| Blayre Turnbull | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Turnbull withPWHL Toronto in 2024 | |||
| Born | (1993-07-15)July 15, 1993 (age 32) Stellarton,Nova Scotia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 159 lb (72 kg; 11 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| PWHL team Former teams | Toronto Sceptres Calgary Inferno Wisconsin Badgers | ||
| National team |  Canada | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
| Website | blayreturnbull | ||
Blayre Turnbull (born July 15, 1993) is a Canadian professionalice hockeyforward andcaptain for theToronto Sceptres of theProfessional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She made her debut with theCanada women's national ice hockey team at the2014 4 Nations Cup.[1]
On September 6, 2023, Turnbull signed a three-year deal with thePWHL Toronto of the newly formed newProfessional Women's Hockey League.[2]
Turnbull attendedShattuck-St. Mary's, where she was a classmate ofNathan 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.
The 2011–12Wisconsin Badgers season marked her first with the club. In a match versus the Lindenwood Lady Lions on September 25, 2011, she scored her first careerNCAA 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][6]
Turnbull helped the Calgary Inferno capture their first-ever Clarkson Cup championship in 2016. Contested at Ottawa'sCanadian Tire Centre, she scored twice in an 8–3 victory overLes Canadiennes de Montreal.[7]
She would miss most of the 2017-18 CWHL season training with Team Canada for the Olympics but returned in time for the playoffs.[8] In 2019, Turnbull would win her second Clarkson Cup with Calgary.
In May 2019, Turnbull joined thePWHPA after the collapse of the CWHL.[9] She participated in the2020 NHL All-Star Game with the Canadian All-Stars.[10]
Turnbull participated with Team Atlantic (alongside teammates such asJillian Saulnier andAlex 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.[11] 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 inKamloops, BC.[12] 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 the2019-20 coronavirus outbreak.[13]
Turnbull was selected to the Canadian roster for the2018 Winter Olympics in Korea. She would put up 3 points in 5 games, winning a silver medal.[14][15]
In 2021, Turnbull played for Canada at the2021 IIHF Women's World Championship, and suffered a brokenfibula during the celebration after winning the gold medal.[16] She later called the incident her most embarrassing hockey moment.[17]
On January 11, 2022, Turnbull was named toCanada's 2022 Olympic team.[18][19][20] The team won the gold medal, defeating the United States in the final 3–2.
Following the launch of the newProfessional 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 toPWHL Toronto.[2]
Turnbull married retired Canadian bobsledderRyan Sommer in the summer of 2023.[21]
Turnbull has a Bachelor of Arts degree in legal studies. Her brother Brent played for theQuébec Remparts in theQMJHL.[22]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Shattuck St. Mary's | MSHSL | 52 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Shattuck St. Mary's | MSHSL | 46 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 34 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 35 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 38 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 36 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Calgary Inferno | CWHL | 22 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Calgary Inferno | CWHL | 22 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Canada | AMHL | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Calgary Inferno | CWHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Calgary Inferno | CWHL | 25 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Calgary | PWHPA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Calgary | PWHPA | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Team Scotiabank | PWHPA | 30 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | PWHL Toronto | PWHL | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Toronto Sceptres | PWHL | 30 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| CWHL totals | 73 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 56 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | ||||
| PWHL totals | 54 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||||
Sources:[23]
| Regular season | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
| 2016 | Canada | WC |  | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Canada | WC | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Canada | OLY | | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Canada | WC |  | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Canada | WC |  | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2022 | Canada | WC | | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2022 | Canada | OLY | | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |
| 2023 | Canada | WC | | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2024 | Canada | WC | | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2025 | Canada | WC | | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 63 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 36 | ||||
Turnbull attended the University of Wisconsin where she played for the Badgers and received a Bachelor of Arts in legal studies.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous: Position created | Toronto Sceptres captain 2023–present | Incumbent |
