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David W Cerny / Reuters

Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson of Grand Forks celebrates
her shootout goal Feb. 22 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando

of Grand Forks and Gigi Marvin of Warroad, Minn.,
lead USA women to first Olympic gold since 1998.

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FINALLY, IT WAS THEIR TIME

Brian Snyder / Reuters

Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson (right) and Gigi Marvin celebrate their gold medal win.

In their third Olympic

games, Lamoureux twins
and Marvin bring home gold
By Brad E. Schlossman
This was the first time home the gold, too.
T o be able to accomplish
what we did in the

I
Grand Forks Herald that the players had a Late in the third period
t was 2 a.m. and the chance to unwind and of the gold medal game,
U.S. Olympic women’s
hockey team was
process what had just
happened.
the Americans trailed
2-1. It appeared that fashion we did and how
still celebrating its After countless years Canada was on its way to
historic gold medal
victory, a dramatic
of preparing to be an
Olympian, and after
another goal – and just
like in 2010 and 2014, it
dramatic of a win it was,
3-2 overtime shootout
triumph over longtime
getting so close to
the gold in the 2010
would be Marie-Philip
Poulin with the game-
you can’t write a better
rival Canada. Vancouver Games and
Although the game
had ended at about 4:15
2014 Sochi Games, the
three local and area
winning goal.
But Monique changed storybook ending than that.
that.
p.m., they had been busy players finally did it. She scored on a
sharing the moment with For the Lamoureux
family and friends. twins, they became the
breakaway with 6:21 to
go, shooting the puck
– Monique Lamoureux-Morando
For Grand Forks’ first born-and-raised underneath the glove of
Jocelyne and Monique North Dakotans to win Canadian goalie Shannon
Lamoureux, they an Olympic gold medal.

Congratulations
Szabados to tie it.
celebrated the victory For Marvin, she After a scoreless
with their parents, was officially added to overtime, the game was
Pierre and Linda, and Warroad’s incredible

on your
decided in a shootout.
both of their husbands, legacy of Olympic gold- Marvin was the first
who made the trip to medal winning hockey shooter, and she scored

success!
Pyeongchang, South players, joining Bill and on her attempt.
Korea. For Warroad’s Roger Christian (1960) Jocelyne was the last
Gigi Marvin, she hung and Dave Christian (1980). shooter, and she scored
out with her parents, It took time to process the game-winner on her
Mike and Connie, and that. shot.
her brother, Aaron. Although Monique was
They had about an tired, she stayed up for a
The Americans piled
onto the ice, waving
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They enjoyed their The Lamoureux twins
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GOLD MEDAL GAMES

2010 VANCOUVER
CANADA 2, USA O

First period — 1. CAN, Marie-Philip Poulin

(Jennifer Botterill) 13:55; 2. CAN, Poulin
(Meghan Agosta) 16:50.
Second period — No scoring.
Third period — No scoring.
Goalie saves — CAN: Shannon Szabados
28; USA: Jessie Vetter 27

2014 SOCHI
CANADA 3, USA 2, OT

First period — No scoring.

Second period — 1. USA, Meghan Duggan
(Jocelyne Lamoureux) 11:57
Third period — 2. USA, Alex Carpenter Grigory Dukor / Reuters
(Hilary Knight, Kelli Stack) 2:01 (pp); 3.
CAN, Brianne Jenner (Meaghan Mikkelson, Above: U.S. players pose for a photo as they celebrate
Jocelyne Larocque) 16:34; 4. CAN, Marie- their gold medal win. Left: Monique Lamoureux-
Philip Poulin (Rebecca Johnston, Haley Morando of Grand Forks celebrates scoring the tying
Irwin) 19:05 (ex). goal.
Overtime — 5. CAN, Poulin (Laura Fortino)
8:10 (pp).
Goalie saves — CAN: Shannon Szabados
27; USA: Jessie Vetter 28
MEDALS “I think having such
heartbreaking losses
From Page 2 against the same team
Since then, the and having had to play
U.S. only had known against Canada in all
heartbreak. these situations, it makes
It lost in the finals the losses that much
in Salt Lake in 2002, harder, but the wins that
Vancouver in 2010 and much sweeter,” Monique

2018 PYEONGCHANG Sochi in 2014. It was

upset by former UND
USA 3, CANADA 2, OT associate coach Peter
Elander’s Swedish team
in 2006 in Torino.
Six players on the 2018
First period — 1. USA, Hilary Knight (Sidney
Pyeongchang team were
Morin, Brianna Decker) 19:34 (pp)
Second period — 2. CAN, Haley Irwin (Blayre there for the Vancouver
Turnbull) 2:00; 3. CAN, Marie-Philip Poulin and Sochi heartbreaks
(Meghan Agosta, Melodie Daoust) 6:55 — the Lamoureux twins,
Third period — 4. USA, Monique Lamoureux Marvin, Hilary Knight,
(Kelly Pannek) 13:39 Kacey Bellamy and
Overtime — No scoring. Meghan Duggan.
Shootout — 5. USA, Jocelyne Lamoureux, And this time, they
GWG wrote a different ending.
Goalie saves — CAN: Shannon Szabados 39, David W Cerny / Reuters
said. “To be able to win it
on our third crack at it, it
had been 20 years since
the 1998 team and Angela
Ruggiero handing us our
medals, it seemed like it
was meant to be.
“To be able to
accomplish what we did
in the fashion we did and
how dramatic of a win
it was, you can’t write a
better storybook ending
than that.”
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Monique Lamoureux-Morando scores past Canada goaltender Shannon
Szabados during the third period of the gold medal game in Pyeongchang.

MONIQUE’S GAME-TYING GOAL

By Brad E. Schlossman
Grand Forks Herald
Monique Lamou-
reux-Morando was at the
end of her shift when she
scored a goal that would
change the course of his-
tory for the U.S. Olympic
hockey team.
The shift lasted between
50 seconds and a minute.
The Americans were
playing in the offensive
zone for most of the shift,
but near the end, the
Canadians had a two-on-
one odd-man rush.
U.S. goalie Maddie
Rooney made a key save
and both teams went for
a line change — except
for Monique, her linemate
Kelly Pannek and one
Canadian defender.
Pannek got the puck
along the wall near the
benches and made a long
outlet pass through the
Canadian defender to
Monique.
“I was toward the end
of my shift,” Monique
said. “I was looking to get
off the ice. After the rush,
I saw they were going
for a line change. The
puck had rung around the
boards and Pannek had
gotten it. I screamed for
it. She turned and fired it
right on the money.” of the crease. a spot to shoot. She saw a glove until later.”
Monique collected the “I knew I was going hole between the goalie’s The goal evened the
pass, looked up and didn’t to shoot it right away,” body and her glove. game 2-2 and set up the
see anyone in front of she said. “I had a couple She fired the shot and dramatics for Monique’s
her. of scoring opportuni- it went in the back of the
twin sister, Jocelyne, to
“I basically had a ties earlier in the tour- net. Monique immedi-
breakaway from the blue nament and I had been ately raised both of her win it in a shootout.
line in,” she said. “That going backhand. I had arms over her head as she “Going into the third,
never happens. To be able been unsuccessful a few skated to the corner to there wasn’t any panic
to have that much time times. I knew I had to celebrate with her team- in the locker room,”
and space — with that keep it simple and shoot mates. Monique said. “We had a
amount of time left in the the puck. That’s usually “It happened so fast,” confidence and a calm-
game — I can’t remember when I’m scoring off of she said. “I saw (the hole ness that we were going
if that’s ever happened.” breakaways. So, I knew I in Szabados). I actual-
to figure out a way to get
It didn’t take long for was going to shoot it, but ly thought it was high
Monique to decide that I didn’t pick where I was glove. But everything is it done. I was just the one
she was going to shoot going to shoot until I was happening so fast it’s a who happened to have the
a wrist shot on goalie in tight.” blur. I hit the spot I was best scoring opportunity.”
Shannon Szabados instead Monique skated in with aiming for, I just didn’t Reach Schlossman at bschlossman@
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MONIQUE BY THE YEARS

Early years 2013-14 — U.S. Olympic Team
1998-99 — Grand Forks Supras mites 2014-15 — Boston Blades
1999-00 — Grand Forks Supras squirt B 2015-16 — Minnesota Whitecaps
2000-01 — Grand Forks Supras squirt A 2016-17 — Minnesota Whitecaps
2001-02 — Grand Forks Wheat Kings peewee 2017-18 — U.S. Olympic Team
2002-03 — Grand Forks Wheat Kings peewee
2003-04 — Grand Forks Wheat Kings bantam World Championship Olympic results
2004-05 — Shattuck-St. Mary’s
results 2010 — silver
2005-06 — Shattuck-St. Mary’s
2006-07 — Shattuck-St. Mary’s 2009 — gold 2014 — silver
2007-08 — Shattuck-St. Mary’s 2011 — gold 2018 — gold
2008-09 — University of Minnesota 2012 — silver
2009-10 — U.S. Olympic Team 2013 — gold
2010-11 — University of North Dakota 2015 — gold
2011-12 — University of North Dakota 2016 — gold
2012-13 — University of North Dakota 2017 — gold

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JOCELYNE’S GAME-WINNING GOAL
David W Cerny / Reuters
Jocelyne
Lamoureux-
Davidson of
Grand Forks
scores in the
shootout.
David W Cerny
Reuters
JOCELYNE BY THE YEARS
Early years
1998-99 — Grand Forks Supras mites
1999-00 — Grand Forks Supras squirt B
2000-01 — Grand Forks Supras squirt A
2001-02 — Grand Forks Wheat Kings peewee
2002-03 — Grand Forks Wheat Kings peewee
2003-04 — Grand Forks Wheat Kings bantam
2004-05 — Shattuck-St. Mary’s
2005-06 — Shattuck-St. Mary’s
2006-07 — Shattuck-St. Mary’s
2007-08 — Shattuck-St. Mary’s
2008-09 — University of Minnesota
2009-10 — U.S. Olympic Team
2010-11 — University of North Dakota
2011-12 — University of North Dakota
2012-13 — University of North Dakota
2013-14 — U.S. Olympic Team
2014-15 — None
2015-16 — Minnesota Whitecaps
GOLD RUSH
By Brad E. Schlossman
Grand Forks Herald
After the U.S. men’s team lost
in a shootout to get knocked out
of the 2018 Pyeongchang Win-
ter Olympics, former St. Cloud
State goalie Bobby Goepfert
posted a couple of tweets.
Goepfert, who played profes-
sionally in the American Hock-
ey League and Europe, analyzed
shootouts from a goalie’s per-
spective.
He said that it’s important,
especially early in a shootout,
Grigory Dukor / Reuters
to mix in shooters and dekers
to keep the goalie off balance.
He said it’s tough to get in a
rhythm when that happens.
Jocelyne Lamoureux-David-
son read those tweets while in
Pyeongchang. And a day later
when she was in the middle of
a shootout with a gold medal
on the line, she took Goepfert’s
advice.
The players who skated before
Jocelyne shot the puck. So, Joc-
elyne decided to go for a deke,
hoping to catch Canadian goalie
Shannon Szabados off balance.
Jocelyne knew she was going
to go for one of two moves.
For the last six years, she had
spent countless hours working
with her twin sister, Monique,
and former UND associate
coach Peter Elander on what
they would call “Highway Ses-
sions” with tires littered up and
down the ice.
One of the moves she worked
on was nicknamed, ‘Oops, I
2016-17 — Minnesota Whitecaps
2017-18 — U.S. Olympic Team
Did It Again’ after the Britney
Spears song.
World Championship Jocelyne thought about doing
results the normal variation of it: a
2009 — gold fake shot and move to the back-
2011 — gold hand. She already scored on this
2012 — silver move during the tournament
2013 — gold against the Olympic Athletes
2015 — gold from Russia.
2016 — gold
The other option was doing
2017 — gold
the reverse or double, where
Olympic results
after she makes the move to the
2010 — silver backhand, she pulls the puck
2014 — silver
Photo courtesy of back to her forehand.
Lamoureux family She ultimately decided to try
2018 — gold
the second option.
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“When the fourth shooter was
going, I was told that I would
be the sixth shooter if it got
that far,” Jocelyne said. “I was
ready to go. I prefer to have the
pressure on.
“I think there are some situ-
ations where maybe some play-
ers don’t necessarily want to go
and some players who will vol-
unteer to go. When coach called
my name, I was like, ‘Yeah, I
want to go.’ I was ready to go
and happy that I was called
upon and glad it worked out.”
The shootout was tied after
the initial five shooters, so it
went to the sudden-death por-
tion. Jocelyne was the first to
shoot.
Jocelyne skated in on Szaba-
dos up the middle. When she
got between the hashmarks,
she faked the shot.
Her initial fake set up the
whole sequence. Szabados
dropped to her knees and was
immediately in a bad spot to
make a save.
When Jocelyne moved the
puck to her backhand, Szabados
lunged to her right in desper-
ation to make the save. But
just as that happened, Jocelyne
pulled the puck back to the
other side, and Szabados was
completely out of the play.
The move worked.
“I did it thousands of times,”
Jocelyne said of her six years
of practice on it. “Over and
over and over. I’m just happy
it worked and it paid off. It’s
pretty special.”
After scoring the goalie, Joc-
elyne skated back to the bench.
She dropped her stick behind
the bench area, confident she
wouldn’t be using it again.
“I knew that Maddie was
going to make that save,” she
said.
She was right again.
Goalie Maddie Rooney stopped
Canada’s Meghan Agosta on the
ensuing attempt and the Amer-
icans celebrated gold.
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ND OLYMPIANS
LOCAL PLAYERS MAKE MOST OF ICE TIME
By Brad E. Schlossman
Grand Forks Herald
The three local and area
players who suited up
for Team USA at the 2018
Pyeongchang Games —
Grand Forks natives Jocelyne
and Monique Lamoureux and
Warroad’s Gigi Marvin —
accounted for nearly half of
the team’s goals.
The trio of three-time
Olympians scored eight goals
in Pyeongchang. The 17 other
players on the American
squad had nine goals
combined.
Perhaps the only thing
more impressive than
the point totals for the
Lamoureux twins and Marvin
is that they did it in limited
ice time.
Although NBC analyst
Pierre McGuire stood
between the benches telling a
national TV audience on four
occasions that the American
coaching staff should be
playing the Lamoureux line
more often, Jocelyne and
Monique 12th and 13th on the
U.S. team in ice time in the
Olympic Games, but finished
first and third in both points
and goals.
Marvin finished 18th in ice
time on the team, but tied
Monique for third in scoring
on the team.
They were incredible
efficient with their ice time
and lack of power-play
opportunities.
Jocelyne and Monique were
1-2 on the team in shots on
goal per minute played, a
sign of how often they were
around the net.
Marvin and Jocelyne were
1-2 on the team in points per
minute played.
In the gold-medal game,
all three came up big in key
times.
Monique scored the
game-tying goal with 6:21
go to, Marvin scored on
her shootout attempt and
Jocelyne scored the game-
winning shootout goal to give
the U.S. gold.

OLYMPIC MEDALS BY RAISED NORTH DAKOTANS JOCELYNE, MONIQUE AND GIGI ACCOUNTED
1956 — Ken Purpur, silver, men’s ice hockey FOR 47.1 PERCENT OF TEAM USA’S
1956 — John Bennett, silver, long jump GOALS IN PYEONGCHANG
1960 — Cliff Cushman, silver, 400 hurdles
1984 — Virgil Hill, silver middleweight boxing
2010 — Jocelyne Lamoureux, silver, women’s ice hockey
2010 — Monique Lamoureux, silver, women’s ice hockey
2014 — Jocelyne Lamoureux, silver, women’s ice hockey
2014 — Monique Lamoureux, silver, women’s ice hockey
2018 — Jocelyne Lamoureux, gold, women’s hockey
2018 — Monique Lamoureux, gold, women’s hockey

ALSO OF NOTE
Goals by Jocelyne,
Monique and Gigi 9 8
While the Lamoureux twins are the first born-and-raised North Dakotans to win Olympic
gold, there has been one North Dakota native to win Olympic gold.
Ethel Catherwood was born in Hannah, N.D., in 1908. She moved to Saskatchewan at a young
age and was raised there. She competed in the 1928 Amsterdam Games for Canada and won gold in Goals by 17 other
the high jump. Team USA teammates

Points (goals-assists—total)
1. Jocelyne Lamoureux 4-1—5
2. Dani Cameranesi 3-2—5
3t. Monique Lamoureux 2-1—3
3t. Gigi Marvin 2-1—3
3t. Hilary Knight 2-1—3
3t. Kendall Coyne 2-1—3
7. Brianna Decker 0-3—3
8. Hannah Brandt 1-1—2
9t. Meghan Duggan 0-2—2
9t. Megan Keller 0-2—2
9t. Kelly Pannek 0-2—2
9t. Amanda Pelkey 0-2—2
9t. Sidney Morin 0-2—2
14. Kacey Bellamy 1-0—1
15. Amanda Kessel 0-1—1
Goals
1. Jocelyne Lamoureux 4
2. Dani Cameranesi 3
3t. Monique Lamoureux 2
3t. Gigi Marvin 2
3t. Hilary Knight 2
3t. Kendall Coyne 2
7t. Hannah Brandt 1
7t. Kacey Bellamy 1
Points per minute played
1. Gigi Marvin - 13.71
2. Jocelyne Lamoureux - 14.83
3. Dani Cameranesi - 16.94
4. Amanda Pelkey - 17.47
5. Monique Lamoureux - 24.28
6. Meghan Duggan 28.54
7. Hilary Knight 31.54
8. Brianna Decker 32.64
9. Kendall Coyne 33.9
10. Kelly Pannek 35.03
11. Sidney Morin 40.49
12. Hannah Brandt 45.40
13. Megan Keller 54.33
14. Amanda Kessel 80.75
15. Kacey Bellamy 103.43
16t. Lee Stecklein NA
16t. Kali Flanagan NA
16t. Emily Pfalzer NA
16t. Cayla Barnes NA
16t. Haley Skarupa NA
Shots on goal per minute
1. Jocelyne Lamoureux - 3.90
2. Monique Lamoureux - 4.09
3. Dani Cameranesi - 4.24
4. Hilary Knight 4.73
5. Kendall Coyne 4.85
6. Gigi Marvin 5.89
7. Amanda Kessel 6.21
8. Kacey Bellamy 6.90
9. Hannah Brandt 6.99
10. Emily Pfalzer 7.14
11. Haley Skarupa 7.36
12. Brianna Decker 7.53
13. Kelly Pannek 7.78
14. Amanda Pelkey 8.73
15. Meghan Duggan 11.42
16. Lee Stecklein 15.92
17. Kali Flanagan 15.94
18. Megan Keller 18.11
19. Cayla Barnes 18.19
20. Sidney Morin 26.99
Ice time
1. Lee Stecklein, D, 111:27
2. Megan Keller, D, 108:40
3. Kacey Bellamy, D, 103:26
4. Kendall Coyne, F, 101:42
5. Emily Pfalzer, D, 99:55
6. Brianna Decker, F, 97:56
7. Hilary Knight, F, 94:37
8. Hannah Brandt, F, 90:49
9. Dani Cameranesi, F, 84:42
10. Amanda Kessel, F, 80:45
11. Sidney Morin, D, 80:59
12. Jocelyne Lamoureux, F, 74:08
13. Monique Lamoureux, F, 72:52
14. Cayla Barnes, D, 72:46
15. Kelly Pannek, F, 70:04
16. Meghan Duggan, F, 57:05
17. Kali Flanagan, D, 47:50
18. Gigi Marvin, F, 41:12
19. Amanda Pelkey, F, 34:56
20. Haley Skarupa, F, 22:04

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READERS PRAISE
OUR REGION’S
GOLDEN GIRLS
EDITOR’S NOTE: Monday, the Herald received a phone call from Grand
Forks resident Bob Rynestad Sr., who inquired about the process of sending
a letter to the editor. The letter, Rynestad said, was about the U.S. women’s
hockey team.
It made us wonder if others also may be interested in writing about the
team and its three area players: Gigi Marvin, Monique Lamoureux-Moran-
do and Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson.
After a callout to readers, here are the letters we received prior to Wednes-
day’s deadline:
More letters in second section on Pages 5 and 6
An inspiring story for
athletes across nation
In a lightly populated
state like North Dakota,
homegrown athletes who
reach the upper echelons
of their sports become
household names.
Roger Maris, Darin
Erstad, Jim Kleinsasser
and Carson Wentz, Phil
Jackson, Virgil Hill, Phil
Hansen, Rick Helling and
Travis Hafner.
And now, the Lamou-
reux twins.
With a flick of the
wrist and a jaw-drop-
ping deke, Grand Forks
natives Monique Lamou-
reux-Morando and Joce-
lyne Lamoureux-David-
son cemented their place
in North Dakota athletics
lore, becoming the first
North Dakota-born com-
petitors to win Olympic
gold.
The twins were already
inducted into the North
Dakota Sports Hall of
Fame in 2016. But it was
their gold medal-win-
ning moves that chiseled
It couldn’t
have happened
to better people
As a former hock-
ey referee, I have had
the opportunity to work
many games that Gigi,
Monique and Jocelyne
played during their col-
lege careers at Minnesota
and UND.
My family has known
Gigi for many years. In
fact, I was fortunate to
coach Gigi for several
years as a summer league
softball player. I use this
trivia with folks all the
time: “What USA Hockey
Olympian played in five
Minnesota state softball
tournaments, but not
in the Minnesota State
Hockey Tournament?”
Gigi Marvin.
Her college and Olym-
pic careers made up for
that. Gigi has been a great
Thanks from the entire
Cal Marvin family
This USA women’s
hockey team is simply
amazing! Yes, they won
the gold medal, but their
determination, overcom-
ing adversities and their
hard work is the golden
thread within that medal.
I can speak of Gigi, my
cousin and Hockeytown’s
Golden Girl, but I know
every other player on the
team has their story, and
if they were all written
in a book it would be an
inspirational read.
May 15 my phone rang,
it was Gigi, “I made it
Carmen, I made it!”
Our Golden Girl had
come back from two years
of being injured to make
her third Olympics.
Throughout the next
several months of train-
ing, additions to the
team, unexpected cuts,
Retired judge says
twins are ‘The Best’
I watched the Lam-
oureux twins play great
hockey at UND for
years. They played with
incredible skill, grit and
their names and beaming
smiles into our state’s
collective memory.
The pride experienced
by so many of us who
stayed up late that night,
leaping from our sofas
when Monique tied the
game and Jocelyne sealed
the shootout, was sur-
passed only by the love
the Lamoureux twins so
obviously carried for their
hometown, their home
state and their home
country.
It’s the kind of story
that inspires young ath-
letes from across North
Dakota and the nation
– especially youth hock-
ey players who no doubt
laced up their skates,
grabbed their sticks and
pucks and headed to the
nearest outdoor rink that
next morning to start
practicing the “Oops, I
did it again” move made
famous by Jocelyne.
That their breathtaking
victory came against our
friendly neighbors and
trading partners to the
ambassador for her fam-
ily, her sports and her
country. She always has
time for others. She was
always dedicated to being
the best she could be. Her
love of God, family, com-
munity and her sports
make her a model that all
would want their children
to be.
I have great respect for
Jocelyne and Monique
as well. Although I have
only known them through
hockey, I found their
competitive spirit sec-
ond to none. They always
played hard and played to
the whistle, sometimes
slightly after. They came
to win. You could see the
desire in their eyes. When
someone would try to
obstruct their progress,
they worked that much
harder.
I remember a game
where a player was hook-
the stress was high.
One day I got a call
from Gigi before 4
Nations in Tampa. “I’m
being moved to forward.”
She never complained,
her attitude stayed posi-
tive, and at that tourna-
ment she shined in her
position as forward.
A few days before the
team left for South Korea
she tells me, “they are
moving me to center.”
I’m thinking to myself,
what? She says, “I better
work on my faceoffs!”
Her attitude never
failed, it always stayed
positive – she was so
determined to do her best
anywhere they put her.
In my mind, however, I
was hoping the next call
wasn’t that she was put-
ting on the pads.
I texted her after the
Russia game. She got her
first Olympic goal, an
assist, and was 98 percent
determination.
I stayed up late to see
them win gold as Olym-
pians. Monique and Joc-
elyne are terrific repre-
sentatives of the United
States, of North Dakota,
GOLD RUSH
north is satisfying, but we
know the Canadian team
will be back with a ven-
geance in four years. Will
it be Bismarck’s Britta
Curl, already a gold medal
winner this year with the
U.S. Women’s National 18
and Under Hockey Team,
who emerges as the hero
for Team USA in Beijing
in 2022? One can dream.
But the Lamoureux
twins certainly have
paved the way. The
exceptional trail these
North Dakota born-and-
raised Olympians blazed
in Pyeongchang left an
indelible mark on our
minds and hearts, and
for that we are incredibly
grateful. We thank them
for their outstanding
representation of Grand
Forks, the University of
North Dakota, our entire
state and the United
States of America.
To North Dakota’s very
own Golden Girls: Con-
gratulations, and welcome
home.
Gov. Doug Burgum
ing Monique as she skat-
ed up the ice, so much
so that she finally let
her glove go to get away,
skated gloveless up the
ice and scored a goal.
While many would look
for an excuse to stop and
wait for the penalty call,
these two young women
would skate through a
brick wall to score and
help their team win.
It was with fondness
of this competitive spirit
that I thoroughly enjoyed
watching these three
young women in the
Olympics win the Gold. It
could not have happened
to three better people, to
watch them excel in the
Olympic moment.
Thank you Gigi,
Monique and Jocelyne,
and congratulations on
your Olympic gold.
Ron Storey
Warroad, Minn.
on her faceoffs, and I was
thinking to myself, “this
girl is amazing. Put her in
any position and she will
succeed at it.”
When Jocelyne scored
her unbelievable shootout
goal and Maddie Rooney
stopped the Canadian, I
sat there, tears ran down
my cheeks – not only
because this amazing
group of women won the
gold, but because every
single one of them had to
overcome so many things
to win it. The determina-
tion and work ethic these
women have is off the
charts.
From myself and the
entire Cal Marvin fami-
ly, we thank every single
woman on the team for
providing “The Great-
est Moment In Women’s
Hockey Ever!”
Carmen Hontvet
Hockeytown U.S.A.
Warroad, Minn.
of Grand Forks and of
UND.
We are proud of you.
You are judged “The
Best!”
Joel Medd
Retired District Judge
Team USA celebrates its gold medal win.
You made all of
America proud
What a thrilling
women’s gold medal
hockey game to watch.
Congratulations to the
Lamoureux sisters, Joc-
elyne and Monique, and
the USA team. You have
made Grand Forks so
proud.
Watching the girls beat
Now, they are gold
medal champions
A year ago, I flew out
of Grand Forks. As I was
going through securi-
ty, I noticed two young
blonde women helping
a very elderly lady with
her belongings to get her
through security. I won-
dered if they could be
her granddaughters.
Our plane was delayed
a bit and they sat by the
‘Just let them go;
they will be OK’
I would like to share
the babysitting expe-
rience that my friend,
Marilyn Ydstie, had one
time when she was tak-
ing care of the Lamou-
reux children.
Maybe some jazz
moves in that shot?
Thank you for giv-
ing us this opportuni-
ty to share about our
past experiences with
Monique and Jocelyne.
The girls took ballet,
tap and jazz lessons at
our dance school, Pasley
Ballet School, for several
years when they were
growing up. I could see
the dedication and the
hard work they put in
way back then. They
were excellent dancers
and never missed a class.
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Canada was very special.
All the hard work you
girls put in sure paid off.
Your will and deter-
mination shows what
people can do if you put
your mind to it. Your
performance made all of
America proud, and the
way the team conduct-
ed themselves brought
chills up my back when
you all sang along with
woman and talked. I
thought they were very
nice.
All three boarded the
plane. The two young
women were a few rows
behind me. I did think
they looked familiar and
like twins. I went back
to the restroom, and I
noticed a special patch
on their jackets. When I
came from the restroom,
I asked if they were the
Lamoureux twins. They
The twin’s older
brothers were climbing
all over a jungle gym
that was in the backyard.
Jocelyne and Monique
at the time were just
barely toddlers and were
following suit. Marilyn,
concerned about their
safety told their mother
sure they were always
here and on time. If they
did need to miss a class
because they were play-
ing hockey, Linda made
sure that they made up
that class.
They were especially
good at jazz. My daugh-
ter, Jane, taught their
jazz class and loved
working with them.
Their leaps were amaz-
ing. I’m sure their jazz
moves played a factor
in the “Oops, I Did It
Again” move. There are
lots of similar moves in
jazz.
Jane would be so
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the National Anthem.
I propose to city lead-
ers to name a street
for the girls. I suggest
“Lamoureux Lane.” It
would be perfect around
Engelstad Arena.
You have set an exam-
ple that will never be
forgotten.
Bob Rynestad Sr.
Grand Forks
said yes and that they
were on their way to
New York City.
The next morning they
were on the Today Show
with other Olympians
talking about the Winter
Olympics. Now, they are
gold medal champions. I
wish I would have taken
time to visit with them
at that time.
Valerie Larson Heyn
Thief River Falls
Linda about the twins
climbing.
Linda responded, “Just
let them go; they will be
OK.”
Indeed, they turned
out more than OK.
Eileen Nelson
Grand Forks
proud. She loved those
girls and loved watch-
ing them play hockey.
The Lamoureuxs are a
wonderful family, and
it’s not surprising that
they’ve turned out not
only to be great hockey
players, but great rep-
resentatives of Grand
Forks and the United
States. We at our dance
studio are so proud that
we have had a small part
in their enormous suc-
cess.
Nancy Pasley
Pasley Ballet School
Grand Forks
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MARVIN ADDS TO WARROAD’S
OLYMPIC HISTORY
John Stennes / Grand Forks Herald
Roger Christian, 1960 Olympic hockey gold medal
winner, wears his hockey jersey that’s only been worn
in one game — the 1960 gold medal game against
Czechoslovakia. The U.S. came from behind to win 9-4,
led by three third-period goals by Christian.
Dave Wallis / Forum News Service
Dave Christian displays his 1980 Olympic hockey gold
medal.
By Brad E. Schlossman
Grand Forks Herald
Going back to 1952, the
U.S. has won 12 Olympic
medals in hockey.
Six have come on the
men’s side, six on the
women’s side.
There seems to be one
common thread between
so many of those those
medalists — players from
the town of Warroad,
Minn.
More than half (seven
of 12) of the American
medalist hockey teams
have had someone from
Warroad. And three of the
four gold medal-winning
teams have had someone
from Warroad.
That legacy continued
in Pyeongchang with
Gigi Marvin helping
the Americans to a gold
medal with a dramatic
3-2 win over Canada in
the final.
Marvin finished the
tournament with two
goals and three points.
She also scored a
shootout goal against the
Canadians in the final.
The town of Warroad
rallied behind her all
tournament.
The Warroad girls
hockey team watched the
semifinal game together
at Izzy’s, a bar and grill
owned by Gigi’s uncle,
David, along with several
others from the town.
“That was awesome,”
Gigi said. “Everything
about Warroad, I love,
obviously. When we were
waiting to get our medals,
Pierre (McGuire) told
me that the girls were
advancing to the state
semis. There’s so much
success throughout the
GIGI BY THE YEARS
Early years
1995-96 — Warroad mites
1996-97 — Warroad squirt A
1997-98 — Warroad squirt A
1998-99 — Warroad peewee
1999-00 — Warroad peewee
2000-01 — Warroad High School
2001-02 — Warroad High School
2002-03 — Warroad High School
2003-04 — Warroad High School
2004-05 — Warroad High School
2005-06 — University of Minnesota
Photos courtesy of Marvin family
HOCKEYTOWN HERO
community. I love being
from Warroad and I can’t
wait to get back there.”
Marvin added to
Warroad’s Olympic legacy
that began in 1956, when
Gordon “Ginny” Christian
and Dan McKinnon won
silver medals in Italy.
Ginny was the second-
leading scorer on that
team.
Four years later,
Warroad brothers Bill
and Roger Christian of
Warroad won gold in
the 1960 Squaw Valley
Games. The Christians
were tied as the second-
leading scorers on that
team. In the gold medal-
clinching game against
Czechoslovakia, Roger
scored five goals and Bill
had three assists.
In 1972, Warroad’s
Henry Boucha was the
third-leading scorer
on the silver medal-
winning American team
in Sapporo, Japan. Boucha
finished with two goals
and six points. He had a
goal and an assist in the
medal-clinching win over
Poland.
In 1980, Bill’s son,
Dave Christian, added to
Warroad’s gold-medal
collection on the Miracle
on Ice team. Dave had an
assist in the “Miracle”
win over the Soviet Union
and had two assists in the
gold-clinching win over
Finland.
“The Olympics have
always been a big deal in
Warroad,” David Marvin
said. “The men’s Olympic
team came to Warroad
to play the Lakers every
year from 1956 to 1992.
In 1992, we played them
at North Dakota. We also
2006-07 — University of Minnesota
2007-08 — University of Minnesota
2008-09 — University of Minnesota
2009-10 — U.S. Olympic Team
2010-11 — Minnesota White Caps
2011-12 — Boston Blades (CWHL)
2012-13 — Boston Blades (CWHL)
2013-14 — U.S. Olympic Team
2014-15 — Boston Blades (CWHL)
2015-16 — Boston Pride (NWHL)
2016-17 — Boston Pride (NWHL)
2017-18 — U.S. Olympic Team
Grand Forks Herald
Grigory Dukor / Reuters
Gigi Marvin carries a U.S. flag as she celebrates her team’s victory over Canada.
USA’S OLYMPIC HOCKEY MEDALS
1956 – men’s silver 1972 – men’s silver 2002 – men’s silver, Marvin)
(Gordon Christian, (Henry Boucha) women’s silver 2014 – women’s silver
Dan McKinnon) 1980 – men’s gold 2006 – women’s bronze (Gigi Marvin)
1960 – men’s gold (Bill (Dave Christian) 2010 – men’s silver, 2018 – women’s gold
and Roger Christian) 1998 – women’s gold women’s silver (Gigi (Gigi Marvin)
had a stretch where we Czechoslovakia in its final sports. Christian had an Pyeongchang Games in
had the women’s Olympic medal-round game to assist in that game. South Korea, helping the
team stop in Warroad, secure the gold medal. After defeating the Americans to their first
too. Canada won silver and the Russians, the U.S. gold medal in 20 years.
“It’s a really big deal.” Soviet Union won bronze. finished the medal round Marvin had a goal in
Recently, it has been with a win over Finland to the shootout of a 3-2
T.J. Oshie and Gigi Dave Christian, 1980 secure gold. Russia won U.S. win over Canada.
bringing back Olympic Bill Christian’s son, silver and Sweden the Marvin added gold to
moments to Warroad. Dave, was a member of bronze. a pair of silver medals
In 2014, Oshie scored the 1980 Miracle on Ice Christian played college from the 2010 Vancouver
four times in a sudden- team that won a gold hockey at UND. Games and the 2014 Sochi
death shootout to beat medal in Lake Placid, Games. She’s Warroad’s
Russia. The Americans N.Y. The American squad Gigi Marvin, 2018 first three-time Olympic
didn’t medal that year, medalist.
stunned the Russians 4-3 Gigi Marvin added to
but Oshie’s moment
in what’s often called the the Warroad’s Olympic Reach Schlossman at bschlossman@
became a lasting memory
biggest upset in American gold-medal legacy in the gfherald.com or (701) 780-1129.
from Sochi.
Marvin has been at
the last three Olympics,
winning silver in 2010
and 2014. Now, she has
a gold medal to go along
with it, too.
“She’s going to go
down as Henry Boucha
up there,” said Brad
Frost, her former college
coach at the University
of Minnesota. “Someday,
every little girl will aspire
to be her. Actually, every
little girl up there already
aspires to be her. Now,
to have a gold medal
around her neck is just
so awesome for her and
her family and northern
Minnesota.”
Bill and Roger
Christian, 1960
The U.S. won its first-
ever Olympic gold medal
in the 1960 Squaw Valley
Games in California.
Warroad brothers Bill
and Roger Christian
teamed up on that squad
and were among the
team’s best players.
They both finished the
tournament with nine
points, tied for second on
the U.S. in scoring.
The U.S. beat
World Championship results
2007 — silver
2008 — gold
2009 — gold
2011 — gold
2012 — silver
2013 — gold
2017 — gold
Olympic results
2010 — silver
2014 — silver
2018 — gold
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By Brad E. Schlossman

ANATOMY OF A GOAL
Grand Forks Herald
Gigi Marvin stood at
center ice, waiting to
take USA’s first shootout
attempt. An Olympic gold
medal was on the line.
In the stands, her father,
Mike, was calm, because he
saw Gigi had a smile on her
face. It reminded him of
fellow Warroad High School
graduate T.J. Oshie in the
2014 Sochi Olympics. Oshie
smiled and was relaxed as
he scored four shootout
goals against Russia.
But that was a
preliminary round game.
This was in overtime of
the gold medal game.
“I was just smiling,” Gigi
said. “I was thinking, ‘How
many times have I done
this at the Gardens or in
the Olympic or outdoors in
Warroad growing up?’ That
was our life.
“Of course, I didn’t plan
on losing the puck and
falling, so T.J. has more
style points on me.”
Marvin’s shootout
attempt didn’t go as
planned, but it worked just
fine.
Marvin said she Photos by Andrew Nelles / USA Today Sports
planned on putting a United States forward Gigi Marvin, Warroad, Minn., scores during the shootout in the women’s ice hockey gold medal game Feb. 22
deke on Canadian goalie in Pyeongchang.
Shannon Szabados, using
a move similar to Jocelyne
Lamoureux-Davidson’s.
But as she stickhandled
the puck nearing the top
of the crease, she fumbled
it. Marvin immediately
slammed on the brakes and
reached back to try to get
the puck before it was out
of reach. She corralled it
and threw it on net.
“I just reacted, just
responded,” Marvin said. “I
knew she was anticipating
me doing a deke and
thought maybe (the far
side) or five hole would be
open. Thankfully, I got a
handle on it and it went in
and we all got to celebrate.
“It was exhilarating. I
had five or six friends who
were there and they were
literally sitting right behind
the goalie. I had no idea, I
was just going nuts. I was
so happy. I think you’ve
heard it from every one of
us that we never wavered
in our belief that we were

Congratulations
going to be able to do it.
It was a special ending.
That’s what you dream
of as little kids — scoring
in a shootout, scoring an
overtime goal or making

Congratulations!
a big save like Maddie

Team USA
Rooney did.”
Although Marvin played

USA Women’s
on USA’s fourth line during
the Olympics, nobody was
surprised to see her get the
call for the shootout.
Hockey Team
Women’s Hockey
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on winning
Gigi go in shootouts knows
she’s unbelievable at
them,” teammate Monique
Lamoureux-Morando said.
“She has great hands and a
great ability to get the puck
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Her former University of
Minnesota coach Brad Frost
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players at the college level
lose pucks in shootouts like
that before.
“But just the awareness
— in a real big spot — to
We appreciate all of your hard
recover and still have the work, determination, dedication
ability to score shows her
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Monique said: “To be
down and out and on a of our golden girls!!
last-ditch effort to be able
to get the puck up like Congrats Monique & Jocelyne!
that is unbelievable. Most
people can’t do that.”
Marvin, who didn’t have
any points in her first two
Olympics, played a central
role in the Pyeongchang
Games, including her
shootout goal.
“It’s incredibly
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he photo somehow tie the game. of the battle, were players players in the wage dispute, win one of the three most
of Jocelyne WAYNE That didn’t happen. But like Jocelyne, Monique and including North Dakota memorable moments in the
Lamoureux- NELSON the twins made it happen Warroad’s Gigi Marvin Sen. Heidi Heitkamp. The history of the sport.
Davidson seconds Sports in the gold medal game, — the oldest Team USA involvement of the senators He’s right. That’s high
after she scored editor coming up big as they player. made it clear the dispute praise. And it’s praise
the game-winning  have time after time on the Roughly a year ago, Team wasn’t only about finances. that’s deserved.
goal in Team USA’s gold national women’s hockey USA players threatened It was about equal gender And we have Jocelyne,
medal triumph over stage. to boycott the 2017 world treatment in amateur Monique and Gigi to thank
Canada in the 23rd Olympic Their tenacity didn’t championships. They sports. for that. They’re three local
the Olympics revealed a lot
Games forever will remain end with the preliminary- demanded better pay and With that, Team USA set players who helped take
about Team USA’s resolve
priceless. round loss to the treatment, comparable to its sights on Olympic gold. women’s hockey to world
The same holds true and, in particular, the Canadians. It simply rolled what the USA men’s team And the players delivered, stage.
regarding the photo of tenacious play of Jocelyne on, culminating with received. giving the Olympics The big hope is that we
Monique Lamoureux- and Monique. Monique’s game-tying The players, however, — and our area — an won’t have to wait for
Morando scoring the third- Team USA desperately goal and Jocelyne’s game- didn’t buckle, which electric moment to forever another four years before
period tying goal in Team tried to tie the game in winning goal a few days eventually led to a better remember. we see something as
USA’s 3-2 win. the closing seconds in later. deal for Team USA. That The gold medal game special again.
But there is so much that preliminary game. However, there is another spirited battle off the ice, perhaps won’t replace the With players like
more to remember — and There was a scrum in component to Team USA’s which the players won, 1980 Miracle on Ice. But Jocelyne, Monique and
celebrate — that led to a front of Canadian goalie drive to gold that should meant Team USA players it will remain as one of Gigi leading the way, the
magical two-week run to Shannon Szabados in be remembered as well. could fully concentrate on the more iconic moments chances of women’s hockey
Olympic gold for Team the final seconds. At the It didn’t occur on the ice. their mission of bringing in Olympic and hockey continuing to grow are in
USA. bottom of the pile were Rather, it was a battle off home the gold for their history. great hands.
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Many years ago a and try again. They had
young couple would done well as a result of
arrive on Sunday morn- their study and practice,
ings for church at Holy but the next time would
be better.
Family. The children
Four years ago they
would exit the family
were off to Sochi, Russia.
car and were all ready to
Again, our neighbor Can-
enter. They were patient,
ada burst their would-be
well behaved, and no
bubbles of joy.
grumbling or shoving, as
Despite the defeat,
their mother placed the
these ladies have a won-
twins in a double stroll-
derful work ethic. Long
er.
hours, a strong spirit
Their upbringing no and always having the
doubt has blessed these support of their very
two young married caring family, they had
women. They tried out a dream, and were not
their skills against their about to give up.
brothers, and their capa- Their remarkable
bility and competence accomplishment bared
grew. fruit to the old saying,
From their earliest “the third time’s the David W. Cerny / Reuters
childhood days playing charm.” In this case, the Team USA players pose with their gold medals.
on the coulee behind third time was the gold
their home, their older
school days at Shattuck
medal. Loyal, humble and with spoons right out in town, no matter what friends, their family, their
All the years of prac- of the container, help is going on. country, their hockey
in Minnesota, where tice and hard work came true to themselves themselves to our fridge What has always
Jocelyne and Monique camps, their causes and
their focus on ice hock- to fruition at the Gang- immediately upon arriv- amazed me the most
came into our family’s all that they believe in.
ey allowed their talent, neung Ice Arena in South ing at our house (still about Jocelyne and
adeptness, prowess and life when our daughter, Congratulations, Jo and
Korea, bringing about the warms my heart just Monique over the years is Mo; our fridge is your
mastery to more fully realization of a dream. Alyssa Simmers, met thinking about it), kick how they have remained
develop, the Lamoureux them through soccer in fridge. You deserve this
Our local ladies, Joce- a soccer ball around in loyal, humble and true to
twins were headed for a 2002-2003, which would gold medal, heart and
lyne and Monique Lam- the basement, and talk themselves, and to others.
goal: the GOLD. oureux, and of course have put them in eighth soul. You made us proud
and giggle about normal The limelight, the press
Their competence, their parents, Pierre and grade at the time. silly junior high and high and the attention has not long ago.
dexterity and ability led Linda Soli Lamoureaux, We have had the plea- school stuff, into two changed the people that All our love.
them to the Olympics fully deserve the gold. sure of watching these completely humble and they were raised to be by Cindy Gapp
at Vancouver, British Congratulations, ladies, two women grow from unscathed women who their equally humble par- Grand Forks
Columbia, eight years and to your wonderful two adolescents who know exactly where they ents. The gold that they Written on behalf of the
ago. They were up family. really just wanted to come from. have worked so hard for Gapp, Kraska, Driscoll, Sim-
against Canada. Gold was Diana Deats-O’Reilly hang with the rest of the And, they still take time is not just for themselves mers, Stauss and Everson
not to be. Grand Forks kids, eat cookie dough to visit whenever they are but is truly for their families.

Congratulations from Red River High School two of the best athletes team colors, of course. eye. we couldn’t be happier
“The Other Twins” and they were our ulti- in the state. Their fierce But the thing we They were the type of or more proud of Joc-
Almost 15 years ago, mate rivals, the younger competitiveness can best remember best about the players who made their elyne’s and Monique’s
long before the Olympic twins from Central High be reflected by a story Lamoureux twins, beyond teammates better and accomplishments and
medals, the historic col- School. So naturally the from the 2004 North their unbelievable talent, who elevated the level the way they continue to
lege hockey careers and Grand Forks Herald wrote Dakota Girls State Soccer is the way they carried of girls sports across the positively represent our
the household names, an article about our twin Tournament. themselves, both on and state. And they were the community and the state
we knew Jocelyne and showdown just in time for One of the twins (we off the field. They always type of people who were of North Dakota.
Monique Lamoureux as the big high school game don’t know which) took arrived early and left late. always polite, respectful, Congratulations from
simply “the other twins all those years ago. We a hard knock to the head. They came prepared. If hardworking, dedicated Sarah and Courtney
in town.” That is, the set considered it an honor to She promptly left the they knocked you flat on and humble. These are Thaden
of twins who, in addition be sized up against such field to get stitches in your back, they were the the qualities North Dako- Formerly of Grand
to playing hockey, also talented athletes. her forehead and then first to offer a hand to tans take pride in and Forks
played soccer and did so As seventh- and returned to the game help you up. If they lost, admire in others. Sarah now lives in Wash-
extremely well. eighth-graders, Monique sporting a bandage cov- they shook your hand From one set of Grand ington, D.C., and Courtney
We were the twins from and Jocelyne were already ered by a bandana — in while looking you in the Forks twins to another, lives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
6 Sunday, March 4, 2018
Three heroes who
make us all proud
What a FANtastic job,
USA women’s hockey
team! How could you write
a better screenplay than
what we saw unfold?
I still get shivers when I
think of the 1980 Miracle
on Ice, but last week —
well, that wasn’t a Miracle
on Ice — it was Excellence
on Ice, not a wing and a
prayer but absolutely out-
standing performance.
Inspiring girls
everywhere to
‘be better’
My daughter, Emma,
attends the on-ice ses-
sions offered by Monique
and Jocelyne Lamoureux
for youth hockey girls
in Grand Forks. She had
team pizza parties and
photos taken with them.
Monique and Joce-
lyne are Emma’s hock-
ey role models. During
the Olympic gold medal
game, she jumped up
and down, screaming for
the USA. It was intense.
When Monique scored
Congrats!
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Congratulations to
Grand Forks’ own Jocelyne
Lamoureux-Davidson and
Monique Lamoureux-
Morando, and Warroad’s
Gigi Marvin — three
heroes from two of the
country’s most notable
hockey dynasties.
As a Grand Forks citizen
and fourth-generation
resident of the Red River
Valley, I was proud to
watch the U.S. team every
time they were on the ice.
goal No. 2, Emma flew
off the couch, arms in
the air followed by a
living room celebra-
tion. Then the shootout.
Emma kept yelling
at coach Rob Stauber
(thinking he’d hear her
through the TV), “Put
Jocelyne in — she’ll
score!”
By the fourth skater
for the shootout, Emma
was mad and was chirp-
ing hard at the coach:
“Where is Jocelyne? She
can bury it!”
Finally, it’s Jocelyne’s
turn. She takes the puck,
weaves from side to side,
And to witness Jocelyne’s
amazing back-to-back
goals in six seconds of
play (the absolute fastest I
have seen any one person
score twice in hockey) and
to witness more history
with Monique’s tying goal
followed by Jocelyne’s
“Oops, I Did It Again”
gold-winning score —
well, that was hockey
heaven.
It has been my great
fortune to come from a
matching Emma’s pac-
ing pattern in front of
the TV. Jocelyne dekes
and delivers the ultimate
filthy game-winning
goal in the shootout.
Emma comes complete-
ly unglued, jumping,
screaming and then
declaring she is going to
beat Canada for gold in
the Olympics, too!
This was much more
than a hockey game for
her. Her female hockey
roles models achieved
the highest possible
honor in the game.
Today my daughter, her
hockey teammates and
CONGRATULATIONS
to our Hometown Heroes
Jocelyn and Monique
on your Gold Medal Win!
family that appreciates
hockey. My uncle, Robert
“Bob” Dorsher, played
for UND in the late 1940s/
early ’50s, including play-
ing with Ralph Engelstad
and Cal Marvin. The last
time I checked, Uncle Bob
was still listed among the
top 10 defensive scorers
for UND.
My niece, Matty Brek-
ken (now Orr), was the
first girl to play for Devils
Lake High School, and
all girl hockey players
of her generation have
more opportunity than
ever.
Just like Emma
believed in Monique
and Jocelyne in the gold
medal game, because of
the on and off ice work
the Lamoureuxs do, our
young girls believe they
can do anything they set
their little hearts on.
When Emma told
Monique and Jocelyne
she wants to be like
them when she grows
up, their response was,
“Be better.”
Wow! It takes time and
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the first girl to play in a
North Dakota State Hockey
Tournament. She went on
to play on the inaugural
University of Minnesota
women’s hockey team and
later came to UND, where
she was instrumental in
helping start UND’s pro-
gram.
Since 1976, I have
watched a lot of the best
college hockey on the face
of the planet at UND’s
two Ralph Engelstad Are-
effort to invest in what
we are passionate about.
Others will be inspired
along the way. The ripple
effects are worth it. Who
knows. You may inspire
a young girl out there
who never knew what
was possible until she
met you.
I am so dang grateful
for all you do for wom-
en’s hockey, our area
youth hockey girls and
my daughter. Thank you,
Monique and Jocelyne!
Jen Schulz
Grand Forks
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nas, watching so many
outstanding players over
the years, including Joce-
lyne and Monique. And to
watch them at the pinna-
cle of their game, to watch
Gigi and the rest of Team
USA bring home the gold
— well, my heart is still
full.
Congratulations, Joce-
lyne, Monique and Gigi.
You make us all proud.
Peter Johnson
Grand Forks
This U.S. team was
a thrill to watch
Congratulations to a
winning women’s hock-
ey team and for making
the United States proud.
A winning team takes
dedication and hours
and hours of hard work.
You all deserve the gold
medal.
Of course, all of us in
the Grand Forks and War-
road areas are most proud
of the Lamoureux twins,
Monique and Jocelyne,
and Gigi Marvin. Your
winning game was a thrill
to watch.
All the very best to you
always.
Virginia Stewart
Grand Forks
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