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Girls hockey programs show promise in nontraditional markets

Team Sonnet forward Brittany Howard (41) fist-bumps Team Bauer defender Cat Quirion (26) after a hockey game as part of the Secret Dream Gap Tour, Friday, March 4, 2022, in Arlington, Va. The growth of girls and women's hockey in the Washington area is still a work in progress almost two decades into a boom of youth participation in the sport credited to Alex Ovechkin and the NHL's Capitals. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Team Bauer forward Bailey Larson (61) vies for the puck against Team Sonnet's Jessie Eldridge (19) and Jacquie Greco (25) during the third period of a hockey game as part of the Secret Dream Gap Tour, Friday, March 4, 2022, in Arlington, Va. Team Sonnet won 4-3. The growth of girls and women's hockey in the Washington area is still a work in progress almost two decades into a boom of youth participation in the sport credited to Alex Ovechkin and the NHL's Capitals. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Team Sonnet defender Jacquie Greco, left, celebrates her goal with Katherine Bailey (17) during the second period of the team's hockey game against Team Bauer as part of the Secret Dream Gap Tour, Friday, March 4, 2022, in Arlington, Va. Team Sonnet won 4-3. The growth of girls and women's hockey in the Washington area is still a work in progress almost two decades into a boom of youth participation in the sport credited to Alex Ovechkin and the NHL's Capitals.(AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Team Sonnet defender Katherine Bailey, right, and Team Bauer forward Meghan Grieves reach for the puck during the second period of a hockey game as part of the Secret Dream Gap Tour, Friday, March 4, 2022, in Arlington, Va. Team Sonnet won 4-3. The growth of girls and women's hockey in the Washington area is still a work in progress almost two decades into a boom of youth participation in the sport credited to Alex Ovechkin and the NHL's Capitals. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Team Sonnet forward Kristen Richards (9) and Team Bauer forward Sarah Lefort (12) vie for the puck during the first period of a hockey game part of the Secret Dream Gap Tour on Friday, March 4, 2022, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Team Sonnet forward Madison Field watches from the bench during the third period of the tema's hockey game against Team Bauer as part of the Secret Dream Gap Tour, Friday, March 4, 2022, in Arlington, Va. Team Sonnet won 4-3. The growth of girls and women's hockey in the Washington area is still a work in progress almost two decades into a boom of youth participation in the sport credited to Alex Ovechkin and the NHL's Capitals. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

U.S. hockey player Haley Skarupa, center, demonstrates a drill during a hockey clinic presented by the Washington Capitals and the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association, Friday, March 4, 2022, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

U.S. hockey player Haley Skarupa, front, demonstrates a drill during a hockey clinic presented by the Washington Capitals and the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association, Friday, March 4, 2022, in Arlington, Va. The growth of girls and women's hockey in the Washington area is still a work in progress almost two decades into a boom of youth participation in the sport credited to Alex Ovechkin and the NHL's Capitals.(AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Girls hockey programs show promise in nontraditional markets