Alex Turcotte

Alex Turcotte (born February 26, 2001) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Ontario Reign in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Regarded as one of the top prospects of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, Turcotte was selected fifth overall by the Kings.[1] Turcotte played at the University of Wisconsin-Madison before signing with the Kings on March 11, 2020.

Alex Turcotte
Turcotte at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft
Born (2001-02-26) February 26, 2001
Island Lake, Illinois, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Los Angeles Kings
Ontario Reign (AHL)
NHL Draft 5th overall, 2019
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2021–present

Playing career

On June 21, 2019, Turcotte was selected in the first round, 5th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[2] On March 11, 2020, Turcotte signed an entry-level contract with Kings.

On September 22, 2020, with the 2020–21 season delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Turcotte, along with fellow Kings prospects Akil Thomas, Tyler Madden, Aidan Dudas, and Jacob Ingham, was loaned to Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.[3] However, his loan spell was terminated a month later, as there was no timetable for the DEL season to begin.[4]

International play
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  United States
World Junior Championships
2021 Canada
IIHF World U18 Championship
2018 Russia
2019 Sweden

Turcotte competed in the 2017–18 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge where his team won the gold medal against Canada.[5] Turcotte assisted on a first period goal in the gold medal game and tallied 6 points in 6 games during the tournament. Later that year, Turcotte played in the 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship where he scored 5 points in 7 games but lost the final game to Finland taking home a silver medal.[6]

Personal life

Turcotte is the son of former NHL forward Alfie Turcotte, who played with the Montreal Canadiens, Winnipeg Jets, and Washington Capitals.[7] Turcotte's grandfather Réal played at Michigan State University, once owned and coached the Nanaimo Islanders of the Western Hockey League, and ran stickhandling camps across North America for more than fifty years.[8] Turcotte's uncle Jeff played for the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League and is currently the head coach of the Los Angeles Jr. Kings U16 team.[9][10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2017–18 U.S. National Development Team USHL 318243214 —————
2018–19 U.S. National Development Team USHL 1612223414 —————
2019–20 University of Wisconsin B1G 299172620 —————
USHL totals 4720466628 —————

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2017 United States U17 63362
2018 United States U18 72352
2019 United States U18 74594
2020 United States WJC 6th 50226
2021 United States WJC 73582
Junior totals 3212183016

References
  1. "Hughes tops 2019 NHL Draft final ranking of North American skaters". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  2. "Alex Turcotte selected No. 5 overall by LA Kings". Los Angeles Kings. June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  3. "Why the Kings are lending some of their top prospects to European clubs". Los Angeles Times. September 22, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  4. "Kings' Alex Turcotte: Returns from loan spell". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  5. "Game Summary". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  6. "U.S. National Under-18 Team - 2018-19 Regular Season - Roster - #19 - Alex Turcotte - F". www.usahockeyntdp.com. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  7. "Alfie Turcotte player profile". eliteprospects.com. June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  8. "Réal Turcotte at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  9. "Jeff Turcotte at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  10. "Jeff Turcotte". www.jrkingshockey.com. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Rasmus Kupari		 Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick
2019		 Succeeded by
Tobias Björnfot
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