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What If Amanda Kessel Stayed Retired?

It’s “What If” week at SB Nation, and as the Women’s Hockey Editor here at BC Interruption, I thought I would take it upon myself to tell the tale of a lesser-known but horribly painful hypothetical that will forever haunt the women’s hockey team... Or at least, until they can finally get over the hump and claim that elusive national championship.

Let’s jump into the way-back machine to the 2015-2016 season. Boston College Women’s Hockey was coming off their best season in history and somehow returned even stronger, with phenoms Alex Carpenter and Haley Skarupa leading the charge as seniors.