Kyle Turris

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Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg/12 st 2 lb)
NHL Team	Phoenix Coyotes
Nationality	Canada
Born	August 14, 1989 (1989-08-14) (age 18), New Westminster, BC, CAN
NHL Draft	3rd overall, 2007 Phoenix Coyotes
Pro career	2008 – present

Kyle Turris (Born August 14, 1989 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a professional ice hockey player for the Phoenix Coyotes. He is listed as 6'1" and 180 pounds.

Turris was born to Bruce and Vikky Turris. Bruce Turris is an inducted member of the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame as a former member of the Western Lacrosse Association's Vancouver Burrards.^[1]

On June 22, 2007, Turris was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes. He was the third overall selection in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

[edit] Playing career

As a 16-year-old rookie in the British Columbia Hockey League, Turris stole the show. After a great rookie season, Turris moved on to score 46 points in 32 games to help lead his Burnaby Express to win the Royal Bank Cup 2006, knocking off the Yorkton Terriers by a score of 8-2. Early in the following season, he led Canada West to the gold medal at the inaugural World Junior A Challenge, held in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. As a sophomore in the BCHL, Kyle Turris scored 121 points in 53 games. He capped off the season with an invite to play at the IIHF World U18 Championships and being awarded the RBC Financial Group Canadian Junior A Player of the Year.

Turris was speculated to be drafted first overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft^[2], as he was ranked first among North American prospects by NHL Central Scouting and third by the International Scouting Service. However, Turris was chosen by Wayne Gretzky, representing the Phoenix Coyotes, as the third overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Turris stands as the highest ever drafted Tier II Junior "A" player since the level's inception by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association in 1970.

Turris played in the 2007 Super Series, an eight-game challenge series against the Russian U20 National Team. Over the course of the series, Turris was heavily praised for his abilities and often compared to Steve Yzerman. In eight games, Canada won seven and tied one. Turris led the series in goal scoring with seven, was third in overall scoring with eight points, and won Game 8's most valuable player award in front of a home-province crowd in Vancouver, British Columbia's GM Place. Turris was the only Tier II Junior "A" player on Canada's roster.

Turris chose to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison to play hockey with the Wisconsin Badgers in the NCAA's Western Collegiate Hockey Association for the 2007-08 season.

In 2008, Turris finally received a chance to represent his country at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship. Turris led the Canadians in scoring with four goals and eight points en route to the gold medal.

Turris waived his amateur status and joined the Coyotes in April 2008. Turris, signed to an entry level contract, will finish the season with the Coyotes although they were already eliminated from the playoffs.^[3]

Recorded his first point in a game against the Anaheim Ducks on Apr 6, 2008.

[edit] Awards and Achievements

• 2006 BCHL Coastal Division Rookie of the Year
• 2006 World Junior A Challenge Most Valuable Player award
• 2006 World Junior A Challenge All-Star Team
• 2006 World Junior A Challenge Scoring Champion
• 2007 RBC Financial Group Canadian Junior A Player of the Year
• 2007 BCHL Player of the Year
• 2007 WCHA Preseason Freshman of the Year
• 2008 All-WCHA Third Team All-star
• 2008 WCHA All-Rookie Team

[edit] Career statistics

Please note: The 2005-06 Playoff statistics include the BCHL playoffs [1], Doyle Cup Series [2], and Royal Bank Cup 2006 [3].

[edit] International play

• Played for Team Pacific in 2005 World U-17 Hockey Challenge (Silver Medal)[4]
• Played for Canada in 2006 U18 Junior World Cup (Gold Medal)[5]
• Played for Canada West in 2006 World Junior A Challenge (Gold Medal)
• Played for Canada in 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships (Fourth Place)[6]
• Played for Canada in 2007 Super Series (Champions) [7]
• Played for Canada in 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (Gold Medal)

[edit] International statistics

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Kyle Turris's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database