All I Want Is A Women’s Hockey Broadcast That Talks About The Hockey

On Thursday, the U.S. women’s hockey team will take on Canada in a battle of the women’s hockey superpowers. Every single Olympic gold medal in the history of the sport has been won by one of these two countries. If you're rooting for the U.S., it means watching a team stacked with talented and innovative players. Team USA is undefeated and riding a record 331-minute shutout streak. Four-time Olympian and captain emeritus Kendall Coyne Schofield cuts an impressive figure across the sport: two-time PWHL champion, a leader of the labor movement that led to the league’s creation, and the first woman to compete in the NHL All-Star Game's skills challenge. 

Would you know this from watching the NBC broadcast of Team USA’s games? Doubtful. You'd probably know more about Coyne Schofield’s baby. 

Don’t get me wrong. Her toddler, Drew, is adorable. I’m a new aunt in my late 30s, and I could absolutely eat him up. But when that puck's on the ice, what I really want to hear about is why his mom is one of the best women’s hockey players in the world.