Overview
- Team USA beat Canada 2-1 in overtime in Milan, with Megan Keller scoring 3:40 into OT off Heise’s primary assist to secure the Americans’ third Olympic women’s hockey gold.
- Heise finished her first Olympics with five points (two goals, three assists) while centering the United States’ second line.
- The U.S. dominated the tournament with a 33-2 aggregate score, six consecutive shutouts, and an Olympic-record 352 minutes without allowing a goal.
- Heise, a Lake City, Minnesota native and former Red Wing High School and University of Minnesota star, is a Patty Kazmaier winner and the No. 1 pick of the PWHL’s Minnesota Frost after missing the 2022 Games.
- Lake City marked the victory by declaring “Taylor Heise Day” and hosting community watch parties, while her family’s big week also featured brother Nate’s go-ahead 3-pointer for No. 6 Iowa State over No. 2 Houston on Feb. 16.