Ice Hockey-US Name Knight as Women's Team Captain

Hilary Knight's hockey achievements go beyond gold medals and championships

American Hilary Knight has tirelessly advocated for the growth of women's hockey as one of the sport's biggest stars, and Caroline Harvey is ready to follow in her footsteps.

Former Badger legend Hilary Knight prepares for her fifth and final Olympics

Hilary Knight first stepped on the Olympic ice at just 20 years old. Sixteen years later, she is about to do something few have ever done compete in her fifth Olympic Games.Knight currently plays professionally for Seattle, but her career started at Wisconsin where she won two national titles. She has spent nearly two decades playing for Team USA and won gold with the team in 2018. Now she heads into her final Olympics hoping for a storybook fin…

Hilary Knight selected as captain of US women's Olympic hockey team

Olympic veteran Hilary Knight gets official nod as captain of 23-woman American squad in its quest for gold at the Milano Cortina Winter Games.

Seattle Torrent’s Hillary Knight named captain of 2026 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team

The Seattle Torrent's Hillary Knight was named captain of the 2026 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team on Monday morning, with Torrent forward Alex Carpenter joining the leadership team as one of two alternate captains.

Ice hockey-US name Knight as women's team captain

U.S. Hockey star Hilary Knight gets surprise visit from coach who taught her how to skate

Hilary Knight put on her skates and went out to the ice. Six years old at the time, it was her first step on a frozen path that would lead to her becoming one of the greatest women’s hockey players of all time. But, on this day, long before she won four Olympic medals, broke multiple scoring records and became captain of the U.S. women’s hockey team, she used her hockey stick to simply keep her balance. She wore a ski coat instead of a jersey, m…