Dominic Turgeon

Dominic Turgeon (born February 25, 1996) is a Canadian-born American professional ice hockey player for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL), having been drafted 63rd overall by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Early life
Turgeon was born on February 25, 1996, in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, to Pierre and Elisabeth Turgeon, while his father was a member of the Montreal Canadiens, and raised in Chesterfield, Missouri, Arlington, Texas, and Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. He has three sisters, Alexandra, Elizabeth and Valerie. Elizabeth died in a car accident on December 23, 2010.

Amateur
Turgeon was drafted 64th overall by the Portland Winterhawks in the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft. During the 2011–12 season, Turgeon made his Western Hockey League (WHL) debut, appearing in one game.

Turgeon played for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program during the 2012–13 season, recording three assists in seven games.

Turgeon scored three goals and five assists in 54 regular season games for the Portland Winterhawks in the 2012–13 season, when the Winterhawks won the Ed Chynoweth Cup.

During the 2013–14 season, Turgeon recorded ten goals and 21 assists in 65 regular season games for the Winterhawks with an additional two goals and six assists in 21 playoff games, as the Hawks advanced to the WHL Finals for the second straight season, before losing to the WHL Champions Edmonton Oil Kings.

During the 2014–15 season, Turgeon recorded 18 goals and 25 assists in 67 regular season games for the Winterhawks. During the playoffs, he recorded eight goals and one assist in 17 playoff games, losing in the Western Conference Finals to the eventual WHL Champions Kelowna Rockets. On September 25, 2015, Turgeon was named team captain of the Winterhawks.

During the 2015–16 season, Turgeon recorded 36 goals and 34 assists in 72 regular season games for the Winterhawks, leading the team in scoring. During the playoffs, he was limited to just two playoff games after having season-ending surgery on his right shoulder.

Professional
On May 9, 2015, Turgeon signed a three-year entry level contract with the Detroit Red Wings.

During the 2016–17 season, Turgeon recorded six goals and 12 assists in 71 games for the Grand Rapids Griffins. During the 2017 Calder Cup playoffs, he recorded one goal and one assist in 19 games, and won the Calder Cup.

On January 13, 2018, Turgeon was recalled by the Red Wings. Prior to being recalled he recorded nine goals and 14 assists in 40 games for the Griffins. He made his NHL debut for the Red Wings in a game against the Chicago Blackhawks the next day. He went on to skate in four games for the Red Wings, averaging 9:36 of ice time and recording two shots on goal. On January 23, he was returned to the Griffins.

On July 26, 2019, the Red Wings re-signed Turgeon to a one-year, two-way contract extension.

International play
Born to a Canadian father and an American mother, Turgeon has dual citizenship and represented the United States at the 2013 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where he recorded three assists in six games, and won a bronze medal. Later that year he again represented the United States at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, where he recorded one assist in five games and won a silver medal.

Personal life
Turgeon is the son of former NHL player Pierre Turgeon, and the nephew of Sylvain Turgeon.