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Local pro Blayre Turnbull at last wins a gold medal at IIFH Women’s World Hockey Championships
Nova Scotian Blayre Turnbull, far left, won her first gold medal the IIHF Women’s World Hockey Championships (Courtesy: @katbt617/Twitter)

Local pro Blayre Turnbull at last wins a gold medal at IIFH Women’s World Hockey Championships

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – After a track record of silver medals, Nova Scotia native Blayre Turnbull finally won gold with team Canada at the 2021 IIHF Women’s World Hockey Championships in Calgary, A.B.

The 2021 IIHF Women’s World Hockey Championships were originally set to take place in Halifax and Truro, N.S. in May, but were cancelled by the province’s Premiere because of COVID-19. Turnbull was heartbroken at this decision as she was excited to play in front of all her friends and family in Nova Scotia.

Turnbull was born and raised in Stellarton, Nova Scotia and has been playing hockey since the age of five. Upon realization of her gifted hockey abilities at a young age, Turnbull left home to attend Shattuck-St. Mary’s, a well-established college-prep school in Faribault, Minn. with an acclaimed women’s hockey program. Throughout her time at Shattuck-St. Mary’s, she assisted her team in winning two national championships in two years, and also earned a college scholarship.

Turnbull attended the University of Wisconsin where she played for the Badgers and received a Bachelor of Arts in legal studies. The 2011-12 season was the beginning of her accomplished collegiate hockey career; Turnbull won rookie of the year and the Badgers team made it to the NCAA Frozen Four championship game. She served as the team’s captain in her senior year and holds several University of Wisconsin records, including the school record for most short-handed goals in a season. She also received numerous Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) honors throughout her NCAA career, the most recent being named to the All-WCHA First Team in the 2014-15 season.

After graduating college, Turnbull was selected by the Calgary Inferno of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL) and led the team to their first Clarkson Cup in 2016 scoring two goals in the championship win over Les Canadiennes de Montreal. She then went on to win a silver medal at the 2016 IIHF Women’s World Championship in Kamloops, British Columbia with team Canada, a silver Medal at the 2017 Nations Cup in Füssen, Germany, and another silver Medal at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Peyongchang, South Korea.

Turnbull finally won a gold medal with team Canada at the 2021 IIHF Women’s World Hockey Championship that was rescheduled in Calgary, Alberta. To say that she’s waited a while for this moment would be an understatement. Canada beat the United States 3-2 in a dramatic three-on-three overtime win. So dramatic that Turnbull suffered a broken fibula during the initial celebration; however, that did not prevent her from missing the long-awaited moment of hearing the country’s national anthem carol throughout the arena. She received her medal and listened to the playing of the anthem on a stretcher, and of course with a smile. Proud Nova Scotians are wishing Blayre a quick recovery and are looking forward to watching her next gold-medal pursuit.

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