Toronto captain Blayre Turnbull always has been the most defensively responsible forward on the ice for the Sceptres and Canadian national women’s team head coach Troy Ryan. Article content

If there was an opposing player that had to be contained or a defensive-zone faceoff that had to be won, Ryan naturally called on Turnbull to get the job done. It has been that way for years. Article content Article content

And chances are he’ll be doing that a lot again this season as the PWHL inches toward opening night of Season 3 two Fridays from now.

But Ryan at least hinted that he is also going to be asking even a little more of his team captain this time around.

“Blayre has primarily been that shut-down, power centre that can play against anybody,” Ryan said. “Three years in now as our l

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