USA Hockey Release
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Senior forward Amanda Pelkey has been announced as one of 69 players invited to the 2014 USA Hockey Women's National Festival that will take place in Lake Placid, N.Y., August 12-16.
 
The Festival will be used to select the 22-player rosters for a pair of series against Canada held simultaneously from Aug. 21-24 in Calgary, Alberta, at Canada Olympic Park. The U.S. entries will feature an under-18 team and 22-and-under team.
 
Pelkey enjoyed a career year for Vermont as a junior setting the single-season program records with 21 goals and 40 points. She was named a Second-Team Hockey East All Star and a New England Women's Division I All-Star as voted on by the New England Hockey Writers Association.

"After a great Olympic tryout and a breakout junior season, Amanda has really emerged as an elite player and it will be exciting to see how she fares at the festival," said head coach Jim Plumer. "She's really matured as a player and we are all excited for the opportunity in front of her."
 
The 2014 USA Hockey Women's National Festival will take place at the Lake Placid Olympic Center and all practices and scrimmages will be open to the public. For a full schedule click here.
 
The rosters for the U.S. Women's Select Teams (U18 and 22U) that will play Canada Aug. 21-24 in Calgary, will be announced on Sunday August 17.