Morristown Native Makes Olympic Quarterfinals with Team USA

Morristown NJ

15 February, 2022

10:10 AM

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BEIJING — Morristown native Kenny Agostino and Team USA men's hockey swept their preliminary Olympic matches. Now things will get a little more interesting. Team USA earned a bye into the quarterfinals. The squad's quarterfinal match against Slovakia will take place at 12:10 p.m. eastern time Wednesday and will air on the USA Network. The Americans began Olympic action with an 8-0 victory against China, followed by 4-2 and 3-2 victories against Canada and Germany, respectively, to complete group play. Agostino scored the final goal against Canada, securing the victory with 6:13 left in the final period. If Team USA wins its quarterfinal match, Agostino and the team will advance to one of two semifinals matchups. Here's the remaining schedule (all eastern time): semifinal 1: 12:10 p.m. Friday, USA Networksemifinal 2: 9:10 p.m. Friday, USA NetworkBronze Medal game: 9:10 p.m. Saturday, CNBCGold Medal game: 12:10 p.m. Sunday, USA NetworkAgostino was born in Morristown and grew up in Flanders, playing high school hockey for the Delbarton School. He attended Yale University and helped the Bulldogs win a national championship in 2013. The Morristown native has been a journeyman throughout his professional career, playing with six NHL teams in eight seasons. Last summer, Agostino opted to go abroad and signed with Russian club Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League — often regarded as the best professional ice hockey league besides the NHL. In December, the NHL announced it wouldn't send players to Beijing. The league was in the midst of a season-pausing COVID-19 outbreak and decided to make up its postponed games during the Olympics. The announcement opened up opportunities for players from leagues around the world to compete in the Olympics, including Agostino. Thanks for reading. Have a news tip? Email [email protected]. Subscribe to your local Patch newsletter and follow the Morristown Patch Facebook page.