Blanchette started playing ringette when she was 4 years old.[1] Her brother played ice hockey and her parents looked for a team game for her, eventually signing her up with the local ringette club in Montreal. She played her sport at every amateur level in Montreal and represented Team Quebec in the Canadian Ringette Championships and the Canada Winter Games.
Blanchette served as team captain of the Canadian national ringette team and was also the captain of the National Ringette League's Montreal Mission. She has also worked as a ringette trainer and coach. She was the trainer for the national Team Canada juniors (Under-19 years) during the World Junior Ringette Championships (U19) of 2009 in Prague. In September 2013, Blanchette was named an assistant-coach of Canada's 2013 Senior National Team[2] who competed in the 2013 World Ringette Championships.
Despite women's hockey exploding in popularity, these women say ringette remains their first love.
"Ringette has been a life-long passion for me, ever since I was four years old. I don't see myself playing any other sport with this much passion, determination and commitment," said Blanchette.[3]
— "Montreal Mission heads to national ringette championships", CTV News, Montreal, 2012
Top scoring champion for the 2010-11 season in the National Ringette League in Canada with individual stats of 61 goals and 80 assists (for a total of 141 points).[8]