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Women Invited to USA National Festival Opening Tuesday

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey announced today the 69 players invited to the 2014 USA Hockey Women’s National Festival, which will take place Aug. 12-16, in Lake Placid, New York.

Among those invited are New Yorkers Courtney Burke, Albany, Defense; Emily Pfalzer, Getzville, Defense; Taylar Cianfarano, Oswego, Forward; Miye D’Oench, New York, Forward; Maddie Elia, Lewiston, Forward; Elizabeth Gerace, Jamestown, Forward; Emily Janiga, East Aurora, Forward; Kelley Steadman, Plattsburgh, Forward and Dana Ttrivigno, Setauket, Forward.

The Festival will be used to select the 22-player rosters for a pair of series against Canada held simultaneously from Aug. 21-24 in Calgary, Alberta, at Canada Olympic Park. The U.S. entries will feature an under-18 team and 22-and-under team.

Highlighting the roster for the Festival are four members of the silver medal-winning 2014 U.S. Women’s Olympic Ice Hockey Team, including Alex Carpenter (North Reading, Mass.), Kendall Coyne (Palos Heights, Ill.), Michelle Picard (Taunton, Mass.) and Lee Stecklein (Roseville, Minn.).

Ten members of the 2014 U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team — Grace Bizal (Minnetonka, Minn.),Jincy Dunne (O’Fallon, Mo.), Rebecca Gilmore (Wayland, Mass.), Megan Keller (Farmington, Mich.),Lexie Laing (Marblehead, Mass.), Caitrin Lonergan (Roslindale, Mass.), Patricia Marshall (Thief River Falls, Minn.), Abby Roque (Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.), Melissa Samoskevich (Sandy Hook, Conn.) and Sophie Skarzynski (Wilmette, Ill.) — are also on the Festival roster.

A complete Festival roster (24 defensemen, 38 forwards and seven goaltenders) and staff listing is available here.

NOTES: The 2014 USA Hockey Women’s National Festival will take place at the Lake Placid Olympic Center and all practices and scrimmages will be open to the public. A media credential application for the Festival can be accessed here. The rosters for the U.S. Women’s Select Teams (U18 and 22U) that will play Canada Aug. 21-24 in Calgary, will be announced on Aug. 17 … The two teams will practice in Lake Placid on Aug. 17-18 prior to heading to Canada.

2014 Women’s National Festival On-Ice Schedule
Aug. 12-16, 2014 • Lake Placid Olympic Center • Lake Placid, New York
(All Times ET • Subject to Change)

Date
Event
Location
Time (ET)
Tues., Aug. 12
Practice – Team Red
1980 Rink
2-4:15 p.m.
Practice – Team White
U.S. Rink
4-5:30 p.m.
Practice – Team Blue
U.S. Rink
5:30-7 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 13
Practice – Team Blue
1980 Rink
8-8:50 a.m.
Practice – Team White
1980 Rink
9-9:50 a.m.
Practice – Team Red
U.S. Rink
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Scrimmage – Blue vs. White
U.S. Rink
4-6:45 p.m.
Practice – Team Red
U.S. Rink
7-9 p.m.
Thurs., Aug. 14
Practice – Team Red
U.S. Rink
9:30-11 a.m.
Practice – Team Blue
U.S. Rink
2-4 p.m.
Practice – Team White
U.S. Rink
4:15-6:15 p.m.
Intrasquad Scrimmage – Team Red
1980 Rink
5:15-7:15 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 15
Practice – Team White
1980 Rink
8-8:50 a.m.
Practice – Team Blue
U.S. Rink
9-9:50 a.m.
Scrimmage – Blue vs. White
1980 Rink
4-6:45 p.m.
Intrasquad Scrimmage – Team Red
U.S. Rink
5:25-6:40 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 16
Practice – Team Blue
1980 Rink
8-8:50 a.m.
Practice – Team White
U.S. Rink
9-9:50 a.m.
Practice – Team Red
U.S. Rink
10-10:50 a.m.
Scrimmage – Blue vs. White
1980 Rink
4-6:45 p.m.
Intrasquad Scrimmage – Team Red
U.S. Rink
5:25-6:40 p.m.

2014 U.S. Women’s Select Teams On-Ice Schedule
Aug. 17-18, 2014 • Lake Placid Olympic Center • Lake Placid, New York
(All Times ET • Subject to Change)

Date
Event
Location
Time (ET)
Sun., Aug. 17
Practice – U18 Team
1980 Rink
1:15-2:45 p.m.
Practice – 22U Team
1980 Rink
3-5 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 18
Practice – 22U Team
1980 Rink
8:30-10 a.m.
Practice – U18 Team
U.S. Rink
10:10-11 a.m.
Scrimmage – 22U Team
1980 Rink
 4-6:45 p.m.
Scrimmage – U18 Team
1980 Rink
7-9:45 p.m.

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