Turner Elson
| Turner Elson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 13, 1992 New Westminster, BC, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Calgary Flames Stockton Heat (AHL) | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Turner Elson (born September 13, 1992]] is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing within the Calgary Flames organization of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
An undrafted player, Elson played junior hockey with the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League (WHL) and joined the Flames organization as a free agent signing in 2011.[1]
Elson spent the majority of his first four professional seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Abbotsford Heat, Adirondack Flames and Stockton Heat.[2] He was recalled to Calgary for the team's final game of the 2015–16 NHL season and made his NHL debut on April 9, 2016. Elson recorded his first NHL point, an assist, in the 2–1 victory over the Minnesota Wild.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 66 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 68 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 124 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | ||
| 2011–12 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 56 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 64 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 60 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 37 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 18 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 16 | ||
| 2014–15 | Adirondack Flames | AHL | 59 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 63 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
- ^ Drinnan, Greg (2011-11-11). "Streaking Rebels ride into Kamloops". Kamloops Daily News. p. A12.
- ^ "Turner Elson player card". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ^ Gilbertson, Wes (2016-04-10). "Deal 'Siel'-ed". Calgary Sun. p. S1.