If Hilary Knight is the GOAT of women’s ice hockey, then Caroline Harvey is the kid. That isn’t just a reference to her age, 23, which makes her the seventh-youngest player on the U.S. Olympic team. In 2019, while at the height of her career, Knight risked everything when she joined more than 200 other players in boycotting the existing women’s hockey leagues to form the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Assn. Four years later that led to the creation of the well-funded Professional Women’s Hockey League, with eight teams playing in the U.S. and Canada. AdvertisementWhen Harvey joined the national team ahead of the 2021 world championships, Knight shared some advice.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 03, 2026 21:37 UTC