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TORONTO, ONT.:<\/strong> Olympic silver medalist Blayre Turnbull said representing Canada on the world stage is always special, but the support she receives from back home in Nova Scotia continues to mean just as much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Stellarton native, who won silver with the Canada women’s national hockey team at the Winter Olympics in Milan, said the experience was unforgettable despite falling just short of the team\u2019s goal of gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was awesome,\u201d said Turnbull in an interview with The Laker News on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was a different experience compared to my last two, but it was great to be held in a city like Milan where there\u2019s so much going on and so many people there supporting you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While Canada narrowly missed its goal of winning gold, Turnbull said the team left proud of how it performed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cObviously we came up short of our goal of winning a gold medal but thinking back to that game and how we showed up to play, I think we\u2019re all very proud of the performance we came out with,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turnbull currently plays professionally in the Professional Women’s Hockey League with the Toronto Sceptres, where she shares the ice with some of the game\u2019s biggest stars, including fellow Canadian standout Marie-Philip Poulin, often nicknamed \u201cCaptain Clutch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turnbull said being teammates with Poulin is something she never takes for granted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe\u2019s the best player there is, so to be on her team is amazing,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd then obviously last night we had to play against her, and I think she scored three in the shootout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s more fun to be on her team, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Off the ice, Turnbull is also part of Sobeys\u2019 Team Sobeys program through its Feed the Dream campaign, which helps support Canadian athletes on their Olympic journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turnbull said the partnership has grown since it first began in 2018 and has allowed her to highlight the key role family and community support have played in her career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been amazing to be connected with Sobeys,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis season especially felt really special with the Feed the Dream partnership being focused on family and community and all the things it took for me to get to where I am.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said that community support continues to be something she feels strongly, no matter where hockey takes her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been all around the world for hockey, but the one thing that hasn\u2019t changed is how much support I feel from my community in Stellarton and from my family across Nova Scotia,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Turnbull also recently received a unique honour from her professional team \u2014 her own bobblehead \u2014 something she admits she never imagined would happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s pretty cool,\u201d she said with a laugh. \u201cYou see them at NHL games or in sports stores, but you never really think you\u2019ll have your own bobblehead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know the fans loved it, and I\u2019ve had a lot of people from home asking how they can get one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said moments like that, along with the continued growth of women\u2019s hockey, show how far the sport has come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been amazing to see how many people feel inspired by women\u2019s hockey,\u201d Turnbull said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe feel really proud to represent our country, and I definitely feel really proud to represent Nova Scotia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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