USA Hockey, Womens Hockey

5 Minnesotans to skate in Rivalry Series for Team USA

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Former Ms. Hockey winner Grace Zumwinkle is one of five Minnesotans who will represent Team USA in the November Rivalry Series. LPH FILE PHOTO

Team USA Roster Announced For November Rivalry Series

Group includes 24 players who skated in the 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey announced today the 26 players who will make up the U.S. Women’s National Team that will face Canada in the opening three contests of the 2024-25 Rivalry Series in November.

Gabbie Hughes

Highlighting the roster are 24 players who were part of Team USA for the 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship in April, including Cayla Barnes (Eastvale, Calif.), Hannah Bilka (Coppell, Texas), Alex Carpenter (North Reading, Mass.), Kendall Coyne Schofield (Palos Heights, Ill.), Britta Curl (Bismarck, N.D.), Joy Dunne (O’Fallon, Mo.), Lacey Eden (Annapolis, Md.), Laila Edwards (Cleveland Heights, Ohio), Aerin Frankel (Chappaqua, N.Y.), Rory Guilday(Minnetonka, Minn.), Savannah Harmon (Downers Grove, Ill.), Caroline Harvey (Salem, N.H.), Taylor Heise (Lake City, Minn.), Nicole Hensley (Lakewood, Colo.), Tessa Janecke (Warren, Ill.), Megan Keller (Farmington Hills, Mich.), Hilary Knight (Sun Valley, Idaho), Abbey Murphy(Evergreen Park, Ill.), Kelly Pannek (Plymouth, Minn.), Gwyneth Philips (Athens, Ohio), Hayley Scamurra (Buffalo, N.Y.), Kirsten Simms (Plymouth, Mich.) and Haley Winn(Rochester, N.Y.) and Grace Zumwinkle (Excelsior, Minn.).

Additionally, Gabbie Hughes (Lino Lakes, Minn.), who was a member of the 2023 U.S. Women’s National Team member, will return to the national team stage, as will Ally Simpson (Frisco, Texas), who skated for the U.S. during the 2023-24 Rivalry Series.

Rory Guilday starred at Minnetonka and will be one of five Minnesotans on Team USA in the Rivalry Series against Canada in November.

NO.

FIRST NAME

LAST NAME

POS.

HEIGHT (CM)

DOB

S/C

HOMETOWN

MOST RECENT TEAM

3CaylaBarnesD5-2 (157)1/7/99REastvale, Calif.Montreal Victorie (PWHL)
23HannahBilkaF5-5 (165)3/24/01LCoppell, TexasBoston Fleet (PWHL)
25AlexCarpenterF5-5 (165)4/13/94LNorth Reading, Mass.New York Sirens (PWHL)
26KendallCoyne SchofieldF5-2 (157)5/25/92LPalos Heights, Ill.Minnesota Frost (PWHL)
17BrittaCurlF5-9 (175)3/20/00LBismarck, N.D.Minnesota Frost (PWHL)
24JoyDunneF5-11 (181)6/13/05LO’Fallon, Mo.Ohio State University
7LaceyEdenF5-8 (173)5/2/02RAnnapolis, Md.University of Wisconsin
10LailaEdwardsF6-1 (185)1/25/04RCleveland Heights, OhioUniversity of Wisconsin
31AerinFrankelG5-5 (165)5/24/99LChappaqua, N.Y.Boston Fleet (PWHL)
6RoryGuildayD5-11 (181)9/7/02LMinnetonka, Minn.Cornell University
15SavannahHarmonD5-3 (160)10/27/95LDowners Grove, Ill.Ottawa Charge (PWHL)
4CarolineHarveyD5-8 (173)10/14/02LSalem, N.H.University of Wisconsin
27TaylorHeiseF5-10 (178)3/17/00RLake City, Minn.Minnesota Frost (PWHL)
29NicoleHensleyG5-6 (168)6/23/94LLakewood, Colo.Minnesota Frost (PWHL)
36GabbieHughesF5-9 (175)10/4/99LLino Lakes, Minn.Ottawa Charge (PWHL)
22TessaJaneckeF5-8 (173)5/12/04LWarren, Ill.Penn State University
5MeganKellerD5-11 (181)5/1/96LFarmington Hills, Mich.Boston Fleet (PWHL)
21HilaryKnightF5-11 (181)7/12/89RSun Valley, IdahoBoston Fleet (PWHL)
37AbbeyMurphyF5-5 (165)4/14/02REvergreen Park, Ill.University of Minnesota
12KellyPannekF5-7 (171)12/29/95RPlymouth, Minn.Minnesota Frost (PWHL)
33GwynethPhilipsG5-5 (165)9/17/00RAthens, OhioOttawa Charge (PWHL)
16HayleyScamurraF5-8 (173)12/14/94LBuffalo, N.Y.Ottawa Charge (PWHL)
9KirstenSimmsF5-5 (165)8/31/04RPlymouth, Mich.University of Wisconsin
19AllySimpsonD5-8 (173)12/20/00RFrisco, TexasNew York Sirens (PWHL)
8HaleyWinnD5-6 (168)7/14/03RRochester, N.Y.Clarkson University
13GraceZumwinkleF5-9 (175)4/23/99RExcelsior, Minn.Minnesota Frost (PWHL)

The November Rivalry Series games will take place at Tech CU Arena in San Jose, California, on Nov. 6; the Maverik Center in West Valley, Utah, on Nov. 8; and Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho, on Nov. 10.

The 2024-25 Rivalry Series will include five games, with the final two contests coming on Feb. 6 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Feb. 8 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. For the full schedule of games, including ticket information, CLICK HERE.

NOTES: The Rivalry Series was created by USA Hockey and Hockey Canada in 2018-19 and been conducted in four previous seasons. In 2018-19, three games were played (2-1, Canada); in 2019-20 the teams played five times (4-1, USA), while seven games were played in both 2022-23 (4-3, Canada) and 2023-24 (4-3, Canada).