New pro women's hockey league opens pre-season with hat trick from Blayre Turnbull
Toronto defeated Boston 5-3 in pre-season action in the PWHL on Monday in Utica, N.Y., where teams have gathered all week for games, meetings and practices before the inaugural season begins on Jan. 1.
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![Blayre Turnbull, seen above, scored a hat trick in the first pre-season game in PWHL history on Monday, defeating Boston 5-3 in Utica, N.Y. A female hockey player skates on the ice. She is wearing a blue jersey with a W logo, stylized with crossed hockey sticks.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7048918.1701734638!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/blayre-turnbull.jpeg)
Toronto defeated Boston 5-3 in pre-season action in the PWHL on Monday in Utica, N.Y., where teams have gathered all week for games, meetings and practices before the inaugural season begins on Jan. 1.