John Langel watched the U.S. women’s hockey team’s thrilling Olympic gold medal win over Canada from the same room in his home where he watched the U.S. women’s soccer team win the 1999 World Cup final.
It might have been a coincidence. It also might have been a good luck charm.
The veteran Philadelphia-based attorney spent many years representing the U.S. women’s soccer team, and last year represented the U.S. hockey team in its labor dispute against USA Hockey. Now Langel and those players have another famous win to savor.
Langel spent the hockey game texting with six players from the 1999 soccer team.