Blayre Turnbull

Blayre Turnbull (born July 15, 1993) is a Canadian ice hockey player for the Toronto PWHL team. She made her debut with the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2014 4 Nations Cup.[1]

Blayre Turnbull
Turnbull in 2013
Born (1993-07-15) July 15, 1993
Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 159 lb (72 kg; 11 st 5 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHPA team
Former teams		 Independent
Calgary Inferno
Wisconsin Badgers
National team  Canada
Playing career 2011–present
Website blayreturnbull.com
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingTeam
Silver medal – second place2018 PyeongchangTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Canada
Gold medal – first place2022 Denmark
Silver medal – second place2016 Canada
Silver medal – second place2017 United States
Silver medal – second place2023 Canada
Bronze medal – third place2019 Finland

On September 6, 2023, Turnbull signed a three-year deal with the still to-be-named Toronto franchise of the newly formed new Professional Women's Hockey League.[2]

Career

Turnbull attended Shattuck-St. Mary's, where she was a classmate of Nathan MacKinnon and played on the girls' hockey team. As a junior, she appeared in 52 contests while gaining 60 points (on 30 goals and 30 assists).[3] With the team, won two national championships in two years.

NCAA

The 2011–12 Wisconsin Badgers season marked her first with the club. In a match versus the Lindenwood Lady Lions on September 25, 2011, she scored her first career NCAA goal. She holds various UW records and the NCAA record for shorthanded goals in a season. She was the captain of the Wisconsin Badgers in her junior and senior year and is an NCAA champion.[4] She played for the Badgers for a total of four seasons, identifying herself in her Twitter account as having graduated in 2015.[5]

CWHL

Turnbull helped the Calgary Inferno capture their first-ever Clarkson Cup championship in 2016. Contested at Ottawa's Canadian Tire Centre, she scored twice in an 8–3 victory over Les Canadiennes de Montreal.[6]

She would miss most of the 2017-18 CWHL season training with Team Canada for the Olympics but returned in time for the playoffs.[7] In 2019, Turnbull would win her second Clarkson Cup with Calgary.

In May 2019, Turnbull joined the PWHPA after the collapse of the CWHL.[8] She participated in the 2020 NHL All-Star Game with the Canadian All-Stars.[9]

International

She participated with Team Atlantic (alongside teammates such as Jillian Saulnier and Alex Normore) at the 2009 Canadian Under 19 nationals. She participated in the shootout for Team Atlantic in the quarterfinals versus Team Ontario Blue in a losing effort.[10] On two occasions, she attended training camp for the 2010 and 2011 IIHF World Women's under-18. For the 2011 camp, Turnbull was one of only two Nova Scotians who were invited. In 2016, she made the Canadian National Women's team and competed in the world championships in Kamloops, BC.[11] She also played for Canada in the 2017 and 2019 World Championships and was selected for the 2020 World Championships before they were cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak.[12]

Turnbull was selected to the Canadian roster for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Korea. She would put up 3 points in 5 games, winning a silver medal.[13][14]

In 2021, Turnbull played for Canada at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship, and suffered a broken fibula during the celebration after winning the gold medal.[15]

On January 11, 2022, Turnbull was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[16][17][18] The team won the gold medal, defeating the United States in the final 3–2.

PWHL

Following the launch of the new Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), Turnbull was one of three players (alongside fellow Canadian Olympians Sarah Nurse and Renata Fast) signed within a pre-draft period to the to-be-named Toronto Franchise.[2]

Personal life

Turnbull married retired Canadian bobsledder Ryan Sommer in the summer of 2023.[19]

Turnbull has a Bachelor of Arts degree in legal studies. Her brother Brent played for the Québec Remparts in the QMJHL.[20]

Career Statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2011–12 University of Wisconsin NCAA 34771414 –————
2012–13University of WisconsinNCAA 3535818 –————
2013-14 University of Wisconsin NCAA 3818224012 —————
2014-15University of WisconsinNCAA 3615213618 —————
2015-16Calgary InfernoCWHL 22791616 33250
2016-17Calgary InfernoCWHL 22991812 —————
2017-18Calgary InfernoCWHL 40004 31010
2018-19Calgary InfernoCWHL 251292124 41234
2019-20IndependentPWHPA ————— —————
CWHL totals 7328275556 105494

Awards and honours
  • Blayre Turnbull, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 5, 2011)[21]
  • 2012 Wisconsin Badgers Rookie of the Year[22]

References
  1. "Canada – 2014 Tournament – Roster". Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  2. "Sarah Nurse leads free-agent signings by Toronto's PWHL franchise". September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  3. "Blayre Turnbull Bio – UWBadgers.com – The Official Athletic Site of the Wisconsin Badgers". Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  4. "Lindenwood vs Wisconsin (Sep 25, 2011)". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  5. "Blayre Turnbull Twitter Account (@katbt617)". Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  6. "Clarkson Cup: Calgary upends Montreal for women's hockey title – Inferno capture first-ever CWHL championship". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. March 13, 2016. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  7. "Olympians Jenner and Turnbull return to Calgary Inferno". March 2018. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  8. "Behind the Glass: Turnbull turns it up". September 27, 2019. Archived from the original on September 24, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  9. "PWHPA Members Invited to NHL All-Star Skills". January 16, 2020. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  10. "The Official Website of Hockey Canada". Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  11. "Blayre Turnbull taking steps towards dream". Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  13. "'History-making': Two Nova Scotians named to Canadian Women's Olympic Hockey Team | Globalnews.ca". Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  14. "Athletes draw sporting parallels on Shaw Charity Classic Women's Day". Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  15. "Canada's Turnbull suffers broken fibula in celebration | TSN.ca". September 2021. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  16. Awad, Brandi (January 11, 2022). "Team Canada's women's hockey roster revealed for Beijing 2022". Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  17. "Canada's 2022 Olympic women's hockey team roster". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. January 11, 2022. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  18. "2022 Olympic Winter Games (Women)". www.hockeycanada.ca/. Hockey Canada. January 11, 2022. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  19. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-after-three-months-apart-from-their-home-in-canada-two-engaged/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. "From pond hockey to Pyeongchang, Stellarton celebrates Olympian Blayre Turnbull | CBC News". Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  21. "WCHA.com – WCHA Press Releases". Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  22. "Badgers draw season to a close with team banquet – UWBadgers.com – The Official Athletic Site of the Wisconsin Badgers". Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
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