Career
Born in Windsor, Ontario, he played with the Detroit Red Wings. Turner played with the Guelph Indians of the Ontario Hockey Association and led the league in goals allowed on three occasions. Detroit, which held his rights, sent him to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Indianapolis Capitals, in 1941.
There he played in the first AHL All-Star Game and was a first team All-Star as goaltender.
On January 5, 1942, he replaced an injured Johnny Mowers in a 3–3 tie against the Toronto Maple Leafs for his only appearance in the National Hockey League. After the season, he signed up for the United States Army as a 2nd Lieutenant in Company K, 311th Infantry, 78th Division and fought in World World War World War II He was originally classified as Missing in Action in the Hurtgen Forest, Germany on December 13, 1944.
