Abbey Murphy
U.S. Women's Under-18 Select Team
BIO
Position: Forward
Hometown: Evergreen Park, Ill.
Current team: Chicago Mission 19U
College: Committed to Minnesota (enrolls 2020)
Height: 5-foot-4
Weight: 135 pounds
SNAPSHOTS
Favorite sports role model: Kendall Coyne
One word to describe your style of play: Fast
Player you model your game off of: Nick Schmaltz
Pre-game rituals: Music, stretches, handshakes
Favorite meal: Pizza
Favorite movie: The Greatest Showman
Favorite TV Show: Zoey 101
Genre of music: Pop, rap
What others may be surprised to learn about you: I'm funny
Favorite hobbies: Playing Fortnite, rollerblading, longboarding
Personal motto: Get 1 percent better every time you hit the ice
Wearing the USA sweater: It means everything being able to represent your country and the ones who came before you.
SHE SAID IT
Winning a gold medal at the IIHF Women's Under-18 World Championship tournament: "Winning gold was an unbelievable opportunity. Now to go for five [straight gold medals], it's going to be a great experience in Japan [site of this year's tournament]."
Her goals for this upcoming year: "To get better every time I step on the ice, to make my teammates better, and to win a fifth straight gold medal [in the U18 Women's World Championship]."
SOCIAL SIDE
Instagram:Abbey18Murphy
Twitter:Abbey18Murphy