New England will again be well-represented when Team USA heads to Vantaa, Finland, for the IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championship later this week.
Ten New England natives are included on USA Hockey's final 25-player roster.
Of the 10 skaters, nine hail from Massachusetts, while one is from Vermont. Three of the 10 were on last year's roster that took home a gold medal in Switzerland — Caroline Averill (Wayland, Mass.), Maggie Averill (Wayland, Mass.) and Megan Healy (South Burlington, Vt.).
Additionally, Liz Keady Norton (Braintree, Mass.) returns as head coach. She is currently the interim head coach at Milton Academy, her alma mater, and Mass. Hockey's girls player development director. She was previously the head coach at Dartmouth College.
Joining her staff as an assistant is Boston College associate head coach Courtney Kennedy (Woburn, Mass.). Long Island assistant Shelley Picard (Taunton, Mass.) will be an intern coach as well.
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The tournament will run from Jan. 4-12, 2025.
Here are the selections from New England, listed alphabetically by last name:
