It was a moment that took years to achieve, but it might have gone unnoticed if not for the timely click of a camera in a hallway of a hockey rink in Calgary.
Happily, there is a photo of Cayla Barnes, a member of the Olympic champion U.S. women’s hockey team at Pyeongchang, holding up a blue USA jersey with a “C” affixed on the left shoulder, celebrating her selection as captain of the U.S. under-22 select team’s series last week against Canada. Standing beside her is Dominique Petrie, holding a predominantly white USA jersey. Petrie’s version also has a “C,” signifying her status as captain of the under-18 team for its three games against Canada.