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THE LEGEND
Pierre "The French Assassin"Turgeon
Career statistics
     Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1985-86 Granby Bisons QMJHL 69 47 67 114 31 - - - - -
1986-87 Granby Bisons QMJHL 58 69 85 154 8 7 9 6 15 15
1987-88 Buffalo Sabres NHL 76 14 28 42 34 6 4 3 7 4
1988-89 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80 34 54 88 26 5 3 5 8 2
1989-90 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80 40 66 106 29 6 2 4 6 2
1990-91 Buffalo Sabres NHL 78 32 47 79 26 6 3 1 4 6
1991-92 Buffalo Sabres NHL 8 2 6 8 4 - - - - -
1991-92 New York Islanders NHL 69 38 49 87 16 - - - - -
1992-93 New York Islanders NHL 83 58 74 132 26 11 6 7 13 0
1993-94 New York Islanders NHL 69 38 56 94 18 4 0 1 1 0
1994-95 New York Islanders NHL 34 13 14 27 10 - - - - -
1994-95 Montreal Canadiens NHL 15 11 9 20 4 - - - - -
1995-96 Montreal Canadiens NHL 80 38 58 96 44 6 2 4 6 2
1996-97 Montreal Canadiens NHL 9 1 10 11 2 - - - - -
1996-97 St. Louis Blues NHL 69 25 49 74 12 5 1 1 2 2
1997-98 St. Louis Blues NHL 60 22 46 68 24 10 4 4 8 2
1998-99 St. Louis Blues NHL 67 31 34 65 36 13 4 9 13 6
1999-00 St. Louis Blues NHL 52 26 40 66 8 7 0 7 7 0
2000-01 St. Louis Blues NHL 79 30 52 82 37 15 5 10 15 2
2001-02 Dallas Stars NHL 66 15 32 47 16 - - - - -
2002-03 Dallas Stars NHL 65 12 30 42 18 5 0 1 1 0
2003-04 Dallas Stars NHL 76 15 25 40 20 5 1 3 4 2
2005-06 Colorado Avalanche NHL 62 16 30 46 32 5 0 2 2 6
2006-07 Colorado Avalanche NHL 17 4 3 7 10 - - - - -
NHL Totals 1294 515 812 1327 452 109 35 62 97 36
Pierre Turgeon (born August 28, 1969 in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada) is a retired French Canadian professional hockey player who played for the NHL's Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars, and the Colorado Avalanche. Pierre is the younger brother of former NHL player Sylvain Turgeon.


Turgeon was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres as the 1st overall pick in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. Rick Jeanneret, play-by-play announcer for the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres, coined the phrase "Ooh-la-la Pierre" for Pierre Turgeon.

In 1991, Turgeon, along with Benoit Hogue, Uwe Krupp, and Dave McLlwain, was traded to the New York Islanders for Pat LaFontaine, Randy Wood, Randy Hillier and future considerations. Turgeon's best season as an Islander was the 1992-93 season, where he scored 58 goals and 132 points and helped lead the Islanders to the Wales Conference Finals where they would lose to eventual Stanley Cup Champion Montreal Canadiens in five games. Along the way the Islanders defeated the Washington Capitals and upset the two time defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins.

The first round series, which the Islanders won in 6 games, is infamous for an on-ice incident. After scoring a series-clinching goal during game six at Nassau Coliseum, Dale Hunter of the Capitals checked Turgeon from behind as he celebrated his goal. Turgeon suffered a separated shoulder and missed the ensuing series against the Penguins. Hunter received a then-record 21 game suspension for the hit. Turgeon returned for the semifinals against the Montreal Canadiens, though he was not in peak form as he had not fully recovered. The Islanders bowed out of the playoffs after a hard-fought five game series, two of which went to overtime. After beating the Isles, the Canadiens went on to win the Stanley Cup.

As an Islander, Turgeon was awarded the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in the 1992-93 NHL season. He participated in the NHL All-Star Game in 1990, 1993, 1994, and 1996.

On 8 November 2005, Turgeon became the 34th player in NHL history to score 500 goals.

On September 5, 2007 announced his retirement from the NHL.
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NHL 94' ROSTER
# Forwards Rating
77 Pierre Turgeon* 82
33 Benoit Hogue* 78
32 Steve Thomas* 72
27 Derek King 64
20 Ray Ferraro 63
26 Patrick Flatley 62
25 Dave Volek 60
16 Brian Mullen 59
18 Marty McInnis 54
10 Claude Loiselle 48
14 Tom Fitzgerald 47
17 Dan Marois 47
39 Travis Green 47
15 Brad Dalgarno 46
12 Mick Vukota 40
NHL 94' ROSTER
# Defensemen Rating
23 Vladimir Malakhov* 63
28 Tom Kurvers 59
11 Darius Kasparaitis* 57
8 Jeff Norton 56
4 Uwe Krupp 53
7 Scott Lachance 53
47 Richard Pilon 46
37 Dennis Vaske 38

# Goalies Rating
35 Glenn Healy* 47
30 Mark Fitzpatrick 45
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