Marty Turco
Marty Turco was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada on August 13th, 1975 and is the Hockey Player. At the age of 48, Marty Turco 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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Marty Vincent Turco (born August 13, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).
He played nine seasons with the Dallas Stars and one season each with the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins.
Due to his puck-handling prowess, Canadian hockey personality Don Cherry named Turco "the smartest goalie in the NHL".
Turco is also an in-studio analyst at NHL Network.
Personal life
Turco and his wife Kelly have two daughters, Hailey (born early 2002) and Katelyn (born April 2004), and one son, Finley (born August 2008) with the family residing in Highland Park, Texas. He also owns a home in his hometown of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, where he spends much of his summer. Along with his cousin, Mark Muzzin, Turco co-founded Kingsville Brewery, located in Kingsville, Ontario, in 2016.
Playing career
Turco was undrafted by the Ontario Hockey League after playing minor hockey in his hometown. He joined the Cambridge Winterhawks Jr. B. team in 1992 and spent two seasons with the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) before receiving an NCAA award to play college hockey for the University of Michigan, according to CCHA member Chris Hughes. Turco captured two NCAA championships at Michigan.
Turco was drafted in the fifth round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars and went on to play for Michigan that fall. Turco received many accolades during his four years at Michigan, including Rookie of the Year in 1995, Tournament MVP in 1998, and All-Star in 1996 and 1998. Turco played for the Michigan K-Wings, Dallas' International Hockey League (IHL) affiliate. He was named IHL Rookie of the Year in 1999.
Turco had the opportunity to serve as a back-up for Ed Belfour in Dallas after two years playing for the K-Wings. He spent the next two years with the Stars as the team's back up. Dallas made Turco the starting goaltender for the 2001–02 season, allowing Belfour to sign with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Turco's goals against average (GAA) of 1.72 was a new NHL record in his first year as the starting goaltender from 2002-03. (Miikka Kiprusoff had a 1.69 GAA in Turco's first season, breaking Turco's record for the upcoming season.) Turco played in the NHL All-Star Game during the season and was named to the second All-Star team after the season, finishing second in Vezina Trophy voting, behind Martin Brodeur for the NHL's best regular season goaltender. His.932 save percentage was also the highest in the NHL this year. However, in the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs, he was unable to lead the Stars past the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
Turco continued to provide the Stars with quality goaltending throughout the 2004-2004 season, playing (and beginning) in the All-Star Game. In the first round of the 2004 playoffs, the Stars lost to the Colorado Avalanche.
Turco won a career-best 41 games in the 2005–06 season, eight of whom were shootouts. Turco's 2006 playoff experience was similar to the previous season, losing in five games to the Avalanche.
Turco's first and only playoff series of the 2006–07 season began on April 13, 2007, tied the series 1–1. "We know we can beat these guys here [Vancouver], or at home, or somewhere."
Turco lost by 2–1 overtime over Game 3 at home, after Taylor Pyatt got a quick one-time shot off a feed from Bryan Smolinski. The Stars were unable to win in Game 4, losing 2–1 off goals from Mattias hlund and Trevor Linden, then the game winner. With a 1–0 overtime victory, the Stars went on to win Game 5 in the series. Brenden Morrow scored the game's only goal 6:22 into the first overtime period, allowing Turco to earn his second straight playoff shutout. Turco won by 2–0 after taking his third shutout of the season. The series came to an end on April 23, 2007 with a score of 4–1 in favour of Vancouver, with Trevor Linden scoring the eventual game-winner in the second period.
Turco's three shutouts in a single playoff series were a record number of shutouts, including Martin Brodeur of Anaheim, Michael Leighton of Anaheim, and Philadelphia Flyers' Michael Leighton.
Turco won 32 games in the 2007–08 season and helped the Stars win by playoffs over the defending Stanley Cup champions Anaheim and the San Jose Sharks before losing in six games to the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference Finals.
Turco played his 421st game for the Stars on January 15, 2009, beating Cesare Maniago's new record of 420. On January 29, he will also go through Maniago in total minutes played, while simultaneously winning his first regular season game against the Detroit Red Wings in 11 tries. He scored in his 24th game in a row on February 9, breaking yet another of Maniago's records. However, the Stars did not qualify for the playoffs. Turco would not be re-signed by Dallas by April 13, 2010, putting an end to his nine years with the Stars.
Turco signed a one-year deal with the Chicago Blackhawks, bringing Antti Niemi as their starting goaltender back to the team's reigning Stanley Cup champions. In the Stanley Cup Final, the Blackhawks had previously defeated the Philadelphia Flyers in six games. His first victory with Chicago came on October 15, a 5–2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. He was suspended by the team later this season and was replaced by Corey Crawford as the starting goaltender. He played in 29 games, totaling an 11–11–3 record.
Turco announced that a deal with EC Red Bull Salzburg of Austrian Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL) was signed in December 2011. Turco was only supposed to play in the European Trophy Finals/Red Bull Salute on December 16, 18 and 18. However, the following month, he signed a new deal with EC Salzburg extending into the end of the EBEL season, which included a "NHL-out" provision, which ran until the NHL trade deadline, which occurred on February 27.
Turco joined the Boston Bruins on March 5, 2012. On March 7, he cleared waivers and joined the Bruins, making him the Bruins their first draft pick. After finding out that the Bruins' back-up goaltender, Tuukka Rask, will be out four-to-six weeks with a lower abdominal strain, he was signed. Turco was not eligible to play in the 2012 playoffs because he was signed after the NHL trade deadline.