Laila Edwards’ family talks about her becoming the first Black woman on the U.S. Olympic hockey team
NBC News·2026-02-18 20:02
I watched her really practice the craft and be crafty at it and I thought, "Oh, this is going somewhere." >> Leo's kind of been working it out in terms of what it means to her and trying to make sure that she's not being offensive, but also not m minimizing or mitigating what it means to be the first black African-American to play or the first black to play on the national team. But the the connection that people have and just bringing them to the game, it's it's been real. When I start watching her as a li ...