On Tuesday, Monique Lamoureux-Morando and Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, who represented Team USA for over a decade, announced their retirement from the U.S. Women's National Team Program. The twin sisters helped the U.S. reached unprecedented heights on the international stage, capped with the country's second gold medal in women's hockey at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
Following the announcement, teammates, fans and members of the media showed their support and admiration for the duo.
Your commitment, work ethic & dedication to the sport, your teammates, & beyond is unmatched.
— Meghan Duggan (@mduggan10) February 10, 2021
I respect & admire you both so much & I look forward to watching you continue to take the world by storm. (& can’t wait to get the boys together! ) CONGRATS! @LamoureuxTwins pic.twitter.com/QHl2zpQ5vi
Amazing. Congrats on incredible careers @LamoureuxTwins Thank you for everything you’ve done on and off the ice for this sport and what you will continue to do. You will be missed greatly! https://t.co/RotPzWq0CZ
— Maddie Rooney (@maddie_rooney35) February 9, 2021
A big congratulations to the @LamoureuxTwins on their retirement, which they announced yesterday. You have truly made SSM proud! #SSMcommunity #girlpower https://t.co/Zc41k2CdUo
— Shattuck-St. Mary's (@shattuckstmarys) February 10, 2021
Congratulations to the @LamoureuxTwins on a fantastic career! thanks for giving us so many incredible moments Mostly grateful for you inspiring the next generation Pics are from Halloween 2013 (when my daughter told me she didn’t want to wear my “old USA gear” ) pic.twitter.com/fFQfeDtdNQ
— AJ Mleczko Griswold (@AJMleczko) February 9, 2021
CONGRATULATIONS @LamoureuxTwins on historical careers. @usahockey @TeamUSA will not be the same without you both and it is not the same because of your courage to be bold for change every step of the way throughout your careers. Cheers to the next chapter! https://t.co/skNnge9UaU
— Kendall Coyne Schofield (@KendallCoyne) February 9, 2021
Chills watching these clips! The absolute best. Thank you @LamoureuxTwins for all you have done and congratulations on two incredible careers https://t.co/vSNtrhmXpj
— Kali Flanagan (@flanagko) February 9, 2021
Two of the best that ever played retire today. Congrats to you both #fierce #competitive #equalplay #impact #clutch #oops #sisters https://t.co/yPAGyex7xP
— Angela Ruggiero (@AngelaRuggiero) February 9, 2021
Congratulations to @LamoureuxTwins on their retirement from hockey. It was an honor to watch you both play and represent @usahockey . More than that, you have been a positive influence for young ladies wanting to play the great game of hockey. pic.twitter.com/zuibAhMPag
— Scott Wrenn (@wrenn_scott) February 10, 2021
Olympic gold medalists @LamoureuxTwins @moniquelam7 and Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson joined @KathrynTappen to talk about their decision to retire from hockey, and what the future holds. pic.twitter.com/YhDtjrFJ1c
— NHL on NBC Sports (@NHLonNBCSports) February 10, 2021
Monique Lamoureux-Morando and Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson (@LamoureuxTwins), who both scored key goals for @usahockey in the PyeongChang 2018 final against Canada, have retired from ice hockey.
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) February 9, 2021
Full story: https://t.co/cN6xIvNWiw @TeamUSA | @IIHFHockey pic.twitter.com/5eKcFvJyyM
Congrats to the @LamoureuxTwins on a 14-year career with the @usahockey national women's team that saw a ton of gold and unprecedented growth of the sport @THNKenCampbell has the story: https://t.co/tRgdAgfZI9 pic.twitter.com/VffoH1vlHR
— The Hockey News (@TheHockeyNews) February 10, 2021
Monique Lamoureux-Morando and Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson retired from hockey. The 31-year-old twin sisters helped the United States win the gold medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics. https://t.co/r0SqPO7XkR
— NHL.com (@NHLdotcom) February 9, 2021
Monique Lamoureux-Morando and Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson retired from hockey. The 31-year-old twin sisters helped the United States win the gold medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics. https://t.co/r0SqPO7XkR
— NHL.com (@NHLdotcom) February 9, 2021
Congrats to the @LamoureuxTwins on amazing, legendary hockey careers. Can’t wait to read their book and see what’s next!! Role models to so many, and for one very special day, “teammates” of mine, too! pic.twitter.com/5G7UZbJ9aQ
— Jamie Hersch (@JamieHersch) February 9, 2021
Ahhhh love you twoPretty sure I didn’t teach you to score the way you do So grateful for all you gave to me, your teammates and the game. EVERY day you competed and pushed to be your best. You made everyone around you better and I know your positive impact has only started! https://t.co/oZxhXDrwN6
— Julie Chu (@juliechu13) February 9, 2021
Thank you for everything you’ve done for the game, and congrats on your storied careers, @LamoureuxTwins! https://t.co/dgftbSponu
— Minnesota Women's Hockey (@GopherWHockey) February 10, 2021
Olympic gold medalists and twin sisters Monique Lamoureux-Morando and Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson who represented Team USA for 14 years and helped lead the U.S. to 2018 Olympic Gold are retiring from the U.S. Women’s National Team https://t.co/SFzkZGiZRj
— Bucci Mane (@Buccigross) February 9, 2021
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