Al Tuer

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Al Tuer
Born (1963-07-19) July 19, 1963 (age 58)
North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shot Left
Played for Hartford Whalers
Minnesota North Stars
Los Angeles Kings
NHL Draft 186th overall, 1981
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 1983–1993

Allan Tuer (born July 19, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and current (2010-) director of pro scouting for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 9th round (186th overall) of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. He played 57 games in the NHL between 1985 and 1990 for the Kings, Minnesota North Stars, and Hartford Whalers. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1983 to 1993, was spent in the minor leagues. After retiring he served as the general manager and head coach of the Moose Jaw Warriors for several seasons, joining the Calgary Flames as a scout in 2001. He joined the Florida Panthers in a similar role in 2010, and in 2017 became their director of professional scouting.

Playing career[]

Born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Tuer played junior hockey with the Regina Pats from 1981 to 1983. He registered 486 penalty minutes (Pats record) in the 1981–82 season.

In the minors Tuer played for 7 clubs in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League (IHL). During the 1992-93 season he was a player/assistant coach for the Cincinnati Cyclones. He is the all-time leader in penalty minutes for the New Haven Nighthawks with 688. Tuer played 10 seasons as a pro, registering 2,464 PIM in 630 games.

Post-playing career[]

The year following his retirement, Tuer was hired as head coach and general manager of the Moose Jaw Warriors. He held this position from 1993 to 1998 before taking an amateur scouting position with the NHL's Central Scouting Service. From 2001-10 he was an amateur scout for the Calgary Flames, and is currently director of pro scouting for the Florida Panthers.

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1980–81 Regina Pats WHL 31 0 7 7 58 8 0 1 1 37
1980–81 Regina Pat Blues SJHL 45 6 35 41 215 — — — — —
1981–82 Regina Pats WHL 63 2 18 20 486 13 0 3 3 117
1982–83 Regina Pats WHL 71 3 27 30 229 5 0 0 0 37
1983–84 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 78 0 20 20 195 — — — — —
1984–85 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 56 0 7 7 241 — — — — —
1985–86 Los Angeles Kings NHL 45 0 1 1 150 — — — — —
1985–86 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 8 1 0 1 53 — — — — —
1986–87 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 69 1 14 15 273 5 0 1 1 48
1987–88 Minnesota North Stars NHL 6 1 0 1 29 — — — — —
1987–88 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 68 2 15 17 303 7 0 0 0 34
1988–89 Hartford Whalers NHL 4 0 0 0 23 — — — — —
1988–89 Binghamton Whalers AHL 43 1 7 8 234 — — — — —
1989–90 Hartford Whalers NHL 2 0 0 0 6 — — — — —
1989–90 Binghamton Whalers AHL 58 3 7 10 56 — — — — —
1990–91 San Diego Gulls IHL 60 0 5 5 305 — — — — —
1991–92 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 68 2 10 12 199 4 0 1 1 12
1992–93 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 52 1 9 10 248 — — — — —
1992–93 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 13 1 4 5 29 2 0 0 0 4
AHL totals 380 8 65 73 1251 9 0 2 2 60
NHL totals 57 1 1 2 208 — — — — —

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