‘A Superstar Is From Here’: Pride of Cleveland Suburb Soars for U.S. Hockey

Scritto il 16/02/2026
da Alexandra E. Petri

The Olympic journey of Laila Edwards, the first Black woman to play for the U.S. hockey team, has captivated her hometown, Cleveland Heights.Laila Edwards is the talk of Cleveland Heights, a hometown she shares with the football stars Travis and Jason Kelce. The U.S. women’s hockey team will play for the gold medal on Thursday.