Congratulations to the 1998 Olympic Gold-Medalists Team USA
You could say this is a bit belated, but I have to confess I didn’t cheer for them in ’98 so this is for the nod from the US Hockey Hall of Fame. I became a fan of Danielle Goyette of Team Canada as she reminded me of one of my favorite players, Claude Lemieux, so I was rooting for Canada back then. While I enjoyed watching the Nagano games, I didn’t keep up with the women’s game outside of the Olympics. Last season I decided to start covering women’s college hockey. Didn’t start well with lopsided (play and score) games which aren’t fun in any sport unless you are a big fan of the winning team, but then I got the opportunity to shoot Team USA vs. Team Canada in the Four Nations Cup Final. WOW – that was a great game.
The strangest thing for me was my reaction to seeing the names on the backs of the sweaters of both teams. Despite not following the women’s game much, I was far more impressed by seeing those names (on both teams) skating around in warmups than I’ve ever been for any of the male players I’ve shot.
Two members of that 1998 team were on the ice for Team USA:
Jenny Potter:
and Angela Ruggiero:
I also had the pleasure of shooting team member Katie King who is now the Head Coach of the Boston College Eagles during several games (not yet uploaded) last season including their Beanpot victory. Go BC!
