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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Patti Marshall (Photo: Shattuck St. Mary’s School)
Patti Marshall
School: Shattuck-St. Mary’s (Faribault, Minn.)
Year: Senior
Height: 5-7
Noteworthy: Marshall has worn the U.S. sweater at the past two U-18 World Championships and the past three U-18 Series against Canada. The Minnesota signee registered eight goals and 17 assists for Shattuck last winter.
Mekenzie Steffen (Photo: Hill-Murray High School)
Mekenzie Steffen
School: Hill-Murray (Maplewood, Minn.)
Year: Senior
Height: 5-6
Noteworthy: Steffen raised her game when it mattered most last season, notching a point in all three of Hill-Murray’s state tournament games to help the team to the Minnesota Class 2A state crown. She finished her junior season with 14 goals and 14 assists and has signed to play at Wisconsin.
Cayla Barnes (Photo: Charles George Photograhy)
Cayla Barnes
School: New Hampton (N.H.)
Year: Junior
Height: 5-4
Noteworthy: Barnes was named to the All-New England first team last season after posting 16 goals and 24 assists. Originally from Corona, Calif., Barnes plans to remain in New England and play at Boston College.
Kenzie Prater (Photo: Hill-Murray High School)
Kenzie Prater
School: Hill-Murray (Maplewood, Minn.)
Year: Senior
Height: 5-4
Noteworthy: Prater was one of the best blue-liners on the U.S. team that won the U-18 World Championship in January, posting the third-best +/- on the team with a +5. The Quinnipiac pledge contributed seven goals and 11 assists for Hill-Murray in its run to the Minnesota Class 2A state championship last winter.
Grace Bowlby (Photo: Joe Burger)
Grace Bowlby
School: Edina (Minn.)
Year: Junior
Height: 5-8
Noteworthy: Bowlby is coming off a five-goal, 18-assist sophomore season that ended with a third-place finish at the Minnesota Class 2A state tournament. The Wisconsin commit played for the U.S. Women’s Select Team for the second year in a row at this summer’s three-game Under-18 Series against Canada.
Maddie Rowe (Photo: River Falls School District)
Maddie Rowe
School: River Falls (Wisc.)
Year: Senior
Height: 5-10
Noteworthy: Playing for the St. Croix Valley Fusion co-op team, Rowe is a two-time All-Wisconsin first-team selection who has piled up 75 goals and 78 assists in her career. The Wisconsin signee participated in this summer’s USA Hockey U-18 Select camp.