The women’s hockey rivalry between the United States and Canada will be on full display at the 2022 Winter Olympics, and this year’s U.S. team is full of local stars who will be aiming to keep the Canadian squad from climbing back to the top of the medal stand.
The defending Olympic champions, Team USA will look to once again take down their rivals to the north, Canada, in a battle that has been brewing on the world’s stage for years.
This year’s lineup will feature some veterans, and some newcomers to the Olympic stage, with six members of the team calling the Chicago area home.
Taking the ice for the 2022 Games are Evergreen Park’s Abbey Murphy; Hilary Knight, who grew up in Lake Forest, Northbrook’s Jesse Compher; Palos Heights-native Kendall Coyne Schofield; and Buffalo Grove’s Megan Bozek.
This year’s team is hoping to continue the dominance brought during the 2018 Games, when the U.S. snapped a gold-medal winning streak from Canada.
As an Olympic gold medalist in ice hockey, Hilary Knight is used to playing with an edge, literally skating on them in fact. But put her on a different kind of edge, on a fashion runway, and suddenly she finds herself on thin ice.
The two women’s hockey teams are no strangers when it comes to competing for international glory. With six Olympic medals on each end, the teams have established themselves as powerhouses in the sport.
At the 2014 Sochi Games, Team USA lost to Canada 3-2 in overtime….
