Fanale Named Captain of U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team

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Fanale Named Captain of U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team
Healy tabbed as alternate captain
VANTAA, Finland – Forward Bella Fanale (Webster, N.Y.) has been named captain of the 2025 U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team that will compete at the 2025 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship Jan. 4-12 in Vantaa, Finland.

Joining Fanale, as an alternate captain, is defender Megan Healy (South Burlington, Vt.).

Both Fanale and Healy are three-time U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team members having played an integral part of the 2024 squad that won gold at the 2024 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship and 2023 iteration that took home bronze.

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