USA TODAY High School Sports is unveiling the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Preseason Girls Ice Hockey Team for 2015-16. Players were selected based on performance, level of competition and strength of schedule.
The team has nine forwards, six defensemen and three goalies.
Nine players were selected from Minnesota, three from Massachusetts and two each from Wisconsin and New Hampshire.
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Breanna Blesi
School: Maple Grove (Minn.)
Year: Junior
Height: 5-7
Noteworthy: Blesi led all Minnesota netminders with a .956 save percentage last winter and was third in the state with a 0.85 goals-against average. She attended USA Hockey’s prestigious Women’s National Team Goaltending Development Camp last spring as well as their U-18 Select camp over the summer.
Beth Larcom
School: St. George’s (Middletown, R.I.)
Year: Senior
Height: 5-8
Noteworthy: Larcom was an All-New England first-team selection last year as she led the Dragons to the quarterfinals of the Division II tournament. The Harvard pledge played for the U.S. Women’s Select Team at this summer’s three-game Under-18 Series against Canada.
Morgan Fisher
School: Williston (Easthampton, Mass.)
Year: Senior
Height: 5-6
Noteworthy: Fisher backstopped the Wildcats to the semifinals of the Division I New England Prep tournament last season, posting a 0.72 goals-against average over 25 games. The Connecticut native will play her college hockey close to home at UConn.