OXFORD, Ohio - Following a week of high-powered hockey at the 2023 USA Hockey Girls Under-18 Select Camp, 34 under-18 players are set to advance to the USA Hockey Women’s National Festival, where they will look to earn a spot on the 2023 U.S. Under-18 Select Team.
The players, 18 forwards, 11 defenders and five goaltenders, were selected based on their performances over the course of the 2023 USA Hockey-BioSteel National Player Development Camps, which took place at the Goggin Ice Center in Oxford, Ohio in June and July.
The 2023 USA Hockey Women’s National Festival will take place August 7-13 in Lake Placid, N.Y.
A full list of players who qualified can be found below.
| PLAYER | DISTRICT | POSITION | 2022-23 TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Averill | Massachusetts | Defense | East Coast Wizards |
| Caroline Averill | Massachusetts | Forward | East Coast Wizards |
| Shayla Beaudette | Rocky Mountain | Defense | Bishop Kearney Selects |
| Molly Boyle | Massachusetts | Defense | East Coast Wizards |
| Kassidy Carmichael | Massachusetts | Forward | NAHA White |
| Kamdyn Davis | Central | Defense | Chicago Mission |
| Mary Derrenbacher | Southeastern | Forward | Shattuck-St. Mary's |
| Alanna Devlin | Massachusetts | Forward | NAHA White |
| Natalia Dilbone | Michigan | Goalie | Little Caesars |
| Ellie Dimatos | Atlantic | Defense | Mercer Chiefs |
| Kendra Distad* | Minnesota | Forward | Minnetonka High School |
| Rose Dwyer* | Atlantic | Defense | Bishop Kearney Selects |
| Bella Fanale* | New York | Forward | Bishop Kearney Selects |
| Sawyer Fleming | Minnesota | Forward | Shattuck-St. Mary's |
| Lauren Goldsworthy | Minnesota | Defense | Minnetonka High School |
| Nora Hannan | Minnesota | Goalie | Edina High School |
| Ashlyn Hazlett | Minnesota | Goalie | Minnetonka High School |
| Layla Hemp* | Minnesota | Goalie | Minnetonka High School |
| Mackenzie Jones | Minnesota | Defense | Andover High School |
| Sydney Lamb | Central | Defense | Team Illinois |
| Morgan McGathey | Massachusetts | Forward | East Coast Wizards |
| Carla McSweeney | Central | Forward | Windy City Storm |
| Madelyn Murphy | Massachusetts | Defense | Assabet Valley |
| Jordyn Petrie | Central | Forward | Shattuck-St. Mary's |
| Ella Pukala | Central | Forward | Chicago Mission |
| Ayla Puppe | Minnesota | Forward | Northfield High School |
| Maggie Scannell* | New York | Forward | Shattuck-St. Mary's |
| Taylor Senecal | New England | Defense | NAHA Red |
| Josie St. Martin* | Minnesota | Forward | Stillwater High School |
| Morgan Stickney | Pacific | Goalie | Shattuck-St. Mary's |
| Quinn Taylor | Massachusetts | Forward | NAHA |
| Ava Thomas | Atlantic | Forward | Philadelphia Jr. Flyers |
| Kennedy Walker | Massachusetts | Forward | New Hampton High School |
| Hannah Weyerhaeuser | Massachusetts | Forward | East Coast Wizards |
* Member of the 2023 U.S. Under-18 Women's National Team
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