T E A M U S A G A M E N O T E S 2010 U.S. Olympic Women’s Team vs. Canada Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 • Canada Hockey Place • 3:30 p.m. PST (6:30 p.m. EST)

GAME DAY: The 2010 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team faces off with Canada in the gold- Team USA Press Officers medal game of the XXI Olympic Winter Games on Thurs., Feb. 25, at 3:30 p.m. at Canada Hockey Place. Christy Jeffries - [email protected] It marks the third time that Team USA will be playing for Olympic gold, but the first time since 2002. 617.777.4489 or 778.938.4210 The match-up will be broadcast live on MSNBC and NBCOlympics.com in the , with Mike “Doc” Emrick providing the play-by-play, two-time Olympian AJ Mleczko serving as the analyst and Dave Fischer - [email protected] Pierre McGuire and doing the rinkside reporting. Team USA enters the game by way of a 719.684.5940 or 778.938.1952 9-1 semifinal victory over Sweden and holds an overall 4-0-0-0 record. The Americans have outscored Gerry Helper - [email protected] opponents 40-2, with 12-1, 13-0 and 6-0 wins over China, Russia and Finland in the preliminary round. 615.642.7106 or 778.938.28.41 Both goals scored against the U.S. have been on the power play. Meanwhile, Canada posted a 5-0 win over Finland in the semifinals after garnering 18-0, 10-1 and 13-1 preliminary-round victories over Slovakia, Switzerland and Sweden. Canada is the reigning Olympic champion, while Team USA captured the bronze medal in 2006.

THE XXI OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES: The 2010 Olympic Winter Games are taking place in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C., from Feb. 12-28. The early part of the women’s ice hockey tournament took place at UBC Thunderbird Arena, while the semfinal and medal games are at Canada Hockey Place. These Games mark the fourth time that women’s ice hockey has been included in the Olympics. Team TEAM USA SCHEDULE & RESULTS USA garnered the first-ever Olympic gold medal awarded in the sport in 1998 and followed it up with Date Opponent Arena Time/TV/Result the silver medal in 2002 and bronze in 2006. The Americans hold a 18-0-1-1 overall record in Olympic Sun., Feb. 14 China UBC W, 12-1 competition. Tues., Feb. 16 Russia UBC W, 13-0 Thurs., Feb. 18 Finland UBC W, 6-0 USA vs. CANADA: The United States and Canada are the only gold-medal winners in Olympic Winter Mon., Feb. 22 Sweden^ CHP W, 9-1 Games and IIHF World Women’s Championship history. Team USA won the inaugural Olympic gold Thurs., Feb. 25 Canada* CHP 3:30 p.m./NBC medal in 1998, while Canada took the top prize in both 2002 and 2006. The United States has cap- All times are local (PST) ^Semifinal *Gold-Medal Game tured gold at three of the 12 IIHF World Women’s Championships, including each of the last two years UBC denotes UBC Thunderbird Arena CHP denotes Canada Hockey Place (2008, 2009). The teams have also met frequently during the Four Nations Cup and pre-Olympic tours. Overall, the United States holds a record of 30-5-8-47-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) in 91 contests against Canada. In Olympic Play - The U.S. and Canada have met three times in Olympic play, although not TEAM USA TOURNAMENT LEADERS since the gold-medal game at the 2002 Olympics in when Canada edged the U.S., 3-2, POINTS for its first Olympic championship. That win was considered an upset after the Americans went unde- 4 Jenny Potter...... 11 (6-5) 5 Natalie Darwitz...... 11 (4-7) feated in the 2001-02 pre-Olympic season and beat the Canadians eight straight times. In 1998, the 9 ...... 10 (4-6) U.S. posted consecutive victories over Canada, first in the preliminary round (7-4), then in the title T-10 Kelli Stack ...... 8 (3-5) match (3-1) to garner the first-ever gold medal awarded in the sport. Since the 2006 Olympics - the GOALS U.S. and Canada have met a total of 22 times, with the U.S. holding a 6-1-2-13 record. However, the 3 Jenny Potter...... 6 T-7 Natalie Darwitz...... 4 Americans have beaten Canada to win four of the last five championships, including the 2008 IIHF T-7 ...... 4 World Women’s Championship, 2008 Women’s Four Nations Cup, 2009 IIHF World Women’s T-7 Monique Lamoureux...... 4 Championship and 2009 Hockey Canada Cup. After the 2009 world championship, the U.S. overtook ASSISTS Canada as the No. 1 team in the world for the first time since the system was introduced. During the T-3 Natalie Darwitz...... 7 2009-10 Season - The U.S. and Canada played a total of 10 times during the 2009-10 season, with T-3 Hilary Knight...... 7 seven wins going to Canada and three to the United States. Four of the games came in tournament play 6 Monique Lamoureux...... 6 (2009 Hockey Canada Cup and 2009 Women’s Four Nations Cup), where the Americans held a 3-0-0- T-7 Jenny Potter...... 5 1 record over Canada. The remaining six games, all of which were won by Canada, were part of an T-7 Kelli Stack ...... 5 exhibition series. The final two games of the series, on Dec. 30 in St. Paul, Minn., and Jan. 1 in Ottawa, DEFENSEMEN POINTS were both one- games (the final game went to a shootout). Goalie Records - has 1 ...... 7 (3-4) 3 Angela Ruggiero...... 5 (3-2) seen action in net against the Canadians on 12 occasions and holds a 5-1-2-4 record. Her first three T-4 Lisa Chesson...... 5 (2-3) starts against the Canadian senior team were all losses (2007 Worlds, 2x 2007 Four Nations), then she T-6 ...... 4 (2-2) came back for five consecutive wins, including back-to-back victories for the title at the 2008 Worlds, a GOALTENDING shootout win in the 2008 Four Nations championship game and victories in the title games at the 2009 2 Jessie Vetter ...... 976/0.33 Worlds and 2009 Hockey Canada Cup. Since then, she holds a 1-0-1-2 record. Meanwhile, Molly PLUS/MINUS Schaus came into the 2009-10 season with a pair of losses to Canada (2008 Four Nations, 2009 T-6 Molly Engstrom ...... +13 Worlds), then garnered her first win in the preliminary-round of the 2009 Hockey Canada Cup and saw FACEOFFS her first championship-game start against Canada at the 2009 Four Nations (1-5 L). She holds a 6-0- 4 Jocelyne Lamoureux...... 65.6 (19/29) 0-1 record in seven starts. 5 Jenny Potter...... 62.7 (37/59) 6 Natalie Darwitz...... 62.7 (52/83)

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USA vs Canada at the Olympics FORMAT: Canada and Sweden finished in the top-two spots in Group A, while the Date Venue Location Result U.S. and Finland were the top teams in Group B. The teams then crossed over, with Feb. 21, 2002 E Center West Valley City, Utah CAN 3, USA 2* Team USA facing Sweden and Canada squaring off with Finland in the semifinals. Feb. 17, 1998 Big Hat Arena Nagano, Japan USA 3, CAN 1* Preliminary Round Final Standings Feb. 14, 1998 Aqua Wing Arena Nagano, Japan USA 7, CAN 4 Group A *gold-medal game Rank Team GP W OTW OTL L PTS GDF GF:GA 1 Canada 330009+39 41:2 Team USA Olympic Stats vs Canada 2 Sweden 320016-5 10:15 Chu (1GP, 0-0--0) 3 Switzerland 310023-9 6:15 Darwitz (1GP, 0-0--0) 4 Slovakia 300030-25 4:29 Potter (3GP, 1-1--2) Ruggiero (3GP, 0-0--0) Group B Rank Team GP W OTW OTL L PTS GDF GF:GA 1 United States 330009+30 31:1 Team USA pre-Olympic Stats (2009-10) vs Canada 2 Finland 320016-1 7:8 Bellamy (10GP, 0-1--1) 3 Russia 310023-16 3:19 Cahow (10GP, 0-2--2) 3 China 300030-13 3:16 Chesson (7GP, 0-0--0) Chu (10GP, 2-1--3) RECAPPING GAME 4 VS SWEDEN: Team USA defeated Sweden, 9-1, on Feb. Darwitz (10GP, 2-4--6) 22 in the semifinal round of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Monique Duggan (10GP, 2-1--3) Lamoureux scored three goals, including a pair of third-period tallies. Meanwhile, nine different Team USA members logged multiple points in the victory. The U.S. Engstrom (10GP, 0-1--1) built up a 4-0 lead by early in the second period before Sweden scored on the power Knight (10GP, 3-5--8) play for just the second goal against the Americans in the tournament. However, the M. Lamoureux (10GP, 1-2--3) United States tacked on another second-period goal, followed by four in the final J. Lamoureux (10GP, 2-2--4) frame while outshooting Sweden, 46-12. Lawler (10GP, 1-2--3) Marvin (10GP, 1-0--1) RECAPPING GAME 3 VS FINLAND: Team USA scored three first-period goals in Potter (9GP, 4-2--6) less than four minutes en route to a 6-0 victory against Finland on Feb. 18 in its Ruggiero (10GP, 0-0--0) Stack (9GP, 0-2--2) TEAM USA STATISTICS Thatcher (8GP, 2-2--4) # Player GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG SOG Weiland (10GP, 0-2--2) 12 Jenny Potter 46511 0 +8 02113 Zaugg-Siergiej (10GP, 0-4--4) 20 Natalie Darwitz 44711 0 +8 01117 7 Monique Lamoureux 44610 2 +7 12018 Schaus (5GP, 1-0-0-4) (Overall - 7GP, 1-0-0-6) 16 Kelli Stack 4358 2 +4 11015 21 Hilary Knight 4178 0 +8 00013 Vetter (5GP, 2-0-1-2) (Overall - 12GP, 5-1-2-4) 9 Molly Engstrom 4347 6+13 02011 5 Karen Thatcher 4336 2 +9 00010 Stat Comparison 13 Julie Chu 4246 0 +5 1006 USA Canada 17 Jocelyne Lamoureux 4246 0+10 0009 Record 4-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 4 Angela Ruggiero 4325 4 +9 01013 Goals For/Game 10 11.5 11 Lisa Chesson 4235 0+12 0109 Goals Against/Game 0.5 0.5 10 Meghan Duggan 4404 2 +5 12015 8 Caitlin Cahow 4224 8 +7 0106 Shots For/Game 45.8 57.8 19 Gigi Marvin 4033 2 +6 00010 Shots Against/Game 12.3 11.3 23 Kerry Weiland 4112 4 +6 0004 Power Play 13/22 (59.1) 6/21 (28.6) 2 Erika Lawler 3022 0 +6 0006 Kill 16/18 (88.9) 17/18 (94.4) 22 Kacey Bellamy 4011 4 +7 0002 PIM/Game 9.5 9.5 27 Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej 4000 2 +3 0006 Team Totals 4 40 59 99 38 +133 4 13 2 183 Scoring/Period 1 2 3 OT SO Total USA 16 14 10 0040 # Goaltender GP-GS MIN GA GAA SVS SV% W-OTW-OTL-L SO Canada 16 17 13 0046 31 Jessie Vetter 3-3 180:00 1 0.33 41 .976 3-0-0-0 2 1 1-1 52:00 0 0.00 5 1.00 1-0-0-0 0 29 Brianne McLaughlin 1-0 8:00 1 7.50 1 .500 0-0-0-0 0 Totals 4-4 240:00 2 0.50 47 .959 4-0-0-0 2

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third and final preliminary-round game of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. • Natalie Darwitz tallied a goal and two assists on Feb. 14 against China in Natalie Darwitz set a U.S. record for points in a single Olympics, scoring once and her 200th career game for Team USA and first as captain in Olympic competition. adding two assists to boost her tournament point total to 11 (4-7). Meanwhile, • Molly Engstrom hit her 100th game on Feb. 6. Jessie Vetter logged her second consecutive shutout, turning aside 23 shots in the • Brianne McLaughlin saw her first action in net for the senior U.S. team on win. Sept. 26 against SCSU, when she played the third period and stopped both shots she faced. She also played the latter half of the game against UND on Oct. 10 and the RECAPPING GAME 2 VS RUSSIA: Team USA scored an Olympic record seven second and third periods against the University of Wisconsin on Jan. 5. She earned power-play goals en route to a 13-0 victory over Russia on Feb. 16 in its second her first start and win in net on Jan. 12 with an 8-5 victory over the University of game of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Team USA improved to 2-0-0-0 with the . She made her Olympic debut on Feb. 14, playing the last eight minutes win and secured a spot in the tournament's semifinal round. Jenny Potter logged against China and allowing one goal on two shots. her second-straight three-goal game, making her the first woman ever to record two • Molly Schaus saw her first Olympic start in net on Feb. 14 and Jessie three-goal games in a single Olympics. Meanwhile, Team USA's 13 goals also set a Vetter did the same on Feb. 16. U.S. Olympic single-game record. TIDBITS & RECORDS RECAPPING GAME 1 VS CHINA: Team USA recorded a 12-1 victory over China • The U.S. has outscored opponents by a combined 16-0 in the first period, 14- on Feb. 14 in its first game of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Jenny Potter set 1 in the second period and 10-1 in the third period. Meanwhile, the Americans have a U.S. Olympic single-game record with five points (3-2) and also became the United outshot the opposition 183-49, including 73-15 in the first, 56-16 in the second and States' all-time Olympic Winter Games career points leader (17GP, 8-18--26). The 54-18 in the third. Team USA has posted 42 or more shots in three of its four games, Americans piled on five goals in the first period, followed by four in the second and including 61 versus China. In addition, the U.S. has not allowed any first-period goals three in the final stanza, while spotting the Chinese a power-play marker late in the and has held opposition to three shots or less in eight of 12 periods. closing minutes of the game. Team USA outshot China by a 61-7 count in the victo- • Team USA leads the tournament with 13 power-play goals on 22 opportunities ry, which improved the United States’ Olympic-opening game record to 4-0-0-0. (59.1 percent conversion rate). The Americans rank third with a 88.9 percent penal- ty-kill rate after allowing only two power-play goals on 18 chances. In addition, the NEW LOOK FOR 2010: The 2010 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team has U.S. ranks first with 40 goals on 183 shots (21.9 percent). quite a new look from the 2006 Games, with 15 Olympic rookies on the squad. A • Fourteen different players registered at least one point in the United States’ total of six players on the U.S. roster have competed in the Olympic Winter Games Feb. 14 win over China, while nine of those players had two or more points. Thirteen on at least one occasion. Three-time Olympians Jenny Potter and Angela joined in the scoring effort against Russia on Feb. 16, again with nine having multi- Ruggiero lead the pack, while Julie Chu and Natalie Darwitz are two-time point games. Eleven made the scoresheet versus Finland on Feb. 18 with three more Olympians and Caitlin Cahow and Molly Engstrom made their Olympic debuts having more than one point. Thirteen again played a scoring role against Sweden on in 2006. Darwitz is serving her first Olympic captaincy, with Chu, Potter and Feb. 22, with nine having multiple points. Seventeen of the 18 skaters have factored Ruggiero as the alternate captains. in the scoring during the tournament. • Seven players have points in each of the first three games (Julie Chu, Molly NO.1 IN THE WORLD: After the 2009 world championship, the U.S. overtook Engstrom, Hilary Knight, Jocelyne Lamoureux, Monique Lamoureux, Canada as the No. 1 team in the world for the first time since the system was intro- Angela Ruggiero and Karen Thatcher). Ruggiero has a goal in three of four duced in 2004. Despite the current No. 1 world ranking, Team USA is the No. 2 seed games, while Engstrom has has two points in three of four games. at the 2010 Olympics behind Canada (based on the 2008 world rankings). • Natalie Darwitz has had three or more points in each of Team USA’s first three games, including three (1-2) against China, five against Russia (2-3) and three SOCIAL UPDATES: Beyond USAHockey.com and TeamUSA.org, the 2010 U.S. (1-2) against Finland. Her and Jenny Potter now both have 11 points, a new U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team can be followed via Facebook at record. Facebook.com/USWomensHockey and on Twitter at Twitter.com/QwestTour. In addi- tion, text message alerts are available that deliver player quotes, game scores, training tips and information on team appearances. To sign up for weekly text mes- U.S. RESULTS AT sages, simply text QTOUR to 95294 (standard text message rates apply). WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS & OLYMPICS Year Head Coach Record (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) Medal MILESTONES 2009 Mark Johnson 4-0-0-1-0 Gold • Angela Ruggiero skated in her 250th career U.S. game against Sweden on 2008 Jackie Barto 4-0-1-0-0 Gold Feb. 22. 2007 Mark Johnson 3-0-1-1-0 Silver • Lisa Chesson, Meghan Duggan, Molly Engstrom and Jocelyne 2006 Ben Smith 4-0-1-0-0 Bronze 2005 Ben Smith 4-1-0-0-0 Gold Lamoureux each scored their first Olympic goals on Feb. 14, while Caitlin 2004 Ben Smith 4-0-0-1-0 Silver , and all did the same on Feb. 16. Cahow Monique Lamoureux Karen Thatcher 2002 Ben Smith 4-0-0-1-0 Silver Hilary Knight potted her first on Feb. 18 and Kerry Weiland did the same on 2001 Ben Smith 4-0-0-1-0 Silver Feb. 22. 2000 Ben Smith 4-0-1-0-0 Silver • Jenny Potter reached 200 career points with an assist against Canada on 1999 Ben Smith 4-0-0-1-0 Silver Dec. 12 and now sits at 220 (95-125) in 185 games for the U.S. Angela Ruggiero 1998 Ben Smith 6-0-0-0-0 Gold achieved the same milestone with a goal against Finland on Feb. 6. She now has 65 1997 Ben Smith 3-0-1-0-1 Silver goals and 140 assists in a record 250 games for Team USA. 1994 Karen Kay 4-0-0-1-0 Silver • Julie Chu reached 150 career points for Team USA with a pair of assists 1992 Russ McCurdy 4-0-0-1-0 Silver against the ECAC Hockey All-Stars on Jan. 3. She is now at 158 points (57-101) in 1990 Don MacLeod 4-0-0-1-0 Silver 191 U.S. contests. Olympic years are denoted in bold

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• Jessie Vetter logged her second consecutive shutout against Finland on Feb. ECAC Hockey; and various other NCAA Division I women's ice hockey teams. In addi- 22, turning aside 23 shots, including her first international penalty shot (the first tion to the 10 Qwest Tour stops, the U.S. played in two international tournaments, as penalty shot on the women’s side in any Olympics). Her two shutouts tied a U.S. well as three games against the Canadian National Team in Canada and 10 supple- Olympic (Sara DeCosta, 2002) and all-time Olympic record. She extended the score- mentary games against boys' and men’s teams. In games against female opponents, less streak to 149:34 before allowing a power-play goal against Sweden. the U.S. posted a 16-0-1-7 record, which included a 4-0-0-1 mark at the 2009 • Team USA scored an Olympic record seven power-play goals against Russia on Hockey Canada Cup, where the Americans won the championship; as well as a 3-0- Feb. 16, while also setting a U.S. Olympic record with 13 overall goals. The four sec- 0-1 record at the 2009 Women’s Four Nations Cup, where Team USA finished sec- ond-period power-play markers also marked an Olympic record. ond. The Americans outscored opponents 112-50 in those 24 games and held a 960- • Jenny Potter logged her second-straight three-goal game on Feb. 16, mak- 561 advantage in shots. The U.S. went 25-for-121 on the power play for a 20.7 per- ing her the first woman ever to record two three-goal games in a single Olympic cent conversion rate. Meanwhile, the Americans held opponents to 17 power-play Winter Games. Her Feb. 14 hat trick was the first in her Olympic career and marked goals on 105 chances for an 83.8 percent kill rate. only the fifth hat trick in U.S. Olympic history. Her two first-period goals in that game, scored 3:39 apart, were the fastest two goals scored by an individual in U.S. SUCCESS ON THE WORLD STAGE: The U.S. Women's National Program has Olympic history (Natalie Darwitz, Feb. 16, 2002, vs. Finland, 4:01 apart). She is enjoyed unprecedented success in the last few years. In 2008, the U.S. Women's now just one goal away from equalling a U.S. record for goals in a single Olympics. National Team captured its second-ever world title with back-to-back wins over Monique Lamoureux tallied a hat trick of her own on Feb. 22 to give Team USA Canada at the 2008 IIHF World Women's Championship in Harbin, China. That came three in the Games, which ties an Olympic record. on the heels of the U.S. Women's National Under-18 Team's gold-medal fete at the • Natalie Darwitz's four second-period points (2-2) on Feb. 16 set a U.S. first-ever IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in January 2008. Later that year, Olympic record and tied an Olympic record. Her five points (2-3) tied Jenny Potter the U.S. Women's Select Team earned its first Four Nations Cup championship since for most in U.S. Olympic single-game history. Potter set the record with three goals 2003 with a thrilling shootout victory over Canada in Lake Placid, N.Y. The success and two assists on Feb. 14 when she also became the United States’ all-time Olympic continued in 2009, first with the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team defending career points leader. its world title in Fussen, Germany, in January, then with the U.S. Women’s National • Hilary Knight's three first-period helpers on Feb. 16 set a U.S. Olympic Team matching the accomplishment in Hameenlinna, Finland in April. record for assists in a single frame. Her four assists tied a U.S. Olympic single-game record set by Monique Lamoureux on Feb. 14. GOLDEN EXPERIENCE: Nineteen members of Team USA were part of the gold • Team USA is 4-0-0-0 in tournament-opening games at the Olympics, having medal-winning U.S. contingent that competed in the 2009 IIHF World Women’s outscored opponents 33-1. Championship. All but two U.S. players (Brianne McLaughlin and Jinelle Zaugg- • Team USA's 12 goals against China on Feb. 14 tied for the most in U.S. Siergiej) have captured a world title (Zaugg-Siergiej has competed in a world cham- Olympic single-game history (Feb. 14, 2002; 12-1 vs. China), while the United pionship, but not won gold). Members of Team USA have made a total of 70 previ- States’ 13 goals on Feb. 16 set a new record. ous appearances in the event, led by Angela Ruggiero, who has played in nine • Meghan Duggan and Jenny Potter's first-period goals just 21 seconds world championships, and Natalie Darwitz and Jenny Potter, who have each apart on Feb. 14 were the quickest two goals scored by Team USA in an Olympic played in the tournament seven times. Winter Games. • Hilary Knight, the youngest player on the team, led the U.S. during the 2009-10 season with 30 points and 17 assists in 22 games. Jenny Potter, the old- est member of Team USA, ranked third with 21 points (9-12) in 20 games. TEAM USA BY THE NUMBERS • Hilary Knight, Natalie Darwitz and Monique Lamoureux were tied for the team lead with 13 goals. Lamoureux and Darwitz also paced the squad with four BY STATE (11) Massachusetts ...... 4 power-play goals apiece, while Meghan Duggan, Knight and Potter each scored a Minnesota ...... 3 shorthanded goal. Darwitz had a team-best three game-winning goals, which includ- Wisconsin ...... 3 ed the 2009 Hockey Canada Cup-winning goal against the Canadians. Connecticut ...... 2 • Natalie Darwitz tallied at least a point in 15 of the 24 games in 2009-10, North Dakota ...... 2 including six multi-point efforts. Ohio ...... 2 • Molly Schaus and Jessie Vetter shared the majority of time in net for the Alaska ...... 1 U.S. during the season, with Schaus earning 12 starts and Vetter gaining 11. Schaus California ...... 1 held an 8-0-0-4 record, while Vetter stood at 7-0-1-3. Both played in one champi- Illinois ...... 1 onship game (Vetter-2009 Hockey Canada Cup, 2-1 win/Schaus-2009 Four Nations New Hampshire ...... 1 Cup, 5-1 loss). Vetter held a 2-0-1-2 record against the Canadians, while Schaus was Washington ...... 1 1-0-0-4. Vetter’s other loss came to Finland at the Hockey Canada Cup (3-2). BY COLLEGE CONNECTION (10) University of Wisconsin (WCHA) ...... 7 TEAM NOTES Harvard University (ECACH) ...... 3 YEAR IN REVIEW: The 2009-10 U.S. Women’s National Team was centralized in (WCHA) ...... 2 Blaine, Minn., a northern suburb of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul, from Boston College (HEA) ...... 2 September through January. During that time, the team trained on a daily basis at University of North Dakota (WCHA) ...... 2 the Schwan Super Rink and Training Center, both part of the National University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) ...... 1 Sports Center. The squad competed on the Qwest Tour, a 10-game, nine-city domes- University of New Hampshire (HEA) ...... 1 tic tour that began on Sept. 25 in St. Paul, Minn., and concluded on Feb. 4 in The Ohio State University (WCHA) ...... 1 Colorado Springs, Colo. On the Tour, Team USA faced off against Canada; Finland; Providence College (HEA) ...... 1 all-star teams from the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, Hockey East and Robert Morris University (CHA) ...... 1

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AGE FACTOR: The average age of Team USA is 23.7 years old and, for the first ALL IN THE FAMILY: Twin sisters Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux are the time ever, there are no teenagers on the team in an Olympic year. Hilary Knight first set of twins (or sisters) ever on a U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey Team. They are also is the youngest at 20, while Jenny Potter is the oldest at 30. Knight is a junior in teammates at the University of North Dakota (they transferred from the University college, while Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux are nine days older than of Minnesota after the 2008-09 season) and come from a hockey-crazed family. Knight but are sophomores. Meanwhile Potter is a graduate of the University of Their brother, Philippe, plays in the ’s Buffalo Sabres’ sys- Minnesota Duluth and has two children. Knight and Potter are exactly 10 years, six tem, and formerly played for North Dakota and for Team USA in the 2004 Viking months apart in age. Cup. Meanwhile, another brother, Jacques, plays for the Air Force Academy, and another, Pierre-Paul, is a student-assistant coach for the North Dakota men’s team. IN RESIDENCY: A total of 10 players on the U.S. squad were members of the Finally, their youngest brother, Mario, is a sophomore on the North Dakota hockey 2008-09 U.S. Women's Select Team as part of a residency program based at the team and played for Team USA at the 2006 Viking Cup, and their father, Jean- National Sports Center in Blaine, Minn., that USA Hockey created to prepare post- Pierre, played for North Dakota (1979-82). collegiate members of the U.S. Women's National Program for international compe- tition leading up to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. There, Team USA played in a CLOSE KNIT: Julie Chu is very close with her family, which lives in Fairfield, Conn. weekly elite men’s league ( Adult Hockey League), while also seeing Her mother is half Chinese and half Puerto Rican and her father is from Hong Kong, action against NCAA Division I women’s teams, high school boys’ teams and the and they travel to nearly every tournament their daughter plays in, no matter what Minnesota Whitecaps. part of the world. Chu, her parents and her sister and brother all have matching tat- toos of the Olympic rings, along with Chu’s number 13. LEAGUE CHAMPS: Eight members of Team USA played at least part-time for the Minnesota Whitecaps of the Western Women’s Hockey Lea gue in 2008-09, while TOP HONORS: In 2009, Jessie Vetter joined the short list of 12 winners of the also taking part in USA Hockey’s residency program. Jenny Potter was named the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, presented annually by The USA Hockey league MVP, as the team captured the WWHL championship and advanced to the title Foundation to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey. Julie Chu game of the National Canadian Women’s Championship, which pitted the top two (2007) and Angela Ruggiero (2004) have also both won the Award. Hilary teams from the WWHL against the top pair from the Canadian Women’s Hockey Knight, Monique Lamoureux, Erika Lawler, Gigi Marvin and Molly Schaus League. Potter was also named the tournament MVP, while Caitlin Cahow was best were all among this year’s top-10 candidates for the award. Five other members of defenseman and Julie Chu was dubbed top role model. Team USA have previously been in either the top 10 or top three for the Award, including Caitlin Cahow, Natalie Darwitz, Molly Engstrom, Jenny Potter UNIVERSITY LIFE: Eleven players on the U.S. team played NCAA Division I and Karen Thatcher. women’s hockey during the 2008-09 season, while the remaining 10 all previously played Div. I hockey. In 2008-09, four were part of the University of Wisconsin team COMPETING CLEAN: Julie Chu is part of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s ‘I COM- (coached by Mark Johnson), while three played for the University of Minnesota, PETE CLEAN because’ campaign, a public service effort that aims to encourage ath- two were at Boston College and one each was at the University of New Hampshire letes and fans of all ages to take a proactive stand for clean and healthy competi- and Robert Morris University. Six players still have NCAA egilibility remaining tion. As part of the program, she visited Steele Elementary in Colorado Springs, (Meghan Duggan, Hilary Knight, Jocelyne Lamoureux, Monique Colo., on Feb. 1. There, the whole school gathered in an assembly to hear Chu speak, Lamoureux, Molly Schaus and Kelli Stack) as well as to give her a send-off for the .

CHAMPIONS ALL AROUND: In total, eight members of Team USA have won NCAA titles, led by Erika Lawler and Jessie Vetter, who each have three cham- pionships with the University of Wisconsin (2006, 2007, 2009). Meghan Duggan TEAM USA BY THE NUMBERS BY STATE (11) (2007, 2009) and Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej (2006, 2007) were each part of two of Massachusetts ...... 4 those championship teams at Wisconsin, while Hilary Knight was on hand in 2009. Minnesota ...... 3 Meanwhile, Natalie Darwitz won back-to-back titles with the University of Wisconsin ...... 3 Minnesota (2004, 2005), Jenny Potter was an NCAA champion with the University Connecticut ...... 2 of Minnesota Duluth in 2003 and Angela Ruggiero captured the national title with North Dakota ...... 2 Harvard University in 1999. Ohio ...... 2 Alaska ...... 1 California ...... 1 PLAYER/COACHES: Natalie Darwitz was an assistant coach for the University Illinois ...... 1 of Minnesota women’s ice hockey program during the 2008-09 season, and will con- New Hampshire ...... 1 tinue in that role after the 2010 Games. Last season, she coached U.S. teammates Washington ...... 1 Gigi Marvin and both Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux. In 2007-08, Julie Chu served in the same role at the University of Minnesota Duluth. BY COLLEGE CONNECTION (10) University of Wisconsin (WCHA) ...... 7 FAMILY AFFAIR: Jenny Potter is the lone mother on the U.S. roster. She has a Harvard University (ECACH) ...... 3 University of Minnesota (WCHA) ...... 2 daughter, Madison “Maddy,” who is nine years old; and a son, Cullen, who is three. Boston College (HEA) ...... 2 Her father, Dwayne Schmidgall, is the founder and coach of the Minnesota Whitecaps University of North Dakota (WCHA) ...... 2 in the Western Women’s Hockey League where Potter plays. Her husband, Rob, is University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) ...... 1 also a Whitecaps’ coach and helps Potter on a day-to-day basis on the ice and in the University of New Hampshire (HEA) ...... 1 weight room. He is also the coach for the Coon Rapids (Minn.) High School girls’ The Ohio State University (WCHA) ...... 1 team. Potter and her husband team up for Potter’s Pure Hockey, a series of training Providence College (HEA) ...... 1 camps and sessions for hockey players of all ages. Robert Morris University (CHA) ...... 1

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SEASON NOTES over Sweden and Canada to garner the top seed in the championship game against TEAM SELECTION: USA Hockey held its Women’s National Festival in Blaine, Canada. In the title match, the U.S. fell to Canada by a 5-1 score to bring its tour- Minn., from Aug. 19-23. From the 41 Festival attendees, the 23-player 2009-10 nament-winning streak to an end at four (2008 International Ice Hockey Federation U.S. Women’s National Team was selected on Aug. 24. That team began centraliza- World Women's Championship, 2008 Women's Four Nations Cup, 2009 IIHF World tion in Blaine starting on Sept. 14, with the final 21-player Olympic roster having Women's Championship, 2009 Hockey Canada Cup). being named on Dec. 17 at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. LOOKING BACK AT THE HOCKEY CANADA CUP: Just five days after the HWAA: As part of the 2010 Hockey Weekend Across America (Jan. 29-31) festiv- 2009-10 U.S. Women’s National Team was named, the 23-player squad traveled to ities, eight members of the 2010 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team ran a total Vancouver, B.C., for the 2009 Hockey Canada Cup, which took place at GM Place of four Try Hockey for Free clinics across the Front Range in Colorado. Two players (known as Canada Hockey Place for the Olympics) from Aug. 31-Sept. 6 and served were in Colorado Springs (World Arena), two were in Pueblo (Pueblo Plaza Ice as a test event for the 2010 Olympics. After a preliminary-round opening loss to Arena, two were in Centennial (Family Sports Center Ice Arena) and two were in Finland (3-2), Team USA bounced back with wins over Sweden (7-0) and Canada (4- Littleton (Edge Ice Arena). A total of 135 rinks in 44 states participated in the Try 2) to finish first after round-robin play. A 4-0 blanking of the Finns in the semfinals Hockey for Free initiative. sent Team USA to the championship game against Canada, where the Americans came out 2-1 victors. Natalie Darwitz led the U.S. and ranked third in the tour- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT: Nine members of Team USA visited University Avenue nament with six points (2-4), while Caitlin Cahow led team and tournament Elementary in Blaine, Minn., on Jan. 21 as part of the Junior Achievement program. defensemen with five points (1-4). In addition, the players joined forces with the U.S. Olympic Committee's Team for Tomorrow humanitarian relief fund to donate digital cameras to the school, while THE JOHNSON FILE also contributing laptops on behalf of USA Hockey. The athletes went through a day Mark Johnson, head coach for Team USA, is among the most accomplished coaches of training in order to teach a Junior Achievement unit to four first grade classes as in the world today. part of the 'JA in a Day' program. The focus of the lesson was wants versus needs. Johnson has been involved as a head coach in the U.S. Women’s National Program OUTDOOR SKATE: Team USA practiced at Fenway Park in Boston on Jan. 4 fol- the past three seasons. In January of 2009, he guided the U.S. National Under-18 lowing its game in Hamden, Conn., the day prior. After dressing in the Red Sox club- Team to the gold medal at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s house, the team spent 30 minutes scrimmaging, then allowed family and friends to U18 Championship. He followed it up by guiding the U.S. Women’s National Team to join them on the ice for fun and photos. Afterwards, Team USA enjoyed a few words gold at the IIHF World Women’s Championship just three months later. from Head Coach Mark Johnson’s 1980 Olympic teammate . Johnson also served as head coach for the U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team in HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT: On Dec. 1, Jenny Potter and Angela Ruggiero 2007-08 and guided Team USA to a second-place finish at the 2006 Four National were enshrined in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame as part of the 1998 U.S. Olympic Cup, as well as the silver medal at the 2007 IIHF World Women’s Championship. Women’s Ice Hockey Team that captured the first-ever Olympic gold medal awarded in the sport. Although the two could not attend the induction ceremony, which took As part of his role as head coach of the 2010 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey place for Dec. 1 in Boston at the Westin Waterfront Hotel, 16 of their former team- Team, Johnson guided the 2009-10 U.S. Women’s National Team during the Qwest mates attended the event to honor the Class of 2009, which also included Tony Tour from September 2009 through February 2010 in the lead-up to the Vancouver Amonte, Tom Barrasso, John LeClair and Frank Zamboni. Games, as well as at the 2009 Women’s Four Nations Cup. Prior to working with the women, Johnson twice served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Men's National Team LEADING LADY: Jessie Vetter was named the Sportswoman of the Year by the in the IIHF Men's World Championship (2000, 2002). Women’s Sports Foundation at an award ceremony on Oct. 13 in for her efforts with both Team USA and the University of Wisconsin during the 2008-09 Beyond his numerous roles with Team USA, Johnson is the head women’s ice hock- season. She is the first ice hockey player to win the prestigious international award. ey coach at the University of Wisconsin. There, Johnson has taken the Badger pro- gram to national prominence in his first six years at the helm. Under his guidance, IN THE RAFTERS: Gigi Marvin’s Warroad (Minn.) High School hockey jersey the Badgers have advanced to the NCAA championship game in each of the past four (#5) was retired prior to the Qwest Tour game in her hometown Gardens Arena on seasons and captured the title in three of those years (2006, 2007, 2009). Since the Oct. 10. She is the school’s all-time leading scorer with 425 points (196-229). 2005-06 campaign, Wisconsin has recorded 135 wins, more than any other team in the nation. FAN CLUB: USA Hockey and the National Sports Center joined forces to create a local fan club for the 2009-10 U.S. Women’s National Team. With over 200 mem- Meanwhile, Johnson has represented the United States as a player in 13 internation- bers, the club had special access to events with the team as it prepared for al tournaments, including eight world championships. Most notably, he led the 1980 Vancouver. Now, the club is hosting viewing parties in Minnesota for Team USA’s U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team to the gold medal, tallying a team-leading 11 games during the Olympics. For more information, visit nscsports.org. points, including two goals in the “” game against the Soviet Union. Johnson enjoyed an 11-year National Hockey League career, during which time he RECAPPING THE FOUR NATIONS CUP: From Nov. 3-7, Team USA competed in racked up 508 points in 669 games. the 2009 Women’s Four Nations Cup in Finland. It marked the last international event prior to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and featured the top-four women’s Joining Johnson behind the bench as assistant coaches are Dave Flint, head hockey teams in the world - No. 1 United States, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 Finland and women’s ice hockey coach at Northeastern University, and Jodi McKenna, head No. 4 Sweden. There, the Americans rolled through the preliminary round with a women’s ice hockey coach at Wesleyan University. perfect 3-0-0-0 record, earning a 4-0 win over Finland and matching 3-2 victories

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2010 U.S. OLYMPIC WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY TEAM Name Ht (cm) Wt (kg) Birthdate S/C Hometown College Team GOALTENDERS (3) 29 Brianne McLaughlin 5-8 (174) 130 (59) 6/20/87 L Sheffield Village, Ohio Robert Morris University (CHA) 1 Molly Schaus 5-8 (174) 148 (67) 7/29/88 L Natick, Mass. Boston College (HEA) 31 Jessie Vetter 5-8 (174) 169 (77) 12/19/85 L Cottage Grove, Wis. University of Wisconsin (WCHA)

DEFENSEMEN (6) 22 Kacey Bellamy 5-8 (174) 143 (65) 4/22/87 L Westfield, Mass. University of New Hampshire (HEA) 8 Caitlin Cahow* 5-4 (163) 156 (71) 5/20/85 L Branford, Conn. Harvard University (ECACH) 11 Lisa Chesson 5-6 (169) 152 (69) 8/18/86 L Plainfield, Ill. The Ohio State University (WCHA) 9 Molly Engstrom* 5-9 (175) 178 (81) 3/1/83 R Siren, Wis. University of Wisconsin (WCHA) 4 Angela Ruggiero*** 5-9 (175) 192 (87) 1/3/80 R Simi Valley, Calif. Harvard University (ECACH) 23 Kerry Weiland 5-4 (163) 142 (64) 10/18/80 L Palmer, Alaska University of Wisconsin (WCHA)

FORWARDS (12) 13 Julie Chu** 5-8 (174) 147 (67) 3/13/82 R Fairfield, Conn. Harvard University (ECACH) 20 Natalie Darwitz** 5-3 (160) 137 (62) 10/13/83 R Eagan, Minn. University of Minnesota (WCHA) 10 Meghan Duggan 5-9 (175) 164 (74) 9/3/87 R Danvers, Mass. University of Wisconsin (WCHA) 21 Hilary Knight 5-10 (178) 172 (78) 7/12/89 R Hanover, N.H. University of Wisconsin (WCHA) 17 Jocelyne Lamoureux 5-6 (168) 154 (70) 7/3/89 R Grand Forks, N.D. University of North Dakota (WCHA) 7 Monique Lamoureux 5-6 (168) 156 (71) 7/3/89 R Grand Forks, N.D. University of North Dakota (WCHA) 2 Erika Lawler 5-0 (152) 130 (59) 2/5/87 R Fitchburg, Mass. University of Wisconsin (WCHA) 19 Gigi Marvin 5-8 (174) 166 (75) 3/7/87 R Warroad, Minn. University of Minnesota (WCHA) 12 Jenny Potter*** 5-4 (163) 145 (66) 1/12/79 L Edina, Minn. University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 16 Kelli Stack 5-5 (165) 130 (59) 1/13/88 R Brooklyn Heights, Ohio Boston College (HEA) 5 Karen Thatcher 5-8 (174) 164 (74) 2/29/84 L Blaine, Wash. Providence College (HEA) 27 Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej 6-0 (183) 180 (82) 3/27/86 L Eagle River, Wis. University of Wisconsin (WCHA)

* 2006 Olympian ** 2002 & 2006 Olympian *** 1998, 2002 & 2006 Olympian

STAFF PRONUNCIATIONS NUMERICAL ROSTER General Manager Kacey BELLAMY BELL-uh-mee 1 Molly Schaus...... G Michele Amidon, Colorado Springs, Colo. Caitlin CAHOW KAY-how 2 Erika Lawler...... F Head Coach Lisa CHESSON CHEH-sihn 4 Angela Ruggiero ...... D Mark Johnson, Madison, Wis. Julie CHU CHOO 5 Karen Thatcher...... F Assistant Coaches Natalie DARWITZ DAHR-wihts 7 Monique Lamoureux...... F Meghan DUGGAN DUHG-ihn Dave Flint, Manchester, N.H. 8 Caitlin Cahow...... D Molly ENGSTROM AYNG-struhm Jodi McKenna, Middletown, Conn. 9 Molly Engstrom...... D Strength & Conditioning Coach Jocelyne LAMOUREUX LAHM-uh-roo 10 Meghan Duggan...... F Teena Murray, Louisville, Ky. Monique LAMOUREUX LAHM-uh-roo 11 Lisa Chesson ...... D Athletic Trainer GIGI Marvin GEE-gee Jill Radzinski, Davis, Calif. Angela RUGGIERO ruh-JEER-oh 12 Jenny Potter...... F Physician Jessie VETTER VEHT-ter 13 Julie Chu...... F Jolie Holschen, Ann Arbor, Mich. Kerry WEILAND WIGH-lahnd 16 Kelli Stack...... F Equipment Manager Jinelle ZAUGG-SIERGIEJ ZAWG-SUHR-gay 17 Jocelyne Lamoureux...... F Jim Jeans, Columbus, Ohio 19 Gigi Marvin...... F Sport Psychology Consultant 20 Natalie Darwitz ...... F Cornelia Holden, New Haven, Conn. 21 Hilary Knight...... F ART/Massage Therapist 22 Kacey Bellamy...... D Jill Kolivoski, Colorado Springs, Colo. 23 Kerry Weiland...... D Communications Manager Christy Jeffries, Colorado Springs, Colo. 27 Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej ...... F Video Coordinator AVERAGES 29 Brianne McLaughlin ...... G Emily McKissock, Burlington, Vt. Height - 5-7 (170) Weight - 155 (70) Age - 23.7 31 Jessie Vetter...... G

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16-0-1-7 Overall Record 9-0-1-7 International Record Date(s) Opponent Venue(s) Location Result Mon., Aug. 31 Finland* GM Place Vancouver, B.C. L, 2-3 Tues., Sept. 1 Sweden* GM Place Vancouver, B.C. W, 7-0 Thurs., Sept. 3 Canada* GM Place Vancouver, B.C. W, 4-2 Sat., Sept. 5 Finand (Semifinal)* GM Place Vancouver, B.C. W, 4-0 Sun., Sept. 6 Canada (Championship)* GM Place Vancouver, B.C. W, 2-1 Fri., Sept. 25 WCHA All-Stars Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, Minn. W, 6-1 Sat., Sept. 26 St. Cloud State Univ. National Hockey Center St. Cloud, Minn. W, 13-0 Mon., Oct. 5 Canada SOF Memorial Centre Victoria, B.C. L, 1-3 Sat., Oct. 10 Univ. of North Dakota Gardens Arena Warroad, Minn. W, 11-1 Fri., Oct. 16 Canada Spokane Arena Spokane, Wash. L, 2-5 Tues., Nov. 3 Finland^ Mikkeli Arena Mikkeli, Finland W, 4-0 Wed., Nov. 4 Sweden^ Vierumaki Arena Vierumaki, Finland W, 3-2 Fri., Nov. 6 Canada^ Vierumaki Arena Vierumaki, Finland W, 3-2 Sat., Nov. 7 Canada (Championship)^ Valtti Arena Tikkurila, Finland L, 1-5 Sun., Nov. 22 Hockey East All-Stars Whittemore Center Durham, N.H. W, 4-0 Sat., Dec. 12 Canada Magness Arena Denver, Colo. L, 2-4 Tues., Dec 15 Canada Pengrowth Saddledome Calgary, Alta. L, 2-6 Wed., Dec. 30 Canada Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, Minn. L, 1-2 Fri., Jan 1 Canada Scotiabank Place Ottawa, Ont. L, 2-3 (SO) Sun., Jan. 3 ECAC Hockey All-Stars TD Bank Sports Center Hamden, Conn. W, 8-2 Tues., Jan. 5 Univ. of Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, Wis. W, 9-0 Tues., Jan 12 Univ. of Minnesota Ridder Arena Minneapolis, Minn. W, 8-5 Thurs., Feb. 4 Finland World Arena Colorado Springs, Colo. W, 5-1 Sat., Feb. 6 Finland World Arena Colorado Springs, Colo. W, 8-2

Qwest Tour games denoted in bold * 2009 Hockey Canada Cup ^ 2009 Women’s Four Nations

# Player GP GAPTS PIM PPG SHG GWG 21 Hilary Knight 22 13 17 30 6110 20 Natalie Darwitz 24 13 13 26 20 403 12 Jenny Potter 22 10 13 23 10 312 7 Monique Lamoureux 24 13 9 22 40 402 17 Jocelyne Lamoureux 24 11 9 20 24 202 16 Kelli Stack 19 6 11 17 8002 8 Caitlin Cahow 23 5 12 17 10 101 2 Erika Lawler 23 5 12 17 12 000 27 Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej 24 5 12 17 4200 10 Meghan Duggan 23 9716 18 212 19 Gigi Marvin 24 5914 18 100 23 Kerry Weiland 22 3 10 13 12 001 13 Julie Chu 24 3710 18 201 5 Karen Thatcher 22 3710 4000 9 Molly Engstrom 24 2810 6100 11 Lisa Chesson 19 27912 100 22 Kacey Bellamy 24 09910 000 4 Angela Ruggiero 24 35838 000 15 Angie Keseley 14 1342100 6 16 0334000 Team 14 Totals 24 112 183 295 290 25 3 16 # Goaltender GP-GS MIN GA GAA SVS SV% W-OTW-OTL-L SO 1 Molly Schaus 12-12 665:44 22 1.98 244 .917 8-0-0-4 3 31 Jessie Vetter 11-11 622:11 22 2.12 238 .915 7-0-1-3 1 29 Brianne McLaughlin 4-1 151:32 6 2.38 29 .829 1-0-0-0 0 Totals 24-24 1439:27 50 2.08 511 .911 16-0-1-7 6

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8/31 9/1 9/3 9/5 9/6 9/25 9/26 10/5 10/10 10/16 11/3 11/4 11/6 11/7 11/22 12/12 12/15 12/30 1/1 1/3 1/5 1/12 2/4 2/6 Bellamy 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0

Cahow 0-1-1 1-2-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-1-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 dnp 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-1-1 1-1-2 Chesson dnp dnp dnp 0-1-1 dnp 0-1-1 0-3-3 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 dnp 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 Chu 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 Darwitz 0-1-1 1-2-3 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-2-2 1-1-2 0-1-1 2-1-3 0-1-1 0-0-0 2-0-2 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 2-0-2 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 1-1-2 Drazan 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 dnp 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 released from the team on Dec. 17 Duggan 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-3 0-0-0 0-1-1 2-0-2 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 dnp 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-2-2 Engstrom 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-2-2 Keseley dnp 0-0-0 0-0-0 dnp dnp 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 released from the team on Dec. 17 Knight 0-0-0 2-0-2 1-2-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 3-4-7 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 1-2-3 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-2-3 1-2-3 2-0-2 dnp dnp Page 9 Page M. Lam. 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 1-1-2 2-0-2 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 2-2-4 2-0-2 0-1-1 1-1-2 J. Lam. 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 2-0-2 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 2-1-3 1-1-2 1-1-2 0-1-1 1-1-2 Lawler 0-0-0 dnp 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-2-3 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-1-2 0-2-2 1-1-2 0-1-1 Marvin 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-3-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-2-3 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 Potter 0-0-0 0-1-1 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 3-3-6 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 dnp 0-1-1 dnp 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-3-4 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-1-1 Ruggiero 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 Stack 0-0-0 1-2-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 dnp dnp dnp 0-1-1 0-0-0 dnp dnp 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 1-3-4 1-1-2 2-1-3 Thatcher 0-0-0 1-0-1 dnp 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-1-1 1-0-1 dnp 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 Weiland 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-3-3 0-0-0 1-2-3 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 dnp dnp Zaugg 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 1-4-5 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 USAHockey.com BOX SCORES

Preliminary Round • USA vs China Preliminary Round • USA vs Russia

February 14, 2010—at UBC Thunderbird Arena February 16, 2010—at UBC Thunderbird Arena United States 534—12 United States 571—13 China 001—1 Russia 000—0

Scoring Scoring 1st: USA-Ruggiero (unassisted), 2:50 1st: USA-M. Lamoureux (J. Lamoureux, Stack), 2:19 USA-Stack (Chu), 9:56 USA-Potter (Knight), 5:48 (sh) USA-Potter (M. Lamoureux), 14:22 USA-Thatcher (Potter, Knight), 9:54 USA-Duggan (Stack, Darwitz), 17:40 (pp) USA-Cahow (Stack, Darwitz), 12:57 (pp) USA-Potter (Knight, M. Lamoureux), 18:01 USA-Potter (Knight), 15:56 (pp) 2nd: USA-Potter (Engstrom, Chesson), 1:18 (pp) 2nd: USA-Ruggiero (Chu, Darwitz), :34 (pp) USA-Chesson (Marvin, Chu), 3:46 USA-Stack (M. Lamoureux), 3:16 (pp) USA-J. Lamoureux (Thatcher), 19:39 USA-J. Lamoureux (Darwitz), 6:01 3rd: USA-Duggan (Marvin, Potter), 3:59 USA-Darwitz (Cahow), 7:50 (pp) USA-Engstrom (Potter, M. Lamoureux), 10:43 USA-Darwitz (Knight), 11:00 (sh) USA-Darwitz (M. Lamoureux), 14:43 USA-Potter (Thatcher, Bellamy), 11:46 CHN-Jin (Ma, Sun), 17:39 (pp) USA-Engstrom (Chesson), 13:32 (pp) USA-Chu (Darwitz), 19:21 3rd: USA-Chesson (Stack), 1:05 (pp) Penalties: USA 4-8; CHN 6-12 Penalties: USA 5-10; RUS 8-16 Power Plays: USA 2-6; CHN 1-4 Power Plays: USA 7-8; RUS 0-5 Saves: USA-Schaus (1-3-1---5), 52:00 Saves: USA-Vetter (2-2-3---7), 60:00 USA-McLaughlin (x-x-1---1), 8:00 RUS-Prugova (12-4-x---16), 31:00 CHN-Shi (19-17-13---49), 60:00 RUS-Onolbaeva (x-4-1---5), 29:00 Shots: USA 24-20-17---61; CHN 1-3-3---7 Shots: USA 17-15-2---34; RUS 2-2-3---7 Attendance: 5,278 Attendance: 5,365 Notes: Jenny Potter set a U.S. Olympic single-game record with five points (3-2) and also Notes: Team USA scored an Olympic record seven power-play goals ... With the win, the U.S. became the United States' all-time Olympic career points leader (17GP, 8-18--26) ... Team secured a spot in the tournament's semifinal round ... Jenny Potter logged her second-straight USA's 12 goals tied for the most in U.S. Olympic single-game history (Feb. 14, 2002; 12-1 vs. three-goal game, making her the first woman ever to record two three-goal games in a single China) ... Potter's three-goal night was the first in her Olympic career and marked only the Olympic Winter Games ... Team USA's 13 goals set a U.S. Olympic single-game record ... fifth hat trick in U.S. Olympic history ... Potter surpassed Katie King (14-9--23) for the all- Natalie Darwitz's four second-period points (2-2) set a U.S. Olympic record and tied an time U.S. Olympic career points lead ... Potter's first-period goals, scored 3:39 apart, were the Olympic record. Her five points (2-3) tied Jenny Potter for most in U.S. Olympic single-game fastest two goals scored by an individual in U.S. Olympic history (Natalie Darwitz, Feb. 16, history ... Hilary Knight's three first-period helpers set a U.S. Olympic record for assists in a 2002, vs. Finland, 4:01 apart) ... Monique Lamoureux set a U.S. Olympic single-game record single frame. Her four assists tied a U.S. Olympic single-game record set by Monique with four assists ... Darwitz played her 200th game with Team USA ... Meghan Duggan and Lamoureux on Feb. 14, 2010 ... Nine different U.S. players recorded multiple-point games. Potter's first-period goals just 21 seconds apart were the quickest two goals scored by Team USA in an Olympic Winter Games.

Preliminary Round • USA vs Finland Semifinals • USA vs Sweden February 16, 2010—at UBC Thunderbird Arena February 22, 2010—at Canada Hockey Place United States 411—6 United States 234—9 Finland 000—0 Finland 010—1

Scoring Scoring 1st: USA-Chu (Ruggiero), 8:08 1st: USA-M. Lamoureux (Potter, Knight), 7:14 USA-Engstrom (M. Lamoureux), 10:47 (pp) USA-Duggan (Cahow, Stack), 8:23 (pp) USA-Duggan (Darwitz, Marvin), 11:29 2nd: USA-Ruggiero (J. Lamoureux), 3:22 USA-Darwitz (Engstrom, Chesson), 18:03 USA-Cahow (Thatcher), 5:58 2nd: USA-Knight (Darwitz), 11:48 SWE-Winberg (Jordansson), 9:34 (pp) 3rd: USA-Thatcher (J. Lamoureux, Ruggiero), 18:22 USA-Thatcher (J. Lamoureux, Lawler), 13:35 3rd: USA-M. Lamoureux (Potter, Engstrom), 5:59 (pp) Penalties: USA 7-12; FIN 3-6 USA-Weiland (Lawler), 7:15 Power Plays: USA 1-3; FIN 0-6 USA-Stack (Chu, Engstrom), 15:20 Saves: USA-Vetter (9-5-9---23), 60:00 USA-M. Lamoureux (Knight), 17:19 (pp) FIN-Raty (16-6-14---36), 60:00 Shots: USA 20-7-15---42; FIN 9-5-9---23 Penalties: USA 4-8; SWE 5-10 Attendance: 5,398 Power Plays: USA 3-5; SWE 1-4 Saves: USA-Vetter (3-5-3---11), 60:00 Notes: Team USA finished first in Group B with a 3-0-0-0 record for nine points ... Natalie SWE-Martin (10-11-16---37), 60:00 Darwitz set a U.S. record for points in a single Olympic Winter Games, scoring once and Shots: USA 12-14-20---46; SWE 3-6-3---12 adding two assists to boost her tournament point total to 11 (4-7) and surpass Cammi Attendance: 16,021 Granato’s 2002 record of 10 points (6-4) ... Jessie Vetter logged her second consecutive shutout, turning aside 23 shots, including her first international penalty shot. Her two shutouts Notes: With the win, Team USA advanced to the Olympic gold-medal game for the first time tied a U.S. Olympic (Sara DeCosta, 2002) and all-time Olympic record. since 2002 ... Monique Lamouruex’s three-goal effort was the third hat trick of the tourna- ment for the U.S.

Page 10 2010 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Team vs. Canada Feb. 25, 2010 - Canada Hockey Place - Vancouver, B.C. - 3:30 p.m. Gold-Medal Game FORWARDS LAWLER, Erika THATCHER, Karen LAMOUREUX, Monique 5-0 Fitchburg, Mass. 5-8 Blaine, Wash. 5-6 Grand Forks, N.D. 2 Univ. of Wisconsin (WCHA) 5 Providence College (HEA) 7 Univ. of North Dakota (WCHA) 2/5/87 3GP, 0-2--2 2/29/84 4GP, 3-3--6 7/3/89 4GP, 4-6--10 Right Left Right LAHM-uh-roo

DUGGAN, Meghan POTTER, Jenny CHU, Julie 5-9 Danvers, Mass.Univ. 5-4 Edina, Minn. 5-8 Fairfield, Conn. 10 Univ. of Wisconsin (WCHA) 12 Univ. of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 13 Harvard Univ. (ECACH) 9/3/87 4GP, 4-0--4 1/12/79 4GP, 6-5--11 3/13/82 4GP, 2-4--6 Right DUHG-ihn Left Right CHOO

STACK, Kelli LAMOUREUX, Jocelyne MARVIN, Gigi 5-5 Brooklyn Heights, Ohio 5-6 Grand Forks, N.D. 5-8 Warroad, Minn. 16 Boston College (HEA) 17 Univ. of North Dakota (WCHA) 19 Univ. of Minnesota (WCHA) 1/13/88 4GP, 3-5--8 7/3/89 4GP, 2-4--6 3/7/87 4GP, 0-3--3 Right Right LAHM-uh-roo Right GEE-gee

DARWITZ, Natalie KNIGHT, Hilary ZAUGG-SIERGIEJ, Jinelle 5-3 Eagan, Minn. 5-10 Hanover, N.H. 6-0 Eagle River, Wis. 20 Univ. of Minnesota (WCHA) 21 Univ. of Wisconsin (WCHA) 27 Univ. of Wisconsin (WCHA) 10/13/83 4GP, 4-7--11 7/12/89 4GP, 1-7--8 3/27/86 4GP, 0-0--0 Right DAHR-wihts Right Left ZAWG-SUHR-gay

DEFENSEMEN GOALTENDERS RUGGIERO, Angela CAHOW, Caitlin SCHAUS, Molly 5-9 Harper Woods, Mich. 5-4 Branford, Conn. 5-8 Natick, Mass. 4 Harvard Univ. (ECACH) 8 Harvard Univ. (ECACH) 1 Boston College (HEA) 1/3/80 4GP, 3-2--5 5/20/85 4GP, 2-2--4 7/29/88 1GP, 0.00 GAA, 1.00 SV% Right ruh-JEER-oh Left KAY-how Left

ENGSTROM, Molly CHESSON, Lisa VETTER, Jessie 5-9 Siren, Wis. 5-6 Plainfield, Ill. 5-8 Cottage Grove, Wis. 9 Univ. of Wisconsin (WCHA) 11 The Ohio State Univ. (WCHA) 31 Univ. of Wisconsin (WCHA) 3/1/83 4GP, 3-4--7 8/16/86 4GP, 2-3--5 12/19/85 3GP, 0.33 GAA, .976 SV% Right AYNG-struhm Left CHEH-sihn Left VEH-tuhr COACHING STAFF BELLAMY, Kacey WEILAND, Kerry 5-8 Westfield, Mass. 5-4 Palmer, Alaska Head Coach: Mark Johnson (Univ. of Wis.) 22 Univ. of New Hampshire (HEA) 23 Univ. of Wisconsin (WCHA) Asst. Coach: Dave Flint (Northeastern Univ.) 4/22/87 4GP, 0-1--1 10/18/80 4GP, 1-1--2 Asst. Coach: Jodi McKenna (Wesleyan Univ.) Left BELL-uh-mee Left WIGH-lahnd