{
  "id": 17896351,
  "title": "US Olympian, PWHL Detroit forward Curl-Salemme to miss season after announcing she is pregnant",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/us-olympian-pwhl-detroit-forward-curl-salemme-to-miss-season-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T02:34:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/2026/11/02/us-olympian-pwhl-detroit-forward-curl-salemme-to-miss-season-after-announcing-she-is-pregnant"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "U.S. Olympian Britta Curl-Salemme will be absent from the upcoming women's professional hockey season due to her pregnancy, she declared on Monday. The Detroit forward for the PWHL team posted a photo on her social media, depicting her and husband Andrew beside an oven with a bun, captioned \"Womb.\" PWHL Detroit general manager Manon Rheaume expressed her joy for the couple via X, stating that they are rooting for their new chapter. This marks Curl-Salemme as the second U.S. Olympian to announce a pregnancy after winning gold at the Milan Cortina Games in February, the other being Kendall Coyne Schofield. Curl-Salemme played her first two seasons with Minnesota, winning the 2025 Walter Cup championship in her debut year, and signed a three-year deal with Detroit last June. The 26-year-old from North Dakota concluded third in the league last season with 29 points, including an NHL-record 18 assists in a single season. Curl-Salemme participated in the U.S. team's pre-tournament camp in Michigan but was not included in the roster for the world championship in Denmark.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Britta Curl-Salemme, U.S. Olympian, to miss PWHL season due to pregnancy",
    "Detroit forward announces pregnancy via social media photo with husband",
    "Second U.S. Olympian to announce pregnancy after winning gold in Milan"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The absence of a high-scoring star player forces Detroit to navigate the upcoming professional hockey season without one of its most productive offensive contributors.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}