Team USA’s women’s hockey team is dominating the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina, and Palos Heights native Kendall Coyne Schofield is in the middle of it — again.
The U.S. improved to 4-0 on Tuesday with a 5-0 victory over previously unbeaten Canada. Schofield logged one shot in the win.
Over three preliminary games, Schofield has been a steady presence on the ice. She had three shots in Saturday’s 5-0 win against Finland, two shots in Monday’s 5-0 shutout of Switzerland, and one shot in Tuesday’s victory over Canada.
At 33, Schofield is one of the most decorated players on the U.S. roster.
She has represented the United States in three Olympic Winter Games, winning gold in 2018 and silver in 2014 and 2022, according to USA Hockey. She has also earned a spot on 12 International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championship teams, winning gold seven times and silver four times.
Schofield starred at Northeastern University, where she became Hockey East’s all-time leader in career points, goals, single-season points and goals per game. She was named Hockey East Player of the Year in 2016 and won the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award — college hockey’s top honor — that same year, according to USA Hockey.
Before college, Schofield played three seasons with the Chicago Mission 19U girls team, helping lead the program to the 2009 USA Hockey Girls 19 & Under national championship game.
Schofield is married to Michael Schofield III, a retired NFL offensive lineman, and the couple is raising their son, Drew, in Palos Heights.
Both attended Sandburg High School, according to NBC Sports. After his NFL retirement, Michael Schofield returned to the school as a volunteer football coach.
The couple opened Kendall Coyne Dream Big Park in Palos Heights, a community investment reflecting their commitment to the town, according to NBC Sports.
Schofield has spoken publicly about her deep connection to her hometown. “All roads lead to home,” she told NBC Sports. “Home is where our family is, home is where our community is.”
She described Palos Heights as a place where she feels she belongs and credited the community’s support throughout her career, according to NBC Sports.
Team USA faces quarterfinal play beginning Feb. 11.
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