Ben Smith
Ben Smith
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The core is pretty much intact from the world championship team. We think we have players of equal or greater ability. We still have a lot of experience. Their hockey knowledge is solid because of their backgrounds.
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That's as tough as it gets. She just missed out. Talk about resilient. I've probably had to cut her more times than any player I've been around, and she just keeps coming back.
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Of all the players here, she might have the best chance of being here in 2010 or 2014 because of what the game means to her.
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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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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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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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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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Well, you saw why she's here. She's one of those players that's scored in every sport at every level she's played at. She's always had that particular knack.
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Great players are left behind when teams are selected. This team is no different than any other team.
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I think they're ready to except the responsibility of being the leaders of this team. The natural feeling for players is to hang on too long. But time marches on. We're setting the clock to players that are playing at the highest level right now.
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They jumped on us quickly. It seemed like we were caught uphill right off the bat. They defended beautifully, blocked shots, made it difficult for us to get a foothold.
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I hope we don't see you again. Have you seen enough of us?
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I love Franklin Field; I'm hoping this protest will drawn national media coverage.