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16 // DECEMBER 2017 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM O F F T HE D R AW PHOTOS BY USA Hockey Magazine; Getty Images k Last October, the Mass Bay Warriors girls' 12 & Under team put pink tape on their sticks to raise awareness for breast cancer. This year, they decided to take it one step further. With a team made up of players from three towns (Medford, Burlington and Woburn), the Warriors have a committee with representa- tives from each town. When discussion began about fun things to raise awareness of breast cancer was once again at the top of the list. "One of the members of the board suggested wearing pink jerseys for the month of October to bring awareness to breast cancer," said head coach Steven Hunt. "It was sort of a no brainer as soon as it was mentioned. We spoke to the girls and they loved the idea." Raising awareness in the community began by raising awareness in the locker room. "A lot of [the girls] knew as soon as we mentioned it but a few of them didn't really know much about it so we explained that the [campaign] is designed to bring aware- ness to breast cancer and it affects almost every family some- where along the lines," he said. Even at their age, Hunt recognized the importance of his team helping to spread the message. "It's a good thing to get 12-year-old girls to actually try and bring awareness to some- thing like this," he said. "They're getting a lot of compliments from other teams and parents, and I think they should be proud of them- selves for the way they han- dled the compliments." As part of the U.S. Olympic Committee's 100 Days Out celebration on Nov. 1, USA Hockey unveiled the three jerseys that its 2018 Olympic and Paralympic teams will wear during the upcoming Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. The replica Olympic/Paralympic jerseys are available at ShopUSAHockey.com, as well as at USA Hockey stores in Las Vegas and Lake Placid, N.Y., and other select retailers. True Colors OLYMPICS PROUD TO WEAR PINK IN THE BAY STATE COMMUNITY THEY SAID IT You need to find that consistency level, and that's not just in hockey, it's in life." —BLAKE WHEELER Captain, Winnipeg Jets Members of the Mass Bay Girls' 12 & Under team continue to raise awareness for breast cancer through a variety of campaigns.