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Laila Edwards

American ice hockey player (born 2004)

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Laila Edwards (3) · Team USA (3) · Representation (2) · Winter Olympics (2) · Ice Hockey (2) · Women's Hockey (1) · 2026 Winter Olympics (1) · USA Hockey (1) · Wisconsin Badgers (1) · Historic Debut (1) · Sled Hockey (1) · Milan Cortina 2026 (1) · Declan Farmer (1) · Paralympics (1)

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Laila Edwards (born January 25, 2004) is an American college ice hockey player for the University of Wisconsin and a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She has won two World Championship medals, including gold at the 2025 World Championship and silver at the 2024 World Championship, where she was named Tournament MVP at age 20, becoming the youngest player to receive the honor. Edwards made history in 2023 as the first Black woman to play for the U.S. women's senior national team and became the first Black woman to score a goal for Team USA at the World Championships in 2024.

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🇺🇸 Laila Edwards speaks about being first Black woman on U.S. women's Olympic hockey team (2026-02-10)
Hockey star Laila Edwards is breaking barriers as the first Black female hockey player to represent Team USA at the Olympics. She spoke to Omar Villaf...
🇺🇸 U.S. hockey star Laila Edwards talks about historic Olympic debut (2026-02-10)
Hockey star Laila Edwards said she's "just so thankful" to represent Team USA at the Winter Olympics, making her historic debut on the ice Thursday....
🇺🇸 Members of U.S. Olympic hockey teams share their stories of making the roster (2026-01-02)
Two players named to the U.S. Olympic women's and sled hockey teams, Laila Edwards and Declan Farmer, sat down with NBC News' Kate Snow to talk about ...

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🌐 United States national team (3 shared articles)
🌐 Ice hockey (2 shared articles)
🌐 Representation (2 shared articles)
👤 Winter Olympic Games (1 shared articles)
👤 Wisconsin Badgers (1 shared articles)
🏢 USA Hockey (1 shared articles)
👤 Declan Farmer (1 shared articles)
🌐 Sledge hockey (1 shared articles)

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