It's the team's eighth world champion gold medal and its first big win for fair pay.
The decision has since been met with backlash and disagreement from players and the IOC.
In 1958, Willie O’Ree made his debut with the Boston Bruins.
It’s wedded bliss at center ice.
The team will return to the ice for the upcoming world championship.
The team's players "deserve fairness and respect," Elizabeth Warren and other senators wrote in a letter to USA Hockey.