1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:02,080 Speaker 1: Free games out on. 2 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 2: It's a great pleasure to welcome now from Wexford, the 3 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 2: Penzy Leaf program and the gold medal winning US women's 4 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 2: hockey team. 5 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: She is Ava McNaughton. Ava. 6 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 2: First off, congratulations, very well done by you guys. This's 7 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 2: got to be a crazy week for you. Where have 8 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 2: you been between the gold medal game and now? 9 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:31,639 Speaker 3: Oh my gosh, you know, it's quite the journey, taking 10 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 3: me a lot of different places. Obviously, we're in Blonde One. 11 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:39,559 Speaker 3: On Thursday. We were out and about the town until 12 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 3: Sunday night, and then went to the closing ceremony in Verona, 13 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 3: and then you know, flew home on Monday and got 14 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 3: back to Madison, Wisconsin Monday night, and then back to 15 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 3: day to day life here in Madison the past couple 16 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 3: of days. 17 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: Now, are you you still in school Wisconsin? 18 00:00:58,000 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 2: I know you played there the past two years, one 19 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 2: couple conference championships, made All Conference goalie. Are you still 20 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 2: a student there and what are your plans for now 21 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 2: moving forward? 22 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 4: Yeah? 23 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm currently a junior here. We're entering kind of 24 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:15,959 Speaker 3: our last couple games here on the on a playoff run, 25 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 3: so we're going to try and take care of some 26 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 3: business there, but yeah, I'm still I'm studying biochemistry and 27 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 3: global health, So going to continue working towards those degrees 28 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 3: next year, nice New year, and then after that, obviously, 29 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 3: sports are kind of kind of volatile. You never really 30 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 3: know what's going to present in front of you. 31 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:35,039 Speaker 4: So hopefully I'll be able to play in the. 32 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 3: PWHL for a couple of years and then hopefully go 33 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,199 Speaker 3: for another Olympic run in twenty thirty. 34 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 2: Now, how tense was that gold medal game against Canada 35 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 2: and what made it so much closer than the earlier 36 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 2: game against them when you guys won five nil in 37 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 2: the preliminary round. 38 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, obviously we kind of we had had 39 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 3: a great showing against Canada and the preliminary and also 40 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 3: in the rivalry series and even going back to Worlds 41 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 3: in twenty twenty five, and so we had been pretty 42 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 3: dominant and throughout those games, and obviously we were able 43 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,559 Speaker 3: to show that we were we were the better, better team. 44 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,079 Speaker 3: But you know, at the end of the day, it's 45 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:12,239 Speaker 3: it's the gold medal game at the Olympics and only 46 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 3: comes around every four years, and so no matter what 47 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 3: the scores were prior. 48 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 4: I think Obviously everyone's going to show up in that moment. 49 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 3: Everyone's big competitors there at the Olympics, and so they 50 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:25,399 Speaker 3: threw everything they had at us, and obviously they they 51 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 3: took advantage of the opportunities they had and really played 52 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 3: a better team game. And we I don't think had 53 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 3: our best day, but we were able to to pull 54 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 3: it out, obviously, and continue to work and believe that 55 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 3: we were going to win, and we were able to 56 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 3: tie it up there in the last dying moments of 57 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,920 Speaker 3: the game. And then from there on it was kind 58 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 3: of like an undign belief that we were we were 59 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 3: going to win the game, and uh, we were. We 60 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 3: were able to pull off an overtime, which is just 61 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 3: kind of you know, storebook storebook ending there. 62 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 2: Well, you talked about tying the game late and Hillary 63 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 2: Knight on the deflection got the goal the Grand Dome 64 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 2: of of USA women's hockey. I knew you were going 65 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 2: to win then. I mean not just that you scored, 66 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 2: but who scored. It seemed like your names were on 67 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 2: the trophy on the medals at that point. 68 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 4: Yeah. Absolutely. 69 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 3: Obviously she's been been a hallmark player for our program 70 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,919 Speaker 3: for for you know, decades, now and she's had such 71 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 3: a lasting legacy on her program, and for her to 72 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 3: score that game, that game time goal, you know, a 73 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 3: critical point in the game, and also to be able 74 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 3: to take over like the all time goals records for 75 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 3: USA Hockey with that goal was kind of just just 76 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 3: incredible for her and really happy for her, and just 77 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 3: a great way to end her career with, you know, 78 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 3: that that record and being able to have such an 79 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 3: impact on that. 80 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 4: On that gold medal game in her. 81 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 2: Last Olympics, and then Megan Keller's goal to win it, 82 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 2: I mean that was legendary as well, some Bobby Orr 83 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 2: level stuff. I mean, you'd take it anyway you could 84 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 2: get it. But was it even that much more sweet 85 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 2: to win gold on a great goal like that? 86 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 4: Oh? 87 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 3: Absolutely, I mean it's it's incredible. Obviously, it would be 88 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 3: a great team and so many skilled players, and our 89 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 3: team game was to unmatched. The chemistry that we had 90 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 3: and just the beliefs and the systems that we had 91 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 3: in place was really evident throughout the tournament. That then 92 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 3: be able to have such individual talent and skill show 93 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 3: through on that final goal, especially against you no great defenders, 94 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 3: really just a testament to her skill and all the 95 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 3: word she's put in and to be able to take 96 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 3: advantage of an opportunity like that is really impressive and 97 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 3: just really cool for her. 98 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 2: One that it impressed me Abel was Canada really, you know, 99 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:27,919 Speaker 2: slowed the game down. I'm not being critical. That was 100 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 2: their best bet to beat you and hang with you, 101 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:31,840 Speaker 2: as they did. But I don't feel like you guys 102 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 2: ever flinched. I didn't see any panic on your bench 103 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 2: at all. 104 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 3: No, no kind of going back to us, Like I 105 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:40,600 Speaker 3: feel like there was never a doubt that we were 106 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 3: going to we were the better team and that we 107 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 3: were going to break. 108 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 4: Through and score goal. We knew that they weren't going 109 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:45,599 Speaker 4: to be able. 110 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 3: To shut down our offense for an entire sixteen minutes, 111 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 3: and we stuck with it, and we knew that if 112 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 3: we just bought into all the things that we had 113 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 3: been working on for the past six months, that we 114 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 3: were going to be able to pop one in there. 115 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 4: And obviously we were able to. 116 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 3: And I think just just that belief that we had 117 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 3: everything we needed, it was just it was just taking 118 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 3: time until we were going to pop one in. I 119 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 3: think is really what led us to the gold there. 120 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 2: Now you're just twenty one and that team had had 121 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:13,160 Speaker 2: a wide range of ages. 122 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,039 Speaker 1: What's the bit, Like, I know, it's it's a very 123 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:16,599 Speaker 1: close team. 124 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 2: And how big of an influence were the veteran players 125 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:20,159 Speaker 2: on somebody like you? 126 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely, Obviously there's tons of first time Olympians on 127 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:29,359 Speaker 3: our team, and it was obviously it's a big, big 128 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 3: international event and definitely some nerves involved with that kind 129 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 3: of stage. But we've had so many players that had 130 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 3: you know, three, four or five Olympics and o their 131 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 3: belts and just to see their presence and their calmness 132 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:47,159 Speaker 3: and they're like, just their confidence that they were prepared 133 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 3: for the moment and their confidence as well in all 134 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:51,919 Speaker 3: the younger players that they were also prepared for the 135 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 3: moment was really pivotal for our team. Just to know 136 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 3: obviously we knew we were physically basically ready to do it, 137 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 3: but sometimes the mental and getting the way a little bit, 138 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,920 Speaker 3: and so just just the fortitudes that they knew that 139 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 3: we were all prepared was was really huge for us. 140 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 3: And I think it's really cool that we weren't have 141 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:11,720 Speaker 3: so many young players as well as well as the 142 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 3: professional and the veterans. Like you said to come together 143 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 3: and create such a great team like that. It's it's 144 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:20,040 Speaker 3: really good for you know, the longevity of our team 145 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 3: and USA women hockey in the in the coming Olympics 146 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 3: and World Championships. 147 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 2: What's the relationship like between the women's team and the 148 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 2: men's team. Hillary and I talked about that a bit, 149 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 2: and certainly the men's team has the last couple of 150 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:34,599 Speaker 2: days as well. Yeah. 151 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 3: Absolutely, there's a lot of buzz in the media around 152 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 3: it right now. You know, when we were there, it 153 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 3: was really cool. They stayed in the village with us, 154 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 3: and we saw them around the village at the dining hall. 155 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 4: We went to their games to support, and. 156 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 3: They came to ours as well, and we were able 157 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 3: to create some really cool connections that obviously would we 158 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 3: wouldn't have otherwise been able to be. 159 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:52,839 Speaker 4: Able to have. 160 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 3: And so you know, we were really happy for them 161 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 3: when they won, and the thing for them when we 162 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 3: won when we won as well, and so you know, 163 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:03,599 Speaker 3: we we celebrated together after day one and sat in 164 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 3: the dining hall for you know, three four hours and 165 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 3: to like it was till like almost the early morning. 166 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 3: And so obviously it comes to media around it, and 167 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 3: you know, we've we've had some personal or conversations between 168 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 3: the teams that you know, kind of cleared ara bit 169 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 3: and so yeah, we're all just we're all really proud 170 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 3: of being able to bring home. 171 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 4: Sequel medals to the United States. 172 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 3: And that's the biggest thing for us is to not 173 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 3: let anything kind of overshadow the accomplish accomplishments of both teams. 174 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: Could could not agree more. 175 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 2: We're talking to Ada McNaught and from the gold medal 176 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 2: winning US women's hockey team here on one oh five 177 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 2: ninety X. 178 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 1: As you as you mentioned, you're playing at Wisconsint. 179 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 2: You've won a couple n cua A championships there and 180 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 2: you have that miracle on ice connection. Your coach is 181 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 2: Mark Johnson. Uh, talk about that. That's got to be amazing. 182 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, it's it's honestly incredible. It's it's crazy to 183 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 3: see such a humble guy and just well never talks 184 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 3: about it. You never really know that it was him 185 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 3: that was, you know, such a pivotal player on that 186 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 3: nineteen eighty miracle team. And he's just an incredible player 187 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 3: or kind of incredible coach to play under. And he's 188 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 3: always just so cool, cool headed, and just calm, and 189 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 3: he also kind of has that feeling like an undenying 190 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 3: belief that were a better team than the one we're 191 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 3: playing against. And he really lets the players play their games, 192 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 3: play free and take advantage of the you know, the 193 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 3: talent that they bring to the table and kind of 194 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 3: lets it all much together, and you know, it's it's 195 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 3: really impressive. 196 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 4: The way he's been able to create. 197 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 3: A legacy of excellence in Wisconsin and have so much 198 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 3: respect for him and obviously what a great player he 199 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:39,199 Speaker 3: was back in the day and what he was able 200 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:41,199 Speaker 3: to do at the nineteen eighty Olympics, as well as 201 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 3: have an impact on women's hockey for such a long time. 202 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:46,839 Speaker 2: Talk about your youth hockey and Pittsburgh gave. You played 203 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 2: for Penzi lead from under ten to under fourteen. It 204 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 2: says here, I'd imagine those were very formative years for you. 205 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:54,560 Speaker 4: Yeah. Absolutely. 206 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 3: I played for Appendibly for you know, six seven eight years, 207 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 3: maybe played on the boys and the girls teams, and 208 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 3: you know, I really owe all like a lot of 209 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:07,080 Speaker 3: my development to what I was able to accomplish there 210 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 3: Appendully and all the resources they had there and obviously 211 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 3: tons of hours sent on the ice there at arm 212 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:16,960 Speaker 3: you and you can't see the new sports complex. I 213 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 3: felt like I basically spent all day after school there 214 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 3: most most days from you know, sixth, seventh and eighth grade. 215 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:27,200 Speaker 3: But obviously I wouldn't have been been in a spot 216 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 3: I was in eighth grade to be able to go 217 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 3: to boarding school and be able. 218 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 4: To commit to Wisconsin eighth grade. I think that. 219 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:37,079 Speaker 3: Just everything that was offered there and all the experiences 220 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 3: I was able to have there were really pivotal for 221 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:41,959 Speaker 3: me and really important to me, and I really value 222 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 3: the years I spent there. 223 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 2: Now, let's go back to some of you said before 224 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 2: ave about your future. You're playing at Wisconsin, you have 225 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 2: the tournament this year, narrowed down your option specifically, do 226 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:56,679 Speaker 2: you have any eligibility left that Wisconsin after after this year? 227 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:59,840 Speaker 2: Who owns your rights in p WHL, What exactly can 228 00:09:59,880 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 2: you do? 229 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:04,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, so I'm a junior. I still have one year. 230 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 3: Left after this one, so I'll I'll finish that out 231 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 3: next year, and then there aren't really in terms of 232 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 3: t do UHL, there aren't really any rights like there 233 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 3: is in like men's hockey, And so after my senior 234 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 3: year of college, there'll be a p WHL entry draft 235 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 3: in June or so, and hopefully I'll be able to 236 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 3: have a lot of being drafted in that and then 237 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 3: I'll end up at a training camp for whatever team, 238 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 3: and then you still have to you know, earn your 239 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 3: son team and so kind of a lot of unknowns there. 240 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 4: There's been rumors that the p WHO will be expanding. 241 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 3: To twelve teams from eight this year, and so it'll 242 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 3: be interesting to see how that expansion draft goes this year, 243 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:47,960 Speaker 3: and then I'll be able to kind of, you know, 244 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 3: scout it out and see what it looks like for 245 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 3: me that following year, if. 246 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:52,080 Speaker 1: You don't mind me asking. 247 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 2: But there's got to be nil money for women's hockey, 248 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 2: right you got to get be getting some besides the scholarship. 249 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean obviously different level than you know, football, 250 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 3: men hockey, basketballs, but yeah, there definitely are. You got 251 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,640 Speaker 3: to kind of put in some work and you know, 252 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 3: build your brint in your platform on social media and whatnot. 253 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:17,559 Speaker 3: But yeah, definitely some opportunities there, and especially with the 254 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 3: what the platform we had at the Olympics and with 255 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 3: the USA Hockey definitely helps and kind of getting your 256 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 3: name out there and your story. 257 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:25,440 Speaker 2: Out there, do you feel like you've only scratched the 258 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 2: surface of your ability, Like, like you're only twenty one. 259 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 2: It's hard to believe you're on the the US Olympic 260 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 2: team at just twenty one. 261 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 1: It seems like the sky's the limit looking forward. 262 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 4: Yeah. 263 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:38,080 Speaker 3: Absolutely, It's kind of funny. Our one of our coaches 264 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,199 Speaker 3: quotes is kind of ambiguous, but it was what got 265 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 3: you here isn't going to get you there? And I 266 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:44,839 Speaker 3: think that that's kind of a for me. It kind 267 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:46,959 Speaker 3: of makes me think about, you know, obviously have a 268 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 3: lot of skill, have a lot of talent that it 269 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 3: has gotten me to, you know, the stages that I've 270 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 3: played on at this point, but you know, there's still 271 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 3: so much more to be to be had and so 272 00:11:57,040 --> 00:11:57,960 Speaker 3: much more to strive for. 273 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:00,560 Speaker 4: And so especially as a goal I feel like it's 274 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 4: one of those positions. 275 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:04,680 Speaker 3: Where you know, people expect always to mature a little 276 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:06,720 Speaker 3: bit later and kind of we restill peak a little 277 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:09,080 Speaker 3: bit later. And you've seen that in the past Olympic 278 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 3: teams as well, for say hockey, there's often like a 279 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 3: lot of older goals on the team, and so I 280 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 3: think there's a lot of maturity and just maturity in 281 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 3: your game and obviously continuing developed that comes along with 282 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 3: kind of playing pro and playing the rest of my 283 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 3: college career. That'll don't really benefit my game in the 284 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:27,560 Speaker 3: long term. 285 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 2: Well, well, given that you are twenty one, do you 286 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 2: feel like you can grab the number one spot you know, 287 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 2: four years from now? 288 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 1: Is that the goal? 289 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:36,600 Speaker 4: Yeah? 290 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 3: Absolutely, I mean it's one of those things everyone all 291 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 3: those Olympians there, everyone is always striving for more, is 292 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 3: always trying to level up their game and so not 293 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:49,600 Speaker 3: complacent with whatever I have here at Wisconsin or whatever 294 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 3: position I have it at USA, And so that's absolutely 295 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 3: the goal is to be able to you know, earn 296 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 3: earn some more minutes and earn some more starts, and 297 00:12:57,040 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 3: hopefully prove through these next couple of years, this Olympic 298 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 3: cycle that you know, I'm capable of playing on that 299 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 3: stage and have that opportunity to show what I've got 300 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:08,559 Speaker 3: at the Olympics. 301 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 2: Where's the gold medal right now? Because I'd never take 302 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:13,600 Speaker 2: it off. You know. 303 00:13:13,679 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 4: It's funny. 304 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 3: The first couple of days, I felt like I brought 305 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 3: it everywhere and I wouldn't leave it behind. But I'm 306 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:21,840 Speaker 3: not the rink right now, and it's actually it's in 307 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 3: a pair of Oscar Meyer wienermobile socks on my desk 308 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 3: in my apartment, so pretty one of the kind. But 309 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 3: I brought those socks there and hopes that it'll it 310 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 3: would come back with a gold medal in it. So 311 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 3: kind of worked out for me. 312 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 2: There was the experience everything you thought it would be. 313 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 2: I mean, this is something you dream about when you're 314 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 2: a kid, and then it arrived and it went great. 315 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 2: Did it live up your expectations? 316 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:47,200 Speaker 4: Yeah? 317 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:49,840 Speaker 3: Absolutely, I mean to I think for me, like the 318 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 3: kind of we made it moment was obviously the opening 319 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 3: ceremonies were really cool. To be able to, you know, 320 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 3: have all of you say and all the athletes they're 321 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 3: parading through, and just to be able to walk out 322 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:03,599 Speaker 3: there to the crowd and just be all united is 323 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 3: one was really incredible. But I think for me the 324 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 3: first time we heard like the USA hands like going 325 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 3: throughout the stadium just it just gives you chills every time. 326 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 3: And it absolutely lived up to, you know, what I 327 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 3: dreamed of as a kid, and just already looking forward 328 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 3: to hopefully being able to do it again. 329 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 2: Avid, Thank you so much for giving me your time 330 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 2: today and again congratulations. 331 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 1: Everybody's so proud, and I hope we talk again. 332 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 4: Yep, absolutely, thank you so much. I appreciate it. 333 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:37,360 Speaker 2: That's David McNaughton USA Women's gold medal winning hockey team. 334 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 2: Tomorrow at two thirty we have Vincent Trocheck of the 335 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 2: men's USA gold medal winning hockey team. It's Heroes Week 336 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 2: here on the Mark Madden Show, and I'd like to 337 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 2: think that I'm your hero every day. One oh five 338 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 2: ninety X Listen to the X everywhere you go now 339 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 2: everywhere tell your Sport device Alexa playing. 340 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 4: One oh five point ninety ex Siniheartradio from. 341 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:04,920 Speaker 2: The one oh five nine the EX Weather Center. 342 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 1: This report is sponsored by Levine Furniture and Mattress