CORTINA D'AMPEZZO — Players come, players go and, yet, the result remains the same.
USA women's hockey has won gold or silver at every world championships since they began in 1990. They’ve won gold or silver at all but one Olympics since women’s hockey made its debut in 1998.
The list of players who’ve worn the U.S. jersey is a who’s who of the game: Cammi Granatto, Angela Ruggiero, Jenny Potter, Julie Chu, Karyn Bye-Dietz, Natalie Darwitz, Hilary Knight, Kendall Coyne Schofield — you get the idea.
While nothing is said outright, every young player knows that history. And has no interest in being part of the team that screws it up.
"There is definitely some pressure, of course, because we care and we want to keep that standard alive and be playing great USA hockey,” said Caroline Harvey, who despite still being a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is playing in her second Olympics.
