The 31-year-old twin sisters helped the United States win the gold medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, with Lamoureux-Davidson scoring the game-deciding goal in the sixth round of the shootout in a 3-2 victory against Canada. Lamoureux-Morando scored the game-tying goal with 6:21 remaining in the third period.
They also helped the United States win the silver medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and 2010 Vancouver Olympics, and titles at the IIHF Women's World Championship in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
"When we think about our career in its entirety, it's a blessing," Lamoureux-Davidson said. "We've committed basically half our lives, over half of our lives, to accomplishing a dream and about 15 years of our life has been about the next camp, what we're getting ready for, the next tournament, the next medal that we're chasing, and the amount of time and commitment that goes into that and the commitment that we've given to that. Even though it's sad to say goodbye and it's really hitting home as we've been getting messages from teammates and friends throughout the morning, I think we both agree that it's time for the next chapter in life."
Lamoureux-Morando is due to have a child in about five weeks, and said one area of focus for her and her sister moving forward is growing the Monique and Jocelyne Lamoureux Foundation they created in 2019. They're also releasing a book about their lives, "Dare to Make History: Chasing a Dream and Fighting for Equity," on Feb. 23.
"The pandemic has actually allowed us to devote and commit more time to really developing a plan and what our ultimate goals are moving forward with that," Lamoureux-Morando said. "In the last couple months we've actually made a lot of headway in what our goals are. Ultimately we want to help underprivileged youth in education and the extracurricular space and so we're really excited about that. That's been a new passion of ours that we're loving to devote time to."
Lamoureux-Morando, who played forward and defenseman, was named the best forward at the 2011 Women's World Championship and led all defensemen in scoring at the Women's Worlds in 2016 (seven points in five games) and 2017 (six points in five games).
Lamoureux-Davidson, a forward, had a tournament-best five assists at the 2014 Olympics and made the Olympic all-star team in 2018.
"I don't think there's a set of siblings that we have seen like the Lamoureux sisters, a pair of identical twins who have been incredible members of the USA Hockey women's national team program for 14 years," USA Hockey executive director Pat Kelleher said. "Today it's a celebration of what they've done for USA Hockey and what they've done in their lives. Retirements are always a bittersweet celebration, but what Jocelyn and Monique have accomplished in their careers on the ice has been nothing short of incredible. They are two great representatives and ambassadors of USA Hockey."
