Darren Turcotte is a retired professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 player. He is the former head coach of the Team USA inline hockey team.

Turcotte was drafted in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft

1986 NHL Entry Draft

The 1986 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 21, 1986 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1985–86 NHL season and playoff standings...

 by the New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

. He was selected in the sixth round number 114 overall.

Turcotte played with several teams in a NHL

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 career that spanned twelve seasons.

After finishing his career with the Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators

The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

 Turcotte stayed in middle Tennessee and founded the Southern Ice Lightning AAA Midget travelling team in Brentwood, TN.

Turcotte coached the Abitibi Eskimos

Abitibi Eskimos

The Abitibi Eskimos are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Iroquois Falls, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.-Season-by-season results:...

 (A Junier A Tier II team) of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League

Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League

The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under the supervision of the Canadian Junior Hockey League, the Northern Ontario Hockey Association, and Hockey Canada. The winner of the NOJHL playoffs competes for the Dudley Hewitt Cup with the winners of the Ontario...

 in 2005–06.

For the 2006–07 season, Turcotte will be returning to where he played his junior Hockey in North Bay, Ontario

North Bay, Ontario

North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District, and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing.-History:...

 and coach another NOJHL team the North Bay Skyhawks

North Bay Skyhawks

The North Bay Trappers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from North Bay, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. As the Powassan Hawks, this team won two Dudley Hewitt Cups .-History:...

.

Darren Turcotte is also the current assistant coach of the Nipissing University

Nipissing University

Nipissing University is a public liberal arts university located in North Bay, Ontario, Canada, on a site overlooking Lake Nipissing. The university's unique character is defined by its location in Northern Ontario, and a large and highly respected faculty of education...

 Lakers Hockey Team in the OUA

Ontario University Athletics

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. Turcotte's experience as a coach and former NHLer has helped the Lakers in their in inaugural season in the OUA, to be a contending team ranked as high in the Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS) rankings as 8th, especially spectacular considering the team is made up of largely first year players. He has 2 daughters Amanda and Kaylyn. He has a son Devan.

Legacy

• Ranked No. 86 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons
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  , 2009).

He now coaches a Midget AA girls team called the North Bay Ice Boltz.

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