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Hilary Knight to play on Olympic hockey team

By WJBD Staff Jan 2, 2022 | 8:33 AM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Four-time Olympian Hilary Knight is one of 15 players with prior Winter Games experience on the U.S. women’s team seeking to defend its gold medal next month.

Knight joined Jenny Potter, Angela Ruggiero and Julie Chu as the only American women to make four Olympic hockey teams. Brianna Decker, Kendall Coyne Schofield, Amanda Kessel and Lee Stecklein were all named to their third Olympic team.

The Americans start the Olympic tournament in Beijing on Feb. 3 with a group-play game against Finland