Back to Back!

Josh Sweeney (Phoenix, Ariz.) scored the game-winning goal in the second period, allowing the U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team to skate past Russia, 1-0, in the gold-medal game at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games. With the victory, Team USA becomes the first hockey team to win back-to-back gold medals in the Paralympics. The gold medal is the third for the U.S. since 2002. READ MORE »

From Ice to TV: USA Hockey Alums in Sochi

Having played in a combined five Olympic Games, Natalie Darwitz and Bret Hedican are no strangers to the international stage. Both found themselves back at the Winter Games this year. But this time, they weren't competing. READ MORE »
UPCOMING EVENTS
March 22 // Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award
Quinnipiac
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March 26-April 6 // 2014 National Championships
Various Locations
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April 17-27 // IIHF Men's U18 World Championship
Finland
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May 9-25 // IIHF World Men's Championship
Minsk, Belarus
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GIVING BACK TO THE GAME
From the Bench to the Booth, Mleczko Makes a Difference
While there have been plenty of United States Olympians who've embodied the "Got Milk?"-like wholesome symbolism of success over the years, A.J. (Mleczko) Griswold, gold medalist in 1998 and silver medalist in 2002, may top them all. USA Hockey caught up with Griswold at her Concord, Mass., home recently, where she had just returned from her third Olympics as a hockey broadcaster for NBC Sports. READ MORE »
USA HOCKEY TODAY
Youth National Championships
Since 1912, thousands of players have taken to the ice in the spirit of sportsmanship and competition to pursue amateur hockey's highest honor: a USA Hockey national championship. This year's national championship season begins in late March with the high school nationals in Omaha, Neb., and continues through April with championship events in various classifications across the United States. READ MORE »
WHERE ARE THEY NOW
Mark Beaufait, 1994 Olympian
Beaufait lives in Ada, Mich., with his wife and three kids. When he's not working as an account executive at Carlin-O'Brien-Batson, he helps teach the valuable lessons he's learned on the ice of "hard work, dedication and teamwork" to his son's peewee team.
Brad Emmerson, 2010 Paralympic Gold Medalist
Emmerson is living in Buffalo, N.Y., and attending college. Brad is an assistant coach with the Buffalo Sabres sled hockey team, a role that he sometimes enjoys more than playing the game. He says some of his most memorable moments were playing on a line with two of the players that he admired most growing up; Joe Howard and Lonnie Hannah.
Kelly Dyer Hayes, Team USA, 1990-1996
Dyer Hayes lives in Marblehead, Mass., with her husband, Chris, and 5-year-old daughter, Elizabeth. Kelly played for the U.S. Women's National Team from 1990 to 1996. She is a sales representative for Easton Hockey and Brian's Custom Sports, and has worked closely with the U.S. Women's Olympic Team to build them custom equipment.
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To connect with USA Hockey Alumni, email Brenna Payne at BrennaP@USAHockey.org.