The city of Buffalo is proud of a lot of things, but aside from its reputation as the City of Good Neighbors, hockey is chief among them. It is little surprise, perhaps, that the region has churned out a litany of professional hockey players, especially on the women’s side. On January 25, Team USA announced its exhibition roster, including for the first time Hayley Scamurra. She’ll join fellow Western New Yorker Emily Pfalzer in the lineup for a series of games against Canada.
While Scamurra and Pfalzer have become household names in the women’s hockey community, the Beauts also boast six other players from Buffalo and its surrounding suburbs.