Team USA women's hockey turned down an invitation from the White House to attend the State of the Union address - but it turns out they didn't have much choice. The team didn't receive the invite until the night of Sunday, February 22, which made it "difficult to change their travel plans," a source told the Associated Press. USA Hockey issued a statement on Monday, February 23, confirming that the team would not be in attendance at President Trump's State of the Union in Washington, D.C. the following day. "We are sincerely grateful for the invitation extended to our gold medal-winning U.S.