Lacey Eden: ‘Adversity Isn't The Worst Thing In The World'
'It can be frustrating but you have to be ready for that and overcome some adversity,' said Lacey Eden, who scored the USA's second goal. 'Adversity isn't the worst thing in the world going into the quarters and we got the win – that's all that matters.'
Lacey Eden adds another with her first goal of the #WomensWorlds 🚨💪 #IIHF @usahockey pic.twitter.com/EcpCFG8uFT
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) April 17, 2025
Despite being 22 years of age – she turns 23 in early May – and a college hockey player, this is already Eden's fifth World Championship. Her first was 2021 in the bubble in Calgary and won a gold medal in 2023 in Brampton, Ont.
In the four years she's played at the University of Wisconsin, Eden has had a tremendous amount of success, being part of three national championship teams and reaching the final the other year. There are four other Wisconsin players on Team USA – Kirsten Simms, Laila Edwards, Caroline Harvey and goaltender Ava McNaughton – as well as a few others on opposing nations.
'It was great coming off of a great season there but, once you get here, you just focus in on the World Championship,' she said.
The Hockey News' Ian Kennedy has ranked Eden sixth for this year's PWHL Draft, behind current USA teammates Abbey Murphy and Haley Winn. As is the case with Murphy, Eden's decision on whether enter this year's draft is of great interest to the women's hockey world but, like Murphy, she isn't ready to make that decision public yet, assuring that an announcement will be coming 'soon enough.'
Abbey Murphy After 2-Goal Game Vs Czechia: 'We're Here For One Thing' Abbey Murphy from the University of Minnesota is the consensus first-overall pick in the 2025 PWHL draft and she showed why against tournament host Czechia on Friday night. Before a sell-out crowd of 5,859 at Budvar Arena, Murphy scored the USA's first two goals in a 4-0 win.
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