Marty Turco
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| Position | Goalie |
| Catches | Left |
| Nickname | Turks, Turkey |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) |
| NHL Team | Dallas Stars |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | August 13, 1975, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 124th overall, 1994 Dallas Stars |
| Pro Career | 2000 – present |
Marty Turco (born August 13, 1975 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a goaltender for the Dallas Stars of the NHL.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Early career
Unlike most Canadians in the NHL, Turco did not play major junior hockey, instead playing for the University of Michigan, with whom he won 2 NCAA titles. He 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 earned many awards in his four years at Michigan, including Rookie of the Year in 1995, Tournament MVP in 1998, and nominations to the First All-Star team in 1997, the Second All-Star Team in 1998, and the All-Tournament Team in 1996 and 1998. After graduating, Turco went to play for Dallas's IHL affiliate, the Michigan K-Wings. In 1999, he was named IHL Rookie of the Year.
After two years playing for the K-Wings, Turco was given the opportunity to back up Ed Belfour in Dallas. He spent the next two years in Dallas gaining experience as the backup. After the 2001-2002 season, Dallas decided to make Turco the starting goaltender, allowing Belfour to sign with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
[edit] Dallas years
In his first year as the starting goaltender, 2002-03, Turco's goals-against average of 1.72 set a modern NHL record thanks to a stingy defense. (Miikka Kiprusoff broke Turco's record the next season with a 1.69 goals against average.) Turco played in the NHL All-Star Game during the season and was named to the Second All-Star Team following the season, finishing second in Vezina Trophy voting as well (behind Martin Brodeur). His .932 save percentage was also best in the NHL that year. However, he was unable to lead the Stars past the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the Western Conference semi-finals.
During the 2003-04 season, Turco continued to give the Stars quality goaltending, again playing (and starting) in the All-Star Game. However, when the Stars played the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the playoffs, Turco struggled, receiving blame from some for the Stars' losing the series in five games.[citation needed]
[edit] Recent career
In the 2005-06 season, Turco won a career-best 41 games, 8 of them in shootouts. Turco's experience in the 2006 playoffs was similar to the prior season, again losing in five games to the Avalanche.
Turco, along with Brodeur, is widely regarded as one of the best puck-handling goalies in the NHL.
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] Regular season
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | S/P |
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| 1994-95 | Michigan | CCHA | 37 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2063 | 95 | 1 | 2.76 | n/a |
| 1995-96 | Michigan | CCHA | 42 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 2335 | 84 | 5 | 2.16 | n/a |
| 1996-97 | Michigan | CCHA | 41 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 2296 | 87 | 4 | 2.27 | .893 |
| 1997-98 | Michigan | CCHA | 45 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 2639 | 95 | 4 | 2.16 | .907 |
| 1998-99 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 54 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 3127 | 136 | 1 | 2.61 | .920 |
| 1999-2000 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 60 | 23 | 27 | 7 | 3399 | 139 | 7 | 2.45 | .916 |
| 2000-01 | Dallas | NHL | 26 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1266 | 40 | 3 | 1.90 | .925 |
| 2001-02 | Dallas | NHL | 31 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1519 | 53 | 2 | 2.09 | .921 |
| 2002-03 | Dallas | NHL | 55 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 3203 | 92 | 7 | 1.72 | .932 |
| 2003-04 | Dallas | NHL | 73 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 4359 | 144 | 9 | 1.98 | .913 |
| 2004-05 | Djurgårdens | Sweden | 6 | numbers | not | available | 356 | 12 | 1 | 2.02 | .932 |
| 2005-06 | Dallas | NHL | 68 | 41 | 19 | 5 | 3910 | 166 | 3 | 2.55 | .898 |
| NHL CAREER TOTALS | 253 | 137 | 62 | 31 | 14,257 | 495 | 24 | 2.08 | .915 | ||
| CCHA CAREER TOTALS | 165 | 127 | 28 | 17 | 9333 | 361 | 14 | 2.18 | - | ||
| IHL CAREER TOTALS | 114 | 47 | 44 | 17 | 6526 | 275 | 8 | 2.41 | - | ||
- Stats as of May 1, 2006
[edit] Playoffs
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 300 | 14 | 0 | 2.80 |
| 2002-03 | Dallas | NHL | 12 | 6 | 6 | - | 798 | 25 | 0 | 1.87 |
| 2003-04 | Dallas | NHL | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 325 | 18 | 0 | 3.32 |
| 2005-06 | Dallas | NHL | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 319 | 18 | 0 | 3.38 |
| NHL CAREER TOTALS | 22 | 8 | 14 | - | 1442 | 61 | 0 | 2.53 | ||
- Stats as of May 1, 2006
[edit] International play
- Played for Team Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
[edit] Awards
- Named NHL "First Star of the Week" for October 4 to October 15, 2006.
greatest goalie ever
| Preceded by Ed Belfour |
Winner of the Crozier Award 2001 |
Succeeded by Jose Theodore |
| Preceded by Jose Theodore |
Winner of the Crozier Award 2003 |
Succeeded by Dwayne Roloson |
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