Dan Turple

Dan Turple (born January 1, 1985 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey Goaltender. Turple was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers with the 186th overall pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
==Playing career==
===Junior Hockey===
Turple began his junior hockey career with the Kingston Frontenacs in the 2002-03 season, when he appeared in 12 games with the Frontenacs, posting a 2-8-0 record, with a 5.61 GAA and a .864 save percentage. He began the 2003-04 season in Kingston, playing in nine games, with a 4-4-0 record with a 3.26 GAA and a .888 save percentage, before being traded to the Oshawa Generals. Turple would finish the season strongly with Oshawa, going 20-7-3 with a 2.60 GAA and a .923 save percentage. Turple would continue his strong play in the playoffs, as he had a 3-4 record with a solid 2.58 GAA and a .922 save percentage.
Turple started the 2004-05 with Oshawa, however, he would struggle, as he had a 4-4-0 record with a 3.71 GAA and a .872 save percentage in ten games, before being traded to the Kitchener Rangers. Turple rebounded in Kitchener, having a 17-13-8 record in 40 games with the Rangers, with a 2.36 GAA and a .924 save percentage. In the playoffs, Turple appeared in only three games, going 0-2 with a 3.35 GAA and a .904 save percentage.
In the 2005-06, Turple had a league best 2.25 GAA, as he posted a 40-15-2 record with the Rangers, as he and backup goaltender Mark Packwood were awarded the Dave Pinkney Trophy as Kitchener allowed a league low 165 goals. Turple struggled in the playoffs, as he went 1-4 with a 3.68 GAA and a .896 save percentage in five games.
===Professional career===
====Atlanta Thrashers====
Turple was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the sixth round, 186th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He began his professional career with the Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL in the 2006-07 season, appearing in 34 games, posting a record of 18-13-3, with a 3.77 GAA and a .879 save percentage.
Turple returned to Gwinnett for the 2007-08 season, going 15-12-3 with a 3.16 GAA and a .905 save percentage in 30 games. Turple also made an appearance with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL, appearing in only one game, allowing only a goal in twenty minutes of play.
Turple once again began the season in Gwinnett in the 2008-09 season, going 2-4-1 with a 3.81 GAA and a .874 save percentage in eight games with the Gladiators. He saw some time with the Chicago Wolves of the AHL, going 5-8-0 with a 2.92 GAA and .897 save percentage in 14 games, before ending the season with the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL, posting a record of 0-0-2 with a 3.69 GAA and a .909 save percentage in two games.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season===
  	  	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	MIN 	GA 	SO	GAA 	SV%
2002–03 	Kingston Frontenacs 	OHL 	 	12 	2 	8 	0 	449 	42 	0 	5.61	.864
2003–04 	Kingston Frontenacs 	OHL 	 	9 	4 	4 	0 	534 	29 	0 	3.26	.888
2003–04 	Oshawa Generals 	OHL 	 	35 	20	7 	3 	1843	80 	2 	2.60	.923
2004–05 	Oshawa Generals 	OHL 	 	10 	4 	4 	0 	468 	29 	0 	3.71	.872
2004–05 	Kitchener Rangers 	OHL 	 	40 	17	13	8 	2335	92 	3 	2.36	.924
2005–06 	Kitchener Rangers 	OHL 	 	57 	40	15	2 	3306	124	7 	2.25	.924
2006–07 	Gwinnett Gladiators 	ECHL 	 	34 	18	13	3 	2052	129	1 	3.77	.879
2007–08 	Gwinnett Gladiators 	ECHL 	 	30 	15	12	3 	1786	94 	0 	3.16	.905
2007–08 	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	20 	1 	0 	3.00	.857
2008–09 	Gwinnett Gladiators 	ECHL 	 	8 	2 	4 	1 	441 	28 	0 	3.81	.874
2008–09 	Utah Grizzlies 	ECHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	2 	130 	8 	0 	3.69	.909
2008–09 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 	 	14 	5 	8 	0 	699 	34 	0 	2.92	.897
OHL totals 	OHL totals 	OHL totals 	 	163	87	51	14	8935	396	12	2.66	.915
ECHL totals	ECHL totals 	ECHL totals	 	74 	35	29	9 	4409	259	1 	3.52	.890
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 	 	15 	5 	8 	0 	719 	35 	0 	2.92	.896
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Playoffs===
  	  	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP	W	L 	MIN	GA	SO	GAA 	SV%
2003–04 	Oshawa Generals 	OHL 	 	7 	3	4 	442	19	1 	2.58	.922
2004–05 	Kitchener Rangers	OHL 	 	3 	0	2 	161	9 	0 	3.35	.904
2005–06 	Kitchener Rangers	OHL 	 	5 	1	4 	326	20	0 	3.68	.896
OHL totals	OHL totals 	OHL totals	 	15	4	10	929	48	1 	3.10	.909
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1985
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Chicago Wolves players
Category:Grand Rapids Griffins players
Category:Gwinnett Gladiators players
Category:Kingston Frontenacs alumni
Category:Kitchener Rangers alumni
Category:Oshawa Generals alumni
Category:Utah Grizzlies players