When Morgan Fritz-Ward signed with the Riveters for the franchise's first season she joined Scott Clemmensen as the only professional hockey players to come from the state of Iowa. As you might know, Iowa is not exactly a hot bed of hockey like Minnesota, its neighbor to the north, is. Being born in Mason City wasn't the most convenient hometown for a budding hockey star, but the dedication and sacrifice of her family allowed Fritz-Ward, who was in love with hockey the moment she discovered it, to follow her dream and move so she could play on a travel team in Minnesota after her freshman year of high school in northern Iowa.
Interview with Morgan Fritz-Ward of the New York Riveters
