Nearly one-third of the players on the U.S. team competing in this week’s under-18 Women’s World Championships are training outside their home states at development programs such as Shattuck-St. Mary’s or Selects Hockey Academy.
“There are certain areas of the country … where you’re not necessarily going to be close to an ice rink,” said Kristen Wright, general manager of the under-18 team.
Team USA defenseman Sydney Morrow is from Darien, Connecticut, but trains at Minnesota's Shattuck-St. Mary's, which has also helped produce NHL stars such as Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews and Zach Parise.
“It was a choice my family and I were willing to make in order to help me achieve my dreams,” said Morrow, who has signed to play at Ohio State.