Doru Tureanu

Doru Tureanu (11 January 1954 – 11 March 2014) was a Romanian ice hockey player.[1]

Doru Tureanu
Born (1954-01-11)11 January 1954
Bucharest, Romania
Died 11 March 2014(2014-03-11) (aged 60)
Bucharest, Romania
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Centre
Played for Dinamo Bucuresti
National team  Romania
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1969–1987

Career

Tureanu spent his entire career in his hometown, playing for Dinamo Bucuresti in the Romanian Hockey League from 1970 to 1987. With his team, he won the national championship six times, in 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1979 and 1981. Both with Dinamo and the Romanian national team, he played on a forward line with Marian Costea and Dumitru Axinte.

In 2011, he became the second Romanian player to be inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.[2]

For the Romanian national team, he participated in the Group A World Championships in 1977, the Group B World Championships in 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, and 1983, and the Group C World Championships in 1971, 1985, 1986 and 1987. He played for Romania at the 1984 Thayer Tutt Trophy, which has held for nations that didn't qualify for the Olympics that year. In addition, he participated at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, and the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.[3]

At the 1976 Olympics, Tureanu scored 6 goals, and added 6 assists, in only six games. At the 1980 Olympics, he scored 5 goals and added 2 assists in five games, including a hat trick against West Germany.[4]

Tureanu died at Colentina Hospital in Bucharest on March 11, 2014 at the age of 60.

Career statistics

International
Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM
1976 Romania Olympic 6 6 6 12 23
1980 Romania Olympic 5 5 2 7 8
Olympic Totals 11 11 8 19 31

References
  1. Manninen, Henrik (13 March 2014). "Doru Tureanu 1954–2014". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  2. IIHF Hall of Fame
  3. Profile on Eurohockey.com
  4. Profile on Olympic-Reference.com
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