Darren Turcotte

Who is Darren Turcotte?

Darren Turcotte is a retired professional ice hockey player. He is the former head coach of the Team USA inline hockey team.

Turcotte was drafted in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. He was selected in the sixth round number 114 overall.

Turcotte played with several teams in a NHL career that spanned twelve seasons.

After finishing his career with the Nashville Predators Turcotte stayed in middle Tennessee and founded the Southern Ice Lightning AAA Midget travelling team in Brentwood, TN.

Turcotte coached the Abitibi Eskimos of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League in 2005–06.

For the 2006–07 season, Turcotte returned to where he played his junior hockey, in North Bay, Ontario and coach another NOJHL team the North Bay Skyhawks.

Darren Turcotte is also the current coach of the Nipissing University Lakers Hockey Team in the OUA. Turcotte's experience as a coach and former NHLer has helped the Lakers in their in inaugural season in the OUA. He has 2 daughters Amanda and Kaylyn. He has a son Devan.