US Women’s Olympic Hockey Team Wins Best Game

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Former Writers
July 19, 2018

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Another win for the US Women’s Olympic Hockey Team

In the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, the US Women’s Olympic Hockey Team had a gold-medal winning victory over Canada. The team was recognized with the “Best Game” award at the 2018 ESPY Awards in Las Vegas on Wednesday. As a result, the team beat out “Houston Astros defeat Los Angeles Dodgers, World Series Game 5” and “Georgia Bulldogs defeat Oklahoma Sooners, Rose Bowl” in a fan vote.

Drawing Inspiration

The team has a 3-2 shootout win back in February. The team took the stage with their captain, Meghan Duggan. After a quick acknowledgment of the other nominees, Duggan talked about the team that inspired them; the women’s gold medal-winning hockey team from 1998. Said team defeated Canada 3-1 at the 1998 Nagano Olympics. Prior to that, Canada had won the previous four Olympic golds, defeating the United States in three of them.

“Twenty years ago, a fire was lit in all of our hearts after watching Team USA win a gold medal in the 1998 games in Nagano, Japan. A dream that all of us have built our lives around,” Duggan said. “It’s a dream come true for all of us. To be standing up here accepting an ESPY award for best game is a tremendous honor for our team and We accept it on behalf of all female athletes everywhere who have had those dreams and relentlessly pursued them. Keep dreaming.”

In addition to winning an ESPY for best game, they also won the 2018 Sports Humanitarian Team of the year on Tuesday. The award is given to the team that demonstrates how teamwork can create a measurable impact.

“We feel incredibly honored to have received these awards,”defenseman Lee Stecklein said. “To be included and recognized among such amazing athletes is indescribable. I feel so grateful to have been able to share this entire experience with this group of strong women.”