It's hard to find a better rivalry in hockey than the United States and Canada. That rivalry will be renewed Aug. 16-19, as the Under-18 Series gets underway in Lake Placid, N.Y. On Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, the United States will take on Canada at Herb Brooks Arena. The event is an interesting preview for...
It's hard to find a better rivalry in hockey than the United States and Canada. That rivalry will be renewed Aug. 16-19, as the Under-18 Series gets underway in Lake Placid, N.Y.
On Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, the United States will take on Canada at Herb Brooks Arena. The event is an interesting preview for the International Ice Hockey Federation U18 Women's World Championship.
One thing the United States team will be full of is New Englanders.
In all, nine will make the journey to Lake Placid to try and take down their rivals to the north. Eight are from Massachusetts, while one is from Vermont.
Caroline Averill (Wayland, Mass.), Kassidy Carmichael (Westford, Mass.), Alanna Devlin (Marshfield, Mass.), Morgan McGathey (Braintree, Mass.) and Quinn Taylor (Centerville, Mass.) made the team as forwards.
While Carmichael, Devlin and Taylor play for North American Hockey Academy, Averill and McGathey skate for the East Coast Wizards, as well as in the NEPSAC. Averill is a standout for Phillips Andover and McGathey plays at Thayer.
On defense, the region will send Margaret Averill (Wayland, Mass.), Molly Boyle (Scituate, Mass.), Madelyn Murphy (Dorchester, Mass.) and Taylor Senecal (Essex Junction, Vt.).
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Margaret Averill and Boyle play for the East Coast Wizards, Murphy plays for Assabet and Senecal plays at NAHA. Boyle also plays for Phillips Andover.
The United States is 17-20-5 over the course of the event's history.
