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By JOHN WAWROW
AP Hockey Writer
Growing up, Kendall
Coyne Schofield recalled
how her dreams of play-
ing hockey ended at col-
lege, or maybe the Winter
Games — something the
two-time U.S. Olympian
forward eventually would
achieve.
Playing professionally was
never part of the equation,
which is something Coyne
Schofield remembers
once mentioning to for-
mer American star Cammi
Granato, noting how girls
can only win gold medals
while boys can win Stanley
Cups.
"You always grow up and
hear boys say, 'I want to
be a pro hockey player
one day.' You don't hear
little girls saying that. They
say, 'I want to go to the
Olympics,'" Coyne told The
Associated Press by phone
Tuesday. "That's the pin-
nacle of our sport. I can't
make a living playing this
sport. ... So when I gradu-
ate college, I either go to
the Olympic Games or get
a job."
Coyne Schofield and more
than 200 of the world's top
female players who have
pledged to not compete
in North America this sea-
son are determined to
change that notion.
They're launching what's
being called "The Dream
Gap Tour," announced by Set down at start again, Federer
the newly formed Profes-
sional Women's Hockey
Players' Association on not eyeing changes at Open
Wednesday. The gap rep-
resents the missing link
young girls have in their Roger Federer, of Switzerland, returns a shot to Damir Dzumhur, of Bosnia, during the second round of the US Open tennis champion-
dreams of ever playing ships Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, in New York.
professionally. Associated Press
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