Carlee Turner
Born (1997-10-23) October 23, 1997
Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
NWHL team
Former teams		 Boston Pride
  • UNH Wildcats women's ice hockey
National team  United States
Playing career 2013–present

Carlee Turner (born October 23, 1997) is an American ice hockey player who currently plays for the Boston Pride in the National Women's Hockey League.

Career

As a junior player, Turner played 86 games for the North American Hockey Academy Winter Hawks of the Junior Women's Hockey League.[1][2][3] She scored 48 of her 75 career points in her senior season when she served as team captain.[4]

Across 139 NCAA games at the University of New Hampshire, she scored 73 points. As a senior she served as team captain of the UNH Wildcats, leading the team in faceoff win percentage (60.8%) and power play goals (5).[5] Turner often centered Meghara McManus and Taylor Wenczkowski who will be reuniting with her as familiar faces who also signed with the Boston Pride for the 2021 season. She displayed in interest in film study and statistics of hockey during her time at UNH.[6]

Turner signed a one-year deal as a free agent with the Boston Pride on June 12, 2020.[7][8][9]

Personal life

Turner majored in medical and veterinary sciences at the University of New Hampshire.[5] She currently works as a medical assistant in Boston.[10]

Career stats

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14NAHA WhiteJWHL 29691516 -----
2014-15NAHA WhiteJWHL 28751236 -----
2015-16NAHA WhiteJWHL 292127488 -----
2016–17University of New HampshireNCAA 353141740 -----
2017-18University of New HampshireNCAA 359112036 -----
2018-19University of New HampshireNCAA 36881626 -----
2019–20University of New HampshireNCAA 337132016 -----
2020-21Boston PrideNWHL
NWHL totals
Source[4][5]

Honors

  • 2019-20 Sue Merz Award (7th Player) for the UNH Wildcats team
  • 2019-20 One of three Wildcats players to earn the Dr. Allison Edgar Academic Award for Excellence
  • 2016-17 Hockey East All Academic Team
  • 2015-16 Named the JWHL Player of the Year
Source[5][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Scottsdale's Turner dominates JWHL, now off to NCAA". 25 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Cactus Shadows' Carlee Turner hits the top shelf". 25 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Cave Creek rule change allows athlete to walk in graduation".
  4. 1 2 "Eliteprospects.com – Carlee Turner". EliteProspects.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "UNHwildcats.com - 2019-20 Women's Ice Hockey Roster Carlee Turner". UNH.
  6. ↑ Fascetta, Spencer. "Pride Dip into UDFA Class, Sign UNH's Turner". Pride Diehards.
  7. ↑ "Boston Pride Sign UNH Forward Carlee Turner". NWHLZone.com.
  8. ↑ "The Pride are out for revenge". theicegarden.com. 2 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Pride Dip into UDFA Class, Sign UNH's Turner – Bruins Diehards". bruinsdiehards.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-03.
  10. ↑ "Carlee Turner". LinkedIn.
  11. ↑ "UNHwildcats.com - Six Team Awards Announced at End of Spring Semester". UNH. 22 May 2020.
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