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Local Women, US Hockey, Come Up Silver

U.S. goalie Brianne McLaughlin of Sheffield celebrates after receiving Silver Medal at Olympic Games
U.S. goalie Brianne McLaughlin of Sheffield celebrates after receiving Silver Medal at Olympic Games

The U.S. women's hockey team, featuring two Northeast Ohio natives, won silver medals in the Olympic Games, coming up short against Canada in Thursday's final match by a 2-0 score.
Forward Kelli Stack of Brooklyn Heights (Cuyahoga Hts H.S.) and Goaltender Brianne McLaughlin of Sheffield (Elyria Catholic H.S.) were strong contenders on the team, which had been undefeated until the Gold Medal game. Stack scored goals against both China and Finland in previous matches.

Rick Jackson is a senior host and producer at Ideastream Public Media. He hosts the "Sound of Ideas" on WKSU and "NewsDepth" on WVIZ.