Morning briefing: University of Wisconsin will have huge influence in USA-Canada women’s hockey game

University of Wisconsin will have huge influence in USA-Canada women’s hockey game: Gary D’Amato of USA Today Network writes: “There’s red in the red, white and blue. There’s red in the Canadian flag. And when Team USA and Team Canada face off in a women’s hockey preliminary game Thursday at the Pyeongchang Olympics, they’ll be seeing red. Or, if you want to be picky about it, cardinal. That’s the vivid shade of red associated with the University of Wisconsin, represented on the two heavyweight hockey teams by nine players — four on Team USA, five on Team Canada. That means nearly 20 percent of the players on the combined rosters are products of UW’s women’s hockey program, led by coach Mark Johnson.