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Wisconsin Women's Hockey 2025-2026

I know this is not the team USA page (or is it) but what do the D options for team USA look like? Do they need a right handed d that can score on the point in addition to KK?

Great theatre for the pre Olympic run up. The sports shows should quit talking about Notre Dame and debate where Laila should play.

Rivalry series game tonight apparently? Time flies.
 
Gargoyle said:
I finally watched the entire 6-1 game. Let's just say that there are lots of teachable moments that will arise off that tape. Ava stood on her head, as they say.
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IMHO, the game hinged on the play where there was a a 50/50 just outside the TWSNBN's blueline early in the 2nd period. The D could have sprinted forward/dove and at least chipped it away from her blueline, but she decided to back off and let Edwards get the puck. It was in their net seconds later. 3-0 was a deficit that was not going to be over-come that day.
 
Lindsay said:
I know this is not the team USA page (or is it) but what do the D options for team USA look like? Do they need a right handed d that can score on the point in addition to KK?

Great theatre for the pre Olympic run up. The sports shows should quit talking about Notre Dame and debate where Laila should play.

Rivalry series game tonight apparently? Time flies.
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There are two other RHD in the pool. Cayla Barnes and Haley Winn. Barnes is an established regular, Winn will almost certainly make the Olympic team and has been good as a pro so far but I don't think Wroblewski really trusts her for those big minutes yet. And it should be mentioned that Winn at 5'5" is the taller of the two. Edwards at least I've seen play D in overtime of a IIHF Worlds gold medal game.

The other seven D with a crack at the roster shoot left.

Compare that to right wing depth: Knight, Murphy, Zumwinkle, Simms, Eden, Compher, at least one of whom won't make the final roster.
 
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Defense is a tad bit more than having a good shot from the point.

That said, I honestly don't care what Team USA does. I'd like them to win gold, but I'm nowhere near as invested in that as I am with what Wisconsin does.

Looks like Johnson has a handle on this situation and will do the right thing when they get back from the Olympics.

I want UW to take their best shot at a title and let the chips fall where they do and that is with her at F.
 
Gurth 2.0 said:
Defense is a tad bit more than having a good shot from the point.

That said, I honestly don't care what Team USA does. I'd like them to win gold, but I'm nowhere near as invested in that as I am with what Wisconsin does.

Looks like Johnson has a handle on this situation and will do the right thing when they get back from the Olympics.

I want UW to take their best shot at a title and let the chips fall where they do and that is with her at F.
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It is the only sensical, logical and smart decision …. SHE IS NOT A DEFENDER !!!
 
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