flamboro (OHA
Sr.)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by Toronto, No. 12 overall in Round 1)
Miscellaneous: Was on Toronto (WHA) team that relocated to Birmingham
on June 30, 1976. ... Became free agent when WHA merged with NHL in 1979
because no WHA team selected him in dispersal draft, and Montreal chose not to
take him back in NHL Reclaim Draft. ... Missed part of 1979-80 season with
fractured knuckle, an injury suffered in February 1980. ... Was on Birmingham
(ACHL) team that folded on Oct. 26, 1983. ... Became an avid fisherman after
his retirement and competed in several fishing tournaments, including the
Bassmasters series.
Personal: Full name is James Robert Turkiewicz. ... Older brother of
former minor-leaguer Ron Turkiewicz. |
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SNAPSHOT '75 | | Total Selected: |
217 | | Forwards: |
126 | | Defense: |
65 | | Goaltenders: |
26 | | Major Junior: |
135 | | College Players: |
61 |
| Canadian: |
162 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
46 | | U.S.-Born: |
45 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
87 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
6 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
11 |
| Picks Traded: |
21 |
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