At 28-years-old, Amanda Golini is one of the oldest members of the U.S. national team and a co-captain. Golini won a bronze medal with the U.S. team in 2017 at the Pan American Cup, as well as in 2019 at the Pan American Games. Magadan was captain for Team USA at the 2022 Pan American Cup and scored a goal against Canada in the opening round.

Women's hockey first sought inclusion in the Olympic Games in the 1930s. Had the sport broke that barrier, the near 80-year quest for professionalism in the sport may have been accelerated. Instead, it took women's hockey until 1998 to finally receive ...