Courtney Turner (born June 17, 1994) is a women's ice hockey player. She played

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and amassed 28 career points while with the program. She was selected first overall in the

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by the

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, the second straight year that the club held the first pick in the draft.

Playing career

CWHL

Turner was drafted first overall in the

by the

. Turner appeared in 28 games during her inaugural season with the

. She debuted on October 14, 2018, on the road versus

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. Turner recorded her first career point the following day in the third period of a 5–3 loss against Montreal with an assist on a goal scored by

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. On November 25, 2017, Turner scored the first goal of her CWHL career against the Calgary Inferno in a road series at the 18:43 mark of the first period. During the third period, Turner scored her second goal of the game in a 5–2 loss and was recognized as one of the Three Stars of the Game.

Career stats

References

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