U.S. women’s hockey star from New Hampshire named Olympics tournament MVP

LET’S BEGIN WITH IAN STEELE. IAN, WITH THAT THRILLING OVERTIME WIN. ABSOLUTELY A BIG VICTORY FOR TEAM USA. HERE’S A LOOK AT THE GAME WINNING GOAL. THAT’S MEGAN KELLER RIGHT THERE. THE HERO FOR TEAM USA. THERE’S THE PUCK IN THE BACK OF THE NET KELLER IN FRONT OF A CANADIAN DEFENDER. AND THE GOALIE JUST WATCHING THE SILVER MEDAL GO AROUND HER NECK. AND THE AMERICANS WINNING GOLD. TWO GRANITE STATE CONNECTIONS WITH TEAM USA, WITH SALEM’S CAROLINE HARVEY AND FORMER HANOVER RESIDENT, THE CAPTAIN HILARY KNIGHT. HERE’S THE FINAL SCORE TWO ONE. UNITED STATES IN OT AGAIN, KELLER WITH THAT GAME WINNING GOAL IN OT, KELLER PLAYS FOR THE BOSTON FLEET BASED IN NEARBY LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS. HER GOAL FOLLOWING UP NIGHT, THE CAPTAIN FOR TEAM USA, WHO TIED THE GAME AT ONE WITH TWO MINUTES LEFT IN REGULATION TO FORCE OT, A THRILLING GAME NIGHT, BREAKING THE ALL TIME RECORD FOR A U.S. OLYMPIC WOMEN’S HOCKEY PLAYER. THAT FOLLOWED A CANADIAN GOAL FROM THE SECOND PERIOD. SO THE AMERICANS RALLY FROM DOWN ONE NOTHING WITH TWO LATE GOALS TO GET THE GOLD. THE NATIONAL ANTHEM HAS BEEN PLAYED IN MILAN NOW NIGHT AND HARVEY HAVE GOLD MEDALS AROUND THEIR NECKS. TOM, MARISSA, YOU MENTIONED NEW HAMPSHIRE’S OWN CAROLINE HARVEY, A STAR

U.S. women’s hockey star from New Hampshire named Olympics tournament MVP

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Updated: 5:08 PM EST Feb 19, 2026

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Salem’s Caroline Harvey has been named the MVP of the women’s hockey tournament at the Winter Olympics in Milan.Harvey and Team USA won the gold medal earlier Thursday afternoon, with a 2-1 win over Canada in overtime.In the tournament, Harvey was tied for the lead in points with nine and led all players in +/- at +14 and assists with seven.

SALEM, N.H. —

Salem’s Caroline Harvey has been named the MVP of the women’s hockey tournament at the Winter Olympics in Milan.

Harvey and Team USA won the gold medal earlier Thursday afternoon, with a 2-1 win over Canada in overtime.

In the tournament, Harvey was tied for the lead in points with nine and led all players in +/- at +14 and assists with seven.