New York Riveters captain Ashley Johnston shared a poignant message prior to yesterday's game against the Connecticut Whale in Newark, New Jersey.
In the face of adversity we learn the most about who we are.
Love this team, love this family.
4:00pm vs. CT pic.twitter.com/0mBUAKtVqs — Ashley Johnston (@strettyit) November 20, 2016In the hours that followed that tweet, we learned a lot about Ashley Johnston, the New York Riveters, and women's hockey as a whole. Perhaps the most simple lesson from yesterday's game is that the Riveters are a damn good hockey team, as the scoreboard readily indicated.