USA Hockey Blinks in Row with Female Players

By Jordan Kobritz   “Very united. Very strong. Persevering.” Those words were uttered by defender Gigi Marvin to describe the U.S. Women’s National Hockey team’s 2-0 win over the Canadians in the opening game of the Women’s World Championship on March 31. And who could disagree with her?   The players were coming off a two-week standoff with USA Hockey, the governing body that oversees international hockey competition. Instead of practicing for the World’s, Marvin and her t