I want to start with something nice because the rest of this post gets heavy.

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But the next day, the Ursos got a call from Pedrie that completely reversed course. Urso was no longer allowed at practices or games, and she was told she couldn’t communicate with any of her teammates. Pedrie had gone to the Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois (AHAI), the state’s governing hockey body, for guidance. This was their directive. As the Ursos were told, a few years ago, a pair of U19 teammates carried out a suicide pact, and the organization felt it was best if Morgan wasn’t around teammates, to prevent something similar from happening.