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US Women’s Olympic Hockey Team Has Two Woburn Ties
The team's assistant coach, Courtney Kennedy, is a Woburn resident, while player Caroline Harvey is the daughter of a Woburn native.
![Team United States defender Caroline Harvey #4 competes with Team ROC forward Yekaterina Dobrodeyeva #26 for the puck during their Women's preliminary round Group A Ice Hockey match at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on Saturday.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/23550161/20220207/040722/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-editorial-12790446aa___07155227417.jpg)
WOBURN, MA — The U.S. Olympic Women's Hockey Team has two ties to Woburn.
The team's assistant coach, Courtney Kennedy, is a Woburn native and resident, while the team's youngest player, Caroline Harvey, 19, is the daughter of a Woburnite.
Kennedy won a silver medal at the 2002 Olympics and a bronze medal in 2006 and now coaches the team. She's also the assistant head coach of the Boston College women's hockey team and sits on the executive board of USA Hockey.
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Harvey grew up in Salem, but her father Dave Harvey is a longtime resident who is regularly in the city, as a Cummings Properties employee.
"I’m excited for Caroline to enjoy the wonderful opportunity that she has worked so hard for," Dave said in a statement released by Cummings. "She has been skating since she was 3 years old, and her drive and determination have paid off."
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Caroline Harvey will play for the University of Wisconsin following the Olympics.
Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or [email protected].
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