Jim Turkiewicz • James Robert Turkiewicz

Height: 5-10
Weight: 185
Shoot: L
Born: 13 Apr 1955, Peterborough ON

Regular Season & Playoff Scoring Record (key)

year	team	gp	g	a	pts	pim		gp	g	a	pts	pim
1974-75	Toronto	78	3	27	30	28		6	0	2	2	6
1975-76	Toronto	77	9	29	38	55
1976-77	Birmingham	80	6	25	31	54
1977-78	Birmingham	78	3	21	24	45		5	1	1	2	0
1978-79	Birmingham	79	3	17	20	52
	Totals:	392	24	119	143	234		11	1	3	4	6

Excerpts from Zander Hollander Complete Hockey Handbook, 1975-76 (by Reyn Davis) Almost always plays the man, politely but matter-of-factly removing him from the picture ... Stood tall on the Toros defense in his rookie year ... Considered the top graduating defenseman out of the OHA Junior Series in 1974 ... Spent three seasons with Peterborough ... Wears helmet.

Excerpts from Pro Hockey, WHA 1976-77 (by Dan Proudfoot) More often than not, the Toronto Toros defense was a joke in 1975-76. The forwards were notorious for not rushing back to help out when their opponents were on attack, so the inexperienced Toro defensemen suffered. Still, manager-coach Gilles Leger has only praise for Jim Turkiewicz, whom the team drafted as an 18-year-old in 1974. "We feel Turkiewicz plays along the lines of a Pat Stapleton," says Leger. "He's very strong defensively but he hasn't come out of his shell offensively as quickly as we expected. But, believe me, we're not complaining." Not when Jim figured in 38 goals, either scoring himself or assisting.

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