🏒 LEE STECKLEIN RETURNS TO TEAM USA

PLUS, New Donor Funds Retirement Stipend for TEAM USA

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Erica L. Ayala
March 06, 2025

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SHE’S BACK!

After stepping away from USA Hockey, defender Lee Stecklein returns for the 2025 Women’s World Championships in Czechia.

Read more about Stecklein, Laila Edwards, and the other player representing Team USA next month.

Hilary Knight, Kendall Coyne Schofield lead U.S. women's hockey roster for world championship

Hilary Knight is set to compete at her 15th world championship.

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Stecklein and the Minnesota Frost are playing in Raleigh, NC, as part of the PWHL Takeover Tour. I will be on-site with Rachel Donner, my co-host of the Women’s Hockey Report podcast.

We will be at the Lenovo Center Friday night to catch up with Stecklein and the Frost as they battle the Ottawa Charge.

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