Bruce Turpin joined Roosevelt as the new women's hockey coach in July 2024.
An active member of the Chicagoland hockey community for more than two decades, Turpin has worked with a range of hockey players during his coaching career. He has owned and operated SportSciTek, Inc. since 2005 where he has coached and managed hockey camps, clinics and private lessons for a host of clients that include local club programs, Chiefs Hockey Club and the Chicago Blues. The Canada native has been the Director of Hockey Operations at Chiefs HC since 2013, overseeing the club's player and coach development.
At the high school level, Turpin was the hockey director and head coach of the York High School boys' hockey team since 2012. He's also previously been an assistant at Loyola Academy, including helping the program with its strength and conditioning efforts. For the past two years, Turpin has been the head coach of the Chicago Central (Romans) girls' hockey team.
Turpin completed the Hockey Director program run by the North American Rink Conference & Expo in 2008 and earned his Level 5 coaching certification for USA Hockey in 2012.
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