Meghan Turner
{{Short description|American ice hockey executive (born 1994)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
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| birth_place = Bedford, New Hampshire, US
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| alma_mater = Quinnipiac University
| occupation = Ice hockey executive
| employer = PWHL Seattle
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Meghan Turner (born August 7, 1994) is an American ice hockey executive and former player. She has served as general manager for PWHL Seattle of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) since May 2025.
Turner previously served as assistant general manager for the Boston Fleet. During her career as a player, she was a forward for Quinnipiac University women's hockey from 2013 to 2017, a forward for the Worcester Blades in the Canadian Women's Hockey League and the PWHLPA.{{Cite web |author=ahall |work=The New Hampshire Union Leader |location=Manchester |date=January 6, 2024 |title=Women's hockey: In the end, Bedford's Turner just couldn't give up the game |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-hockey-end-bedfords-turner-234700013.html |access-date=June 9, 2025 |via=Yahoo Sports |language=en-US}}
Early life and education
Turner was born in Bedford, New Hampshire.{{Cite news |last=Salvian |first=Hailey |date=May 21, 2025 |title=PWHL names Meghan Turner general manager of Seattle expansion franchise |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6373084/2025/05/21/pwhl-seattle-general-manager-meghan-turner/ |access-date=May 22, 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} Turner attended Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, where she played ice hockey, lacrosse, and cross country. She was the team captain in the 2012-13 season, and finished her three-year career at Exeter with 102 points.
Following high school, Turner attended Quinnipiac University and graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in International Business in 2016.{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2025 |title=PWHL hires Boston Fleet assistant GM Meghan Turner as GM of its Seattle expansion franchise |url=https://apnews.com/article/womens-hockey-pwhl-seattle-gm-0475ef5bf3dd095135ba5fdffd05b9cf |access-date=May 22, 2025 |website=AP News |language=en}} She also graduated with a Master's of Business Administration in 2017.{{Cite web |title=LinkedIn Profile - Meghan Turner |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghan-turner/}}
Playing career
Turner was a forward for the Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey from 2013 to 2017. She was a member of the historic 2015–16 team that won the ECAC Hockey championship and set the program's best win-loss record, at 30–3–5. She played in 112 games for Quinnipiac and finished her career with 24 goals and 15 assists for 39 points.{{Cite web |title=2016-17 Women's Ice Hockey Roster: Meghan Turner |url=https://gobobcats.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/meghan-turner/4543 |access-date=May 21, 2025 |website=Quinnipiac University Athletics |language=en}}
Turner played one season as forward for the Worcester Blades in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. She then played approximately four seasons in the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association before it folded in 2023.
Career statistics
= Regular season and playoffs =
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! Season ! Team ! League ! {{abbr|GP|Games Played}} ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||
| 2013–14
| ECAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2014–15 | Quinnipiac University | ECAC | 38 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 2015–16
| Quinnipiac University | ECAC | 37 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
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| 2016–17 | Quinnipiac University | ECAC | 37 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 26 |
| 2018–19
| CWHL | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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! colspan="3" | NCAA totals ! 112 !! 24 !! 15 !! 39 !! 12 | ||||
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! colspan="3" | CWHL totals ! 21 !! 0 !! 2 !! 2 !! 6 |
Executive career
Turner worked as Assistant General Manager for the Boston Fleet from its founding in 2024 to 2025, and later became the General Manager for PWHL Seattle.{{Cite web |title=Meghan Turner named general manager of PWHL Seattle |url=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/may/21/meghan-turner-named-general-manager-of-pwhl-seattle |website=thepwhl.com |date=May 21, 2025 |access-date=May 21, 2025}}
Awards and honors
References
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External links
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{{PWHL Seattle}}
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Category:American women's ice hockey forwards
Category:Ice hockey executives
Category:Ice hockey people from New Hampshire
Category:People from Bedford, New Hampshire
Category:Phillips Exeter Academy alumni