Kyle Turris
Kyle Turris was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada on August 14th, 1989 and is the Hockey Player. At the age of 34, Kyle Turris biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Kyle Turris (born August 14, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who plays for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
He was ranked third overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes and has also played for the Ottawa Senators.
Personal life
Turris was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, to Bruce and Vikky Turris. Bruce Turris, a retired lacrosse player, has been inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame as a former member of the Vancouver Burrards, a former member of the Western Lacrosse Association.
Turris graduated from St. Thomas More Collegiate in Burnaby, British Columbia. He excelled in several sports growing up. He was a member of the junior New Westminster Salmonbells lacrosse team and spent three years as a quarterback before focusing on hockey full time.
Turris has named Steve Yzerman as his favorite hockey player growing up, as well as Jack Johnson and Kings of Leon as his favorite music.
Turris served as honorary captain of the Capital City Condors, a family of ice hockey teams based in Ottawa for those children and up who are unable to play on any other hockey team due to a developmental handicap. Julie and his partner, John, volunteered with the team on a daily basis and had lent their assistance to many of the Condors' charity tournaments, including the annual Kyle Turris Capital City Condors Golf Classic.
Turris and his wife Julie have three children: two sons and a daughter. Turris' diet includes foods from 5,500 to 6,000 calories a day.
Playing career
Turris's youth competed in the 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a youth hockey team from North Vancouver.
Turris scored 72 points in 57 games for the Burnaby Express in 2005-06 and was named rookie of the year. He finished second in BCHL scoring with 121 points and was named the Most Valuable Player of the Coastal Conference the following year. Turris led the Express to the BCHL championship in 14 games, winning the 2006 Royal Bank Cup, Canada's national Junior A Championship. In the final game against the Yorkton Terriers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL), he scored a hat-trick and led the tournament in scoring as the Express won the championship.
He was named the 2007 Canadian Junior A Player of the Year by Central Scouting and third among all skaters by International Scouting Services for the forthcoming draft. He was drafted third overall by the Phoenix Coyotes in the subsequent 2007 NHL Entry Draft, behind Patrick Kane and James van Riemsdyk. Turris is the first professionally drafted Tier II Junior "A" player since the Can Amateur Hockey Association's inception in 1970.
Turris had the option of playing major junior rather than Junior A, as his Western Hockey League (WHL) rights were restricted to the Vancouver Giants, but he stayed with the Express so he could play collegiate hockey in the United States once eligible. Turris was a member of the Wisconsin Badgers of the NCAA's Western Collegiate Hockey Association from 2007 to 2008 and had a team-high 35 points in 36 games. Ryan McDonagh, Turris' roommate while at the University of Wisconsin, went on to play for the New York Rangers.
Turris' season in Wisconsin ended on March 31, 2008, and the Phoenix Coyotes signed him to an entry-level deal and followed the team for their final three games of the season. In his third game against the Anaheim Ducks on April 3, he made his NHL debut against the Dallas Stars on April 3rd and finished with his first point, an assist.
Turris' first NHL goal came on October 12, 2008, a rebound from goaltender Jean-Sébastien Giote's pad in a 4–2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks, which began with the Coyotes in 2008.
Turris stalled after being a restricted free agent on July 1, 2011, resulting in Turris' suspension until the 2011–12 season. ESPN revealed in September 2011 that Turris requested a US$3–4 million salary when Turris was absent from Phoenix's training camp. His demands ignited rumors in the media that he wanted to be fired from the team. Turris' agent, Kurt Overhardt, announced that the player had requested a trade, despite the fact that contract talks had "never been about money." Turris agreed to a two-year, $2.8 million deal with the Coyotes on November 22, 2011.
Turris was traded to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for David Rundblad and a second-round pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft on December 17, 2011. In his first game with Ottawa, a 4–1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on December 20, 2011. He had an assist. Turris scored two minutes into the first overtime session against the New York Rangers on April 18, 2012, as well as their first home playoff victory over the Anaheim Ducks since Game 3. Turris decided to a five-year, $17.5 million contract extension with the club in late August 2012 after achieving new career highs in goals (12), assists (171) and points (29) in his first season in Ottawa. Turris has scored at least one point in each of the team's season-opening games, ranging from December 20, 2011 to the season opener on October 12, 2016. Turris had a career-high 27 goals in the season. During the playoffs, the Senators advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, but the Pittsburgh Penguins, the eventual Stanley Cup champions, were disqualified in seven games. Turris scored 4 goals and ten points in 19 games.
Turris and the Senators hadn't reached an agreement on a new one until the 2017-18 NHL season. Turris was traded to the Nashville Predators on November 5, 2017 as part of a three-team trade that also included the Colorado Avalanche. The Senators acquired Matt Duchene of the Avalanche, while Colorado acquired Samuel Girard, Vladislav Kamenev and a 2018 second-round pick, as well as Andrew Hammond, Shane Bowers, and 2018 first- and third-round picks from the Senators. Turris was immediately committed to a six-year, $36 million contract extension. In a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins, he scored and had an assist.
Turris was released on unconditional waivers for the purpose of a Predators' buyout on October 7, 2020. Turris cleared waivers the following day, making him a free agent for the first time in his career. Turris had four years on his deal, which resulted in an annual cap hit of $6 million. His buyout will save the Predators $4 million in cap space in each of the next four seasons, but the Predators will continue to charge $2 million in each of the next four years.
Turris signed a two-year, $3.3 million contract with the Edmonton Oilers on October 9, 2020.
Turris had been hired by the Coquitlam Express as both a general advisor and a player growth coach, putting an end to his playing career.