Ian "Bull" Turnbull (born December 22, 1953) is a Canadian former

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who played ten seasons in the

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from 1973–74 until 1982–83. He and

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combined to make one of the best 1–2 defensive punches in

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history during the 1970s. Turnbull played 628 career NHL games, scoring 123 goals and 317 assists for 440 points. In his best offensive season, ( 1976–77 while with the Maple Leafs), he set career highs with 22 goals, 57 assists, 79 points, and a +47 plus/minus rating. The 79 points still stands over 40 years later as the Maple Leaf team record for most points in a season by a defenceman. He also still holds the NHL record for most goals in a game by a defenceman, with 5 in a game on February 2, 1977, in a 9–1 victory against the

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. Turnbull only had five shots in the game, making him the first player in NHL history to score five goals on five shots. Turnbull was outstanding in the 1978 playoff series against the

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, eventually won by Toronto 4 games to 3, anchoring the team’s defensive corps after an eye injury forced all-star defenceman

out of the Maple Leafs line-up. Turnbull is currently the IT Director at Martin Chevrolet in Torrance, California, United States.

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Honors and awards

* OHA-Jr 2nd All-Star Team: 1972,

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

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1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...

* 2018 J. P. Bickell Memorial Award

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Biography at hockeydraftcentral.comCareer stats at couchpotatohockey.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Turnbull, Ian 1953 births Living people Anglophone Quebec people Baltimore Skipjacks players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Montreal Los Angeles Kings players Montreal Junior Canadiens players National Hockey League first-round draft picks New Haven Nighthawks players Ottawa 67's players Pittsburgh Penguins players Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks Toronto Maple Leafs players Vancouver Blazers draft picks

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