Alfie Turcotte
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| Alfie Turcotte | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 5, 1965 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Winnipeg Jets Washington Capitals | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft |
17th overall, 1983 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1983–1999 | ||
Real Jean "Alfie" Turcotte (born June 5, 1965) is an American former ice hockey player.
Turcotte was born in Gary, Indiana, and raised in Holt, Michigan. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Detroit.[1]
Turcotte was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1983 NHL entry draft.[2] He played for the Canadiens, Winnipeg Jets, Orlando Solar Bears, Baltimore Skipjacks and Washington Capitals. Turcotte represented the United States at the 1984 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and at the 1986 World Ice Hockey Championships.[3]
His younger brother, Jeff Turcotte,[4] had a brief minor professional stint in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) and Sunshine Hockey League (SuHL). Turcotte's son, Alex, was drafted 5th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2019 NHL entry draft.[5]
