Minnesota Wild Honor Olympic Gold Medalists

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The Minnesota Wild celebrated some local heroes on Thursday night before their game against

the Philadelphia Flyers. They honored players from the team USA Women's Hockey team who won

gold at the Olympic Winter Games in Milano, Cortina, 2026. These athletes including Kendall

Coins Gofield, Taylor Heiss, and others from the Minnesota Frost and University of Minnesota

wore their USA. Jersey's and medals during a special on-eye ceremony at the Grand Casino

Arena. The group included Grace Zumwinkle, Lee Steclin, Kelly Panic, Britta Curl Selamy,

and Abby Murphy. A trippy video played on the arena board, highlighting their achievement.

Taylor Heiss didn't drop the ceremonial puck between Minnesota defensemen Brock Faber

and Flyers Captain Sean Caterrier. Fans gave the gold medalists a huge standing ovation,

showing the excitement in the state of hockey. Afterward, the players fist bumped the

wild team as they left the ice, making it a feel-good moment for everyone. Meanwhile,

the Buffalo Savers joined the party by inviting U.S. forward Hayley Scamura, a Buffalo native,

to bang their pre-game drum before facing. The Washington Capitals. She got a big welcome

too, keeping the Olympic spirit alive across the league. This gold marked the third for

the U.S. women at the Olympics, after wins in 1998 in Nagano in 2018 in Pyeongchang. They

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