Category Archives: Women’s Hockey

The Long Goodbye…

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Chris Peters

As a noted procrastinator who utilizes the stress and anxiety of a tight deadline to focus and tighten his writing, and as someone who so often said on this very website that this piece would come at this time only to … Continue reading →

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USA Hockey at the Olympics — Final Assessment

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Chris Peters

The dust has only begun to settle in the days since the Olympics ended on the sourest of notes for USA Hockey at the Olympics. From 3:26 away and a post away from a gold medal in women’s hockey to … Continue reading →

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2014 Olympics Women’s Hockey: USA falls to Canada in gold-medal game

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Chris Peters

It will go down as one of the greatest hockey games ever played and the United States will only be able to look on it with regret. Canada scored two late third-period goals to erase a 2-0 deficit and claim … Continue reading →

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Dear Canada: An American Hockey Fan’s Olympic Rally Cry

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Chris Peters

The U.S. is not the underdog in a lot of things. It is in hockey. Always has been, maybe always will be. The fact that Canada, our closest neighbor, is where the sport takes hold most fiercely leaves those of … Continue reading →

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2014 Olympics Women’s Hockey: USA-Canada Gold-Medal Game Preview

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Chris Peters

You’re about to hear a lot about history when the U.S. meets Canada in the gold-medal game in women’s hockey at noon ET on NBC. You’re going to hear a lot about the great North American rivalry coming into this … Continue reading →

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2014 Olympics: U.S. Women Roll Past Switzerland, 9-0

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Chris Peters

It was the expected result, but the way the U.S. Olympic Women’s Hockey Team wholly dominated Switzerland was something to watch. Team USA posted a 9-0 win over the Swiss, scoring just one less goal than shots allowed. The U.S. … Continue reading →

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2014 Olympics: U.S. Women Open Play with 3-1 Win Over Finland

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Chris Peters

The U.S. women got the start they wanted with a 3-1 win over Finland in the opening game of the women’s hockey tournament at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Goals from Hilary Knight, Kelli Stack and Alex Carpenter, the trio … Continue reading →

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USA Hockey 2013 International Break Recap

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Chris Peters

Five different U.S. teams were in action last week during the IIHF’s first designated international break. Three of those teams won tournament titles, so not a bad week for USA Hockey. The U.S. Junior Select Team earned a 4-1 victory … Continue reading →

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International Break Recap — U.S. National Teams Go 4-for-4

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Chris Peters

It was a good week for USA Hockey as the IIHF’s first international break of the season brought a lot of hardware. U.S. teams went 4-for-4 in international competition last week, winning tournament titles from Ann Arbor, Mich. to Monthey, … Continue reading →

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Raw Numbers: Hockey Participation Up in 2011-12

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Chris Peters

There are more people playing hockey this year than there was last, according to USA Hockey’s recently released membership statistics for 2011-12. As of this past season, 511,178 players were registered with the national governing body in the United States, … Continue reading →

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