Hat Trick from Samoskevich Powers U.S. to the Semifinal Round
Melissa Samoskevich didn’t describe her goals. The individual effort didn’t matter to the native of Sandy Hook, Conn. Sure she had three goals and the hat trick was nice. But…
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Canada Earns Bye Into Semifinals, Finland, Sweden Advance in Group B
With a 7-1 win over the Czech Republic, Canada secured a berth in the semifinals of the Women’s U18 World Championship at HarborCenter in Buffalo, N.Y. With the bye into…
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Sometimes, All You Need Is A …
Players in pressure situations, particularly females, tend to overthink what needs to be done in a high-stakes game. At the end of the day, when a championship game stand between…
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Ooks Are Back At it; Bringing in the New Year
Happy New Year Blog Followers! Hard to believe it’s 2015, and I am going into my last semester of school and final half of hockey. It is exciting, but I…
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Canada Rebounds With Key Win over Russia
It was an emotional and disappointing opening game for Canada at t the Women’s U18 World Championship. But they came back determined on Tuesday. After getting one point in a…
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Americans Get Late Goals To Secure Second Win in Women’s U18 World Championship
Some games, you do everything but score. The United States was riding a one-goal lead for the better part of its game with the Czech Republic Tuesday night before finally…
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U.S. Opens Women’s U18 World Championships With Shootout Win Over Canada
Never get too high. Never get too low. That’s been the theme for the United States team as they prepared for the 2015 IIHF Women’s U18 World Championship. The Americans…
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Sweden, Russia, Swiss Earn Opening Wins at U18 World Championship
Welcome to opening day of the 2015 IIHF Women’s U18 World Championship at HarborCenter in Buffalo, N.Y. Here’s a recap of the opening games heading into the marquee preliminary matchup…
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Life Without Hockey; Embracing Change
Happy New Year! It seems as if the holidays flew by faster than ever this year, which is utterly depressing. I flew home to Halifax on December 20th and came…
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Do More of What Makes You HAPPY; Play Hockey
I started playing hockey when I was 8 years old. Ringette is what got me started skating the 2 years prior to that. But when I attended the Brandon Wheat…
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