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Sun. 1/26/14- and updated since

Prep Composite, Week of Jan. 27, 2014
Mon. Jan. 27
Rye CD @ Worcester Academy vs., 3:30 pm
Princeton Day School @ Portledge, 4:00 pm
Trinity-Pawling @ Hotchkiss, 4:30 pm
Albany Academy @ Berkshire, 4:30 pm
New Hampton @ Holderness, 4:30 pm
Westminster @ Williston-Northampton, 5:00 pm
Salisbury @ Brunswick, 5:00 pm
Thayer @ BB&N, 5:15 pm
Brooks @ Dexter, 6:00 pm

Tues. Jan. 28
Seton Hall Prep @ Notre Dame, 4:30 pm
Pope John @ Delbarton, 4:45 pm
Xaverian @ Malden Catholic, 6:00 pm
Springfield Cathedral @ Austin Prep, 7:15 pm

Wed. Jan. 29
St Joseph Seminary @ Vermont Academy, 2:00 pm (S)
Westminster @ Avon Old Farms, 2:30 pm
Taft @ Kent, 2:30 pm
Gunnery @ Millbrook, 2:30 pm
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Kimball Union, 3:00 pm
Pomfret @ Dexter, 3:30 pm
Choate @ Hotchkiss, 3:30 pm
Tabor @ Moses Brown, 3:30 pm
Trinity-Pawling @ Salisbury, 4:00 pm
Nichols @ Appleby College, 4:00 pm
Proctor @ Brewster Academy, 4:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Thayer, 4:00 pm
South Kent @ Albany Academy, 4:00 pm
Hill School @ LaSalle College HS (PA), 4:00 pm
Deerfield @ Andover, 4:00 pm
Hackley School @ Harvey, 4:00 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Belmont Hill, 4:15 pm
Groton @ Rivers, 4:30 pm
St. George's @ Middlesex, 4:30 pm
Cushing @ Tilton, 4:30 pm
Canterbury @ Berkshire, 4:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Loomis-Chaffee, 4:30 pm
Berwick @ Brooks, 4:30 pm -- game will start at 5:30 pm
Milton @ St. Sebastian's, 4:30 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Worcester Academy, 4:45 pm
Holderness @ Exeter, 4:45 pm
New Hampton @ Stanstead College, 5:00 pm
St. Paul's @ Governor's, 5:00 pm
Roxbury Latin @ St. Mark's, 5:00 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Rye Country Day, 5:00 pm
Delbarton @ Lawrenceville, 5:00 pm
Hoosac @ Winchendon, 5:00 pm
North Yarmouth Academy @ Hebron, 6:00 pm
St. John's -- Shrewsbury @ BC High, 7:00 pm
Central Catholic @ Billerica High School, 7:00 pm

Thurs. Jan. 30
Tilton @ Proctor, 5:00 pm

Fri. Jan. 31
Don Bosco Prep vs. CBA, 1:15 pm (@ Yankee Stadium)
Cushing @ Kimball Union, 3:15 pm
Vermont Academy @ Kingswood-Oxford, 3:30 pm
Kents Hill @ Berwick, 4:00 pm
King-Low @ Harvey, 4:00 pm
Malvern Prep @ Hill School, 4:15 pm
Brewster Academy @ Tabor, 4:30 pm
Pingree @ St. Mark's, 4:30 pm
Delbarton @ Bishop Eustace Prep, 4:30 pm
Rivers @ Groton, 4:45 pm -- makeup from Sat. 12/4
Andover @ Belmont Hill, 5:00 pm
Moses Brown @ BB&N, 5:30 pm
St. Paul's @ Noble & Greenough, 5:30 pm
Chatham vs. St. Peter’s Prep, 5:45 (@ Yankee Stadium)
Winchendon @ New Hampton, 6:00 pm
Brunswick @ Albany Academy, 7:00 pm
Shady Side Academy @ Lawrenceville, 7:00 pm
Ridley College @ Nichols, 7:30 pm
Orchard Lake St. Mary @ Gilmour Academy, 8:45 pm

Sat. Feb. 1
Orchard Lake St. Mary @ Gilmour Academy, 10:30 am
Hingham High School @ Springfield Cathedral, 12:00 pm
Malden Catholic @ St. John's Prep, 12:00 pm
Shady Side Academy @ Lawrenceville, 1:00 pm
Belmont Hill @ Rivers, 2:00 pm
Albany Academy @ Winchendon, 2:00 pm
Pingree @ Kents Hill, 2:00 pm
Middlesex @ Brooks, 2:30 pm
Exeter @ Milton, 3:00 pm
St. Sebastian's @ Tabor, 3:00 pm
Rye H.S. @ Rye Country Day, 3:00 pm
Groton @ BB&N, 3:15 pm
Brewster Academy @ North Yarmouth Academy, 3:15 pm
Vermont Academy @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 3:15 pm
Kimball Union @ Holderness, 3:30 pm
St. Mark's @ Moses Brown, 4:15 pm
Governor's @ Thayer, 4:45 pm
Berwick @ Tilton, 5:00 pm
Dexter @ Andover, 5:30 pm
Catholic Memorial vs. Delbarton, 5:30 pm (@ Yankee Stadium)
Roxbury Latin @ Worcester Academy, 6:15 pm
Austin Prep @ St. Mary's High School, 6:30 pm
Boston Jr. Bruins (Empire) @ Bridgton Academy, 7:00 pm

Sun. Feb. 2
Bridgton Academy @ Stanstead College, 1:00 pm
Xaverian @ St Johns Shrewsbury, 1:00 pm

Mon. Feb. 3
Delbarton @ Seton Hall Prep, 4:15 pm
Kent @ Brunswick, 5:30 pm – rescheduled from 1/5
Austin Prep @ Central Catholic, 5:30 pm
Catholic Memorial vs. BC High, 7:00 pm (@ Conte Forum, BC) – rescheduled from 2/1
Malden Catholic @ Bishop Guertin, 7:45 pm


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31^st Annual MacPherson Tournament
At St. Andrew’s College; Aurora, Ontario, Fri.-Sun. Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2014

Hamilton Division: Cégep de Sainte-Foy, St. Andrew’s College, St. Francis High School, Upper Canada College. Meagher Division: Appleby College, Buffalo Sabres, Cégep de Thetford, Northwood School.

Fri. Jan. 31
9:00 am – Upper Canada College vs. Cégep de Sainte-Foy
9:15 am – Northwood School vs. Appleby College
9:30 am – St. Andrew’s College vs. St. Francis High School
9:30 am – Buffalo Sabres vs. Cégep de Thetford
3:45 pm -- Appleby College vs. Buffalo Sabres
3:45 pm -- Cégep de Thetford vs. Northwood School
4:00 pm -- Upper Canada College vs. St. Francis High School
7:00 pm -- St. Andrew’s College vs. Cégep de Sainte-Foy

Sat. Feb. 1
 9:30 am -- St. Francis High School vs. Cégep de Sainte-Foy
10:00 am -- Cégep de Thetford vs. Appleby College
11:30 am --- Northwood School vs. Buffalo Sabres
12:00 am -- Upper Canada College vs. St. Andrew’s College
 7:00 pm -- #1 Hamilton Div. vs. #2 Meagher Div.
 9:00 pm -- #1 Meagher Div. vs. #2 Hamilton Div.

Sun. Feb. 2
9:00 am – #3 Hamilton Div. vs. #3 Meagher Div.
9:15 am -- #4 Hamilton Div. vs. #4 Meagher Div.
11:00 am – Consolation Game
 1:00 pm – Championship Game

Sun. 1/26/14

Prep Girls Schedule, Week of Jan. 27, 2014

Mon. Jan. 27
Gunnery @ Hotchkiss, 4:45 pm
Brewster Academy @ Winchendon, 5:00 pm
BB&N @ Groton, 5:00 pm
Wilton HS @ Rye Country Day, 5:00 pm (S)
Westminster @ Taft, 5:30 pm
Deerfield @ Kingswood-Oxford, 5:30 pm

Wed. Jan. 29
Hotchkiss @ Berkshire, 2:30 pm
Tabor @ Rivers, 2:30 pm
Andover @ Exeter, 3:00 pm
Governor's @ BB&N, 3:00 pm
Taft @ Williston-Northampton, 3:00 pm
Groton @ Middlesex, 3:00 pm
Kimball Union @ Kents Hill, 3:00 pm
Stanstead College @ Tilton, 3:00 pm
Southfield @ Worcester Academy, 3:15 pm
Thayer @ Brooks, 3:15 pm
St. Paul's @ St. Mark's, 3:30 pm
New Hampton @ Cushing, 3:30 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Gunnery, 3:30 pm
Westminster @ Pomfret, 3:30 pm
Dana Hall @ Newton CD, 3:30 pm
Pingree @ Berwick, 4:00 pm
Holderness @ Hebron, 4:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ St. George's, 4:15 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Milton, 4:30 pm
Millbrook @ Kingswood-Oxford, 4:30 pm
Greenwich @ Kent, 4:30 pm
Proctor @ Vermont Academy, 4:30 pm
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Choate, 4:45 pm
Lawrenceville @ Canterbury, 5:00 pm

Thurs. Jan. 30
Brewster Academy @ Exeter, 4:30 pm

Fri. Jan. 31
New Hampton @ St. Paul's, 3:30 pm -- postponed
Cushing @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 3:45 pm
Berwick @ Dana Hall, 4:15 pm
Thayer @ Newton CD, 4:15 pm
St. Mark's @ Southfield, 4:45 pm
Worcester Academy @ Vermont Academy, 5:00 pm
Rivers @ Milton, 5:00 pm
Hebron @ Middlesex, 5:30 pm
Governor's @ Tilton, 6:00 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Tabor, 6:30 pm

Sat. Feb. 1
Worcester Academy @ Winchendon, 1:00 pm
North Yarmouth Academy @ Holderness, 1:00 pm
Rye Country Day @ Lawrenceville, 1:00 pm
Exeter @ BB&N, 1:30 pm
Vermont Academy @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 1:30 pm
Winsor @ Berwick, 1:45 pm
Milton @ Thayer, 2:15 pm
Pingree @ Tilton, 3:00 pm
New Hampton @ Andover, 3:30 pm
Tabor @ St. Mark's, 3:30 pm
Brooks @ Noble & Greenough, 3:45 pm
Kimball Union @ Brewster Academy, 5:00 pm
Groton @ Governor's, 5:15 pm

Mon. Feb. 3
North Yarmouth Academy @ Kents Hill, 4:30 pm
Winsor @ Newton CD, 4:30 pm
Andover @ Brooks, 5:15 pm
Milton @ BB&N, 5:15 pm

Sun. 1/27/14

Girls Prep Rankings

Here's what we have. These are unofficial and based on the assumption that all teams have their results correctly inputted to USHR. Any discrepancies should be reported to us at: information (at) ushr.com

Computed Sunday morning, Jan. 27.

Div. 1
1. Nobles
2. St. Paul's
3. Tabor
4. Westminster
5. Pomfret
6. Kent
7. Loomis
8. Choate
9. Williston
10. New Hampton
11. BB&N

Div. II
1. Millbrook
2. Rivers
3. Brooks
4. Gunnery
5. Proctor
6. Worcester
7. Southfield
8. St. George's
9. Berwick
10. Vermont

Tues. 1/21/14

Storm Cancellations

The winter storm hitting New England is expected to clear out by midday Wednesday, but we expect there will be cancellations, particularly from day schools. Please send all cancellations and postponements to information (at) ushr.com so people don’t drive to games that are not taking place. Please note whether the game in question is a girls or boys game. Thank you.

Update: As of 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, no cancellations have been reported.

Mon. 1/20/14

Prep Girls Schedule Week of Jan. 20, 2014

Mon. Jan. 20
Brooks @ Rivers, 4:00 pm
Taft @ Gunnery, 4:45 pm

Tues. Jan. 21
Kingswood-Oxford @ Hotchkiss, 5:00 pm

Wed. Jan. 22
Hotchkiss @ Millbrook, 2:00 pm
Worcester Academy @ Brooks, 2:15 pm
Gunnery @ Berkshire, 2:30 pm
Tilton @ Exeter, 2:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Westminster, 3:00 pm
Brewster Academy vs. BB&N, 3:15 pm -- canceled
Andover @ Cushing, 3:30 pm
Choate @ Kent, 3:30 pm
Winchendon @ New Hampton, 3:30 pm
Thayer @ Rivers, 3:30 pm
Groton @ Pingree, 4:00 pm
St. Paul's @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 4:30 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Noble & Greenough, 4:30 pm
Taft @ Loomis-Chaffee, 4:30 pm
St. George's @ St. Mark's, 4:30 pm
Berwick @ Newton CD, 4:30 pm
Holderness @ Kimball Union, 4:30 pm
Vermont Academy @ Stanstead College, 4:30 pm
Deerfield @ Pomfret, 4:45 pm
Southfield @ Governor's, 5:00 pm
Portledge @ Rye Country Day, 5:00 pm (S)
Portsmouth Abbey @ Kingswood-Oxford, 6:00 pm
NEWHL @ Proctor, 6:45 pm (S)

Fri. Jan. 24
Dana Hall @ Pingree, 4:00 pm
Kimball Union @ Proctor, 4:15 pm
Tilton @ New Hampton, 4:30 pm
Holderness @ Middlesex, 4:30 pm
Vermont Academy @ Winchendon, 4:30 pm
Brewster Academy @ Loomis-Chaffee, 5:00 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Groton, 5:00 pm
Newton CD @ Portsmouth Abbey, 5:00 pm
Rivers @ St. Paul's, 5:30 pm
Cushing @ Noble & Greenough, 6:00 pm
Governor's @ Tilton, 6:00 pm
North Yarmouth Academy @ Berwick, 6:30 pm
Stanstead College @ Hebron, 7:00 pm
Northwood Prep @ Choate, 7:30 pm

Sat. Jan. 25
Stanstead College @ Kents Hill, 12:00 pm
North Yarmouth Academy @ Rye Country Day, 1:30 pm
Worcester Academy @ Kingswood-Oxford, 2:00 pm
Beaver Country Day @ Portsmouth Abbey, 2:30 pm
Brewster Academy @ Choate, 3:00 pm
Winchendon @ St. Paul's, 3:00 pm
Proctor @ Berwick, 3:00 pm
Thayer @ Middlesex, 3:00 pm
Southfield @ Brooks, 3:30 pm
Deerfield @ Andover, 4:00 pm
Millbrook @ Berkshire, 4:00 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Hotchkiss, 4:00 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Greenwich, 4:00 pm
Groton @ Holderness, 4:00 pm
Pingree @ St. George's, 4:00 pm
Westminster @ Gunnery, 4:15 pm
BB&N @ Cushing, 4:30 pm
Pomfret @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 4:30 pm
Hebron @ Exeter, 4:30 pm
New Hampton @ St. Mark's, 6:00 pm
Governor's @ Tilton, 6:00 pm
Kent @ Taft, 7:00 pm

Mon. Jan. 27
Gunnery @ Hotchkiss, 4:45 pm
Brewster Academy @ Winchendon, 5:00 pm
BB&N @ Groton, 5:00 pm
Wilton HS @ Rye Country Day, 5:00 pm (S)
Westminster @ Taft, 5:30 pm

Sun. 1/12/14

Prep Girls Schedule, Week of Jan. 13, 2014
Mon. Jan. 13
Holderness @ Tilton, 3:45 pm
NEWHL Pre-Prep @ St. Paul's, 5:00 pm (S)
Berwick @ Brooks, 5:00 pm
Rye Country Day @ Portledge, 5:30 pm (S)

Wed. Jan. 15
Canterbury @ Gunnery, 2:00 pm
Kimball Union @ Vermont Academy, 2:00 pm
St. Mark's @ Middlesex, 2:30 pm
Hotchkiss vs. Cushing, 2:45 pm  (@ Trinity College)
Kingswood-Oxford @ Williston-Northampton, 2:45 pm
St. Paul's @ Thayer, 3:00 pm
Andover @ Lawrence Academy, 3:00 pm
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Berkshire, 3:00 pm
Exeter @ Holderness, 3:00 pm
Taft @ Loomis-Chaffee, 3:00 pm
Hebron @ North Yarmouth Academy, 3:00 pm
Brewster Academy @ Noble & Greenough, 3:15 pm
Rivers @ BB&N, 3:30 pm
Proctor @ Groton, 4:00 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Newton CD, 4:00 pm
Choate @ Deerfield, 4:15 pm
Pingree @ Worcester Academy, 4:15 pm
Millbrook @ Westminster, 4:15 pm
Dana Hall @ Berwick, 4:15 pm
Beaver Country Day @ Winsor, 4:15 pm
St. George's @ Tabor, 4:30 pm
Brooks @ Tilton, 4:30 pm
Pomfret @ Kent, 4:30 pm
New Hampton @ Winchendon, 5:00 pm
Governor's @ Milton, 5:30 pm

Thurs. Jan. 16
Beaver Country Day @ Winsor, 4:15 pm

Fri. Jan. 17
Newton CD @ Winsor, 4:15 pm
Cushing @ Middlesex, 4:30 pm
Hebron @ BB&N, 5:00 pm
Milton @ Southfield, 5:00 pm
Greenwich @ Millbrook, 5:00 pm
Rye Country Day @ Princeton Day School, 5:00 pm (S)
Groton @ Rivers, 5:15 pm
New Hampton @ Deerfield, 6:00 pm
Governor's @ Kimball Union, 6:30 pm
Tabor @ Williston-Northampton, 6:45 pm

Sat. Jan. 18
Lawrenceville @ Gunnery, 1:00 pm
Southfield @ Holderness, 1:00 pm
NEWHL @ Middlesex, 1:30 pm (S)
Winchendon @ BB&N, 2:00 pm
New Hampton @ Choate, 2:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Exeter, 2:00 pm
Tilton @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 2:00 pm
Deerfield @ Taft, 2:00 pm
Berwick @ Kimball Union, 2:00 pm
Rye Country Day @ Hill School, 2:00 pm
Kents Hill @ Thayer, 2:15 pm
St. Mark's @ Andover, 2:30 pm
Westminster @ Hotchkiss, 2:30 pm
Pomfret @ Loomis-Chaffee, 2:30 pm
Worcester Academy @ North Yarmouth Academy, 3:15 pm
Brewster Academy @ Rivers, 3:30 pm
St. George's @ Governor's, 3:30 pm
Groton @ Vermont Academy, 3:30 pm
St. Paul's @ Milton, 4:00 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Pingree, 4:00 pm
Kent @ Williston-Northampton, 4:30 pm
Berkshire @ Lawrence Academy, 5:00 pm
Brooks @ NEWHL, 5:30 pm (S)
Kingswood-Oxford @ Canterbury, 6:00 pm
Proctor @ Hebron, 6:30 pm

Sun. Jan. 19
Proctor @ Kents Hill, 12:00 pm
Berkshire @ Cushing, 12:30 pm

Mon. Jan. 20
Brooks @ Rivers, 4:00 pm
Taft @ Gunnery, 4:45 pm

Mon. 1/6/14

Prep Girls Schedule, Week of Jan. 6, 2014

Mon. Jan. 6, 2014
Kent @ Berkshire, 4:45 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Rivers, 5:15 pm

Tues. Jan. 7
St. Mark's @ Lawrence Academy, 4:45 pm
BB&N @ Tabor, 5:30 pm
Southfield @ Proctor, 6:00 pm

Wed. Jan. 8
St. Paul's vs. Governor's, 1:30 pm (@ Fenway Park)
Tilton @ Holderness, 2:00 pm
Proctor @ Winchendon, 2:00 pm
Westminster @ Choate, 2:30 pm
Millbrook @ Canterbury, 2:30 pm
Kent @ Loomis-Chaffee, 3:00 pm
Deerfield @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 3:00 pm
Cushing @ Brewster Academy, 3:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Berkshire, 3:30 pm
Pomfret @ Taft, 3:30 pm
Exeter @ Worcester Academy, 3:45 pm
Newton CD @ Pingree, 3:45 pm
Greenwich @ Hotchkiss, 4:00 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Winsor, 4:15 pm
Middlesex @ Noble & Greenough, 4:30 pm
Rivers @ St. George's, 4:30 pm
Andover @ Southfield, 4:45 pm
Berwick @ Hebron, 5:15 pm

Thurs. Jan. 9
Brooks @ St. Paul's, 5:45 pm

Fri. Jan. 10
Holderness @ Worcester Academy, 3:45 pm
Beaver Country Day @ Pingree, 3:45 pm
Southfield @ Tabor, 4:00 pm
Dana Hall @ Portsmouth Abbey, 4:30 pm
Thayer @ Milton, 5:00 pm
Canterbury @ Kingswood-Oxford, 5:00 pm
Morristown Beard @ Millbrook, 5:15 pm
Hebron @ Kents Hill, 5:15 pm
Winchendon @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 5:30 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Pomfret, 6:00 pm
Andover @ Brewster Academy, 6:30 pm
BB&N @ New Hampton, 6:30 pm
Newton CD @ Berwick, 7:00 pm

Sat. Jan. 11
Milton @ Groton, 1:30 pm
Rye Country Day @ Summit HS, 1:45 pm (S)
Deerfield @ Exeter, 2:00 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Brooks, 2:00 pm
Middlesex @ Governor's, 2:00 pm
Winchendon @ Rivers, 2:00 pm
Cushing @ St. Mark's, 3:00 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Hotchkiss, 3:00 pm
Thayer @ Southfield, 3:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Berkshire, 3:30 pm
Kimball Union @ Holderness, 3:30 pm
Brewster Academy @ Tabor, 4:00 pm
Westminster @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 4:00 pm
Proctor @ Pingree, 4:00 pm
Lawrenceville @ Kent, 4:00 pm
Worcester Academy @ Berwick, 4:15 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Gunnery, 4:15 pm
Andover @ St. Paul's, 4:30 pm
St. George's @ Kents Hill, 4:30 pm
North Yarmouth Academy @ Tilton, 4:30 pm
Taft @ Choate, 5:00 pm
Vermont Academy @ Portsmouth Abbey, 6:00 pm
Canterbury @ Greenwich, 7:30 pm

Sun. Jan. 12
Pomfret vs. New Hampton, 10:00 am (at Northeastern U.)
Lawrenceville @ Berkshire, 10:30 am

Mon. Jan. 13
Holderness @ Tilton, 3:45 pm
NEWHL Pre-Prep @ St. Paul's, 5:00 pm (S)
Rye Country Day @ Portledge, 5:30 pm (S)

Sun. 1/5/14

U.S. Women Top St. Seb's, 5-2
Brookline, Mass. -- This afternoon, the 2014 U.S. Women’s Olympic Hockey Team topped St. Sebastian’s, 5-2, in a game played at Dexter-Southfield’s rink, which, by the way, was jam-packed. The game really should have been played in a college rink – Walter Brown Arena or Harvard would have been just right.

A Will D’Orsi goal 41 seconds into the game gave St. Seb’s a 1-0 lead that held into the first intermission. In the second period, the Olympians took over and dominated, as Hilary Knight, Anne Schleper, Gigi Marvin, and Kendall Coyne scored four unanswered goals to give the U.S. women a 4-1 lead after two.

In the third, Kacey Bellamy scored for the U.S., and Corey Ronan for St. Sebastian’s.

As far as we know, there was no game sheet kept – this was an exhibition – so we’re hoping we have all the scoring right.

Brianne McLaughlin played the first 30 minutes for the U.S., and Jessie Vetter took over midway through the second. Tedy Loughborough played the full game in net for the Arrows.

This typist has seen every U.S. Women’s Olympic Hockey Team – this is only the fifth edition, as the women’s game was only added to the Olympics in 1998.  And this quadrennial’s team is an extremely good one. It’s a little hard to compare Olympic Women’s teams year to year because the women’s game keeps improving at a rapid pace.