Hilary Knight was the runaway leader in voting for the International Ice Hockey Federation’s first female player of the year award on Thursday, some six weeks after the 33-year-old captained the United States to win gold at the women’s world championship.
US beats Czech Republic at women’s world hockey championship
April 10, 2023 GMTBRAMPTON, Ontario (AP) — Hilary Knight scored to help the United States beat the Czech Republic 6-2 on Sunday in the women’s world hockey championship.
Megan Keller, Tessa Janecke, Abby Roque, Eden Lacey and Hayley Scamurra also scored for the U.S.
Nurse’s goal electrifies crowd during NHL skills challenge
February 4, 2023 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The cheers at FLA Live Arena were the loudest when Sarah Nurse of Canada’s women’s team scored during the NHL All-Star skills competition Friday night.
Nurse used a breakaway move made popular by Swedish player Peter Forsberg to fool New York Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin in a goaltender shooting event, electrifying the crowd.
NHL All-Star skills to feature golf event, beach dunk tank
January 24, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The NHL All-Star Skills Competition is set to feature two new outdoor events in South Florida: a mix of hockey and golf and a dunk tank on the beach.
The league announced details Tuesday for the opening of All-Star Weekend, which is set for Feb.
US women beat Finland 4-1, to face Canada in Olympic final
February 14, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — Hilary Knight could think of no better way to close the Beijing Games women’s hockey tournament than a rematch between the United States and — who else? — Canada with the gold medal on the line.
Olympics Live: US wins to set up gold-medal game with Canada
February 14, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:
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Hilary Knight had a goal and assist, Alex Cavallini stopped 25 shots and the defending Olympic champion United States defeated Finland 4-1 in a women’s hockey semifinal at the Beijing Games on Monday to set up the sixth gold-medal showdown between the Americans and Canada.
US shots aren’t turning into goals in Olympic women’s hockey
February 9, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — Hilary Knight would like to have a word with one of her former coaches, who placed an emphasis on getting shots on net.
Ultimately, the four-time U.S. Olympian said, it comes down to quality over quantity.
US women’s hockey once again led by a shining Knight
January 22, 2022 GMTCammi Granato had never forgotten the young girl she lent her stick and gloves to during one of the former U.S. Olympian’s first hockey camps in Chicago in the late 1990s.
It was years later when Granato discovered that girl just happened to be Hilary Knight.
4-time Olympian Hilary Knight headlines US team for Beijing
January 2, 2022 GMTMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hilary Knight was selected for a USA Hockey record-tying fourth Olympics, one of 15 players with prior Winter Games experience on the U.S. women’s national team seeking to defend its gold medal in Beijing next month.