{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}} {{Infobox ice hockey biography | image_size = | caption = Turner at the 2020 NWHL All Star Game | alt = | name = Shannon Turner | image = Shannon Doyle (cropped).jpg | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|3|6}} | birth_place = Markham, Ontario, Canada | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = | position = Defense | shoots = Right | league = PHF | team = Connecticut Whale | former_teams = {{ubl|→Boston Pride (loan)|Boston Terriers (NCAA)|Colgate Raiders (NCAA)}} | sex = f | ntl_team = | career_start = 2015 | career_end = 2023 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's ice hockey}} {{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|World U18 Championships}} {{MedalGold|2010 United States|}} }} '''Shannon Turner''' {{nee|'''Doyle'''}} (born March 6, 1992) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. She served as captain of the Connecticut Whale of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF).

==Playing career== ===NCAA=== At the NCAA level, Turner accumulated 25 points with the Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey program from 2010 to 2012, and 53 points with the Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey program over the course of two seasons, 2012–13 and 2014–15 (she missed the 2013-14 season due to injury).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uscho.com/stats/player/wid,8009/shannon-doyle/|title=Shannon Doyle, Career Stats|publisher=USCHO.com |date= |access-date=2016-01-07}}</ref> During her time with the Boston University Terriers, the program would win four consecutive Hockey East championships (2012–15). In the aftermath of the 2015 Hockey East tournament, Turner joined Kayla Tutino and captain Marie-Philip Poulin on the All-Tournament Team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goterriers.com/news/2015/3/8/DYNASTY_Terriers_Win_Fourth_Straight_Hockey_East_Championship.aspx|title= DYNASTY: Terriers Win Fourth Straight Hockey East Championship|publisher=Boston University Terriers Athletics|date=2015-03-08|access-date=2016-08-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dailyfreepress.com/2013/03/03/shannon-doyles-offensive-and-defensive-contributions-key-to-terriers-performance/|title = Shannon Doyle's offensive and defensive contributions key to Terriers' performance – the Daily Free Press| date=3 March 2013 }}</ref> thumb|left|Turner with the Whale in 2023

===Premier Hockey Federation=== On December 31, 2015, Turner was one of three Connecticut Whale players (including Kate Buesser and Kaleigh Fratkin that were loaned to the Boston Pride.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collinsvillepress.com/2015/12/three-whale-players-to-participate-in-historic-womans-game-at-winter-classic/10322/ |title=Three Whale Players to participate in historic womans game at Winter Classic |publisher=collinsvillepress.com |date=2015-12-28|access-date=2016-01-07}}</ref> The three donned the Pride jerseys for one day and participated in the 2015 Women's Winter Classic, the first outdoor professional women’s hockey game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=795354|title=Women's hockey happy for Winter Classic showcase|publisher=nhl.com |date=2016-01-01|access-date=2016-01-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dailyfreepress.com/2016/04/06/shannon-doyle-bu-hockey-connecticut-whale-nwhl/|title = Former Terrier Shannon Doyle leaves mark on NWHL – the Daily Free Press| date=6 April 2016 }}</ref> She was named to the 2019 and 2020 NWHL All-Star Games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2020/2/7/21123065/how-to-watch-2020-nwhl-all-star-game-weekend-preview-twitch-womens-hockey-boston|title = 2020 NWHL All-Star Weekend Preview|date = 7 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/connecticut-whale-shannon-doyle/|title = Q & A with Shannon Doyle of the Whale|date = 10 January 2018}}</ref>

She was named team captain for the Whale ahead of the 2019-20 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/nwhl-preview-whales-doyle-returns-with-sights-set-on-inspiring-the-next-generation|title = NWHL Preview: Whale's Doyle returns with sights set on inspiring the next generation| date=3 October 2019 }}</ref> She announced in June 2020 that the 2020-21 NWHL season would probably be her last in professional hockey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/connecticut-whale-captain-shannon-doyle-last-dance/|title = Whale Captain Shannon Doyle Back for One Last Chance at Isobel Cup|date = 18 June 2020}}</ref> However, she pushed back her planned retirement and re-signed with the Whale in October 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whale.premierhockeyfederation.com/news/doyle-turner-delays-retirement-re-signs-with-whale|title = DOYLE-TURNER DELAYS RETIREMENT, RE-SIGNS WITH WHALE|date = 26 October 2021}}</ref>

In October 2022, the Whale announced that Turner had signed an additional one-season contract and would captain the team for the 2022–23 PHF season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whale.premierhockeyfederation.com/news/captain-shannon-turner-signs-for-final-season|title = CAPTAIN SHANNON TURNER SIGNS FOR FINAL SEASON|date = 13 October 2022}}</ref> Turner retired following the 2023 Isobel Cup playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SDoyle_6/status/1641885071358545921?s=20|title = @SDoyle_6 This has been the hardest goodbye|date = 31 March 2023}}</ref>

== Personal life == Outside of hockey, Turner teaches English<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2019/10/24/20927882/nwhl-whale-shannon-doyles-blocks-for-books-spreading-positivity-for-fans-players|title=Shannon Doyle's Blocks for Books spreading positivity for fans, players|date=24 October 2019}}</ref> at Greenwich Country Day School. She has a Master's degree in British literature.

== Career statistics == {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team !! League !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2015-16 || Connecticut Whale || NWHL | 18 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 12 | 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016-17 || Connecticut Whale || NWHL | 15 || 0 || 7 || 7 || 22 | - || - || - || - || - |- | 2017-18 || Connecticut Whale || NWHL | 15 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 20 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018-19 || Connecticut Whale || NWHL | 13 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 10 | 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 |- | 2019-20 || Connecticut Whale || NWHL | 24 || 2 || 9 || 11 || 36 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7 |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2020-21 || Connecticut Whale || NWHL | 4 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | 2021-22 || Connecticut Whale || PHF | 20 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 10 | 2 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2 |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022-23 || Connecticut Whale || PHF | 23 || 0 || 7 || 7 || 12 | 3 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NWHL/PHF totals ! 132 !! 9 !! 43 !! 52 !! 122 ! 13 !! 0 !! 6 !! 6 !! 21 |}

==Awards and honours== *Colgate Raiders Rookie of the Year (2010–11) *PHF Foundation Award (2021–22)

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}} * [https://goterriers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1309 Shannon Doyle] at Boston University Terriers * {{Twitter|SDoyle_6}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Shannon}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian schoolteachers Category:Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey players Category:Canadian women's ice hockey forwards Category:Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey players Category:Connecticut Whale (PHF) players Category:Ice hockey people from Markham, Ontario Category:Sportswomen from Ontario Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen