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Hilary Knight to practice with Anaheim Ducks

Wednesday, 10.01.2014 / 10:22 PM / News

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Hilary Knight to practice with Anaheim Ducks
U.S. Olympic women's ice hockey player Hilary Knight will practice with the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, the team announced. Knight is believed to be the first female non-goalie to practie with an NHL team.

U.S. Olympic women's ice hockey player Hilary Knight will practice with the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, the team announced.

Knight, a forward, is believed to be the first female non-goalie to practice with an NHL team, the Ducks said. Her participation is part of World Girls' Ice Hockey Weekend.

Knight, 25, won a silver medal at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and 2014 Sochi Olympics. She had seven assists in 2010, and three goals and three assists in 2014.

According to her website, she was named MVP of the Canadian Women's Professional Hockey League in 2012, and participated in the NCAA final four four times at the University of Wisconsin, winning the national championship twice.

The practice will take place at The Rinks in Anaheim, Calif., beginning at 10 a.m.

To read more from the Ducks website, CLICK HERE.

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