The college hockey player of the year, a three-time Olympic medalist, the first woman to compete in an NHL All-Star skills competition and a champion in the new Women’s Professional Hockey League, Kendall Coyne Schofield has done it all on the ice.
“Hockey has been a part of my life my entire life,” said Coyne Schofield.
One look at Coyne Schofield’s social media, and it’s easy to see how much hockey means to her, but the sport is now secondary to her new one true love: her son, Drew.
“Motherhood has provided me with so much more patience and perspective,” said Coyne Schofield.
Entering her fourth Olympic Games, she’s now redefining the term “hockey mom,” with mom being the most important part.
“No matter what, win, lose, draw, every day you walk in the door and see your son, he doesn’t care, he’s just so happy to see his mom, he doesn’t care how hockey went,” said Coyne Schofield.
Married to retired NFL offensive lineman and Super Bowl champion Michael Schofield, we had to ask her: What sport will young Drew play?
“We said we’ll let him find his own way, whether that’s in sports, art, music, whatever it may be, obviously, if he wants to play football or hockey, mom or dad may be able to provide some tips here and there, but if he doesn’t like either, that’s fine too. We’ll support whatever he does because that’s what our parents did for us, and that allowed us to reach the pinnacle of our sports,” said Coyne Schofield.
The 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics run Feb. 6 to Feb. 22.
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