Tuner started out with the junior Regina Pats (a Montreal Canadiens farm team) from 1951-54. He also played for the senior Regina Capitals in 1952-53. In 1954-55 he played for the Shawinigan Falls Cataractes as they won the Edinburgh Trophy. The next year he joined the Canadiens just in time for their five Stanley Cups in a row. He stayed with the Canadiens until 1961 when he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks. Turner played two seaons for the Hawks and one for the Buffalo Bisons before retiring in 1964.