SAN JOSE -- Kendall Coyne Schofield isn't new to the spotlight. She and the rest of Team USA were front and center when they won the women's hockey gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
But the 26-year-old made headlines of her own Friday night as the first woman to compete in the NHL All-Star Skills Competition. The SAP Center crowd burst into thunderous "U-S-A!" chants as Coyne Schofield took the ice.
"I was a little nervous," she admitted afterward. "But I knew this was a moment that was going to break a lot of barriers and a moment that would change the perception of our game and show support of our game.