Cream of the crop
Of the 13 Minnesota high school girls’ hockey players who played for Team USA U-18, seven will be competing in the girls’ hockey state tournament.
• Grace Bowlby, Edina, jr., defenseman
• Crystalyn Hengler, Eden Prairie, soph., forward
• Emily Oden, Edina, soph., forward
• Catherine Skaja, New Prague, soph., forward
• Natalie Snodgrass, Eastview, jr., forward
• Taylor Wente, Maple Grove, jr., forward
• Madeline Wethington, Blake, fr., defense
Others on the U-18 team
• Sydney Brodt, Mounds View, sr., forward
• Emily Brown, Blaine, jr., defenseman
• Taylor Heise, Red Wing, soph., forward
• Natalie Heising, Wayzata, jr., forward
• Presley Norby, Minnetonka, sr., forward
• Grace Zumwinkle, Breck, jr., forward