Power Play: Canadian & U.S. Ice Hockey Rivals Face Off At The Altar
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Before anyone can say it I’ll ahead & put it out there. It’s pretty weird right? Marrying a Canadian?
Looks like they’ll puck-er up & both get called for icing on that wedding cake and checking on each other for all eternity. Heyyyyyo! If there are any more cringeworthy puns I missed between here & the headline please feel free to share.
From champions/rivals to two people who simply fall in love… I can’t help but love their story. Via the Global News:
Apps, a three-time Olympic gold medallist, married Duggan during an outdoor ceremony in Pownal, Maine, Team USA announced Tuesday.
“True love overcomes even the largest of rivalries. Just ask Meghan Duggan,” the team said in a statement.
Apps, 34, retired from Olympic hockey in 2015, but not before putting 50 pucks into the back of a net and racking up 100 points during her international career. The Unionville, Ont. native is a granddaughter of Hockey Hall of Famer Syl Apps and daughter of NHL player Syl Apps Jr.
Duggan led Team USA to a gold-medal win over Canada at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympics in South Korea, a first for the team in 20 years.
“The U.S.-Canada ice hockey rivalry is one of the most storied in team sports, with the two nations competing for every gold medal since the women’s world championship began in 1990,” Team USA said a statement.
According to Team USA, Apps worked as an assistant coach with the women’s hockey program at Boston College, while Duggan played for the Boston Pride during the 2016-2017 season.
They’re not the only ice-oriented Olympians who have tied the knot. Gold Medalist figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi met her Olympic Hockey player husband, Bret Hedican, at the 1992 Winter Olympics in France and they married in 2000.
In a similar story to Apps & Duggan, Caroline Ouellette and Julie Chu were former captains of Team Canada and Team U.S.A. They had a daughter last year.
