Twins Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando potted the two most memorable goals of the 2018 Olympic hockey final, but two months earlier, they showed up to practice every day as if it was a tryout, knowing three players were about to be cut.
Lamoureux-Davidson and Lamoureux-Morando, who announced their retirements together on Tuesday at age 31, felt the pressure in late 2017. They were healthy scratches for all four games at the Four Nations Cup, the U.S.’ lone pre-Olympic tournament.
Two weeks later, USA Hockey announced that two skaters, both several years younger than the twins, were added to the player pool.