Turgeon, 21, was originally drafted by the Red Wings in the third round (63rd overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. The second-year pro has appeared in 40 games for the Griffins this season and has already bested his rookie-season totals in goals (9), assists (14) and points (23), after logging 18 points (6-12-18) in 71 games during the 2016-17 campaign. Turgeon currently sits sixth on the Griffins in points and also ranks among team leaders with nine goals (5th), 14 assists (5th), a plus-eight rating (T2nd) and 74 shots on goal (T6th). The Pointe-Clare, Quebec, native was also a member of the Griffins' 2017 Calder Cup championship team, skating in all 19 of the team's postseason games and registering two points (1-1-2).
The 6-foot-2, 203-pound forward spent four seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Portland Winterhawks prior to turning professional, totaling 152 points (67-85-152) and 91 penalty minutes in 259 games from 2011-16. As captain of the Winterhawks in 2015-16, he registered a junior career-high 70 points (36-34-70) in 72 games. He was also a WHL champion with Portland in 2012-13 and picked up 18 points (10-8-18) in 45 career WHL games. Turgeon's father, Pierre, scored over 500 NHL goals for Buffalo, the NY Islanders, Montreal, St. Louis, Dallas and Colorado from 1987-07 and his uncle, Sylvain, skated in 669 NHL games for Hartford, New Jersey, Montreal and Ottawa from 1983-95.
Dominic Turgeon, Center
Born Feb 25 1996 - Pointe-Clare, QC
Height 6.02 -- Weight 203 -- Shoots L
Selected by Detroit Red Wings round 3 #63 overall 2014 NHL Entry Draft
