Pierre Julien Turgeon is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Selected first overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, Turgeon played in the NHL for the Sabres, New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars, and Colorado Avalanche.
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Elisabeth Turgeon: Who Is Pierre Turgeon’s Wife?
Turgeon and his wife Elisabeth have four children and currently live in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. Pierre and Elisabeth Turgeon would feel a twinge of sympathy whenever they saw news reports about children who had died.
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But life went on, and four beautiful children helped Turgeon enjoy retirement following a stellar 19-year NHL career. Everything changed a little over a year ago when one of his daughters was taken from him.
Just before Christmas, on Dec. 23, 2010, 18-year-old Elizabeth, twin sister of Alexandra, died on a foggy road in New Mexico.
The pickup truck she was driving collided with a semi-trailer at an intersection. She died instantly. Brittany Kraemer, her best friend and hockey teammate, was critically injured but survived.
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