Vern Turner

Vern Turner
	Turner with Cleveland AC circa 1922
Biographical details
Born	June 9, 1895; Stayner, Ontario, Canada
Died	May 28, 1960 (aged 64)
Playing career
1924–1925	Cleveland Hockey Club
1925–1933	Duluth Hornets
1933–1934	Oklahoma City Warriors
Position(s)	Goaltender
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1949–1951	Denver
Head coaching record
Overall	15-24-1 (.388)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1927 AHA Championship

Vernon Wilbert Turner[1] (June 9, 1895 – May 28, 1960) was an American ice hockey coach and player who was the first person to lead the program at the University of Denver.

Career

Hailing from Stayner, Ontario, Vern Turner got his start as a goaltender with a team in Cleveland, Ohio before moving on to the Duluth Hornets. After only one year of existence the Central Hockey League (1925–1926) shifted from being a senior amateur league[2] to a professional league. Turner was the starting goalie for Duluth in the newly created American Hockey Association, leading the team to a regular season and playoff championship in the first year.[3] The league was hardly stable, however, and despite good showing on the ice even the Hornets weren't saved from the troubles, transferring to Wichita halfway through the 1932–33 season.[4] That year proved to be Turner's last with the team and he hung up his skates for good after one final season with the Oklahoma City Warriors.

Though his playing career was over Turner remained close to the game, becoming the rink manager for the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs before he was asked to head the new program at Denver in 1949.[5] While the Pioneers only won 4 games their first season of play, Turner was able to lead them to an 11-11-1 mark in their sophomore campaign before turning the team over to former Michigan standout Neil Celley.[6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall
Denver Pioneers (Independent) (1949–1951)
1949–50	Denver	4–13–0
1950–51	Denver	11–11–1
Denver:		15–24–1
Total:		15–24–1
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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References

Boston Globe. Dec. 27, 1920 (p. 7).
"Central Hockey League [1925–1926] history and statistics". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
"1926-27 American Hockey Association Standings". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
"Duluth Hornets/Wichita Blue Jays Statistics and History". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
"The History of DU Hockey". Lets Go DU. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
"Denver Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
"2015-16 DU Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Denver Pioneers. Retrieved 2016-06-03.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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[1] Boston Globe. Dec. 27, 1920 (p. 7).

[2] "Central Hockey League [1925–1926] history and statistics". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2016-07-09.

[3] "1926-27 American Hockey Association Standings". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2016-07-09.

[4] "Duluth Hornets/Wichita Blue Jays Statistics and History". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2016-07-09.

[5] "The History of DU Hockey". Lets Go DU. Retrieved 2016-07-09.

[6] "Denver Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO. Retrieved 2016-07-09.

[7] "2015-16 DU Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Denver Pioneers. Retrieved 2016-06-03.

Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	DU Arena (1948–1997) Magness Arena (1999–Present)
Head coaches	Vern Turner (1949–1951) Neil Celley (1951–1956) Murray Armstrong (1956–1977) Marshall Johnston (1977–1981) Ralph Backstrom (1981–1990) Frank Serratore (1990–1994) George Gwozdecky (1994–2013) Jim Montgomery (2013–2018) David Carle (2018–)
Seasons	1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	WCHA (1951–1958, 1959–2013) NCHC (2013–Present)
Rivalries	Colorado College Tigers (Battle for the Gold Pan) North Dakota Fighting Hawks
Culture & lore	Denver Cup
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Dallas Gaume (266 Points) Rick Berens (94 Goals) Ron Grahame / Tanner Jaillet (82 Wins)
National championships	1958 1960 1961 1968 1969 2004 2005 2017 2022
Frozen Four appearances	1958 1960 1961 1963 1964 1966 1968 1969 1971 1972 1973 1986 2004 2005 2017 2022
NCAA Tournament appearances	1958 1960 1961 1963 1964 1966 1968 1969 1971 1972 1973 1986 1995 1997 1999 2002 2004 2005 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2022 2023
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 1960 1961 1963 1964 1966 1968 1969 1971 1972 1973 1986 1999 2002 2005 2008 NCHC: 2014
Hobey Baker winners	Matt Carle (2006) Will Butcher (2017)
Mike Richter winners	Tanner Jaillet (2017)
University of Denver Denver, CO