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Hilary Knight set to make 5th Olympics appearance as US women's hockey unveils 23-player roster
Hilary Knight leads a youthful 23-player U.S. women's team blending veterans and college players, with 16 from the Professional Women's Hockey League.
- Hilary Knight, 36-year-old forward and veteran, headlines the 23-player U.S. women's roster named by USA Hockey Friday for next month's Milano Cortina Games.
- Wroblewski prioritized a youth movement, unveiling the roster ahead of the Olympic opener against Czechia, with the Milano Cortina Games scheduled later this year.
- The roster lists three goaltenders, seven defenders and 13 forwards, with Aerin Frankel, Gwyneth Philips and Ava McNaughton all making their Olympic debuts as goalies.
- Hilary Knight will set a U.S. record for Winter Games appearances, and the U.S. women's team is favored to win its third Olympic gold after Rivalry Series and world championship success.
- Sixteen players from the PWHL highlight the roster, including seven college athletes led by 20-year-old Ohio State forward Joy Dunne and Laila Edwards, the first Black female U.S. Olympic women’s hockey player.
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Hilary Knight set to make 5th Olympics appearance as US women's hockey unveils 23-player roster
Hilary Knight is set to make her fifth Olympic appearance, and this time lead a younger, faster U.S. women’s national team favored to win gold at the Milan Cortina Winter Games next month.
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