| Birth Date: | March 28, 1919 |
| Birth Place: | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Death Place: | Hurtgen Forest, Germany |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 182 |
| Position: | Goaltender |
| Catches: | Left |
| Played For: | Detroit Red Wings |
| Career Start: | 1940 |
| Career End: | 1942 |
Joseph Turner (March 28, 1919 – December 13, 1944 or January 21, 1945) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played one game in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1941–42 season. He later served in the United States Army during the Second World War, and was killed in action during the Battle of Hürtgen Forest in 1945.[1]
Turner was born in Windsor, Ontario. He 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. He would also lead the Capitals to a Calder Cup championship. On February 5, 1942, he replaced an injured Johnny Mowers in a 3–3 tie against the Toronto Maple Leafs for his only appearance in the NHL.
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 War II.[2] He was originally classified as Missing in Action in the Hurtgen Forest, Germany on December 13, 1944.[3] For his service, the International Hockey League named its championship trophy, the Turner Cup, after him.[4]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | GAA | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | SO | GAA | |||
| 1933–34 | Toronto Canoe Club | OHA | 9 | — | — | — | 540 | 24 | 0 | 2.72 | 2 | — | — | — | 120 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 | ||
| 1934–35 | Windsor Motors | MOHL | 3 | — | — | — | 180 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Windsor Motors | MOHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | Windsor Bulldogs | MOHL | 26 | — | — | — | 1560 | 91 | 0 | 3.50 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 300 | 13 | 0 | 2.68 | ||
| 1937–38 | Stratford Midgets | OHA | 14 | — | — | — | 840 | 33 | 0 | 2.36 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 420 | 23 | 1 | 3.28 | ||
| 1938–39 | Guelph Indians | OHA | 14 | — | — | — | 840 | 38 | 2 | 2.71 | 2 | — | — | — | 120 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | ||
| 1939–40 | Detroit Holzbaugh | MOHL | 36 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 1620 | 76 | 6 | 2.11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 730 | 27 | 2 | 2.22 | ||
| 1939–40 | Windsor Chryslers | MOHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | London Mohawks | OHA Sr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Detroit Holzbaugh | MOHL | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1620 | 84 | 1 | 3.11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 420 | 25 | 0 | 3.57 | ||
| 1941–42 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 2.57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 52 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 3175 | 129 | 4 | 2.44 | 10 | 7 | 3 | — | 630 | 34 | 0 | 3.24 | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 2.57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||