Ben Smith
Ben Smith
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It's fun to watch. To see someone grow, not just as an athlete, from a teenager to a mom. She's a great player who continues to be a pivotal player for the team.
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It's been a very long, arduous road back for her. But in the last month, we've seen what we always expected from Pam.
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They knew they'd be judged against hungry dogs who were pushing for spots. Sometimes, a role isn't there.
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The young players coming up in our team are really remarkable. That's one thing I hope people will remember about this year for this team: That we gave several young players a chance to take ownership and assert their place for the United States. ... I realize everybody has an opinion, and a lot of those opinions favored Cammi. But that's part of my job.
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With the introduction of the only non-stop service to Shanghai, Air Canada continues to expand its services to meet the needs of travelers and freight forwarders in the fast growing China market.
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We're getting our starting point here and trying to put together the team in a step-by-step manner. We're developing the tactics and strategy we might employ while working on our skills on the ice and putting together what I believe will be the best 20 players.
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We are a first-half team. ... Trying to hold a lead for 55 minutes is tough to do. We played hard today and so did Apple Valley.
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In the scheme of things, there was plenty of time.
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In Shelley's case ... she's left parts of her body in rinks all over the world. Now it's up to the players left in the program not to fill that footprint -- those are special players -- but just to be able to line up alongside it.
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Hopeful is how I'd put it. January was warmer than I would have liked. But the buds are still tight and closed, so that's a good sign.
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I didn't see any podiums out there today so I think we'll stay calm.
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We are excited with the talent assembled for our U.S. women's national team. The festival featured a deep pool of players and really highlighted the tremendous development of women's hockey in the United States.
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The players named themselves. They stepped forward with the way they played. I think we'll start to take on a personality now.
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When you don't score on five-on-three, as a coach you feel haunted. That gave the Swedish team another lift and they played with even more determination.