Jim Turkiewicz

Jim Turkiewicz (born April 13, 1955 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman. Turkiewicz played 392 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Toronto Toros and Birmingham Bulls.
He played junior hockey for the Peterborough Petes from 1971 to 1974. The Toronto Toros picked him 12th overall in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft while the Montreal Canadiens chose him 88th overall in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft.
Turkiewicz went to the Toros in 1974-75 and was a regular with the team through the 1978-79 season (the Toros became the Birmingham Bulls in 1976). He scored 25 goals and 119 assists in 392 WHA games.
After the WHA folded in 1979, Turkiewicz spent four years in the minor pros and then two years with the senior Flamboro Mott's Clamatos. He retired in 1986.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1971–72 	Peterborough Petes 	OHA-Jr. 		63 	5 	16 	21 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1972–73 	Peterborough Petes 	OHA-Jr. 		63 	6 	36 	42 	72 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1973–74 	Peterborough Petes 	OHA-Jr. 		69 	20 	41 	61 	91 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1974–75 	Peterborough Petes 	OMJHL 		69 	20 	41 	61 	91 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1974–75 	Toronto Toros 	WHA 		78 	3 	27 	30 	28 		6 	0 	2 	2 	0
1975–76 	Toronto Toros 	WHA 		77 	10 	29 	39 	55 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1976–77 	Birmingham Bulls 	WHA 		80 	6 	25 	31 	54 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1977–78 	Birmingham Bulls 	WHA 		78 	3 	21 	24 	45 		5 	1 	1 	2 	0
1978–79 	Birmingham Bulls 	WHA 		79 	3 	17 	20 	52 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1979–80 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		53 	3 	8 	11 	32 		4 	0 	1 	1 	4
1980–81 	Springfield Indians 	AHL 		72 	8 	15 	23 	66 		7 	0 	6 	6 	34
1982–83 	Birmingham South Stars 	CHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983–84 	Birmingham Bulls 	ACHL 		2 	1 	1 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85 	Flamboro Mott's Clamato's	OHA-Sr. 		27 	4 	18 	22 	51 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	Flamboro Mott's Clamatos 	OHA-Sr. 		28 	2 	16 	18 	50 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
WHA totals	WHA totals 	WHA totals		392 	25 	119 	144 	234 		11 	1 	3 	4 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards==
*1973-74 Max Kaminsky Trophy
== References ==
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Category:Born in 1955
Category:Birmingham Bulls players
Category:Birmingham South Stars players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Montreal Canadiens draft picks
Category:Peterborough Petes alumni
Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:Springfield Indians players
Category:Toronto Toros draft picks
Category:Toronto Toros players
Category:World Hockey Association first round draft picks
Category:Retired in 1986
Category:Flamboro Mott's Clamatos players