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AUGUST 2021 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM // 21 I'm equally excited to be here today to connect with these players because this is where my journey with USA Hockey started … at a player development camp very much like this one." —Kendall Coyne Schofield endall Coyne Schofield wa s just 14 yea rs old when she boa rded her f irst solo f light to attend the 2005 USA Hockey Girls Player Development Camp in Rochester, N.Y. She was more than a little nervous as she got off the pla ne a nd made her way to the dormitories where she would share a room with three other girls from other parts of the country. The Palos Heights, Ill., native was already m a k i n g a n a m e f o r h e r s e l f c o m p e t i n g aga i nst players—most of t hem boys—at her lo c a l r i n k s, but t h i s w a s her f i r s t foray onto the national stage to compete against girls with the same aspirations that she had. "There were definitely a lot of nerves, but they were good nerves because I had this awesome opportunity to showcase my talents a long side players who were ju st a s t a lented a s I wa s," C oy ne Schofield recalled. "I rea lized that a ll these players had the sa me drea m as me, wh ich wa s to play on t he women's nationa l tea m a nd to go to the Oly mpics. I lef t the player development ca mp so f ueled to work harder." The hard work paid off as she eventually earned her way onto three U.S. Women's National Under-18 Teams and would go on to play in two Olympic Winter Games. Coyne Schofield returned to where it all began recently as she teamed up w ith Chipotle to surprise players at this year 's USA Hockey BioSteel Girls U-18 Select Player Development Camp at Herb Brooks Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn. "I'm equally excited to be here today to connect with these play- ers because this is where my journey with USA Hockey started … at a player development camp very much like this one," she said. " T he st r uc t u re ha s cha nged but t h is is st i l l t he pipel i ne to the future." K USA Hockey Stars Thrill The Next Generation At Player Development Camps STAIN SAINT MIRACULOUS STAIN & STINK REMOVER HOCKEY STINKS. Get Stain Saint. ALL OF THE GEAR. IN ONE SOAK. NOTHING COMPARES. Stain Saint removes bacteria & odors from hockey gear like no other product. To purchase or learn more: thestainsaint.com New Service: Mobile Pickup/Drop-off ! Minneapolis-St. Paul and surrounding areas; Now off ering pick up/delivery for hockey gear cleaning. Fill your hockey bag with all your dirty gear, and we will return it to you clean, fresh, and deodorized like new! odors from hockey gear like no other product. Mobile Pickup/Drop-off !