'He was a rabid wolf': Chicago-area draft prospect Alex Turcotte is ready to get unleashed on the NHL — possibly with the Blackhawks
For years, Chicago’s best youth hockey teams wanted Alex Turcotte.
Alfie Turcotte, Alex’s dad, said no. Not yet.
The family moved from Buffalo Grove to Detroit when Alex was 8, and Alfie stuck with his plan to keep his son on good but not great teams that required him to work hard, avoid complacency...