Player's Profile
- Name: Dan Turple
- Position: G
- Catches: Left
- Height: 6-5
- Weight: 210 lbs
- Birthdate: 1985-01-01
- Eligible for Draft: 2003
- Drafted:
- Hometown: Oakville, ON
- Acquired:
- Playing In: Pro
Dan Turple
Prospect Grade: 4.5 C (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
2003-04: In November 2003, Turple was traded from Kingston to Oshawa. Turple won the Molson Three Star award in Oshawa in 2003-04. In the playoffs, he played all seven games for the Generals, posting a 2.57 GAA with one shutout, and a .922 save percentage.
Drafted 6th round (186th overall), 2004 by Atlanta.
Hockey's Future's July 2004 interview with Turple here.
2005-06: Turple was the best goaltender in the OHL for Kitchener -- his.924 save percentage led the league as did his 2.25 GAA and seven shutouts. In Kitchener, he benefited from having Matt Lashoff (BOS) and the Thrashers' own Boris Valabik on the blue line in front of him.January 2006 feature on Turple.
2006-07: Turple signed a rookie contract in 2006 and was assigned to the ECHL Gwinnett Gladiators. He had the worst save percentage in the ECHL (minimum 1440 minutes played), with .879, and the third-worst GAA at 3.77 in the regular season. Turple played just one out of four games in the playoffs, an overtime loss.
2007-08: Spent most of the year backing up veteran Craig Kowalski with the ECHL Gwinnett Gladiators. He was passed over in favor of Kowalski for a call-up to AHL Chicago, but was lent to Grand Rapids.
Talent Analysis
Turple takes up a lot of net at 6'5 and has good quickness. He does not follow the puck very well during play, however. This flaw will be hard to overcome. He also gets very rattled when scored on, which results in some very high-scoring games.
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Stats
Turple's stats
Profile Last Updated: July, 1st 2009
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