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U.S. 2009-10 WOMEN’S National TEAM General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

T H I S I S USA Hockey Leadership: Ron DeGregorio, President Dave Ogrean, Executive Director National Headquarters: Colorado Springs, Colo. Website: usahockey.com Membership Base: Nearly 600,000 Players, Coaches, Officials and Fans of the Game

USA Hockey, Inc., is the National Governing Body for the sport of in the . Its mission is to promote the growth of hockey in America and provide the best possible experience for all participants by encouraging, developing, advancing and administering the sport.

USA Hockey’s primary emphasis is on the support and development of grassroots hockey programs. In January 2009, the organization launched the American Development Model, which - for the first time ever - provides associations nationwide with a blueprint for optimal athlete development.

While youth hockey is a main focus, USA Hockey also has vibrant junior and adult hockey programs that provide opportunities for players of all ability levels. The organization also supports a growing disabled hockey program and maintains an inline hockey program to provide structure and support for its growth across the nation.

Beyond serving those who play the game at the amateur level, USA Hockey has certification programs for coaches and officials to ensure education standards are met that coincide with the level of play. Furthermore, a large focus is put on parent education with equipment needs, rules of the game and parental roles in youth sports among common topics.

Members of the organization are entitled to many benefits, including a subscription to USA Hockey Magazine, the most widely circulated hockey publication in the world; excess accident, general liability and catastrophic insurance coverage; access to USAHockey.com; and opportunities to participate in USA Hockey National Championships, as well as player development camps.

USA Hockey is the official representative to the United States Olympic Committee and the International Ice Hockey Federation. In this role, USA Hockey is responsible for organizing and training men’s and women’s teams for international tournaments, including the IIHF World Championships and the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Closer to home, USA Hockey G E works closely with the and the National Collegiate N Athletic Association on matters of mutual interest. E R USA Hockey is divided into 12 geographical districts throughout the United States. A Each district has a registrar to register teams; a referee-in-chief to register officials L I and organize clinics; a coach-in-chief to administer education program for coaches; a N risk manager to oversee liability and safety programs; and a skill development program F administrator to facilitate learn-to-play programs for youth players and their parents. O __

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2009-10 UNITED STATES WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM Schedule

Date(s) Opponent Venue(s) Location Time (Local) Broadcast

Mon., Aug. 31 Finland* GM Place , B.C. 3:00 p.m. FastHockey.com Tues., Sept. 1 Sweden* GM Place Vancouver, B.C. 3:00 p.m. FastHockey.com Thurs., Sept. 3 Canada* GM Place Vancouver, B.C. 7:30 p.m. FastHockey.com Sat., Sept. 5 Semifinal* GM Place Vancouver, B.C. TBA FastHockey.com Sun., Sept. 6 Championship Round* GM Place Vancouver, B.C. TBA FastHockey.com/TSN

Fri., Sept. 25 WCHA All-Stars Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, Minn. 7:00 p.m. USCHO.com

Sat., Sept. 26 St. Cloud State Univ. National Hockey Center St. Cloud, Minn. 7:00 p.m.

Mon., Oct. 5 Canada Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Victoria, B.C. 7:00 p.m. TSN2

Sat., Oct. 10 Univ. of North Dakota Gardens Arena Warroad, Minn. 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 16 Canada Spokane Arena Spokane, Wash. 7:00 p.m. NHL Network

Tues., Nov. 3 Finland^ Mikkeli Arena Mikkeli, Finland 6:30 p.m. USCHO.com Wed., Nov. 4 Sweden^ Vierumaki Arena Vierumaki, Finland 6:30 p.m. USCHO.com Fri., Nov. 6 Canada^ Vierumaki Arena Vierumaki, Finland 6:30 p.m. USCHO.com Sat., Nov. 7 Championship Round^ Valtti Arena Tikkurila, Finland TBA USCHO.com

Sun., Nov. 22 All-Stars Durham, N.H. 1:00 p.m. USCHO.com

Sat., Dec. 12 Canada Magness Arena Denver, Colo. 7:00 p.m. NHL Network

Tues., Dec. 15 Canada Pengrowth Saddledome Calgary, Alta. 7:30 p.m. TSN

Wed., Dec. 30 Canada Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, Minn. 7:00 p.m. NHL Network

Fri., Jan. 1 Canada Scotiabank Place Ottawa, Ont. 7:00 p.m. TSN QWEST TOUR GAMES G Sun., Jan. 3 ECAC Hockey All-Stars TD Bank Sports Center Hamden, Conn. 2:00 p.m. DENOTED IN BOLD E N E Tues., Jan. 5 Univ. of Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, Wis. 7:00 p.m. R * 2009 Hockey Canada Cup A Vancouver, B.C. Tues., Jan. 12 Univ. of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 7:00 p.m. Aug. 31-Sept. 6 L I ^ 2009 Women’s Four Nations Cup N Thurs., Feb. 4 Finland World Arena Colorado Springs, Colo. 7:00 p.m. NHL Network Vierumaki, Finland F Nov. 3-7 O Sat., Feb. 6 Finland World Arena Colorado Springs, Colo. TBA __ 3 Want All Access to the U.S. Women’s National Team as they prepare to take on the world? As the official sponsor of the Qwest Tour, Qwest invites you behind the scenes.

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T E A M U S A Media Policies

Members of the 2009-10 U.S. Women’s National Team will INFORMATION USA HOCKEY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF be made available to media at specified times throughout Up-to-date statistics, news, features and other various Dave Fischer the season, as well as upon request to the USA Hockey media resources on the 2009-10 U.S. Women’s National Director of Communications communications department. See contact information Team and the Qwest Tour are available at QwestTour.com. [email protected] below for USA Hockey’s communications staff. 719-538-1171 GAME FORMAT Christy Jeffries (Women’s Hockey Contact) AVAILABILITY Games against NCAA all-star teams and international Manager of Communications U.S. Women’s National Team players and staff will be teams will follow International Ice Hockey Federation [email protected] available for 30-45 minutes following games and practices protocol, thus if the game is tied after three periods, the 719-538-1169 during the 2009-10 season. On game days, interviews teams will play a five-minute sudden-death 4-on-4 617-777-4489 (cell) must be completed immediately following the pre-game overtime period following a three-minute intermission. If skate. Following games, players and coaches will be made the game remains tied after overtime, the game winning Alex Clark available following a 10-minute cool-down period. shots procedure will apply with three players from each Manager of Communications team. If still tied, the GWS procedure continues in single- [email protected] A member of the USA Hockey communications staff will player rounds until a winner is determined. Players who 719-538-1176 be on-site at all games listed on the 2009-10 schedule to participated in the first round are eligible to continue facilitate any media requests. shooting throughout the remaining rounds. Matt Caracappa Brian Fishman Intern ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY Games against teams from the Western Collegiate Hockey [email protected] Media wishing to schedule an interview outside of the Association will follow league and NCAA protocol. If the 719-538-1172 designated times, please contact Christy Jeffries, manger game is tied after regulation, the teams will play a five- of communications at USA Hockey (719-538-1169/ minute sudden-death 5-on-5 overtime period following a [email protected]). two-minute intermission. If the game remains tied, three players from each team will be chosen for a shootout. If CREDENTIALS still tied, the shootout continues in single-player rounds Media credentials are avail- until a winner is determined. Players who participated in able for each game via the the first round are ineligible until every other player from USA Hockey communica- their team has shot. tions department. Request MEDIA forms are available through G E a member of the USA MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS N Hockey communications E staff, or at QwestTour.com. The 2009-10 United States Women’s National Team Media Guide was produced by USA Hockey, Inc., the National R Governing Body for the sport of ice hockey in the United States. A Credential requests must L be submitted by the dead- Editorial Staff: Christy Jeffries, Dave Fischer, Alex Clark and Matt Caracappa I line date for each game, Layout & Design: Dana Ausec N F which is listed on the applica- Template Design: Apex Communications; Colorado Springs, Colo. O tion form. __

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T H I S I S The Qwest Tour

The Qwest Tour, presented by Qwest Communications, features the 2009-10 U.S. W omen's "The Qwest Tour will not only bring the National Team playing a 10-game, nine-city domestic tour that runs from Sept. 25 until the top level of women's hockey to cities around the country, but it will start of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C. be a huge asset in preparing our team to compete for the gold medal at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver," said Dave Ogrean, executive director of USA Hockey. During that time, the U.S. squad faces off against Canada; Finland; all-star teams from the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, Hockey East and ECAC Hockey; and various NCAA Now in its third year of sponsoring USA Hockey, Qwest expanded its relationship to utilize Division I women's ice hockey teams. its communication technology to bring more exposure to the sport of women’s hockey. USA Hockey and Qwest have teamed up for many joint initiatives that will help fans get more connected than ever before with the U.S. Women’s National Team in the lead-up to Vancouver.

“Qwest is thrilled to support the U.S. Women’s National Hockey Team and to be a part of its journey to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games,” said Rich Karlis, Qwest director of channel marketing and corporate sponsorships. “The Qwest Tour brings world-class match-ups to fans across the U.S. and Qwest services will bring USA Hockey fans closer to the action as the team prepares to compete for Olympic gold.”

Fans can follow the team through the Tour’s official website, QwestTour.com, as well as via Facebook (Facebook.com/USWomen- sHockey), (Twitter.com/QwestTour) and by registering for weekly text message alerts delivering player quotes, game scores, training tips and information on team appearances. To sign up for weekly text mes- sages, simply text QTOUR to 95294 (standard text message rates ap- ply).

In addition, Qwest is giving fans an all-access pass to the team during G E the 2009-10 season by providing weekly podcasts starring Angela N Ruggiero and . To view the podcasts and find out more about E R the Tour, visit QwestTour.com. A L I N F O __

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TEAM STAFF General Manager 2009-10 UNITED STATES Michele Amidon – Colo. Springs, Colo. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM Head Coach Roster Mark Johnson – Madison, Wis. Assistant Coaches Dave Flint – Marrimack, N.H. Jodi McKenna – Middletown, Conn. Strength & Conditioning Coach GOALTENDERS Teena Murray – Louisville, Ky. Name Ht (cm) Wt (kg) Birthdate S/C Hometown 2008-09 Team Athletic Trainer 29 Brianne McLaughlin 5-8 (174) 130 (59) 6/20/87 L Sheffield Village, Ohio (CHA) Jill Radzinski – Davis, Calif. 1 5-8 (174) 148 (67) 7/29/88 L Natick, Mass. (HEA) 31 5-8 (174) 169 (77) 12/19/85 L Cottage Grove, Wis. University of Wisconsin (WCHA) Team Physician Dr. Jolie Holschen – Ann Arbor, Mich. DEFENSEMEN Sports Psychology Consultant 22 5-8 (174) 143 (65) 4/22/87 L Westfield, Mass. University of New Hampshire (HEA) Cornelia Holden – New Haven, Conn. 8 * 5-4 (163) 156 (71) 5/20/85 L Branford, Conn. 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team/ ART Therapist (WWHL) Jill Kolivoski – Colo. Springs, Colo. 11 Lisa Chesson 5-6 (169) 152 (69) 8/18/86 L Plainfield, Ill. 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team/ Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL) Equipment Manager 6 5-6 (168) 150 (68) 1/11/86 L Orono, Minn. University of Minnesota (WCHA) Jim Jeans – Columbus, Ohio 9 * 5-9 (175) 178 (81) 3/1/83 R Siren, Wis. 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team/ Video Coordinator Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL) Emily McKissock – Burlington, Vt. 4 *** 5-9 (175) 192 (87) 1/3/80 R Simi Valley, Calif. 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team/ Communications Manager Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL) Christy Jeffries – Colo. Springs, Colo. 23 5-4 (163) 142 (64) 10/18/80 L Palmer, Alaska 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team Athlete Representative FORWARDS Courtney Kennedy – Somerville, Mass. 13 ** 5-8 (174) 147 (67) 3/13/82 R Fairfield, Conn. 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team/ Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL) USA HOCKEY, INC. 20 ** 5-3 (160) 137 (62) 10/13/83 R Eagan, Minn. 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team President 10 5-9 (175) 164 (74) 9/3/87 R Danvers, Mass. University of Wisconsin (WCHA) Ron DeGregorio, Salem, N.H. 15 Angie Keseley 5-7 (171) 148 (67) 6/9/87 L St. Louis Park, Minn. University of Wisconsin (WCHA) Executive Director 21 Hilary Knight 5-10 (178) 172 (78) 7/12/89 R Hanover, N.H. University of Wisconsin (WCHA) Dave Ogrean, Colo. Springs, Colo. 17 Jocelyne Lamoureux 5-6 (168) 154 (70) 7/3/89 R Grand Forks, N.D. University of Minnesota (WCHA) Vice President, Intl. Council Chair 7 Monique Lamoureux 5-6 (168) 156 (71) 7/3/89 R Grand Forks, N.D. University of Minnesota (WCHA) Tony Rossi, , Ill. 2 Erika Lawler 5-0 (152) 130 (59) 2/5/87 R Fitchburg, Mass. University of Wisconsin (WCHA) 19 5-8 (174) 166 (75) 3/7/87 R Warroad, Minn. University of Minnesota (WCHA) Chairman of the Board 12 Jenny Potter*** 5-4 (163) 145 (66) 1/12/79 L Edina, Minn. 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team/ Walter L. Bush, Jr., Naples, Fla. T Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL) Asst. Exec. Director, Hockey Ops. E 16 5-5 (165) 130 (59) 1/13/88 R Brooklyn Heights, Ohio Boston College (HEA) Jim Johannson – Colo. Springs, Colo. A 5 Karen Thatcher 5-8 (174) 164 (74) 2/29/84 L Blaine, Wash. 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team/ National Team Advisor M Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL) Ben Smith – Gloucester, Mass. U 27 Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej 6-0 (183) 180 (82) 3/27/86 L Eagle River, Wis. 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team/ Communications Director S Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL) Dave Fischer – Colo. Springs, Colo. A * 2006 Olympian ** 2002 & 2006 Olympian *** 1998, 2002 & 2006 Olympian __ 8 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

T E A M U S A By The Numbers

TEAM USA OVERALL BY BIRTH YEAR Average Age: 23.5 years 1987 ...... 6 Average Height: 5’7” (170 cm) 1986 ...... 3 Pronunciation Guide Average Weight: 154 lbs. (70 kg) 1989 ...... 3 BELLAMY 1980 ...... 2 Kacey BELL-uh-mee YOUNGEST/OLDEST 1983 ...... 2 Caitlin CAHOW KAY-how Overall: Hilary Knight (7/12/89) 1985 ...... 2 Jenny Potter (1/12/79) 1988 ...... 2 Lisa CHESSON CHEH-sihn Goaltender: Molly Schaus (7/29/88) 1979 ...... 1 Jessie Vetter (12/19/85) 1982 ...... 1 Julie CHU CHOO Defenseman: Kacey Bellamy (4/22/87) 1984 ...... 1 Angela Ruggiero (1/3/80) Natalie DARWITZ DAHR-wihts Forward: Hilary Knight (7/12/89) NUMERICAL ROSTER Jenny Potter (1/12/79) 1 Molly Schaus...... G Rachael DRAZAN DRAY-zihn 2 Erika Lawler ...... F HOME STATE 4 Angela Ruggiero...... D Meghan DUGGAN DUHG-ihn Minnesota ...... 5 5 Karen Thatcher ...... F Massachusetts ...... 4 6 Rachael Drazan...... D Molly ENGSTROM AYNG-struhm Wisconsin ...... 3 7 Monique Lamoureux ...... F ...... 2 8 Caitlin Cahow ...... D Angie KESELEY KEES-lee North Dakota...... 2 9 Molly Engstrom...... D Ohio ...... 2 10 Meghan Duggan...... F Jocelyne LAMOUREUX LAHM-uh-roo Alaska ...... 1 11 Lisa Chesson...... D ...... 1 12 Jenny Potter ...... F Monique LAMOUREUX LAHM-uh-roo ...... 1 13 Julie Chu ...... F New Hampshire ...... 1 15 Angie Keseley ...... F GIGI Marvin GEE-gee Washington ...... 1 16 Kelli Stack ...... F 17 Jocelyne Lamoureux ...... F Angela RUGGIERO ruh-JEER-oh 2008-09 TEAM 19 Gigi Marvin ...... F T 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team...... 10 20 Natalie Darwitz ...... F Jessie VETTER VEHT-ter E Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL) ...... 8 21 Hilary Knight ...... F A University of Wisconsin (WCHA)...... 5 22 Kacey Bellamy...... D Kerry WEILAND WIGH-lahnd M University of Minnesota (WCHA) ...... 4 23 Kerry Weiland ...... D U Boston College (HEA)...... 2 27 Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej...... F Jinelle ZAUGG-SIERGIEJ S University of New Hampshire (HEA) ...... 1 29 Brianne McLaughlin...... G ZAWG-SUHR-gay A Robert Morris University (CHA) ...... 1 31 Jessie Vetter ...... G __ 9 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

KACEY

Bellamy Defenseman # STATISTICS 22 TEAM USA STATISTICS Height: 5’8” (174) | Weight: 143 (65) Year Event/Team GP GAPTS Shoots: Left | Birthdate: April 22, 1987 Hometown: Westfield, Mass. 2009 World Championship 5022 2008 Four Nations Cup 4000 2008-09 Team: University of New Hampshire (HEA) Under-22 Series 3112 World Championship 4022 2007 Four Nations Cup 2000 Under-22 Series 3134 USA HOCKEY: Two-time member of the U.S. Women’s National Team for the International Ice 2006 Four Nations Cup 4011 Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship (gold-2008-09). Named one of Team USA’s Team USA Totals 25 2911 top three players in 2009 … Three-time member of the U.S. Women’s Select Team for the Four Nations Cup (1st-2008, 2nd-2006-07) … Two-time member of the U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select COLLEGE STATISTICS Team for the Under-22 Series with Canada (2007-08). Led U.S. defensemen with two points (1- Year Team GP GAPTS 1) in 2008. Paced the team with four points (1-3) in 2007… Four-time USA Hockey Women’s 2008-09 University of New Hampshire 35 6 22 28 National Festival participant (2006-09) … Two-time USA Hockey Player Development Camp 2007-08 University of New Hampshire 35 3 23 26 attendee (2004-05). 2006-07 University of New Hampshire 36 10 19 29 2005-06 University of New Hampshire 37 8 16 24 COLLEGE: Played four years at the University of New Hampshire of Hockey East … Ranks College Totals 143 27 80 107 third all-time at UNH in career points by a defenseman. As a Senior (2008-09): Ranked fourth among NCAA blueliners with 28 points (6-22) in 35 games en route to being named to the RBK All-America First Team … Garnered Hockey East First Team All-Star honors and was named the Hockey East Tournament MVP, as well as earning a spot on the Hockey East All-Tournament Team … Named UNH’s Jim Urquhart Student-Athlete of the Year. As a Junior (2007-08): Hockey East Second Team All-Star … Led all Wildcat defensemen with 26 points (3-23) and ranked 10th in the nation with .74 points per game. As a Sophomore (2006-07): Hockey East Second Team All-Star … Named to the Hockey East RBK/CCM All-Tournament Team … Ranked second among team defensemen and 10th among the nation’s blueliners with 29 points (10- 19). As a Freshman (2005-06): Named to the All-USCHO Rookie Team and the Hockey East RBK/CCM All-Tournament Team … Led UNH blueliners in goals (8) and was second in both assists (16) and points (24).

PERSONAL: Graduated from UNH in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in women’s studies … Graduated from the Berkshire School (Mass.) in 2005, where she lettered in hockey, field hockey and … Named team MVP and co-MVP of the New England Prep School Athletic Council Division I as a senior … Finished with 30 goals and 80 assists in four years … Led team to 2003 NEPSAC Division I Championship … Berkshire’s Female Athlete of the Year as a junior and T senior … MVP of the field hockey team as a junior and senior … MVP of the softball team as a E sophomore and senior … Played for Assabet Valley (Mass.) in 2000 and helped the team win A the USA Hockey Girls’ 12 & Under National Championship … Also played for the Sound Shore M Warriors (N.Y.) club hockey team … Has two brothers, Robby and Corey, and one sister, Lindsey U S … Brother, Robby, played hockey at the University of Maine and now skates for the Adirondack A Phantoms of the American Hockey League … Daughter of Maura and Robert Bellamy. __ 10 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

CAITLIN

Cahow Defenseman # STATISTICS 8 TEAM USA STATISTICS Height: Weight: 5’4” (163) | 156 (71) Year Event/Team GP GAPTS Shoots: Left | Birthdate: May 20, 1985 2009 World Championship 5246 Hometown: Branford, Conn. 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team 94610 2008-09 Team: 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team/ 2008 Four Nations Cup 4022 Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL) World Championship 5235 2007 Four Nations Cup 4011 World Championship 5224 2006 Four Nations Cup 4000 USA HOCKEY: Olympic bronze medalist (2006) … Three-time member of the U.S. Women’s Under-22 Series 3000 National Team for the International Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship (gold- Olympic Winter Games 5000 2005-06 U.S. Women’s National Team 18 202 2008-09, silver-2007). Played forward for the majority of the tournament and scored twice in the 2005 Four Nations Cup 4000 gold-medal game in 2009. Led U.S. defensemen with five points (2-3) and named one of Team Team USA Totals 66 12 18 30 USA’s top three players in 2008 … Four-time member of the U.S. Women’s Select Team for the Four Nations Cup (1st-2008, 2nd-2005-07) … Member of the U.S. Women’s National Team in OTHER STATISTICS 2005-06 (Hilton Family Skate to 2006 Tour) and the U.S. Women’s Select Team in 2008-09 … Year Team GP GAPTS 2008-09 Minnesota Whitecaps 12 3710 Served as captain of the U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team for the 2006 Under-22 Series against Other Totals 12 3710 Canada … Five-time USA Hockey Women’s National Festival participant (2005-09). COLLEGE STATISTICS COLLEGE: Played four years at of ECAC Hockey. As a Senior (2007-08): Year Team GP GAPTS Named top-10 finalist for 2008 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award … RBK Hockey First-Team All- 2007-08 Harvard University 34 15 22 37 America and First Team All-ECAC Hockey selection … Led all ECACH defensemen with 37 2006-07 Harvard University 30 8 20 28 points (15-22) in 34 games. As a Junior (2006-07): Led team defensemen with 28 points (8- 2004-05 Harvard University 36 6 29 35 2003-04 Harvard University 34 2 11 13 20) in 30 games … Tied for first among the league’s defensemen with 21 points (3-18) in 19 College Totals 134 31 82 113 games … First Team All-ECACH and All- selection. As a Sophomore (2004-05): Named to the all-tournament team at the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four … Second Team All-Ivy League selection … Academic All-ECACH selection … Third in the nation among defensemen in points per game (.97) … Named to the all-tournament team at the 2005 ECACH Championship. As a Freshman (2003-04): Opened the season as a forward, but moved to defense on Jan. 31 … Named to the ECACH All-Tournament Team.

OTHER: Helped the Minnesota Whitecaps to the Western Women’s Hockey League championship in 2008-09 and was named top defenseman at the Canadian Women’s Hockey Championship.

PERSONAL: Graduated from Harvard in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in social/biological anthropology … Named USA Hockey’s Bob Allen Women’s Player of the Year in 2008 … Played T three years of hockey and lacrosse at The Hotchkiss School (Conn.) … Played both forward and E defense for the hockey team … Was a 2001-02 and 2002-03 All-Founders League selection … A Hockey team was the 2001 New England finalist and captured the 2002-03 Founders League M title … Also played field hockey and soccer … Plays the violin … Active in Athletes in Action U S … Recently took the LSAT and plans to attend law school … Has two brothers, Christian and A Garrett … Daughter of Joe Adams and Barbara Kinder. __ 11 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

LISA

Chesson Defenseman # STATISTICS 11 TEAM USA STATISTICS Height: 5’6” (169) | Weight: 152 (69) Year Event/Team GP GAPTS Shoots: Left | Birthdate: August 18, 1986 2009 World Championship 5123 Hometown: Plainfield, Ill. 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team 9123 2008-09 Team: 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team/ 2007 Four Nations Cup 4000 Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL) Under-22 Series 3000 Team USA Totals 21 246

USA HOCKEY: Member of the U.S. Women’s National Team for the 2009 International Ice COLLEGE STATISTICS Year Team GP GAPTS Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship (gold) … Member of the U.S. Women’s Select 2007-08 The Ohio State University 35 8 18 26 Team for the 2007 Four Nations Cup (2nd place) … Member of the U.S. Women’s Select Team in 2006-07 The Ohio State University 37 13 24 37 2008-09 … Member of the U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team for the 2007 Under-22 Series 2005-06 The Ohio State University 36 3 14 17 with Canada … Four-time USA Hockey Women’s National Festival participant (2006-09) … Two- 2004-05 The Ohio State University 37 369 College Totals 145 27 62 89 time USA Hockey Player Development Camp attendee (2003-04).

COLLEGE: Played four years at The Ohio State University of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association … Completed her career with 89 points (27-62) to stand ninth in the school’s record book and fourth among defensemen. As a Senior (2007-08): Tied for 10th in the NCAA with .74 points per game among blueliners … All-WCHA Second Team selection. As a Junior (2006- 07): All-WCHA Third Team selection … Appeared in all 37 games, setting career highs with 13 goals, 24 assists and 37 points … Ranked third on the team with 37 points … Ranked sixth among the nation’s defensemen in points per game (1.00) … Had a team-best +17 rating. As a Sophomore (2005–06): Third Team All-WCHA selection … Played all 36 games and tied for third on the team with 17 points (3-14).

PERSONAL: Competed for the Plainfield (Ill.) Central High School hockey team for two years (2002-04) … Played for the Chicago Mission U19 team (2002-04) and for Team Illinois … Named the 2000 Plainfield Central High School Female Athlete of the Year ... Received the 2002 Sportsmanship Award and 2003 Best Defenseman Award at the Chicago Showcase … Was the only girl selected to compete in the boys’ varsity all-star game in 2004 … Also a two-year letter

winner in track and field … Has one brother, Phillip … Daughter of Jeff and MaryAnn Chesson. T E A M U S A __ 12 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

JULIE

Chu Forward # STATISTICS 13 TEAM USA STATISTICS Height: 5’8” (174) | Weight: 147 (67) Year Event/Team GP GAPTS Shoots: Right | Birthdate: March 13, 1982 2009 World Championship 55510 Hometown: Fairfield, Conn. 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team 97613 2008 Four Nations Cup 4202 2008-09 Team: 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team/ World Championship 5077 Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL) 2007 Four Nations Cup 4011 World Championship 5033 2006 Four Nations Cup 4011 Olympic Winter Games 5055 USA HOCKEY: Two-time Olympian (silver-2002, bronze-2006). Tied for sixth at the tournament 2005-06 U.S. Women’s National Team 13 257 with five assists in 2006 … Six-time member of the U.S. Women’s National Team for the 2005 Four Nations Cup 4000 International Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship (gold-2005, 2008-09; silver- World Championship 5246 2004 Four Nations Cup 4 0 2 2 2001, 2004, 2007). Led the tournament with 10 points (5-5) and was named one of Team USA’s World Championship 4 1 1 2 top three players in 2009. Named to the media all-star team while playing both forward and 2003 Four Nations Cup 4 0 1 1 defense in 2008. Named to the team in 2003, but the event was canceled … Seven-time member Under-22 Series 3011 of the U.S. Women’s Select Team for the Four Nations Cup (1st-2003, 2008; 2nd-2000, 2004-07) 2002 Under-22 Series 3022 … Member of the U.S. Women’s National Team in 2000-01, 2001-02 (Visa Skate to Salt Lake Tour) Olympic Winter Games 5 2 2 4 and 2005-06 (Hilton Family Skate to 2006 Tour); and the U.S. Women’s Select Team in 2008-09 2001-02 U.S. Women’s National Team 29 11 18 29 2001 World Championship 5 1 7 8 … Four-time member of the U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team for the Under-22 Series with 2000-01 U.S. Women’s National Team 33 17 18 35 Canada (1999-00, 2002-03). Captained the team in 2003 … Eleven-time USA Hockey Women’s 2000 Four Nations Cup 4213 National Festival participant (1998-2005, 2006-09). Under-22 Series 3000 1999 Under-22 Series 3000 COLLEGE: Played four years for Harvard University of ECAC Hockey … Finished her career as Team USA Totals 163 52 90 142 Harvard’s all-time assists leader (196) … Her 284 career points is tops in NCAA history … Three- time All-American (First Team-2007; Second Team-2003, 2005) … Two-time Patty Kazmaier OTHER STATISTICS Year Team GP GAPTS Memorial Award finalist (Winner-2007, Top 10-2005). As a Senior (2006-07): Led the team with 2008-09 Minnesota Whitecaps 12 268 66 points (18-48) in 30 games … Tops in the nation with 2.20 points per game … Led the league 2007-08 Minnesota Whitecaps 6347 with 53 points (16-37) in 20 games … Unanimous First Team All-ECACH selection … Earned Other Totals 18 5 10 15 First Team All-Ivy League and Ivy League Co-Player of the Year honors. As a Junior (2004- 05): Served as team co-captain … Ranked seventh nationally, averaging 2.19 points per game COLLEGE STATISTICS through the regular season. As a Sophomore (2003-04): Named Second Team All-ECACH Year Team GP GAPTS and All-Ivy League … Second on the team and sixth in the nation in points (15-41–56) … Second 2006-07 Harvard University 30 18 48 66 2004-05 Harvard University 33 13 56 69 in the nation in assists per game (1.28) … Academic All-ECACH selection. As a Freshman 2003-04 Harvard University 32 15 41 56 (2002-03): ECACH and Ivy League Rookie of the Year … First Team All-ECACH and All-Ivy 2002-03 Harvard University 34 42 51 93 League selection … Named to the NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team … Second in the College Totals 129 88 196 284 nation and first among rookies with 93 points (42-51) and 2.74 points per game … Second nationally in goals per game (1.24) and first with 11 power-play goals.

OTHER: Helped the Minnesota Whitecaps capture the Western Women’s Hockey League in 2001, where she served as assistant captain of the hockey team as a sophomore and co- T championship and was named the top role model at the Canadian Women’s Hockey captain as a junior … Led Choate to the 1999 New England Prep School Athletic Council E Championship in 2008-09 … Played part-time for the Whitecaps in 2007-08. Championship and earned tournament MVP honors … Relinquished her position of student A body president as a senior in order to train with the U.S. Women’s National Team … Tallied 213 M PERSONAL: Served as an assistant coach for the University of Minnesota Duluth women’s ice points (101-112) in her 71-game prep career (1997-2000) … Three-sport varsity athlete as a U hockey team in 2007-08… Helped guide UMD to the 2008 NCAA national championship … freshman (soccer, hockey, softball) … Won four USA Hockey Girls’ National Championships in S Named USA Hockey’s Bob Allen Women’s Player of the Year in 2007 … Graduated from Harvard five years as a member of the Connecticut Polar Bears (1995-97, 1999) … Has a brother, Richard, A in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology … Graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall (Conn.) and a sister, Christina … Daughter of Wah and Miriam Chu. __ 13 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

NATALIE

Darwitz Forward # STATISTICS 20 TEAM USA STATISTICS Height: 5’3” (160) | Weight: 137 (62) Year Event/Team GP GAPTS Shoots: Right | Birthdate: October 13, 1983 2009 World Championship 53710 Hometown: 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team 9510 15 Eagan, Minn. 2008 Four Nations Cup 4314 2008-09 Team: 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team World Championship 56410 2007 Four Nations Cup 4123 World Championship 5459 2006 Four Nations Cup 4369 Olympic Winter Games 5336 2005-06 U.S. Women’s National Team 18 9716 USA HOCKEY: Team captain since 2007 … Two-time Olympian (silver-2002, bronze-2006). 2005 World Championship 5224 Tied for the tournament lead with seven goals, including a hat trick, en route to being named 2004 Four Nations Cup 4 1 3 4 to the all-tournament team in 2002 … Eight-time member of the U.S. Women’s National Team Under-22 Series 3022 for the International Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship (gold-2005, 2008-09; World Championship 5 7 3 10 2003 Four Nations Cup 4 2 1 3 silver-1999-01, 2004, 2007). Selected to the media all-star team four times (2004, 2007-09). Ranked Under-22 Series 3235 second in the tournament with 10 points (3-7) in 2009. Led the tournament with 10 points (6-4) 2002 Olympic Winter Games 5 7 1 8 and was named the tournament’s top forward in 2008. Ranked fourth at the tournament with 2001-02 U.S. Women’s National Team 30 17 21 38 2001 World Championship 5 3 1 4 nine points (4-5) in 2007. Led the team with 10 points (7-3) in 2004. Was the youngest player 2000-01 U.S. Women’s National Team 32 17 18 35 ever named to the team at the age of 15 in 1999 … Six-time member of the U.S. Women’s Select 2000 Under-22 Series 3011 Team for the Four/Three Nations Cup (1st-2003, 2008; 2nd-1998, 2004, 2006-07). Led the World Championship 5 2 6 8 tournament with nine points (3-6) in 2006 … Member of the U.S. Women’s National Team in 1999 Under-22 Series 3101 World Championship 5 2 1 3 2000-01, 2001-02 (Visa Skate to Salt Lake Tour) and 2005-06 (Hilton Family Skate to 2006 Tour); 1998 Three Nations Cup 4 0 0 0 and the U.S. Women’s Select Team in 2008-09. Tied for the team lead with nine goals in 2005- Team USA Totals 175 100 108 208 06 … Four-time member of the U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team for the Under-22 Series with Canada (1999-00, 2003-04). Captained the team in 2004 … Ten-time USA Hockey Women’s OTHER STATISTICS Year Team GP GAPTS National Festival participant (1998-2001, 2003-05, 2007-09). 2007-08 Minnesota Whitecaps 74711 2006-07 Minnesota Whitecaps 13 11 10 21 COLLEGE: Finished her three-season collegiate career as the University of Minnesota’s Other Totals 20 15 17 32 (Western Collegiate Hockey Association) career points (246) and assists (144) leader … Three- time finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award (Top Three-2005; Top 10-2003-04) and a COLLEGE STATISTICS Year Team GP GAPTS As a Junior (2004-05): three-time All-American (First Team-2003, 2005; Second Team-2004). 2004-05 University of Minnesota 40 42 72 114 Set an NCAA single-season record with 114 points (42-72) in 40 games … Led the nation in 2003-04 University of Minnesota 26 27 37 64 points per game (2.85) and assists (72) … Set a tournament record with nine points (3-6) in two 2002-03 University of Minnesota 33 33 35 68 games at the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four … In the final game, scored the go-ahead with College Totals 99 102 144 246 under a minute remaining to give Minnesota its second straight national title … Named to the All-WCHA First Team … Named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. As a Sophomore (2003-04): All-WCHA First Team selection … Named to the WCHA All-Academic and All-Big PERSONAL: Recently completed her first season as an assistant coach for the University of Ten Academic Teams … Tied for second on the team in points (64), despite missing 10 games Minnesota women’s ice hockey team, which advanced to the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four … with an injury … Named to the WCHA All-Tournament Team … Scored her fourth hat trick of Graduated from Minnesota in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in business with emphasis in sport T the season en route to winning the national title game … Named to the NCAA Women’s Frozen management … Named USA Hockey’s Bob Allen Women’s Player of the Year in 2005 … E Four All-Tournament Team. As a Freshman (2002-03): WCHA Rookie of the Year … Team Completed her junior year at Eagan (Minn.) High School while training with the 2000-01 U.S. A scoring leader (33-35–68) … All-WCHA First Team selection and All-WCHA Rookie honoree. Women’s National Team in Lake Placid, N.Y. … Tallied 487 points (312-175) in 102 games of high M school hockey (1996-2000) … Began playing on the girls’ varsity ice hockey team in seventh U OTHER: Played for the Minnesota Whitecaps of the Western Women’s Hockey League for parts grade … Enjoys waterskiing, wakeboarding and tennis … Can juggle fire and knives and did so S of two seasons (2006-08) … Led the team with 26 points (13-13), was named league MVP and in her town’s circus as a first and second grader … Has a sister, Nikki, and a brother, Ryan … A earned a spot on the WWHL Tournament All-Star Team in 2006-07. Daughter of Scott and Nancy Darwitz. __ 14 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

RACHAEL Drazan Defenseman #6 STATISTICS Height: 5’6” (168) | Weight: 150 (68) TEAM USA STATISTICS Shoots: Left | Birthdate: January 11, 1986 Year Event/Team GP GAPTS Hometown: Orono, Minn. 2008 Four Nations Cup 3033 2008-09 Team: University of Minnesota (WCHA) World Championship 5033 2007 Under-22 Series 3011 2006 Four Nations Cup 4000 Under-22 Series 3000 USA HOCKEY: Member of the U.S. Women’s National Team for the 2008 International Ice 2004 Under-22 Series 3000 Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship (gold) … Two-time member of the U.S. Team USA Totals 21 077 Women’s Select Team for the Four Nations Cup (1st-2008, 2nd-2006) … Three-time member of the U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team for the Under-22 Series with Canada (2004, 2006-07) … COLLEGE STATISTICS Five-time USA Hockey Women’s National Festival participant (2004, 2006-09) … Three-time Year Team GP GAPTS USA Hockey Player Development Camp attendee (2002-04). 2008-09 University of Minnesota 34 5 16 21 2007-08 University of Minnesota 38 10 17 27 COLLEGE: Played two years at the University of Minnesota and two years at the University of 2005-06 University of Minnesota Duluth 34 5 14 19 Minnesota Duluth, both of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. As a Senior (2008-09): 2004-05 University of Minnesota Duluth 34 5611 Named to the All-WCHA Second Team … All-WCHA Academic Team selection. As a Junior College Totals 140 25 53 78 (2007-08): Named to All-WCHA First Team … Earned WCHA All-Academic Team honors … Second among team defensemen with 27 points (10-17) in 38 games. As a Sophomore (2005- 06): Led Minnesota Duluth defensemen with 19 points (5-14) while playing all 34 games … Played for the WCHA All-Star Team that faced the U.S. Women’s National Team in September 2005 … Named to the All-WCHA Second Team … Member of the WCHA All-Academic Team. As a Freshman (2004-05): Named to the All-WCHA Rookie Team … Named to the All-USCHO Preseason Rookie Team … Made the WCHA All-Academic Team.

PERSONAL: Graduated from Minnesota in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education … Graduated from Benilde-St. Margaret’s (Minn.) in 2004 … Led Benilde to two Minnesota State High School Class A Championships (2002, 2004) and was selected to the all- tournament team each time … Finalist for the 2004 Ms. Hockey award … All-conference and all-state during all four years … Served as captain of the team as a junior and senior… Also played soccer and lacrosse at Benilde … Maintained a 4.0 grade-point average for four consecutive semesters … Has a brother, Mathew, and a sister, Jennifer … Daughter of Michael and Mary Drazan. T E A M U S A __ 15 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

MEGHAN Duggan Forward #10 STATISTICS Height: 5’9” (175) | Weight: 164 (74) TEAM USA STATISTICS Shoots: Right | Birthdate: September 3, 1987 Year Event/Team GP GAPTS Hometown: Danvers, Mass. 2009 World Championship 5202 2008-09 Team: University of Wisconsin (WCHA) 2008 Four Nations Cup 4213 Under-22 Series 3112 World Championship 5415 2007 Four Nations Cup 4011 USA HOCKEY: Three-time member of the U.S. Women’s National Team for the International Under-22 Series 3011 Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship (gold-2008, 2009; silver-2007) … Two- World Championship 5011 time member of the U.S. Women’s Select Team for the Four Nations Cup (1st-2008, 2nd-2007) Team USA Totals 29 9615 … Two-time member of the U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team for the Under-22 Series with Canada (2007-08). Co-captained the team in 2008 … Three-time USA Hockey Women’s National COLLEGE STATISTICS Festival participant (2007-09) … Three-time USA Hockey Player Development Camp attendee Year Team GP GAPTS (2003-05). 2008-09 University of Wisconsin 41 23 33 56 2007-08 University of Wisconsin 38 20 23 43 COLLEGE: As a Junior (2008-09): Completed her third season at the University of Wisconsin 2006-07 University of Wisconsin 39 26 26 52 of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association … Helped the Badgers capture the NCAA College Totals 118 69 82 151 National Championship … Named to the All-WCHA Third Team and the All-WCHA Academic Team. As a Sophomore (2007-08): Finished second on the team with 43 points (20-23) in 38 games … All-WCHA First Team honoree … Helped team to the NCAA title game. As a Freshman (2006-07): Helped the Badgers to the NCAA National Championship … Ranked second on the team with 52 points (26-26) in 39 games … Led the league and placed third among the nation’s rookies in points … Named the WCHA Rookie of the Year … Earned All- WCHA Second Team honors and secured a spot on the All-WCHA Rookie Team.

PERSONAL: Attended Cushing Academy in Massachusetts … Three-year recipient of the Bette Davis Award as the top female athlete in her class ... Participated at the varsity level in soccer, softball and lacrosse ... Four-year class president ... Received 1888 Award for highest academic average in the freshmen class ... Received award for exemplary scholarship, leadership, character and service as a junior ... Roomed with fellow U.S. Women’s National Team member Erika Lawler at Cushing Academy ... Has a sister, Katelyn, and brother, Bryan ... Daughter of Bob and Mary Duggan.

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MOLLY

Engstrom Defenseman # STATISTICS 9 TEAM USA STATISTICS Height: Weight: 5’9” (175) | 178 (81) Year Event/Team GP GAPTS Shoots: Right | Birthdate: March 1, 1983 2009 World Championship 5011 Hometown: Siren, Wis. 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team 9012 12 2008-09 Team: 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team/ 2008 Four Nations Cup 4000 Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL) World Championship 4112 2007 Four Nations Cup 4000 World Championship 5235 2006 Olympic Winter Games 4000 USA HOCKEY: Olympic bronze medalist (2006) … Five-time member of the U.S. Women’s 2005-06 U.S. Women’s National Team 17 044 National Team for the International Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship (gold- 2005 Four Nations Cup 4000 World Championship 5112 2005, 2008-09; silver-2004, 2007). Named the tournament’s top defenseman in 2007 … Four-time 2004 Four Nations Cup 4022 member of the U.S. Women’s Select Team for the Four Nations Cup (1st-2008; 2nd-2004-05, 2007) Under-22 Series 3033 … Member of the U.S. Women’s National Team in 2005-06 (Hilton Family Skate to 2006 Tour) World Championship 5033 and the U.S. Women’s Select Team in 2008-09 … Two-time member of the U.S. Women’s Under- 2003 Under-22 Series 3000 Team USA Totals 76 4 30 34 22 Select Team (2003-04) … Seven-time USA Hockey Women’s National Festival participant (2002-05, 2007-09). OTHER STATISTICS Year Team GP GAPTS COLLEGE: Played four years at the University of Wisconsin of the Western Collegiate Hockey 2008-09 Minnesota Whitecaps 16 3 10 13 Association. As a Senior (2004-05): Served as assistant captain … All-America First Team 2007-08 Brampton Canadette-Thunder 28 12 12 24 selection … Named team’s Defensive Player of the Year and earned WCHA Defensive Player of Other Totals 44 15 22 37 the Year honors for the second straight season … Named a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier As a Junior (2003-04): Memorial Award. Named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Year and COLLEGE STATISTICS earned All-WCHA First Team honors … Named to the WCHA Final Five All-Tournament Team Year Team GP GAPTS and ranked third in the WCHA in point production among defensemen (5-19–24). As a 2004-05 University of Wisconsin 38 13 19 32 Sophomore (2002-03): Ranked sixth on team in assists. As a Freshman (2001-02): Had 2003-04 University of Wisconsin 34 5 19 24 points in four of her first five career games … Earned WCHA Rookie of the Week honors once 2002-03 University of Wisconsin 33 4 10 14 2001-02 University of Wisconsin 35 6915 … Ranked 10th among WCHA defenders with 15 points (6-9). College Totals 140 28 57 85

OTHER: Helped the Minnesota Whitecaps to the Western Women’s Hockey League championship in 2008-09 … Played for the Brampton Canadette-Thunder in 2007-08 and helped the team to the Canadian Women’s Hockey League championship.

PERSONAL: Graduated from Wisconsin in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in natural resources/landscape architecture … Served as an undergraduate assistant coach for the Wisconsin women’s ice hockey team during the 2006-07 season … Played two years of hockey at Culver (Ind.) Academy … In 35 games as a senior, recorded 31 points (15-16) … Played three T years with the Minnesota Thoroughbreds, helping the team to national runner-up finishes at E the USA Hockey Girls’ National Championships during the 1996-97 and 1998-99 seasons … A Competed in the AAA Team Minnesota Hockey Festival as part of the Wisconsin Selects boys’ M team from 1995-97 … Won the Wisconsin state discus title as a sophomore … Named Culver’s U S track and field MVP as a junior and played in the Indiana State Golf Tournament … Has a brother, A Chris … Daughter of Rick and Judy Engstrom. __ 17 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

ANGIE Keseley Forward #15 Height: 5’7” (171) | Weight: 148 (67) Shoots: Left | Birthdate: June 9, 1987 Hometown: St. Louis Park, Minn. 2008-09 Team: University of Wisconsin (WCHA)

USA HOCKEY: Two-time USA Hockey Women’s National Festival participant (2006, 2009) … Four-time USA Hockey Player Development Camp attendee (2002-05).

COLLEGE: Played four years at the University of Wisconsin of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. As a Senior (2008-09): Ranked third on the team with 59 points (18-41) … Recorded a hat trick against Dartmouth College in the NCAA quarterfinals and a goal and two assists in the NCAA title game in helping the Badgers to the NCAA championship. As a Junior (2007-08): Helped the Badgers to the NCAA title game … Member of the All-WCHA Academic Team. As a Sophomore (2006-07): Aided the Badgers in capturing the NCAA championship for a second year in a row … All-WCHA Academic Team selection. As a Freshman (2005- 06): Led team freshmen with 33 points (13-20).

PERSONAL: Graduated from Wisconsin in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in communications … Skated for St. Louis Park (Minn.) High School and totaled 289 points (187-102) in 101 games on the varsity team from 2001-05 ... All-conference selection all four years ... Team MVP sophomore and junior years ... Named to the Star Tribune All-Metro Second Team in 2004 and the First Team in 2005 ... Earned all-state honors as a senior … Led the state in points as a senior (103) ... Spent four summers training in the Community Olympic Development program ... Also lettered in soccer … Has a brother, Jon, who played hockey at Gustavus Adolphus College … Daughter of Terry and Paula Keseley.

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COLLEGE STATISTICS Year Team GP GAPTS T 2008-09 University of Wisconsin 41 18 41 59 E 2007-08 University of Wisconsin 41 10 15 25 A 2006-07 University of Wisconsin 40 12 12 24 M 2005-06 University of Wisconsin 41 13 20 33 U College Totals 163 53 88 141 S A __ 18 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

HILARY

Knight Forward # STATISTICS 21 TEAM USA STATISTICS Height: 5’10” (178) | Weight: 172 (78) Year Event/Team GP GAPTS Shoots: Right | Birthdate: July 12, 1989 2009 World Championship 5729 Hometown: Hanover, N.H. 2008 Four Nations Cup 4325 2008-09 Team: University of Wisconsin (WCHA) Under-22 Series 3000 World Championship 5011 2007 Under-22 Series 3011 World Championship 5000 2006 Four Nations Cup 4101 USA HOCKEY: Three-time member of the U.S. Women’s National Team for the International Under-22 Series 3000 Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship (gold-2008-09, silver-2007). Third in the Team USA Totals 32 11 6 17 tournament with nine points (7-2), led the tournament with seven goals and was selected as one of Team USA top three players in 2009 … Two-time member of the U.S. Women’s Select COLLEGE STATISTICS Team for the Four Nations Cup (1st-2008, 2nd-2006). Led the tournament with five points (3-2) Year Team GP GAPTS in 2008 … Three-time member of the U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team (2006-08) … Four- 2008-09 University of Wisconsin 39 45 38 83 time USA Hockey Women’s National Festival participant (2006-09) … Four-time USA Hockey 2007-08 University of Wisconsin 41 20 18 38 College Totals 80 65 56 121 Player Development Camp attendee (2003-06).

COLLEGE: As a Sophomore (2008-09): Completed her second season at the University of Wisconsin of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association … Led the NCAA with 45 goals, 43 assists, 83 points and 16 power-play goals in helping Wisconsin capture the 2009 NCAA National Championship … NCAA All-Tournament Team selection … Earned RBK First Team All-America honors … Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award top-10 finalist … Named WCHA Player of the Year and selected to the All-WCHA First Team. As a Freshman (2007-08): Tied for second on the team with 20 goals and ranked fourth with 38 points (20-18) … Helped the team to the NCAA title game … Named WCHA Preseason Rookie of the Year … Earned a spot on the WCHA All- Rookie Team.

PERSONAL: Played four years for Choate Rosemary Hall (Conn.) … Recorded a career-high 73 points (53-20) in 23 games as a senior in 2006-07 and was named the Founders League MVP … As a junior, netted 33 goals and 18 assists and was named the Founders League co-MVP … Tallied 53 points (39-14) in 25 games as a sophomore … Registered 33 points (18-15) in 25 games as a freshman … Registered 158 goals and 253 points in 128 career games over four years for the Connecticut Polar U19 girls’ ice hockey team … Led the team to a third-place finish at the 2006 USA Hockey Girls’ 19 & Under National Championship … Two-time state and regional champion with the Polar Bears … Named MVP of both the field hockey and lacrosse teams at T Choate … Won the Choate Athletic Award as a freshman and sophomore … Cousin, Chip Knight, E is a three-time Olympic skier … Has three brothers, James, Jr., Remington and William … A Daughter of James and Cynthia Knight. M U S A __ 19 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

JOCELYNE

Lamoureux Forward # STATISTICS 17 TEAM USA STATISTICS Height: 5’6” (168) | Weight: 154 (70) Year Event/Team GP GAPTS Shoots: Right | Birthdate: July 3, 1989 2009 World Championship 5022 Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D. 2008 Four Nations Cup 4101 2008-09 Team: University of Minnesota (WCHA) Under-22 Series 3202 2006 Four Nations Cup 4123 Team USA Totals 16 448

USA HOCKEY: Member of the U.S. Women’s National Team for the 2009 International Ice COLLEGE STATISTICS Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship (gold) … Two-time member of the U.S. Year Team GP GAPTS Women’s Select Team for the Four Nations Cup (1st-2008, 2nd-2006) … Member of the U.S. 2008-09 University of Minnesota 40 28 37 65 Women’s Under-22 Select Team for the 2008 Under-22 Series. Led the team with two goals … College Totals 40 28 37 65 Two-time USA Hockey Women’s National Festival participant (2008-09) … Four-time USA Hockey Player Development Camp attendee (2004-07).

COLLEGE: As a Freshman (2008-09): Played for the University of Minnesota of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association … Finished second on the team and fourth in the nation with 65 points (28-37) … Helped team to the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four … Earned All-WCHA First Team and All-WCHA Rookie Team honors.

PERSONAL:Transferred to the University of North Dakota of the WCHA following her freshman year at Minnesota … Graduated from Shattuck-St. Mary’s (Minn.) in 2008 … Led team to the USA Hockey Girls’ 19 & Under National Championship in 2005, 2006 and 2007 … Tallied 107 (42-65) points in 27 games as a senior … Ranked second on the team in 2006-07 with 131 points (65-66) … Had 137 points (68-69) in 59 games in 2005-06 to place second on the team in points and first in goals … Tallied 102 points (47-55) in 60 games in 2004-05 … State runner-up with the Grand Forks (N.D.) Wheatkings Bantam A Boys’ team in 2003-04 … Earned a state championship with the Wheatkings Peewee A Boys’ team in 2001-02 and was the state runner- up in 2002-03 … Has four brothers, Jean-Philippe, Jacques, Pierre-Paul and Mario, and a twin sister, Monique, who is also a member of Team USA … Brother, Philippe, plays hockey in the National Hockey League’s system, and formerly played hockey for North Dakota and for Team USA in the 2004 Viking Cup … Brother, Jacques, plays hockey for the Air Force Academy … Brother, Pierre-Paul, is a student-assistant coach for the North Dakota hockey team, while brother, Mario, plays for the North Dakota hockey team and skated for Team USA at the T 2006 Viking Cup … Daughter of Jean-Pierre and Linda Lamoureux … Father, Jean-Pierre, played E hockey for North Dakota (1979-82). A M U S A __ 20 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

MONIQUE Lamoureux Forward #7 STATISTICS Height: 5’6” (168) | Weight: 156 (71) TEAM USA STATISTICS Shoots: Right | Birthdate: July 3, 1989 Year Event/Team GP GAPTS Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D. 2009 World Championship 5235 2008-09 Team: University of Minnesota (WCHA) 2008 Under-22 Series 3123 2006 Four Nations Cup 4000 Team USA Totals 12 358

USA HOCKEY: Member of the U.S. Women’s National Team for the 2009 International Ice COLLEGE STATISTICS Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship (gold) … Member of the U.S. Women’s Select Year Team GP GAPTS Team for the 2006 Four Nations Cup (2nd) … Member of the U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team 2008-09 University of Minnesota 40 39 36 75 for the 2008 Under-22 Series … Two-time USA Hockey Women’s National Festival participant College Totals 40 39 36 75 (2008-09) … Four-time USA Hockey Player Development Camp attendee (2004-07).

COLLEGE: As a Freshman (2008-09): Played for the University of Minnesota of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association … Ranked third in the NCAA and first among rookies with 75 points (39-36) in 40 games … Ranked second in the nation with five shorthanded goals and tied for third with eight game-winners … Helped team to the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four … Was the only freshman to be named a top-10 finalist for Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award … All- WCHA First Team and WCHA Rookie of the Year selection … WCHA scoring champion.

PERSONAL:Transferred to the University of North Dakota of the WCHA following her freshman year at Minnesota … Graduated from Shattuck-St. Mary’s (Minn.) in 2008 … Led team to the USA Hockey Girls’ 19 & Under National Championship in 2005, 2006 and 2007 … Led the team with 134 points (82-52) as a senior in 2007-08 and helped Shattuck to a 53-3-1 record … Ranked first on the team in 2006-07 with 135 points (85-50) … Had 116 points (53-63) in 68 games in 2005-06 to place third on the team in points and second in goals … Tallied 113 points (57-56) in 62 games in 2004-05 … State runner-up with the Grand Forks (N.D.) Wheatkings Bantam A Boys’ team in 2003-04 … Earned a state championship with the Wheatkings Peewee A Boys’ team in 2001-02 and was the state runner-up in 2002-03 … Has four brothers, Jean-Philippe, Jacques, Pierre-Paul and Mario, and a twin sister, Jocelyne, who is also a member of Team USA … Brother, Philippe, plays hockey in the National Hockey League’s Buffalo Sabres system, and formerly played hockey for North Dakota and for Team USA in the 2004 Viking Cup … Brother, Jacques, plays hockey for the Air Force Academy … Brother, Pierre-Paul, is a student-assistant coach for the North Dakota hockey team, while brother, Mario, plays for the North Dakota hockey team T and skated for Team USA at the 2006 Viking Cup … Daughter of Jean-Pierre and Linda E A Lamoureux … Father, Jean-Pierre, played hockey for North Dakota (1979-82). M U S A __ 21 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

ERIKA

Lawler Forward # STATISTICS 2 TEAM USA STATISTICS Height: 5’0” (152) | Weight: 130 (59) Year Event/Team GP GAPTS Shoots: Right | Birthdate: February 5, 1987 2009 World Championship 5044 Hometown: Fitchburg, Mass. 2008 Four Nations Cup 4000 2008-09 Team: University of Wisconsin (WCHA) Under-22 Series 3022 World Championship 5022 2007 Four Nations Cup 4202 Under-22 Series 3000 World Championship 5246 USA HOCKEY: Three-time member of the U.S. Women’s National Team for the International 2006 Four Nations Cup 4213 Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship (gold-2008-09, silver-2007) … Three-time Under-22 Series 3101 member of the U.S. Women’s Select Team for the Four Nations Cup (1st-2008, 2nd-2006-07) … Team USA Totals 36 7 13 20 Three-time member of the U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team for the Under-22 Series with COLLEGE STATISTICS Canada (2006-08). Co-captained the team in 2008 … Four-time USA Hockey Women’s National Year Team GP GAPTS Festival participant (2006-09) … Four-time USA Hockey Player Development Camp attendee 2008-09 University of Wisconsin 40 20 44 64 (2002-05). 2007-08 University of Wisconsin 41 12 28 40 2006-07 University of Wisconsin 41 10 28 38 COLLEGE: Played four seasons at the University of Wisconsin of the Western Collegiate Hockey 2005-06 University of Wisconsin 41 13 19 32 Association, where she was part of three national championship teams … Her 174 career points College Totals 163 55 119 174 (55-119) rank third in school history. As a Senior (2008-09): Captained the Badgers to the 2009 NCAA National Championship … Led the NCAA with 44 assists … Earned All-WCHA Second Team honors … Top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. As a Junior (2007- 08): Helped the Badgers to the NCAA title game … Led the team with 28 assists and ranked third with 40 points … All-WCHA Second Team honoree. As a Sophomore (2006-07): Helped lead the team to the NCAA National Championship for the second consecutive year … All- WCHA Third Team selection. As a Freshman (2005-06): Helped the Badgers win the NCAA title.

PERSONAL: Attended Cushing Academy in Massachusetts ... Three-year recipient of the Bette Davis Award as the top female athlete in her class ... Twice named MVP of the ice hockey team … Registered 45 goals and 48 assists as a senior to give her a career total of 395 points (210- 185) ... Selected for the New England All-Star League in 2004-05 ... Also competed in field hockey and lacrosse and was an All-America nominee in lacrosse … Field hockey MVP as a freshman … Captained both the field and ice hockey teams as a senior … Has two brothers, Trevor and Nevin, and a sister, Brittany … Daughter of Margaret and Kevin Lawler. T E A M U S A __ 22 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

GIGI

Marvin Forward # STATISTICS 19 TEAM USA STATISTICS Height: 5’8” (174) | Weight: 166 (75) Year Event/Team GP GAPTS Shoots: Right | Birthdate: March 7, 1987 2009 World Championship 5213 Hometown: Warroad, Minn. 2008 Four Nations Cup 4044 2008-09 Team: University of Minnesota (WCHA) Under-22 Series 3134 World Championship 5123 2007 Four Nations Cup 4000 Under-22 Series 3123 World Championship 5213 USA HOCKEY: Three-time member of the U.S. Women’s National Team for the International 2006 Four Nations Cup 4202 Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship (gold-2008-09, silver-2007) … Three-time Under-22 Series 3011 member of the U.S. Women’s Select Team for the Four Nations Cup (1st-2008, 2nd-2006-07). Led Team USA Totals 36 9 14 23 the team with four assists in 2008 … Three-time member of the U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team for the Under-22 Series with Canada. Led the team with four points (1-3) in 2008 … Four- COLLEGE STATISTICS time USA Hockey Women’s National Festival participant (2006-09) … Four-time USA Hockey Year Team GP GAPTS Player Development Camp attendee (2002-05). 2008-09 University of Minnesota 38 30 27 57 2007-08 University of Minnesota 38 23 31 54 COLLEGE: Played four seasons at the University of Minnesota of the Western Collegiate Hockey 2006-07 University of Minnesota 35 18 20 38 Association, where she was twice in the top 10 for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award (2008- 2005-06 University of Minnesota 41 16 30 46 09) … Finished her career sixth on the school’s all-time scoring list with 195 points (87-108). College Totals 152 87 108 195 As a Senior (2008-09): Helped the Gophers advance to the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four … Earned All-WCHA Second Team honors … Named WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year. As a Junior (2007-08): Led the team with 23 goals, 31 assists and 54 points … All-WCHA First Team honoree … RBK All-America Second Team selection … Named to the WCHA All- Tournament Team. As a Sophomore (2006-07): Led the team with 38 points (18-20) in 35 games … Earned All-WCHA First Team honors. As a Freshman (2005-06): Second on the team with 46 points (30-16) … WCHA Rookie of the Year … All-WCHA Third Team selection … Led the WCHA in rookie scoring … Finished fourth in the WCHA in points and second in assists … Named to the WCHA All-Tournament Team.

PERSONAL: Full name is Gisèle Marvin … Graduated from Minnesota in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in communications with a minor in broadcast journalism … Graduated from Warroad (Minn.) High School in 2005 … Named the 2005 recipient of the Let’s Play Hockey Ms. Hockey Award … All-state honoree her freshman, junior and senior seasons … Earned all- conference honors from her freshman to senior years … Helped the Warroad Warriors to an 18-5-1 record her senior season … Tallied 112 points as a senior, including 55 goals … Finished her high school career with 196 goals and 229 assists for 425 points, ranking fifth in Minnesota T state career scoring … Earned four letters in hockey and five letters in both cross country and E softball … Was the starting shortstop on five consecutive state tournament softball teams (2001- A 05) … Has a brother, Aaron … Daughter of Mike and Connie Marvin … Father, Mike, played M hockey at Brown University … Cousins have played hockey at Dartmouth College, Michigan U State University and the University of North Dakota … Grandfather, Cal Marvin, coached the S 1958 U.S. Men’s National Ice Hockey Team, managed the 1965 U.S. Men’s National Ice Hockey A Team and was inducted into the U.S. in 1982. __ 23 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

BRIANNE McLaughlin Goaltender #29 Height: 5’8” (174) | Weight: 130 (59) Catches: Left | Birthdate: June 20, 1987 Hometown: Sheffield Village, Ohio 2008-09 Team: Robert Morris University (CHA)

USA HOCKEY: Member of the U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team for the 2008 Under-22 Series with Canada … Two-time USA Hockey Women’s National Festival participant (2008-09) … Attended the 2002 USA Hockey Girls’ Select 14/15 Player Development Camp.

COLLEGE: Played four years at Robert Morris University of … Set an NCAA record with 3,809 career saves. As a Senior (2008-09): Second in the conference with a .909 save percentage … Named to the All-CHA First Team … Made 50+ saves on four occasions. As a Junior (2007-08): Earned All-CHA First Team honors … Led the conference with a .913 save percentage and ranked third with a 2.82 goals-against average. As a Sophomore (2006-07): All-CHA Second Team selection. As a Freshman (2005-06): Named to the All-CHA Second Team and the All-CHA Rookie Team … Recorded 40+ saves in nine games.

PERSONAL: Graduated from Elyria (Ohio) Catholic High School in 2005 … Started 15 games for the Ohio Flames ... Tied for second in the conference with a record of 8-4-1 ... Boasted the third highest save percentage with .944 ... Had a goals against average of 1.47 ... Also played softball, basketball, volleyball and ran track … Named MVP of the track team from 2002-05 … Has a brother, Michael … Daughter of Briant and Susan McLaughlin.

STATISTICS TEAM USA STATISTICS Year Event/Team GP-GS MIN GA GAA SVS SV% RECORD* SO 2008 Under-22 Series 1-1 43:58 6 8.19 20 .769 0-0-0-1 0 Team USA Totals 1-1 43:58 6 8.19 20 .769 0-0-0-1 0

*W-OTW-OTL-L

COLLEGE STATISTICS T Year Event/Team GP MIN GA GAA SVS SV% W-L-T SO E 2008-09 Robert Morris University 30 1701:04 89 3.14 1058 .916 9-17-3 2 A 2007-08 Robert Morris University 32 1873:20 88 2.82 926 .913 9-22-1 1 2006-07 Robert Morris University 27 1534:26 84 3.28 826 .908 8-17-2 3 M 2005-06 Robert Morris University 30 1770:13 118 4.00 1088 .902 5-23-2 2 U College Totals 119 6879:03 379 3.31 3809 .910 31-79-8 8 S A __ 24 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

JENNY

Potter Forward # STATISTICS 12 TEAM USA STATISTICS Height: 5’4” (163) | Weight: 145 (66) Year Event/Team GP GAPTS Shoots: Left | Birthdate: January 12, 1979 2009 World Championship 5145 Hometown: Edina, Minn. 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team 87512 2008 Four Nations Cup 4112 2008-09 Team: 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team/ World Championship 5527 Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL) 2007 Four Nations Cup 4033 World Championship 5224 2006 Olympic Winter Games 5279 2005-06 U.S. Women’s National Team 18 5712 USA HOCKEY: Three-time Olympian (gold-1998, silver-2002, bronze-2006). Led the team with 2005 Four Nations Cup 4404 nine points (2-7) in 2006 … Eight-time member of the U.S. Women’s National Team for the World Championship 5246 International Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship (gold-2005, 2008-09; silver- 2004 Four Nations Cup 4 1 3 4 1999-01, 2004, 2007). Ranked second on the team with seven points (5-2) and was named one World Championship 5 3 3 6 2003 Four Nations Cup 4 2 3 5 of Team USA’s top three players in 2008. Named to the team in 2003, but the event was canceled. 2002 Olympic Winter Games 5 1 6 7 Played defense in 2000. Led the tournament with 12 points (5-7) en route to being named the 2001-02 U.S. Women’s National Team 26 24 26 50 tournament’s top forward and earning a spot on the media all-star team in 1999 … Seven-time 2001 World Championship 5 3 7 10 member of the U.S. Women’s Select Team for the Four/Three Nations Cup (1st-1997, 2003, 2008; 2000 World Championship 5 0 3 3 2nd-1998, 2004-05, 2007). Led the tournament with four goals in 2005 … Member of the U.S. 1999 Under-22 Series 3112 World Championship 5 5 7 12 Women’s National Team in 1997-98, 2001-02 (Visa Skate to Salt Lake Tour) and 2005-06 (Hilton 1998 Three Nations Cup 4 1 1 2 Family Skate to 2006 Tour); and the U.S. Women’s Select Team in 2008-09 … Member of the U.S. Olympic Winter Games 6 2 3 5 Women’s Under-22 Select Team for the 1999 Under-22 Series with Canada … Eleven-time USA 1997-98 U.S. Women’s National Team 21 7 8 15 Hockey Women’s National Festival participant (1997-99, 2001-05, 2007-09). 1997 Three Nations Cup 3011 Team USA Totals 159 79 107 186 COLLEGE: Played three years at the University of Minnesota Duluth and one year for the OTHER STATISTICS University of Minnesota, both of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association … Four-time All- Year Team GP GAPTS American (First Team-2000, 2003-04; Second Team-1999) … Three-time finalist for the Patty 2008-09 Minnesota Whitecaps 19 16 21 37 Kazmaier Memorial Award (Top Three-2003-04; Top 10-2000. As a Senior (2003-04): Finished 2007-08 Minnesota Whitecaps 20 8 26 34 the regular season second in the nation with 72 points (35-37) … Ranked second nationally in 2006-07 Minnesota Whitecaps 4112 points per game (2.25) … Co-led the nation with nine game-winning goals. As a Junior (2002- Other Totals 43 25 48 73 03): Was the team’s leading point-getter and ranked third in the nation with 88 points (31-57) COLLEGE STATISTICS … Led the squad to regular-season and tournament titles in the WCHA, as well as the NCAA Year Team GP GAPTS national championship … Named WCHA Player of the Year for the second consecutive season 2003-04 University of Minnesota Duluth 34 36 39 75 … Named to the All-WCHA First Team and WCHA All-Academic Team. As a Sophomore 2002-03 University of Minnesota Duluth 36 31 57 88 (1999-00): Led the nation with 88 points (39-49) in 30 games for Minnesota … Led the team to 1999-00 University of Minnesota Duluth 30 39 49 88 1998-99 University of Minnesota 32 33 38 71 the inaugural women’s WCHA title and a berth in the American Women’s College Hockey College Totals 132 139 183 322 Alliance Division I National Championship Tournament.

T OTHER: Named MVP of the Western Women’s Hockey League in 2008-09 after tallying 36 E points (16-20) in 19 games for the Minnesota Whitecaps and leading the team to the WWHL A championship. Earned tournament MVP honors at the Canadian Women’s Hockey her daughter, Madison, in January 2001 … Won USA Hockey’s Bob Johnson Award in 2000 for M Championship … Led the Whitecaps with 34 points (8-26) in 20 games in 2007-08. excellence in international competition … Graduated from Edina (Minn.) High School in 1997 … Played hockey and was a competitive swimmer … Maiden name is Jenny Schmidgall … U S PERSONAL: Gave birth to her second child, Cullen, in January 2007 … Graduated from Married Rob Potter in 2001 … Has two older sisters, Stephanie and Amber … Parents are A Minnesota Duluth in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in business management … Gave birth to Dwayne and Terri Schmidgall. __ 25 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

ANGELA

Ruggiero Defenseman # STATISTICS 4 TEAM USA STATISTICS Height: 5’9” (175) | Weight: 192 (87) Year Event/Team GP GAPTS Shoots: Birthdate: Right | January 3, 1980 2009 World Championship 5112 Hometown: Simi Valley, Calif. 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team 9311 14 2008-09 Team: 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team/ 2008 Four Nations Cup 4033 Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL) World Championship 5055 2007 World Championship 5134 2006 Four Nations Cup 4022 Olympic Winter Games 5246 USA HOCKEY: Three-time Olympian (gold-1998, silver-2002, bronze-2006). Named the 2005-06 U.S. Women’s National Team 18 6814 tournament’s top defensemen twice (2002, 2006). Tied for the lead among tournament 2005 Four Nations Cup 4000 defensemen with six points (2-4) in 2006. Youngest member (18) of the team in 1998 … Nine- World Championship 5336 time member of the U.S. Women’s National Team at the International Ice Hockey Federation 2004 Four Nations Cup 4 1 1 2 World Women’s Championship (gold-2005, 2008-09; silver-1997, 1999-01, 2004, 2007). Named World Championship 5 2 5 7 2003 Four Nations Cup 4 0 4 4 the tournament’s top defenseman four times (2001, 2004-05, 2008). Selected to the media-all 2002 Olympic Winter Games 5 1 3 4 star team four times (2004-05, 2007, 2009). Named to the team in 2003, but the event was 2001-02 U.S. Women’s National Team 31 12 23 35 canceled … Member of the U.S. Women’s National Team for the 1996 Pacific Women’s 2001 World Championship 5 2 4 6 Championship (2nd) … Seven-time member of the U.S. Women’s Select Team for the Four/Three 2000-01 U.S. Women’s National Team 35 13 26 39 Nations Cup (1st-1997, 2003, 2008; 2nd-2000, 2004-06). Led team with four assists in 2003 … 2000 Four Nations Cup 4224 Member of the U.S. Women’s National Team in 1997-98, 2000-01, 2001-02 (Visa Skate to Salt Under-22 Series 3123 Lake Tour) and 2005-06 (Hilton Family Skate to 2006 Tour); and the U.S. Women’s Select Team World Championship 5 1 6 7 in 2008-09. Led team defensemen with 35 points (12-23) in 2001-02 … Two-time member of the 1999-00 U.S. Women’s Select Team 2 0 0 0 1999 Under-22 Series 3022 U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team (1999-00) … Eleven-time USA Hockey Women’s National World Championship 5 1 1 2 Festival participant (1997-05, 2009). 1998 Olympic Winter Games 6 0 0 0 1997-98 U.S. Women’s National Team 27 5 11 16 COLLEGE: Played four years at Harvard University of ECAC Hockey … Four-time finalist for 1997 Three Nations Cup 4011 the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award (Winner-2004, Top Three-2003, Top 10-1999-00) and four- World Championship 5 0 1 1 time All-America selection (First Team-199-00, 2003-04) … Finished with 253 points (96-157) to 1996 Pacific Women’s Championship 5 2 1 3 rank sixth all-time at Harvard and first among defensemen. As a Senior (2003-04): ECACH Team USA Totals 222 59 133 192 and Ivy League Player of the Year … Led team to the ECACH championship and a berth in the OTHER STATISTICS NCAA championship game for the second straight year. As a Junior (2002-03): Top-scoring Year Team GP GAPTS defenseman in the country (29-54–83) and ranked second in assists per game (1.59) … Helped 2008-09 Minnesota Whitecaps 15 7916 team to the ECACH championship. As a Sophomore (1999-2000): Tied for 12th in the nation 2007-08 Minnesota Whitecaps 15 8 10 18 As a Freshman (1998-99): and led all defensemen with 54 points (21-33). Finished fifth in the 2004-05 Axion 13 3 13 16 ECACH with 51 points (16-35) … Led Harvard to the national championship. Other Totals 43 18 32 50

OTHER: Helped the Minnesota Whitecaps to the Western Women’s Hockey League COLLEGE STATISTICS T championship in 2008-09 … Skated part-time for the Whitecaps in 2007-08 and ranked second Year Team GP GAPTS E on the team with 18 points (8-10) in 15 games … Made history on Jan. 28, 2005, when she and 2003-04 Harvard University 32 25 30 55 A her brother, Bill, competed for the Central Hockey League’s , becoming the first-ever 2002-03 Harvard University 34 29 54 83 M brother-sister tandem to play in a professional hockey game in North America … Was the first 1999-00 Harvard University 29 21 33 54 1998-99 Harvard University 32 16 35 51 U female skater to play in a North American professional hockey game, where she recorded an College Totals 127 91 152 243 S assist … Joined the National Women’s Hockey League’s part way through the A 2004-05 season. __ 26 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

ANGELA Ruggiero

PERSONAL: Currently pursuing a master’s degree in sport management from the University of Minnesota … Spent two weeks in Afghanistan in January 2008 as part of the ProSports MVP Olympic Heroes Tour … Served as the director of the Charles B. Wang Ice Hockey “Project Hope,” a New York Islanders program aimed at providing young Chinese athletes with access to higher education during the 2006-07 season … Appeared in the sixth season of “The Apprentice” on NBC … Wrote an autobiography called “Breaking the Ice” in the summer of 2005 … Named one of the top-16 female athletes in the world by ESPN.com in 2004 … Graduated cum laude from Harvard University with a bachelor’s degree in government in 2004 … Named USA Hockey’s Bob Allen Women’s Player of the Year in 2003 and 2004 … One of eight U.S. Olympic athletes honored to carry the World Trade Center Flag during the Opening Ceremonies at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games … Founder and head instructor of the All American Girls Hockey School … Active in Right to Play, an organization which aims to enrich the lives of children across the country through sport … Helped launch the websites and raise funds for Teams of Angels and momsteam.com, charities that focus on creating a safer youth sports experience … Has her own website: angelaruggiero.com … Graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall (Conn.) in 1998 … Has one sister, Pam, and one brother, Bill … Daughter of Bill and Karen Ruggiero.

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MOLLY Schaus Goaltender #1 STATISTICS Height: 5’8” (174) | Weight: 148 (67) TEAM USA STATISTICS Catches: Left | Birthdate: July 29, 1988 Year Event/Team GP-GS MIN GA GAA SVS SV% RECORD* SO Hometown: Natick, Mass. 2009 World Championship 2-2 119:22 2 1.01 46 .958 1-0-0-1 1 2008-09 Team: Boston College (HEA) 2008 Four Nations Cup 1-1 60:00 4 4.00 25 .862 0-0-0-1 0 Under-22 Series 3-2 141:50 8 3.38 62 .886 0-1-1-0 0 World Championship 1-1 60:00 1 1.00 1 .500 1-0-0-0 0 2007 Under-22 Series 2-1 100:34 5 2.98 50 .909 0-0-1-1 0 USA HOCKEY: Two-time member of the U.S. Women’s National Team for the International Ice Team USA Totals 9-7 481:46 20 2.49 184 .902 2-1-2-3 1 Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship (gold-2008-09) … Member of the U.S.

Women’s Select Team for the 2008 Four Nations Cup (1st) … Two-time member of the U.S. *W-OTW-OTL-L Women’s Under-22 Select Team for the Under-22 Series with Canada (2007-08) … Three-time USA Hockey Women’s National Festival participant (2007-09) … Five-time USA Hockey Player COLLEGE STATISTICS Development Camp attendee (2002-06). Year Event/Team GP MIN GA GAA SVS SV% W-L-T SO 2008-09 Boston College 35 2027:48 57 1.69 861 .938 22-8-5 10 As a Junior (2008-09): COLLEGE: Completed her third season at Boston College of Hockey 2007-08 Boston College 34 2052:48 75 2.19 920 .925 14-13-7 2 East … Recorded an NCAA second-best .938 save percentage … Ranked second in the nation 2006-07 Boston College 32 2016:13 64 1.90 866 .931 20-10-2 5 with 10 shutouts … Top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award … Named Hockey College Totals 101 6096:49 196 1.93 2647 .931 56-31-14 17 East First Team All-Star and earned a spot on the Hockey East All-Tournament Team … Named to Hockey East's All-Academic Team. As a Sophomore (2007-08): Broke the school’s single- season record with 920 saves … Named to Hockey East's All-Academic Team. As a Freshman (2006-07): Led team to its first-ever NCAA Women’s Frozen Four berth … Posted a league- best .931 save percentage and school-record 1.90 GAA … Stopped 73 shots on Feb. 6 in the semifinal against Harvard to break the previous NCAA record of 70 and earn the Beanpot's Bertagna Award … Made 45 and 47 saves against Dartmouth College and the University of Minnesota Duluth in back-to-back double overtime NCAA tournament games … Hockey East Second Team All-Star selection ... Unanimous selection to the Hockey East All- Rookie Team ... Earned the Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement ... BC's Scholar-Athlete Award recipient .... Named to Hockey East's All-Academic Team.

PERSONAL: Played in goal for Deerfield (Mass.) Academy … Named captain in 2006 ... In 2003- 04, recorded a .930 save percentage, 1.50 GAA and seven shutouts ... Finished 2004-05 with a .950 save percentage, 1.27 GAA and eight shutouts ... Also played on the 2005-06 Assabet Valley U19 girls’ team ... Won five state championships, had two third-place finishes and a second- place finish at the USA Hockey Girls’ National Championships ... Received two MVP awards in T hockey at Deerfield ... Awarded William Jaffe Cup for sportsmanship and leadership at Deerfield E ... Varsity letterwinner in softball (captain), soccer (all-league selection) and cross-country … A Has two brothers, Steven and Michael … Daughter of David and Cathy Schaus. M U S A __ 28 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

KELLI

Stack Forward # STATISTICS 16 TEAM USA STATISTICS Height: 5’5” (165) | Weight: 130 (59) Year Event/Team GP GAPTS Shoots: Birthdate: Right | Janury 13, 1988 2009 World Championship 5235 Hometown: Brooklyn Heights, Ohio 2008 Four Nations Cup 4000 2008-09 Team: Boston College (HEA) Under-22 Series 3000 World Championship 5101 2007 Under-22 Series 3000 Team USA Totals 20 336

USA HOCKEY: Two-time member of the U.S. Women’s National Team for the International Ice COLLEGE STATISTICS Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship (gold-2008-09) … Member of the U.S. Year Team GP GAPTS 2008-09 Boston College 35 23 36 59 Women’s Select Team for the 2008 Four Nations Cup (1st) … Two-time member of the U.S. 2007-08 Boston College 34 22 16 38 Women’s Under-22 Select Team (2007-08) … Three-time USA Hockey Women’s National Festival 2006-07 Boston College 36 17 37 54 participant (2007-09) … Three-time USA Hockey Player Development Camp attendee (2004-06). College Totals 105 62 89 151

COLLEGE: As a Junior (2008-09): Completed her third season at Boston College of Hockey East … Ranked seventh in the NCAA with 59 points (23-36) in 35 games … Named Hockey East Player of the Year and was a Hockey East First Team All-Star selection … Hockey East scoring champion with 36 points (15-21) in 21 league games. As a Sophomore (2007-08): Led the team with 38 points (22-16) in 34 games … Named a Hockey East Second Team All-Star. As a Freshman (2006-07): Led the team and ranked third among the nation’s rookies with 54 points (17-37) in 36 games en route to helping BC to its first-ever NCAA Women’s Frozen Four berth and NCAA title-game appearance … Set a school record with 37 assists … Led the league with 34 points (13-21) in 21 games … Named Hockey East’s Player and Rookie of the Year … Was a unanimous Hockey East First Team All-Star and All-Rookie Team selection.

PERSONAL: Played for Honeybaked (Mich.) in the Midwest Elite Hockey League ... Selected to the All-MWEHL First Team for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons ... Captured the MWEHL scoring title and Silver Award of Academics for the 2005-06 season ... Was the overall winner of the Easton Skills Competition at the 2005 USA Hockey Girls’ National Championship ... Captain of the 2004-05 Ohio Flames ... Named MVP of the 2005 “Future Stars” Tournament and the 2005 Christmas Tournament ... Played varsity softball and volleyball ... Received the Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award and the Ohio High School Athletic Association Scholar Athlete Award … Has one sister, Kim, and one brother, Kevin … Daughter of Ken and Nancy Stack. T E A M U S A __ 29 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

KAREN

Thatcher Forward # STATISTICS 5 TEAM USA STATISTICS Height: Weight: 5’8” (174) | 164 (74) Year Event/Team GP GAPTS Shoots: Left | Birthdate: February 29, 1984 2009 World Championship 5011 Hometown: Blaine, Wash. 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team 4224 2008-09 Team: 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team/ 2008 Four Nations Cup 4101 Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL) World Championship 5202 2007 Four Nations Cup 4202 2006 Four Nations Cup 4101 2004 Under-22 Series 3112 USA HOCKEY: Two-time member of the U.S. Women’s National Team for the International Ice 2003 Under-22 Series 3000 Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship (gold-2008-09). Named to the team in 2007, 2002 Under-22 Series 3101 Team USA Totals 35 10 4 14 but missed the tournament due to injury … Three-time member of the U.S. Women’s Select Team for the Four Nations Cup (1st-2008, 2nd-2006-07) … Member of the U.S. Women’s Select OTHER STATISTICS Team in 2008-09 … Three-time member of the U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team for the Year Team GP GAPTS Under-22 Series with Canada (2002-04) … Five-time USA Hockey Women’s National Festival 2008-09 Minnesota Whitecaps 5336 participant (2003-04, 2007-09). 2007-08 Flames n/a n/a n/a n/a 2006-07 BC Breakers 26 19 17 36 COLLEGE: Played three years at Providence College of Hockey East, after spending a season Other Totals 31 22 20 42 at Brown University of ECAC Hockey … Finished her career at Providence ranked 10th on the COLLEGE STATISTICS As a Senior (2005-06): school’s all-time points list (53-79—132). Top-10 finalist for the Patty Year Team GP GAPTS Kazmaier Memorial Award … Led the team for the second-straight season with 47 points (18- 2005-06 Providence College 35 18 29 47 29) … RBK All-America Second Team selection … Received the Sarah Devens Award, presented 2004-05 Providence College 32 25 33 58 annually to the Hockey East or ECACH player who best demonstrates leadership and 2003-04 Providence College 33 10 17 27 commitment both on and off the ice … Runner-up for Hockey East Player of the Year … Hockey 2002-03 Brown University 32 12 23 35 East First Team All-Star. As a Junior (2004-05): Finished first on the team in points (25-33— College Totals 132 65 102 167 58), power-play goals (13) and game-winning goals (6) ... Helped team to Hockey East championship for second straight year … Hockey East First Team All-Star selection ... ESPN The Magazine All-Academic District I University Division Women’s At-Large First Team. As a Sophomore (2003-04): Winner of the Hockey East Sportsmanship Award ... Named to the Hockey East All-Tournament Team. As a Freshman (2002-03): Finished second on the Brown squad with 35 points (12-23) ... Named to the ECACH All-Rookie Team.

OTHER: Helped the Minnesota Whitecaps to the Western Women’s Hockey League championship in 2008-09 … Played for the of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League in 2007-08 and helped the team to the inaugural CWHL championship … Played for the BC Breakers of the WWHL in 2006-07 and led the team and ranked 10th in the league with 36 points (19-17) in 26 games. T E PERSONAL: Graduated from Providence in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in biology … Tallied A 222 points (116-106) while at Noble and Greenough School (Mass.) from 1998-2002 ... Played M hockey, golf and lacrosse at prep school ... Independent School League champions from 2000- U 02 ... Named an ISL All-Star from 2000-02 ... Won the Bruins’ John Carlton Award in 2002 ... S Hockey Night in Boston Division 1 Offensive Player of the Year in 2002 ... HNIB All-Scholastic A Team in 2001 and 2002 … Has a brother, James … Daughter of Sally-Anne and Richard Thatcher. __ 30 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

JESSIE

Vetter Goaltender # STATISTICS 31 TEAM USA STATISTICS Height: 5’8” (174) | Weight: 169 (77) Year Event/Team GP-GS MIN GA GAA SVS SV% RECORD* SO Catches: Left | Birthdate: December 19, 1985 Hometown: Cottage Grove, Wis. 2009 World Championship 2-2 120:00 1 0.50 55 .982 2-0-0-0 1 2008 Four Nations Cup 3-3 190:00 5 1.58 66 .930 2-1-0-0 0 2008-09 Team: University of Wisconsin (WCHA) World Championship 4-4 243:42 7 1.72 52 .881 3-0-1-0 0 2007 Four Nations Cup 3-3 143:24 6 2.51 56 .870 1-0-0-2 1 World Championship 2-2 130:00 5 2.31 40 .889 1-0-1-0 1 2006 Under-22 Series 2-2 121:30 2 0.99 50 .962 0-1-0-1 0 USA HOCKEY: Three-time member of the U.S. Women’s National Team for the International Team USA Totals 16-16 948:36 26 1.64 319 .925 9-2-2-3 3 Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship (gold-2008-09, silver-2007). Earned the championship in net in both 2008 and 2009. Earned a spot on the media all-star team in 2009 … *W-OTW-OTL-L Two-time member of the U.S. Women’s Select Team for the Four Nations Cup (1st-2008, 2nd- 2007). Earned the championship in net in 2008, stopping all six shots she faced during the COLLEGE STATISTICS shootout … Member of the U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team for the 2006 Under-22 Series Year Event/Team GP MIN GA GAA SVS SV% W-L-T SO with Canada … Four-time USA Hockey Women’s National Festival participant (2006-09) … Four- 2008-09 University of Wisconsin 40 2341:52 49 1.26 801 .942 33-2-5 14 time USA Hockey Player Development Camp attendee (2000-03). 2007-08 University of Wisconsin 38 2290:40 57 1.49 697 .924 27-9-2 10 COLLEGE: Played four years at the University of Wisconsin of the Western Collegiate Hockey 2006-07 University of Wisconsin 24 1511:17 21 0.83 423 .953 20-1-3 10 Association … Set a UW and NCAA record with 39 career shutouts, a .941 save percentage and 2005-06 University of Wisconsin 13 767:55 10 0.78 264 .962 11-1-0 5 91 total wins … Played in four consecutive national title games and led the Badgers to three College Totals 115 6911:44 137 1.19 2175 .941 91-13-10 39 NCAA National Championships (2006-07, 2009) … Two-time All-America selection (First Team- 2008-09). As a Senior (2008-09): Captured the 2009 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award … Led the Badgers to the NCAA title … Set an NCAA record with 14 shutouts, including in the national championship game … All-WCHA First Team honoree … Named MVP of the WCHA Final Faceoff and Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA tournament … Named Wisconsin’s Female Athlete of the Year … All-WCHA Academic Team selection. As a Junior (2007-08): All-WCHA First Team honoree … WCHA goaltending champion … Second in the nation with 10 shutouts … Led the Badgers to the NCAA title game … All-WCHA Academic Team selection. As a Sophomore (2006-07): Led the Badgers to their second straight NCAA championship, allowing just one total goal in the Frozen Four … Earned a spot on the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four All-Tournament Team … Owned a national-best 0.83 GAA and 10 shutouts … Was in net for all 127 minutes of the NCAA regional quadruple-overtime game that sent the team to the Frozen Four … Earned All-WCHA First Team honors … All-WCHA Academic Team selection. As a Redshirt Freshman (2005-06): Was the first freshman and first goalie ever to be named the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player ... Became first goalie to record a shutout in the Frozen Four (had two) ... Was in net for the NCAA regional double-overtime game that earned the team a Frozen Four berth ... Set single-season school records for GAA (0.78) and save percentage (.962) ... Ended the year with a 200:43 shutout streak.

PERSONAL: Graduated from Wisconsin in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology … Named T USA Hockey’s Bob Allen Women’s Player of the Year award in 2009 … Named the Monona Grove E (Wis.) High School varsity team’s most valuable player in her sophomore through senior seasons A ... Earned honorable mention all-state honors and was a finalist for Miss Hockey Wisconsin in M her senior year ... Led Team Wisconsin to the Chicago Showcase Championship in 2002 and 2004 U ... Also competed in soccer, in which she helped her team to three state championships and was S a four-time all-conference selection and three-time all-state selection as a goalkeeper ... Has A three brothers, Jake, Joey and Jonnie … Daughter of Tom and JoAnn Vetter. __ 31 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

KERRY

Weiland Defenseman # STATISTICS 23 TEAM USA STATISTICS Height: Weight: 5’4” (163) | 142 (64) Year Event/Team GP GAPTS Shoots: Left | Birthdate: October 18, 1980 2009 World Championship 5000 Hometown: Palmer, Alaska 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team 7033 2008-09 Team: 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team 2008 Four Nations Cup 4022 World Championship 5000 2007 Four Nations Cup 4011 World Championship 5011 2004 Four Nations Cup 4011 USA HOCKEY: Four-time member of the U.S. Women’s National Team for the International Ice World Championship 5000 Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship (gold-2008-09; silver-2004, 2007). Named to 2003 Four Nations Cup 3101 2002 Four Nations Cup 4000 the team in 2003, but the event was canceled … Five-time member of the U.S. Women’s Select Team USA Totals 46 189 Team for the Four Nations Cup (1st-2003, 2008; 2nd-2002, 2004, 2007) … Member of the U.S. Women’s Select Team in 2008-09 … Eight-time USA Hockey Women’s National Festival OTHER STATISTICS participant (1999, 2002-05, 2007-09). Year Team GP GAPTS 2007-08 Vaughan Flames n/a n/a n/a n/a COLLEGE: Played four years for the University of Wisconsin of the Western Collegiate Hockey 2006-07 Etobicoke Dolphins 21 527 Association … Two-time All-America selection (First Team-2002, Second Team-2003) … 2005-06 Lyss n/a n/a n/a n/a Finished with 124 points (34-90) to rank sixth on Wisconsin’s all-time scoring list. As a Senior 2004-05 Brampton Thunder 30 6 18 24 (2002-03): All-WCHA Second Team Selection. As a Junior (2001-02): Became the first Badger 2003-04 1011 Other Totals 52 11 21 32 to be named to the All-America First Team … Finished sixth among WCHA defenders with 22 points (8-14) … Named All-WCHA First Team and selected to the WCHA All-Tournament Team, COLLEGE STATISTICS the WCHA All-Academic Team and the All-Big Ten Academic Team. As a Sophomore (2000- Year Team GP GAPTS 01): Led the nation’s defenseman with 49 points (12-37) in 35 games … Led the WCHA and 2002-03 University of Wisconsin 32 4 14 18 finished second in the country with 37 assists … Earned All-WCHA First Team honors. As a 2001-02 University of Wisconsin 33 8 14 22 Freshman (1999-00): Sixth in the country in scoring by a defenseman with 35 points (10-25) 2000-01 University of Wisconsin 35 12 37 49 … Earned All-WCHA Second Team honors. 1999-00 University of Wisconsin 33 10 25 35 College Totals 133 34 90 124 OTHER: Helped the Vaughan Flames to the inaugural Canadian Women’s Hockey League championship in 2007-08 … Played for the Etobicoke Dolphins of the National Women’s Hockey League in 2006-07 … Played for Club Lyss in Lyss, Switzerland, during the 2005-06 season … Member of the NWHL’s Brampton Thunder in 2004-05 … Played one regular-season and two playoff games for the NWHL’s Edmonton Chimos in 2002-03.

PERSONAL: Has played for Team USA at four Women’s World InLine Hockey Championships (2003-04, 2006-07) … Graduated from Wisconsin in 2003 with bachelor’s degrees in legal studies and sociology … Played with the Palmer (Alaska) High School boys’ hockey team and became

the first-ever female to earn first team all-region honors in Alaska prep history … Was a member T of the 1998 USA Hockey Girls’ 19 & Under National Championship runner-up Team California E … Has two brothers, Andrew and Nick, and four sisters, Annemarie, Amy, Sarah and Alicia … A Daughter of Terry and Teri Weiland. M U S A __ 32 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

JINELLE

Zaugg-Siergiej Forward # STATISTICS 27 TEAM USA STATISTICS Height: Weight: 6’0” (183) | 180 (82) Year Event/Team GP GAPTS Shoots: Left | Birthdate: March 27, 1986 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team 1000 Hometown: Eagle River, Wis. 2007 Four Nations Cup 4000 2008-09 Team: 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Team/ Under-22 Series 3202 Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL) World Championship 5213 2006 Four Nations Cup 4000 Under-22 Series 3000 Team USA Totals 20 415 USA HOCKEY: Member of the U.S. Women’s National Team for the 2007 International Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship (silver) … Two-time member of the U.S. OTHER STATISTICS Women’s Select Team for the Four Nations Cup (2nd-2006-07) … Member of the U.S. Women’s Year Team GP GAPTS Select Team for the second half of the 2008-09 season … Two-time member of the U.S. Women’s 2008-09 Minnesota Whitecaps 10 448 Other Totals 10 448 Under-22 Select Team for the Under-22 Series with Canada (2006-07) … Three-time USA Hockey Women’s National Festival participant (2006-07, 2009) … Two-time USA Hockey Player COLLEGE STATISTICS Development Camp attendee (2003-04). Year Team GP GAPTS 2007-08 University of Wisconsin 41 24 19 43 COLLEGE: Played four years for the University of Wisconsin of the Western Collegiate Hockey 2006-07 University of Wisconsin 41 29 21 50 Association … Finished her career as UW’s career leader in goals (89), power-play goals (29), 2005-06 University of Wisconsin 41 24 13 37 game-winning goals (22) and games played (160). As a Senior (2007-08): All-WCHA Third 2004-05 University of Wisconsin 37 12 14 26 Team selection … Led the team with 43 points and 24 goals … Named to the WCHA All- College Totals 160 89 67 156 Tournament Team … Helped the Badgers to the national title game. As a Junior (2006-07): Led the team with 29 goals and was third with 50 points … Helped Wisconsin win its second straight NCAA championship … Selected to the All-Tournament Team at the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four … Named to the All-WCHA Second Team … Scored the quadruple-overtime game- winner in the NCAA quarterfinal game versus Harvard to send the Badgers to the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four. As a Sophomore (2005–06): Helped the Badgers to the national title … Finished fourth on the team with 37 points (24-13) ... Named to the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four All-Tournament Team … Led team in goals ... Had eight game-winning goals and 10 power-play goals ... Scored two of her team’s three goals, including the game-winner, in the national championship win over Minnesota. As a Freshman (2004–05): Named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team.

OTHER: Helped the Minnesota Whitecaps to the Western Women’s Hockey League championship in 2008-09.

PERSONAL: Graduated from Wisconsin in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in rural sociology … Led the Northland Pines High School (Wis.) varsity boys’ hockey team to back-to-back T Lumberjack Conference championships as a junior and senior ... Notched a career-high three E goals and eight assists as a senior, helping her team to a 21-3-1 record ... Twice named the MVP A of the Chicago Showcase (2003-04) ... Skated with the Madison Capitals U19 girls’ team from M 2001-03 … Three time MVP of the soccer team and four-time all-conference selection … Three- U time MVP of the cross country team … Member of the National Honor Society ... Married Mike S Siergiej on June 6, 2009 … Has one sister, Jess, and two brothers, Jeff and Jon ... Daughter of A Chuck and Pam Zaugg. __ 33

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MICHELE

Amidon General Manager

Michele Amidon began her duties as USA Hockey’s first-ever director of women’s hockey Amidon has a multitude of international playing experience on her resume, including in August of 2006. She is responsible for the management of the women’s national team winning a silver medal as a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team at the 1992 IIHF program, including development efforts of both coaches and players. World Women’s Championship.

In early 2008, after Amidon had been in her role with the national governing body just a year A 1994 graduate of St. Lawrence University, Amidon was a four-year letter winner and three- and a half, Team USA captured gold medals at both the International Ice Hockey Federation year captain of the SLU women’s ice hockey team. In her first year with the team, she was World Women’s U18 Championship and the IIHF World Women’s Championship. Then, at voted ECAC Rookie and Division III Player of the Year. Named the ECAC Most Valuable the 2008 Women’s Four Nations Cup, Team USA earned its first championship since 2003. Player as a junior and to the ECAC All-Star Team her senior campaign, Amidon was a three- In 2009, both the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team and the U.S. Women’s National time MVP of the St. Lawrence team. She was inducted into the SLU Sports Hall of Fame in Team successfully defended their world titles. 2009.

A former U.S. Women’s National Team player, Amidon spent eight seasons (1998-2006) as Amidon resides in Colorado Springs, Colo. the highly successful head coach of the Bowdoin College women’s ice hockey team prior to joining USA Hockey’s national office staff.

During her nine seasons at Bowdoin – eight as head coach and one as an assistant coach – Amidon led the Polar Bears to unrivaled success. She guided the team to a 140-52-12 overall record, which included four NCAA tournament appearances, two New England Small College Athletic Conference championships and four NESCAC championship- game appearances.

Bowdoin began its rise to national prominence during the 2001-02 season, a year in which Amidon guided the Polar Bears to a school-record 23 victories, the NESCAC championship and the school’s first-ever appearance in the NCAA tournament. For her efforts, she was honored as the NESCAC Coach of the Year.

The 2002-03 campaign brought even more success, as Amidon guided Bowdoin back to the NCAA tournament and a third-place national finish. That year, she was named T both the NCAA Division III Coach of the Year by the American Hockey Coaches E Association and the NESCAC Coach of the Year. A M Amidon also has coaching experience at the international level, having served as S assistant coach with the U.S. National Women’s 22 & Under Team that competed T in the 1999 Christmas Cup in Fussen, Germany. In addition, she has been involved A as a head coach at USA Hockey’s Player Development Camps on several F occasions. F __ 36 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

MARK

Johnson Head Coach

Mark Johnson, who will lead the U.S. Beyond his numerous roles with Team USA, Women’s National Team through the 2010 Johnson is the head women’s ice hockey Olympic Winter Games, is among the most coach at the University of Wisconsin. There, accomplished coaches in the world today. Johnson has taken the Badger program to national prominence in his first six years at Johnson has been involved as a head coach the helm. Under his guidance, the Badgers in the U.S. Women’s National Program the have advanced to the NCAA championship past three seasons. In January of 2009, he game in each of the past four seasons and guided the U.S. National Under-18 Team to the captured the title in three of those years (2006, gold medal at the International Ice Hockey 2007, 2009). Since the 2005–06 campaign, Federation World Women’s U18 Wisconsin has recorded 135 wins, more than League-expansion Madison Monsters to a 37- North Stars, Hartford Whalers, St. Louis Blues Championship. He followed it up by guiding any other team in the nation. 30-7 mark in the 1995-96 season and earning and New Jersey Devils. the U.S. Women’s National Team to gold at the CHL Coach of the Year honors. IIHF World Women’s Championship just three The 2006, 2007 and 2009 Western Collegiate Among his numerous accolades throughout months later. Hockey Association Coach of the Year and Meanwhile, Johnson has represented the the years, Johnson, the son of legendary American Hockey Coaches Association United States as a player in 13 international coach Bob Johnson, is a member of the U.S. Johnson also served as head coach for the U.S. Division I Coach of the Year, Johnson led the tournaments, including eight world Hockey Hall of Fame and the IIHF Hall of Women’s Under-22 Select Team in 2007-08 Badgers to back-to-back WCHA regular- championships. Most notably, he led the 1980 Fame. and guided Team USA to a second-place season, playoff and NCAA championships, U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team to the finish at the 2006 Four National Cup, as well while winning more games (72) in a two-year gold medal, tallying a team-leading 11 points, Johnson, a native of Madison, Wis., earned his as the silver medal at the 2007 IIHF World period (2005-07) than any other team in including two goals in the “” bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Women’s Championship. women’s college hockey history. During the game against the Soviet Union. Wisconsin in 1994. He regularly resides in 2006-07 campaign, Johnson’s team broke or Verona, Wis., with his wife, Leslie, although he As part of his role as head coach of the 2010 tied 18 NCAA team and individual records, Additionally, Johnson played at the University will be stationed in Minneapolis during the U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team, including wins in a season (36), fewest losses of Wisconsin, where he garnered WCHA lead-up to the Vancouver Games. Johnson will guide the squad during the (one), best winning percentage (.927) and Rookie of the Year honors in 1977 and went on Qwest Tour from September 2009 through most shutouts (18). Johnson leads all active to become the school’s second all-time The couple has five children, Doug (2/24/84), T February 2010 in the lead-up to the Vancouver women’s college hockey coaches with an leading scorer with 256 points, including a Chris (11/3/85), Patrick (4/21/89), Mikayla E Games, as well as at the 2009 Women’s Four .880 winning percentage after compiling a still-standing school-record 125 goals in just A Nations Cup. record of 210-19-22 in his first six years at three seasons. He was a two-time All- (8/15/94) and Megan (1/15/97). Doug is the M Wisconsin. America selection (1978, 1979) and earned head coach for the Wisconsin Ice Spirit Girls’ S Prior to working with the women, Johnson league MVP accolades in 1979. U14 hockey team, Chris is a senior captain for twice served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Prior to his time on the Wisconsin women’s the Augsburg College men’s ice hockey team, T Men's National Team in the IIHF Men's World bench, Johnson served as an assistant coach Johnson enjoyed an 11-year National Hockey Patrick is a junior on the UW men’s ice hockey A Championship (2000, 2002) and also was an with the UW men’s ice hockey program from League career, during which time he racked team and Mikayla and Megan play hockey for F assistant coach at the 2001 U.S. Olympic 1996-02. In addition, Johnson coached up 508 points in 669 games. He enjoyed stints the Wisconsin Ice Spirit Girls’ U14 and U12 F __ Men's Ice Hockey Orientation Camp. professionally, directing the Colonial Hockey with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota teams, respectively. 37 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

DAVE JODI Flint McKenna Assistant Coach Assistant Coach

Dave Flint, head coach of the Northeastern University Tournament or the NCAA Division III Tournament. Jodi McKenna, head women’s ice hockey coach at women's ice hockey team, is in his third season on the Wesleyan University, is serving as an assistant coach for staff of the U.S. Women’s National Program. He will serve Flint produced three ECAC East Players of the Year, two Team USA through the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. as an assistant coach for Team USA through the 2010 ECAC East Rookies of the Year, one ECAC East Goalie of Olympic Winter Games. the Year, one First Team All-American and three Second McKenna held the same role at the 2009 International Team All-Americans. Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship, In November 2008, Flint was an assistant coach for the where Team USA earned the gold medal. Previously, she U.S. Women’s Select Team at the 2008 Women's Four Prior to his success with the women’s hockey program, served as an assistant coach at the 2008 USA Hockey Nations Cup, where Team USA took home its first Flint served as assistant coach of the St. Anselm men’s Women's Under-22 Camp and at the 2008 USA Hockey championship since 2003. Then, in April 2009, he served ice hockey team for seven seasons. During his tenure, Women's Holiday Camp. in the same role as the U.S. Women’s National Team Flint was responsible for recruiting and coordinating the captured the gold medal at the IIHF World Women’s team’s defense and goaltending. The Hawks won back- McKenna has served for two seasons as the head coach Championship. to-back ECAC Division II Championships from 2000-01. at Wesleyan after spending nine seasons as an assistant A certified athletic trainer and strength & conditioning coach at St. Lawrence University. In her nine seasons The 2009-10 season marks the third year of Flint serving specialist, Flint was also the assistant athletic trainer at with St. Lawrence, she helped the Saints qualify for the as the goaltending consultant for the entire U.S. Women’s St. Anselm. NCAA tournament five times, making it to the Frozen National Program. At the 2008 IIHF World Women’s Four on each occasion and playing in the title game in Championship, he was on hand as the U.S. garnered its From 1999-2008, Flint also worked at the Superskills 2001. second-ever gold medal. Training Center in Tewksbury, Mass., as the director of off-ice conditioning and assistant to the director of on- Before being named Northeastern’s head coach prior to A 1998 graduate of Brown University, McKenna played the 2008-09 season, Flint spent five years as head coach ice instruction. At Superskills, Flint helped instruct and four seasons for the Bears, and helped the team capture at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., where he train both collegiate and professional goaltenders, an ECAC regular-season or tournament title three times. compiled an 88-15-2 (.848) record. including NHL goalies Peter Skudra, Andrew Raycroft In her senior year, Brown played in the first-ever and Scott Clemmensen. He now works with Stop It women's ice hockey national championship game, Flint arrived at St. Anselm in 2003 to take over a club Goaltending in Woburn, Mass., as an on-ice instructor. where the Bears fell to the University of New Hampshire. team making the transition to varsity status, and he made it an immediate winner. In 2007-08, the Hawks posted A 1993 graduate of North Adams State College (now the A certified strength and conditioning coach, McKenna T their fourth straight 20-win season with a 23-2-1 record, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts), Flint received his developed and monitored the year-round training E which included a 17-1-1 mark in the ECAC East to secure bachelor’s degree in biology with a concentration in program of the St. Lawrence women's ice hockey squad. A first place. In their four seasons as a varsity team under sports medicine. Flint was a four-year goaltender on the M Flint, the Hawks won two ECAC East regular season varsity men’s ice hockey team at North Adams State and After receiving her bachelor’s degree from Brown in S championships and three ECAC Open Tournament was named the team’s MVP as a senior. 1998, McKenna added a master's degree from St. championships. Flint was recognized as ECAC East Lawrence in 2000. T Coach of the Year and a finalist for National Coach of the He and his wife, Alison, have two children, Paige and A Year three consecutive seasons from 2006-08. Because Tate. They regularly reside in Merrimack, N.H., although She regularly resides in Middletown, Conn., but will be F of its status as a non-scholarship Division II institution, he will be based in Blaine, Minn., in the lead-up to the based in Minneapolis during the lead-up to the F __ St. Anselm was not eligible to compete in the ECAC East Vancouver Games. Vancouver Games. 38 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

TEENA JILL D R . J O L I E Murray Radzinski Holschen Strength & Athletic Team Conditioning Coach Trainer Physician

Teena Murray, who is the direc- Jill Radzinski, a member of the Dr. Jolie Holschen is entering tor of Olympic sports performance University of California, Davis her sixth season as a team physi- at the University of Louisville, has athletic training staff, joined the U.S. cian for USA Hockey’s National been the strength and conditioning coach for the U.S. Women’s National Program as an athletic trainer in Team Development Program and first with the U.S. Women’s National Program since 2006. During each of 2008. In her role, she traveled with Team USA to the Women’s National Team. the last three seasons, she has worked year-round with 2008 and 2009 International Ice Hockey Federation the athletes and provided programs to help them World Women’s Championships, as well as the 2008 Dr. Holschen served as the team physician for the U.S. achieve peak performance. Women’s Four Nations Cup. Men’s National Under-18 Team that captured the gold During her time with USA Hockey, Murray has medal at the 2009 International Ice Hockey accompanied Team USA to three Women’s Four Radzinski’s clinical viewpoint incorporates functional, Federation World Men’s Under-18 Championship in Nations Cups (2006, 2007, 2008) and the 2007 and 2009 multi-faceted rehabilitation programs into the Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn. International Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s progressive hands-on/manual treatment services Championships. In addition, she has been involved in offered at UC Davis. She has an avid interest in A graduate of the Washington (Mo.) University School every training camp during the last three years, emergency medicine and applies this in the of Medicine, she completed her residency in including the USA Hockey Women’s Holiday Camp, as university setting as well as in the outdoor locale, emergency medicine at the University of Chicago. Dr. well as the Women’s National Festival. functioning as a member of the National Ski Patrol Holschen also served as a flight physician with the Having been at Louisville since 2004, Murray oversees with the Lake Tahoe Backcounty Ski Patrol. University of Chicago Aeromedical Network and AXA the strength and conditioning and performance Medical Assistance. She stayed on at the University nutrition programs for the Olympic sports. She works Prior to UC Davis, Radzinski held certified athletic of Chicago as a clinical faculty member in emergency primarily with women's soccer, women's basketball training positions at the Olympic Training Center in medicine. and softball. Colorado Springs, Colo., Colorado College and Bates Prior to Louisville, Murray spent four years as an College. She also has worked and traveled Dr. Holschen went on to complete a sports medicine assistant strength and conditioning coach at the internationally with the U.S. Short/Long Track Speed fellowship at the University of South Carolina at University of Connecticut, and, prior to that, she spent Skating Team. In addition, Radzinski has worked in Palmetto Richland Hospital. Her fellowship training three-and-a-half years as assistant director of strength the National Football League with the Chicago Bears involved caring for medical illness and and conditioning at . as the second female certified athletic trainer in the musculoskeletal injuries with the university’s In addition to her work at the collegiate level, Murray NFL setting. athletes, Benedict College and the Capital City has worked as a consultant for the National Hockey Bombers minor league baseball team. League’s Florida Panthers and Anaheim Ducks, and the Radzinski obtained her bachelor’s degree from Penn T Hartford Wolfpack of the American Hockey League. State University in the athletic training curriculum Dr. Holschen is board-certified in emergency E A Murray is a native of Shawville, Que. She played program. While at Penn State, she was an All- medicine and sports medicine. She currently serves collegiate basketball at Wilfrid Laurier University in American field hockey player. As a graduate assistant as a faculty member at the University of Michigan M Waterloo, Ont., where she earned a bachelor's degree athletic trainer at the University of Richmond, emergency medicine residency program and S in kinesiology. She also holds a bachelor’s degree from Radzinski was granted her master’s degree in athletic practices sports medicine at MedSport Domino T Queen's University and a master’s degree in exercise administration. Farms. A physiology from the University of North Carolina at F Greensboro. Radzinski resides in Davis, Calif. She resides in Ann Arbor, Mich. F __ Murray resides in Louisville, Ky. 39 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

CORNELIA JILL JIM Holden Kolivoski Jeans Sports ART Equipment Psychology Therapist Manager Consultant

Cornelia Holden has been Jill Kolivoski began working Jim Jeans has been an athletics involved with the U.S. Women’s with the U.S. Women’s National equipment manager at The Ohio National Program and USA Hockey Program and USA Hockey in 2007 State University since 2005 and has as a sports psychologist since 2006. She has traveled as an ART/massage therapist. Since that time, she been involved with USA Hockey since 2007. For the with Team USA to three Women’s Four Nations Cups has traveled with Team USA to two Women’s Four U.S. Women’s National Program, Jeans has served as (2006, 2007, 2008) and three International Ice Hockey Nations Cups (2007, 2008) and to the 2007 and 2009 the equipment manager at multiple events, including Federation World Women’s Championships (2007, International Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s the 2007 Women’s Four Nations Cup and both the 2008, 2009). Championships. In addition, she was on staff at the 2008 and 2009 International Ice Hockey Federation As a NCAA Division II Giant Slalom champion, 2008 USA Hockey Women’s National Festival. World Women’s Championships. collegiate rower and varsity tennis player, Colorado River raft guide, mountain bike racer, yoga teacher and Kolivoski currently runs her own business offering In addition, Jeans has been the equipment manager squash player, Holden has been training and hands on therapy, training, nutritional counseling and at two USA Hockey Women’s Holiday Camps (2007, competing all her life. She is a licensed massage sport specific competition preparation. She is also a 2008), at the 2008 and 2009 USA Hockey Women’s therapist with specialized training in the fields of sports professional natural bodybuilder and earned the National Festivals and for Team USA at the 2008 and deep tissue massage, myofascial release, overall title and three gold medals at the Natural Under-22 Series. craniosacral therapy, structural integration and Reiki. Olympia in November of 2007 in Greece. She has been She has studied various therapies aimed at healing all featured in Flex Magazine, Women's Physique World, At Ohio State, Jeans works with the women’s hockey kinds of traumas: physical, emotional and spiritual. In Muscle & Fitness, Ironman and Musclemag. and swimming and diving teams. His responsibilities addition to hands-on therapies, she has spent 10 years include ordering all equipment, sharpening skates, studying classical homeopathy, a gentle, non-invasive, Previously, Kolivoski served as the director of laundry, repair of all equipment, packing for the road energetic form of natural medicine. She is also a rehabilitation for Champion Health Associates, where and assisting in keeping the locker room clean and in certified Kripalu yoga instructor and a doula (birthing she worked under Dr. P. Michael Leahy, founder of order. assistant). Active Release Techniques. A graduate of Mercyhurst Holden is a 1996 summa cum laude graduate of College with a bachelor’s degree in sports medicine, Prior to Ohio State, Jeans worked for the Topeka Bowdoin College, where she majored in American and Kolivoski also holds a license in massage therapy and Tarantulas of the Central Hockey League. In addition, environmental studies and minored in studio art. In all certifications for Active Release Techniques. he spent time with the St. Louis Heartland Eagles of 2003, she completed a three-year Master of Divinity the United States Hockey League, the Peoria Pirates program at Harvard Divinity School, where she focused Kolivoski currently resides in Colorado Springs, Colo. of the American Football League, the Peoria Rivermen on comparative religious ethics, comparative religious of the ECHL, the Missouri River Otters of the United T approaches to healing and pastoral counseling. Hockey League and the St. Louis Sting of the North E Having been in private practice since 1999, Holden’s America Hockey League. A clients include Olympic, national team and collegiate M athletes; coaches; professionals; and individuals from A native of St. Louis, Mo., Jeans resides in Grove City, S a wide range of backgrounds. In addition, she worked Ohio, with his wife, Emily, and his son, Patrick. T as a sports psychology consultant to the Georgetown A women’s lacrosse team during the 2004-05 season. F Holden resides in New Haven, Conn., with her F __ husband, Kevin. 40 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

EMILY CHRISTY BEN McKissock Jeffries Smith Video Communications National Team Coordinator Manager Advisor

Emily McKissock is serving as Christy Jeffries is in her fourth Ben Smith has been working with the the video coordinator for the U.S. year as the manager of commu- USA Hockey organization for over two Women’s National Team after nications for USA Hockey. In her decades and became the national team serving in the same role for the 2009 International Ice role, Jeffries is responsible for all media and public advisor in 2006. After serving on the coaching staffs of U.S. Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship. relations responsibilities relating to the U.S. Women’s teams at the junior national, men’s national and Olympic National Program, in addition to her overall duties level starting in the mid 80s, he was named the first full-time Previously, McKissock spent four seasons as an within the organization’s marketing and communi- head coach of the U.S. women’s program in 1996, a position assistant coach with the University of Vermont cations department. he held for 10 years. women's hockey program. She was instrumental in the program's move to Hockey East in 2005-06 and Jeffries travels to all international tournaments with Smith led Team USA to three Olympic medals, including the the team's improvement on the ice. the U.S. Women’s National and Select Teams. She has first-ever gold medal awarded in the sport (1998). In been on staff at three Women’s Four Nations Cups addition, he guided the United States to its first world During McKissock's time at Vermont, she was (2006, 2007, 2008), three International Ice Hockey championship in 2005, as well as silver medals at the event involved in all aspects of the program and also served Federation World Women’s Championships (2007, on five occasions. as the goaltending coach. In 2008-09, the Catamounts 2008, 2009) and two IIHF World Women’s U18 Smith received the USA Hockey Distinguished set a Division I program record for road wins and Championships (2008, 2009). In addition, Jeffries Achievement Award at the 1998 USA Hockey Annual established new marks for most Hockey East wins annually attends the USA Hockey Women’s National Congress and was named the United States Olympic and points. Festival. Committee Coach of the Year for the 1997-98 season. Prior to arriving at Vermont, McKissock was the head Beyond her duties with the women’s program, Jeffries On the men’s side, Smith served as an assistant coach for coach of the girls' ice hockey program at Proctor is responsible for overseeing the selection for the three-straight U.S. National Junior Teams (1985-1987), and Academy in Andover, N.H. for two years. She also Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, as well as planning helped guide the 1986 team to the United States’ first-ever served as an assistant coach of the girls' varsity the award ceremony. She is involved with the U.S. medal – a bronze – at the IIHF World Junior Championship. Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony, in addition soccer team and the assistant director of admissions. In addition, he has twice served on the coaching staff for to many other initiatives and events involving hockey the U.S. Men’s National Team (1987 and 1990) and served McKissock was a first-team All-American goaltender at all levels. as an assistant coach for the 1988 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice at Bowdoin College. During her final two seasons, she Prior to joining USA Hockey, Jeffries spent a year as Hockey Team. posted a 37-7-4 record and owns the school record for the assistant director of athletic communications at Smith’s most recent men’s assignment was as head coach most career wins (45). She helped the Polar Bears Boston University, where she served as the primary advance to the NCAA Division III Frozen Four as a of the U.S. Men’s Select Team at the 2007 Deutschland Cup. media contact for the NCAA Division I men’s ice Prior to that, he led the 1998 U.S. Men’s Select Team at the senior in 2003. A two-time captain at Bowdoin, hockey team, as well as five other Division I sports. T McKissock left her mark on the Polar Bear record IIHF A-Pool World Championship Qualification Tournament A 2004 graduate of BU with a bachelor’s degree in in Klagenfurt, Austria, to qualify for the 1999 IIHF A-Pool E books, finishing in the top 10 of every goaltending public relations, Jeffries spent the year after her grad- World Championship. A category in school history. uation as USA Hockey’s Brian Fishman Intern in the A 1968 graduate of Harvard University, Smith has spent time M Originally from Westwood, Mass., McKissock has also communications department. In addition, she was a as an assistant coach with four NCAA Division I men’s ice S participated as a head coach at several USA Hockey student assistant in the BU athletic communications hockey teams, including Boston University, Northeastern T department during her four years in college, while Player Development Camps, the Bowdoin College Ice University, and the University of A also serving a media relations internship with the Hockey Clinic and the Joe Bertagna Goaltender Massachusetts. He also served as head coach at Gloucester F Hockey School. Boston Bruins. (Mass.) High School, his alma mater. F __ McKissock resides in Portland, Ore. Jeffries currently resides in Colorado Springs, Colo. Smith resides in Gloucester, Mass., with his wife, Julie. 41 “SOME DAYS I WANT TO BE A HOCKEY PLAYER. SOME DAYS I WANT TO BE AN ASTRONAUT. I CAN BE ANYTHING. MAYBE I’LL BE THE FIRST GIRL TO PLAY HOCKEY ON MARS. NEVER SAY NEVER.” Let’s unlock each kid’s boundless potential, on the ice and off. 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RON DAVE

DeGregorio President Ogrean Executive Director

A lifetime and career spent dedicated to advancing the sport of hockey in Dave Ogrean, one of the most respected leaders president and CEO of the Colorado Springs Sports America culminated on June 14, 2003, with Ron DeGregorio’s election as in amateur sports, returned to USA Hockey as Corporation where he led the development and just the fourth president in the history of USA Hockey. executive director on Aug. 1, 2005. He previously creation of the Colorado Springs Sports Hall of held the position from 1993-99 and began his Fame and the Rocky Mountain State Games. career in the sports industry with the organization DeGregorio has been involved in the sport for more than 40 years as a player, From 1999-2000, Ogrean worked for the United (then the Amateur Hockey Association of the coach, administrator and team owner. His first appointment with USA States Olympic Committee as deputy executive United States) as its director of public relations in director of marketing. While there, he led the Hockey came in 1973 when he was named registrar for the New England 1978. District. DeGregorio was first elected to the USA Hockey Board of Directors USOC team that, together with the Salt Lake in 1975 and was the organization’s first vice president of youth hockey. In Under his leadership since returning to the organizing committee, generated almost $200 organization, USA Hockey created a new the 1980s, he served as treasurer of USA Hockey. In 1995, he was elected as million. department for membership development; began a vice president and the international council chairperson, positions he held an annual nationwide celebration called Hockey Previously, Ogrean served the USOC from 1990- until being named president. Weekend Across America; hired the first-ever 93 as director of broadcasting. He was responsible Chief Development Officer for the USA Hockey for creating the initial broadcast division and He has represented the United States at countless events during his tenure Foundation; executed a successful bid for the generated over $12 million in revenue as well as with USA Hockey. He served as team leader of Team East at the 1979 United United States to host three World Championships; unprecedented exposure for the national governing bodies of Olympic sports. States Olympic Festival, from which the 1980 “Miracle On Ice” U.S. Olympic and led efforts that resulted in USA Hockey Ice Hockey Team was chosen and also for the 1994 U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey gaining responsibility for the selection process From 1980-88, Ogrean worked at ESPN in Team. DeGregorio has represented the United States at the 1998, 2002 and and induction event associated with the U.S. corporate communications and programming. Hockey Hall of Fame. 2006 Olympic Winter Games and at numerous International Ice Hockey Following a successful eight years at ESPN, Federation Men’s, Women’s and Junior World Championships. Among his many accomplishments during his Ogrean joined the College Football Association as first term as executive director, Ogrean oversaw assistant executive director for television. During Honored with the National Hockey League’s Lester Patrick Award in 2002 a significant increase in membership and revenue, his two-year tenure, he worked with CBS Sports for outstanding service to ice hockey in the United States, DeGregorio is and the construction of the current national on remote production, with CBS and ESPN on headquarters; helped create the USA Hockey president of the PenFacs Group, an investment and insurance firm game scheduling and selection and helped launch InLine program and the National Team specializing in the design, administration and funding of executive benefit the syndicated series, “This Week in College Development Program; was a driving force in Football.” plans. establishing the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, presented annually to the top player in women’s Ogrean received his Bachelor of Arts degree in L English from the University of Connecticut (1974) He resides in Salem, N.H., with his wife, Susan and has four grown children, college ice hockey; and developed the concept of E Eric, Mark, Kim and Kara. STAR (Serving the American Rinks) with U.S. and his master’s degree in film from Boston A . University (1978). D Listed among The Sporting News’ Top 100 Most Before returning to Colorado Springs, Ogrean E served as executive director of USA Football from Powerful People in Sports from 1993-99, Ogrean R 2002-2005. He was recruited by the National is currently among The Hockey News’ Top 50 Football League and NFL Players’ Association to People of Power and Influence. He is a member of S build a new, independent, non-profit organization the nominating committee for the U.S. Olympic H to support and promote the sport of amateur Hall of Fame. I football at all levels. He and his wife, Maryellen, have three grown P __ Prior to joining USA Football, Ogrean served as children, Matt, Tracy and Dana. 44 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

TONY W A LT E R L .

Rossi Vice President, Bush, Jr. Chairman of the Board International Council Chairman

Outside of a highly successful business career, Tony Rossi has generously donated One of the most recognized and respected leaders in hockey, Walter L. Bush, Jr., is significant time, resources and expertise to USA Hockey for more than 30 years at the the chairman of the board for USA Hockey, a position he has held since June 2003. grassroots and executive leadership levels. Bush, who served as a member of the organization’s Board of Directors from 1959-2003, After beginning his volunteer career with the National Governing Body in the mid-1970s, became president of USA Hockey in June 1986, following Wm. Thayer Tutt and Tom Rossi was elected to the USA Hockey Board of Directors in 1983 and served as a director Lockhart. He served in the capacity for 17 years before taking his current position as from the Central District until 1988. In 1989, he was elected to the USA Hockey Executive chairman of the board. In recognition of his 45th year of service to USA Hockey, the Committee, serving as secretary from 1989-95. In 1995, Rossi transitioned to the role of organization dedicated its national headquarters as The Walter L. Bush, Jr. Center in USA Hockey treasurer, a position he held until June 2003. June 1999.

In his role as both secretary and treasurer, Rossi helped guide the formation and growth Bush retired as a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation Council in May of The USA Hockey Foundation, a charitable and educational non-profit corporation that 2008 after a 23-year stint, the last 14 years as a vice president of the organization. He provides long-range financial support for USA Hockey and promotes the growth of hockey served on numerous committees within the IIHF, including as chairman of the IIHF in the United States. Women’s Ice Hockey Committee, the IIHF InLine Hockey Committee and the IIHF Hall of Fame Selection Committee. In June of 2003, Rossi was elected to his current post as USA Hockey vice president and international council chair. In his role, Rossi works closely with the organization’s National Bush is a member of the Board of Directors of the USOC and is secretary of the U.S. and Olympic Team programs, as well as the International Ice Hockey Federation during Olympic Foundation. During the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, Bush received the Olympic a host of global competitions held throughout the year. He was elected to the IIHF Order from the International Olympic Committee, the highest honor in the Olympic Council in May of 2008. movement.

Rossi also serves as president for RMK Management Corporation and Moran & Company. Bush was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000. He received the NHL’s Lester Patrick Award in 1973 in recognition of his outstanding service to ice hockey in the He resides in Chicago with his wife, Marie, and has four children, Elena, Deanna, Michael, United States. He was enshrined in the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1980, and and Tony, Jr. in 1989, was elected to the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame. He currently serves as a governor and vice-chairman for the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. L Bush resides in Naples, Fla., with his wife, Sis. He has a daughter, Anne Hanson, and two E sons, Walter III and Steven. A D E R S H I P __ 45 Shift into Color…

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2009 U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM Statistics & Results

U.S. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS # Player GP GAPTS PIM PPG SHG GWG 13 Julie Chu 55510 0010 20 Natalie Darwitz 53710 2100 21 Hilary Knight 57294302 8 Caitlin Cahow 52460100 16 Kelli Stack 52354100 27 Monique Lamoureux 523510 000 12 Jenny Potter 51452010 2 Erika Lawler 50442000 19 Gigi Marvin 52134110 11 Lisa Chesson 51234000 10 Meghan Duggan 52022002 4 Angela Ruggiero 51126010 U.S. RESULTS 22 Kacey Bellamy 50224000 DATE RESULT 17 Jocelyne Lamoureux 50222000 April 4 United States 8 Head Coach: 9 Molly Engstrom 50118000 Japan 0 Mark Johnson 1 Molly Schaus 20110000 Goaltender/Saves: Van Beusekom/8 Assistant Coaches: 5 Karen Thatcher 50110000 April 6 United States 8 Dave Flint 6 Helen Resor 50002000 Russia 0 Jodi McKenna 23 Kerry Weiland 50002000 Goaltender/Saves: Schaus/13 Team USA Record: Team 2 4-0-0-1 TEAM USA TOTALS 5 28 43 71 60 744 April 9^ United States 7 Finland 0 OPPONENT TOTALS 534758 101 Team USA Finish: Goaltender/Saves: Vetter/16 1st – Gold Medal U.S. GOALTENDER STATISTICS April 10^ Canada 2 H # Goaltender GP-GS MIN GA GAA SVS SV% RECORD* SO United States 1 I Goaltender/Saves: Schaus/33 S 31 Jessie Vetter 2-2 120:00 1 0.50 55 .982 2-0-0-0 1 T 29 Megan Van Beusekom 1-1 60:00 0 0.00 8 1.00 1-0-0-0 1 April 12* United States 4 O 1 Molly Schaus 2-2 119:22 2 1.01 46 .958 1-0-0-1 1 Canada 1 R Goaltender/Saves: Vetter/39 TEAM USA TOTALS 5-5 299:22 3 0.60 109 .973 4-0-0-1 3 Y __ OPPONENT TOTALS 5-5 299:04 28 5.62 190 .872 1-0-0-4 0 ^Qualifying Round *Gold-Medal Game *W-OTW-OTL-L 48 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

2009 WORLD WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP Team USA Recap

After outscoring Japan and Russia by a GAME 1 – PRELIMINARY ROUND GAME 2 – PRELIMINARY ROUND GAME 3 – QUALIFYING ROUND combined score of 16-0 in the preliminary April 4, 2009 April 6, 2009 April 9, 2009 round, the U.S. Women’s National Team earned Metritiski Arena – Hameenlinna, Finland Patria Arena – Hameenlinna, Finland Patria Arena – Hameenlinna, Finland the top spot in its group for the qualifying United States 413—8 United States 152—8 United States 232—7 round. The U.S. defeated Finland, 7-0, in its first Japan 000—0 Russia 000—0 Finland 000—0 qualifying-round game and, in the process, clinched a spot in the gold-medal game against Scoring Scoring Scoring Canada for the 12th consecutive year. Team 1st: USA-Knight (Potter, Stack), 4:39 (pp) 1st: USA-Duggan (Cahow, Chesson), 7:16 1st: USA-Knight (Bellamy, M. Lamoureux), 9:21 USA lost its qualifying-round matchup against USA-Chu (Darwitz), 12:40 (sh) 2nd: USA-Potter (Knight), 11:41 (sh) USA-Marvin (unassisted), 15:33 (sh) Canada, but topped the Canadians in the gold- USA-Stack (Thatcher, Bellamy), 15:28 USA-Ruggiero (Schaus), 12:12 (sh) 2nd: USA-Darwitz (Lawler, Chu), 12:36 medal game, 4-1, to claim its second USA-Knight (Potter, Stack), 17:23 (pp) USA-Stack (M. Lamoureux, Chu), 17:32 (pp) USA-Darwitz (Cahow, Chu), 16:01 (5x3pp) consecutive world championship and third in 2nd: USA-M. Lamoureux (Stack), 19:55 USA-Chesson (Lawler), 18:09 USA-Knight (Ruggiero), 19:11 the last five years (2005, 2008, 2009). With the 3rd: USA-Chu (Darwitz, Lawler), :45 USA-Chu (Darwitz, Cahow), 18:22 3rd: USA-Darwitz (Lawler, Chu), 11:32 victory, the U.S. earned the No. 1 world ranking USA-Knight (Engstrom), 4:27 3rd: USA-Marvin (Cahow, Darwitz), 7:25 (pp) USA-Knight (Potter), 15:26 (pp) for the first time since the system was USA-Chu (Darwitz, Chesson), 18:51 USA-Chu (Darwitz, M. Lamoureux), 12:39 introduced in 2004. Penalties:USA 8-16; FIN 6-12 Penalties: USA 6-12; JPN 4-8 Penalties:USA 6-12; RUS 10-20 Power Plays: USA 2-6; FIN 0-8 Power Plays: USA 2-4; JPN 0-6 Power Plays: USA 2-10; RUS 0-6 Saves: USA-Vetter (6-4-6—16), 60:00 Saves: USA-Van Beusekom (0-4-4—8), 60:00 Saves: USA-Schaus (4-4—5), 60:00 FIN-Hassinen (10-6-9—25), 60:00 JPN-Nakaoku (25-14-x—39), 30:33 RUS-Alexandrova (14-11-x—25), 38:09 Shots: USA 12-9-11--32; FIN 3 JPN-Kiribuchi (x-10-17—27), 29:27 RUS-Gashennikova (x-1-15—16), 31:51 Officials: Referee-Mary Anne Gage (CAN); Shots: USA 29-25-20--74; JPN 0-4-4--8 Shots: USA 15-17-17—49; RUS 4-4-5--13 Linesmen-Heather Richardson Officials: Referee-Nicole Hertrich (GER); Officials: Referee-Ulla Sipila (FIN); (CAN), Miyuki Nakayama (JPN) Linesmen-Veronika Stenzel (GER), Linesmen-Heather Richardson Heather Richardson (CAN) (CAN), Johanna Tauriainen (FIN) Notes: Natalie Darwitz and Hilary Knight both netted hat tricks … The U.S. clinched its 12th Notes: Hilary Knight and Julie Chu both Notes: The U.S. finished first in its group in the consecutive trip to the IIHF World Women’s netted hat tricks. Knight’s three goals were her preliminary round with the victory … Seven Championship game with the victory … first three at an IIHF World Women’s different players scored for Team USA … Jenny Darwitz was named U.S. Player of the Game. H Championship … The U.S. held Japan shotless Potter was named U.S. Player of the Game and I in the opening period … Kelli Stack, who had Julie Chu garnered most skilled U.S. player. S a four-point (1-3) outing, was named U.S. Player of the Game. T O R Y __ 49 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

2009 WORLD WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP Team USA Recap

GAME 4 – QUALIFYING ROUND GAME 5 – GOLD-MEDAL GAME April 10, 2009 April 12, 2009 Patria Arena – Hameenlinna, Finland Patria Arena – Hameenlinna, Finland United States 001—1 United States 112—4 Canada 020—2 Canada 010—1

Scoring Scoring 1st: None 1st: USA-Cahow (Knight, Potter), :24 2nd: CAN-Botterill (Hefford), :26 (pp) 2nd: CAN-Botterill (Ouellette, Hefford), 5:11 CAN-Ouellette (Hefford), 9:05 USA-Duggan (J. Lamoureux), 10:10 3rd: USA-M. Lamoureux (J. Lamoureux), 18:02 3rd: USA-Cahow (Darwitz, Marvin), 7:09 (pp) USA-Knight (Chu), 19:51 (en) Penalties: USA 10-20; CAN 7-14 Power Plays: USA 0-7; CAN 1-10 Penalties: USA 0-0; CAN 2-4 Saves: USA-Schaus (10-15-8—33), 59:22 Power Plays: USA 2-1; CAN 0-0 CAN-Labonte (6-6-10—22), 59:58 Saves: USA-Vetter (14-11-14—39), 60:00 Shots: USA 6-6-11--23; CAN 10-17-8--35 CAN-Labonte (9-11-5—25), 59:06 Officials: Referee-Nicole Hertrich (GER); Shots: USA 10-12-7--29; CAN 14-12-14--40 Linesmen-Anna Majapuro (FIN), Officials: Referee-Aina Hove (NOR); Alice Stanley (GBR) Linesmen-Anne Sophie Boniface (FRA), Malene Skovbakke (DEN) Notes: Kacey Bellamy was named U.S. Player of the Game and Gigi Marvin was selected the Notes: Team USA earned its second most skilled U.S. player. consecutive gold medal and third in the last five years (2005, 2008, 2009) … Caitlin Cahow was named U.S. Player of the game … Kacey Bellamy, Julie Chu and Hilary Knight were named the top three U.S. players of the tournament … Jessie Vetter, Angela Ruggiero H and Natalie Darwitz earned sports on the I Media All-Star Team … Chu and Darwitz led all S players with 10 points … Knight led all skaters with seven goals … The U.S. claimed the No. 1 T world ranking with the victory for the first time O since the system was introduced in 2004. R Y __ 50 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

YEAR-BY-YEAR U.S. Results

IIHF WORLD WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES

2009 2004 1997 2006 HAMEENLINNA, FINLAND HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA KITCHENER, , CANADA TORINO, GOLD MEDAL (4-0-0-1) SILVER MEDAL (4-1-0) SILVER MEDAL (3-1-1) BRONZE MEDAL (4-1-0) April 4 Japan W, 8-0 March 30 Switzerland W, 9-1 March 31 Norway W, 7-0 Feb. 11 Switzerland W, 6-0 April 6 Russia W, 8-0 April 1 Russia W, 8-0 April 1 Finland T, 3-3 Feb. 12 Germany W, 5-0 April 9 Finland W, 7-0 April 3 Canada W, 3-1 April 3 Sweden W, 10-0 Feb. 14 Finland W, 7-3 April 10 Canada L, 1-2 April 5 Sweden W, 9-2 April 5 W, 6-0 Feb. 17 Sweden L, 2-3 (SO) April 12 Canada W, 4-1* April 6 Canada L, 0-2* April 6 Canada L, 3-4 (OT)* Feb. 20 Finland W, 4-0^ U.S. Scoring Leader: U.S. Scoring Leader: U.S. Scoring Leader: U.S. Scoring Leader: Julie Chu – 5GP, 10 points (5-5) Natalie Darwitz – 5GP, 10 points (7-3) – 5GP, 8 points (5-3) Jenny Potter – 5GP, 9 points (2-7)

2008 2001 1994 2002 HARBIN, CHINA MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, USA LAKE PLACID, NEW YORK, USA , UTAH, USA GOLD MEDAL (4-0-1-0) SILVER MEDAL (4-1-0) SILVER MEDAL (4-1-0) SILVER MEDAL (4-1-0) April 4 Germany W, 8-1 April 2 Germany W, 13-0 April 11 Switzerland W, 6-0 Feb. 12 Germany W, 10-0 April 6 Switzerland W, 7-1 April 3 China W, 13-0 April 12 Germany W, 16-0 Feb. 14 China W, 12-1 April 8 Finland L, 0-1 (OT) April 5 Finland W, 9-0 April 14 Finland W, 2-1 Feb. 16 Finland W, 5-0 April 10 Canada W, 4-2 April 7 Russia W, 6-1 April 15 China W, 14-3 Feb. 19 Sweden W, 4-0 April 12 Canada W, 4-3* April 8 Canada L, 2-3* April 17 Canada L, 3-6* Feb. 21 Canada L, 2-3* U.S. Scoring Leader: U.S. Scoring Leader: U.S. Scoring Leaders: U.S. Scoring Leader: Natalie Darwitz – 5GP, 10 points (6-4) Cammi Granato – 5GP, 13 points (7-6) Karyn Bye – 5GP, 12 points (6-6); Cammi Granato – 5GP, 10 points (6-4) Cammi Granato – 5GP, 12 points (5-7)

2007 2000 1992 1998 WINNIPEG/SELKIRK, MANITOBA, CANADA MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA TAMPERE, FINLAND NAGANO, JAPAN SILVER MEDAL (3-0-1-1) SILVER MEDAL (4-1-0) SILVER MEDAL (4-1-0) GOLD MEDAL (6-0-0) April 3 Kazakhstan W, 9-0 April 3 Germany W, 16-1 April 20 Switzerland W, 17-0 Feb. 8 China W, 5-0 April 5 China W, 9-1 April 4 Russia W, 15-0 April 21 Norway W, 9-1 Feb. 9 Sweden W, 7-1 April 7 Canada L, 4-5 (SO) April 6 Finland W, 4-3 April 23 Finland W, 5-3 Feb. 11 Finland W, 4-2 April 8 Finland W, 4-0 April 8 Sweden W, 7-1 April 25 Sweden W, 6-4 Feb. 12 Japan W, 10-0 April 10 Canada L, 1-5* April 9 Canada L, 2-3 (OT)* April 26 Canada L, 0-8* Feb. 14 Canada W, 7-4 U.S. Scoring Leader: U.S. Scoring Leader: U.S. Scoring Leader: Feb. 17 Canada W, 3-1* Krissy Wendell – 5GP, 12 points (5-7) Krissy Wendell – 5GP, 13 points (2-11) Cammi Granato – 5GP, 10 points (8-2) U.S. Scoring Leader: Karyn Bye – 6GP, 8 points (5-3) H 2005 1999 1990 I LINKÖPING/NORRKÖPING, SWEDEN ESPOO/VANTAA, FINLAND OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA S GOLD MEDAL (5-0-0) SILVER MEDAL (4-1-0) SILVER MEDAL (4-1-0) April 3 China W, 8-2 March 8 Russia W, 10-2 March 19 Switzerland W, 16-3 T April 5 Germany W, 7-0 March 9 Sweden W, 11-0 March 21 Norway W, 17-0 O April 6 Finland W, 8-1 March 11 China W, 6-0 March 22 Finland W, 5-4 R April 8 Sweden W, 4-1 March 13 Finland W, 3-1 March 24 Sweden W, 10-3 Y April 9 Canada W, 1-0 (SO)* March 14 Canada L, 1-3* March 25 Canada L, 2-5* __ U.S. Scoring Leader: U.S. Scoring Leader: U.S. Scoring Leader: ^Bronze-Medal Game *Gold-Medal Game Krissy Wendell – 5GP, 9 points (4-5) Jenny Potter – 5GP, 12 points (5-7) Cindy Curley – 5GP, 23 points (11-12) 51 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

ALL-TIME RECORD vs. Canada

The United States and Canada are the only gold-medal winners in Olympic Winter Games and 2001-02 Skate To Salt Lake Tour 1997-98 Pre-Olympic Tour IIHF World Women’s Championship history. Team USA won the inaugural Olympic gold medal Vancouver, B.C. USA 3, Canada 2 Oct. 25 USA 5, Canada 4 (SO) in 1998, while Canada took the top prize in both 2002 and 2006. The United States has captured Detroit, Mich. USA 7, Canada 3 Nov. 7 Canada 3, USA 2 gold at three of the 12 IIHF World Women’s Championships, including each of the last two Chicago, Ill. USA 3, Canada 1 Nov. 8 Canada 4, USA 1 years (2008, 2009). The teams have also met frequently during the Four Nations Cup and pre- Hamilton, Ont. USA 1, Canada 0 Nov. 10 USA 3, Canada 2 Olympic tours. Overall, the United States holds a record of 27-5-7-41-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) in Montreal, Que. USA 4, Canada 3 Dec. 3 USA 3, Canada 1 81 contests against Canada. Ottawa, Ont. USA 5, Canada 2 Dec. 6 Canada 5, USA 4 San Jose, Calif. USA 4, Canada 1 Jan. 16 Canada 2, USA 1 Salt Lake City USA 4, Canada 1 2009 World Championship Saskatoon, Sask. Jan. 20 USA 4, Canada 3 TSN Challenge Jan. 26 USA 3, Canada 1 USA 4, Canada 1* Canada 6, USA 0 Canada 2, USA 1 USA 3, Canada 2 Jan. 28 Canada 4, USA 2 Torino Test Event USA 5, Canada 4 2008 World Championship 1997 Three Nations Cup 2001 World Championship USA 4, Canada 3* Canada 7, USA 0* USA 3, Canada 0* Canada 3, USA 2* USA 4, Canada 2 Canada 5, USA 0 Canada 5, USA 4 2000 Four Nations Cup Canada 3, USA 2 Four Nations Cup Hilton Family Skate to 2006 Tour Canada 2, USA 0* USA 3, Canada 2 (SO)* World Championship Nov. 27 USA 2, Canada 1 USA 4, Canada 1 Canada 4, USA 2 Canada 4, USA 3 (OT)* Dec. 1 Canada 3, USA 1 World Championship 2007 World Championship 1996 Three Nations Cup Dec. 30 Canada 4, USA 2 Canada 3, USA 2 (OT)* Canada 5, USA 1* Canada 1, USA 0* TSN Challenge Canada 5, USA 4 (SO) 2004 Four Nations Cup USA 2, Canada 1 (OT) Canada 6, USA 0 Four Nations Cup Canada 2, USA 1* Canada 4, USA 3 USA 4, Canada 1 Canada 2, USA 0* USA 1, Canada 1 Pacific Women’s Hockey Champ. 1999 TSN Challenge Canada 6, USA 3 Canada 4, USA 1* World Championship Canada 6, USA 1 2006 Winnipeg, Ont. Canada 3, USA 2 Canada 2, USA 0* Three Nations Cup USA 5, Canada 3 1995 Pacific Women’s Hockey Champ. USA 3, Canada 1 Canada 3, USA 2 (SO)* Four Nations Cup Canada 2, USA 1 (OT)* Canada 5, USA 4 (OT) USA 5, Canada 2 Canada 5, USA 2* 2003 Four Nations Cup Canada 3, USA 1 H Canada 3, USA 0 USA 2, Canada 1* 1994 World Championship World Championship I 2005 World Championship USA 2, Canada 0 Canada 6, USA 3* Canada 3, USA 1* S USA 1, Canada 0* 1992 World Championship 2002 Four Nations Cup 1998 Three Nations Cup T Four Nations Cup Canada 8, USA 0* Canada 4, USA 2* Canada 4, USA 3 (SO) O Canada 2, USA 1* Canada 2, USA 1 1990 World Championship Canada 7, USA 0 R Canada 4, USA 0 Olympic Winter Games Canada 5, USA 2* Y Regina, Sask. Olympic Winter Games USA 3, Canada 1* __ Canada 3, USA 2 Canada 3, USA 2* USA 7, Canada 4 * Gold-Medal/Championship Game 52 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

ALL-TIME U.S. RECORD IN International Competition

CAN CHN DEN FIN GER JPN KAZ NOR RUS SUI SWE GF-GA

2009 World Championship – Hameenlinna, Finland 4-1 —— —— 7-0 —— 8-0 —— —— 8-0 —— —— 28-3 1-2

2008 Four Nations Cup – Lake Placid, N.Y. 2-4 —— —— 4-1 —— —— —— —— —— —— 5-2 14-9 3-2 (SO)

World Championship – Harbin, China 4-2 —— —— 0-1 (OT) 8-1 —— —— —— —— 7-1 —— 23-8 4-3

2007 Four Nations Cup – Leksand, Sweden 3-6 —— —— 2-1 —— —— —— —— —— —— 4-0 9-9 0-2

World Championship – Winnipeg/Selkirk, Manitoba 4-5 (SO) 9-1 —— 4-0 —— —— 9-0 —— —— —— —— 27-11 1-5

2006 Four Nations Cup – Kitchener, Ontario 0-3 —— —— 5-2 —— —— —— —— —— —— 7-0 14-10 2-5

XX Olympic Winter Games – Torino, Italy DNP —— —— 7-3 5-0 —— —— —— DNP 6-0 2-3 (SO) 24-6 4-0

2005 Four Nations Cup – Hameenlinna, Finland 0-4 —— —— 5-2 —— —— —— —— —— —— 2-0 8-8 1-2

World Championship – Linköping/Norrköping, Sweden H 1-0 (SO) 8-2 —— 8-1 7-0 —— DNP —— DNP —— 4-1 28-4 I S 2004 Four Nations Cup – Lake Placid, N.Y. T 1-1 —— —— 6-1 —— —— —— —— —— —— 6-3 14-7 O 1-2 R World Championship – Nova Scotia, Canada Y 3-1 DNP —— DNP DNP DNP —— —— 8-0 9-1 9-2 29-6 __ 0-2 53 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

ALL-TIME U.S. RECORD IN International Competition

CAN CHN DEN FIN GER JPN KAZ NOR RUS SUI SWE GF-GA

2003 Four Nations Cup – Skövde, Sweden 2-0 —— —— 8-0 —— —— —— —— —— —— 5-1 17-2 2-1 (SO)

World Championship – event cancelled

2002 Four Nations Cup – Kitchener, Ontario 0-7 —— —— 3-1 —— —— —— —— —— —— 12-2 17-14 2-4

XIX Olympic Winter Games – Salt Lake City, Utah 2-3 12-1 —— 5-0 10-0 —— DNP —— DNP —— 4-0 33-4

2001 World Championship – Minneapolis, Minn. 2-3 13-0 —— 9-0 13-0 —— DNP —— 6-1 —— DNP 43-4

2000 Four Nations Cup – Provo, Utah 4-1 —— —— 9-1 —— —— —— —— —— —— 10-2 23-6 0-2

World Championship – Mississauga, Ontario 2-3 (OT) DNP —— 4-3 16-1 DNP —— —— 15-0 —— 7-1 44-8

1999 Three Nations Cup – Sherbrooke/Montreal, 1-3 —— —— 3-2 —— —— —— —— —— —— —— 15-16 4-5 (OT) 5-3 2-3 (SO)

World Championship – Espoo/Vantaa, Finland H 1-3 6-0 —— 3-1 DNP —— —— —— 10-2 DNP 11-0 31-6 I 1998 Three Nations Cup – Kuortane, Finland S 1-2 —— —— 3-2 —— —— —— —— —— —— —— 10-10 T 3-4 (SO) 3-2 O R XVIII Olympic Winter Games – Nagano, Japan Y 7-4 5-0 —— 4-2 —— 10-0 —— —— —— —— 7-1 36-8 __ 3-1 54 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

ALL-TIME U.S. RECORD IN International Competition

CAN CHN DEN FIN GER JPN KAZ NOR RUS SUI SWE GF-GA

1997 Three Nations Cup – Lake Placid, N.Y. 2-3 —— —— 3-3 —— —— —— —— —— —— —— 18-13 4-5 6-2 3-0

World Championship – Kitchener, Ontario 3-4 (OT) 6-0 —— 3-3 —— —— —— 7-0 DNP DNP 10-0 29-7

1996 Three Nations Cup – Ottawa, Ontario 3-4 —— —— 3-1 —— —— —— —— —— —— —— 12-10 2-1 (OT) 4-3 0-1

Pacific Women’s Championship – Vancouver, 2-3 4-2 —— —— —— 16-0 —— —— —— —— —— 28-9 1-4 5-0

1995 Pacific Women’s Championship – San Jose, Calif. 5-2 3-2 —— —— —— 14-0 —— —— —— —— —— 35-6 1-2 12-0

1994 World Championship – Lake Placid, N.Y. 3-6 14-3 —— 2-1 16-0 —— —— DNP —— 6-0 DNP 41-10

1992 World Championship – Tampere, Finland 0-8 DNP DNP 5-3 —— —— —— 9-1 —— 17-0 6-4 37-16

1990 World Championship – Ottawa, Ontario 2-5 —— —— 5-4 DNP DNP —— 17-0 —— 16-3 10-3 50-15

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U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM All-Time Roster

Name Hometown Pos Event/Team Years

Michele Amidon Harpswell, Maine F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1992 Three/Four Nations Cup 1996

Gretchen Anderson Natick, Mass. F Three/Four Nations Cup 2004

Lauren Apollo Scituate, Mass. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 1990, 1992

Chris Bailey Marietta, N.Y. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1995, 1996 Olympic Winter Games 1998, 2002 U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98, 2000-01, 2001-02 Three/Four Nations Cup 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 U.S. Women’s Select Team 1999-00

Laurie Baker Concord, Mass. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1997, 2000 Olympic Winter Games 1998, 2002 U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98, 2001-02 Three/Four Nations Cup 1997, 1998

Beth Beagan East Falmouth, Mass. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1990, 1992, 1994 Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1996

Kacey Bellamy Westfield, Mass. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 2008, 2009 U.S. Women’s National Team 2009-10 Three/Four Nations Cup 2006, 2007, 2008

Laurie Belliveau Manchester, Mass. G IIHF World Women’s Championship 1999

Kim Berry Haverill, Mass. F Three/Four Nations Cup 2002

Alana Blahoski St. Paul, Minn. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1996 Olympic Winter Games 1998 H U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98, 2000-01 I Three/Four Nations Cup 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 S U.S. Women’s Select Team 1999-00 T O Stephanie Boyd Kilworthy, Ont. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1994 R Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1995 Y Ali Brewer Racine, Wis. G U.S. Women’s National Team 2000-01 __ Three/Four Nations Cup 2000 56 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM All-Time Roster

Name Hometown Pos Event/Team Years

Winny Brodt Roseville, Minn. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 2000, 2001 U.S. Women’s National Team 2000-01, 2005-06 Three/Four Nations Cup 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006

Lisa Brown-Miller Union Lake, Mich. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997 Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1995, 1996 Olympic Winter Games 1998 U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98 Three/Four Nations Cup 1996, 1997

Karyn Bye River Falls, Wis. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1995, 1996 Olympic Winter Games 1998, 2002 U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98, 2000-01, 2001-02 Three/Four Nations Cup 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 U.S. Women’s Select Team 1999-00

Caitlin Cahow Branford, Conn. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 2007, 2008, 2009 Olympic Winter Games 2006 U.S. Women’s National Team 2005-06, 2009-10 Three/Four Nations Cup 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 U.S. Women’s Select Team 2008-09

Tina Cardinale Hudson, Mass. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1990, 1992

Heidi Chalupnik Fairbanks, Alaska F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1990

Lisa Chesson Plainfield, Ill. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 2009 U.S. Women’s National Team 2009-10 Three/Four Nations Cup 2007, 2009 U.S. Women’s Select Team 2008-09 H Julie Chu Fairfield, Conn. D/F IIHF World Women’s Championship 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 I Olympic Winter Games 2002, 2006 S U.S. Women’s National Team 2001-02, 2000-01, 2005-06, 2009-10 T Three/Four Nations Cup 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 O U.S. Women’s Select Team 2008-09 R Amy Coelho North Truro, Mass. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 1999 Y Three/Four Nations Cup 1998, 1999 __ U.S. Women’s Select Team 1999-00 57 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM All-Time Roster

Name Hometown Pos Event/Team Years

Wendy Cofran Holliston, Mass. D Three/Four Nations Cup 1996

Colleen Coyne East Falmouth, Mass. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 1992, 1994, 1997 Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1995, 1996 Olympic Winter Games 1998 U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98 Three/Four Nations Cup 1996, 1997

Cindy Curley Hudson, Mass. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1990, 1992, 1994 Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1995

Natalie Darwitz Eagan, Minn. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 Olympic Winter Games 2002, 2006 U.S. Women’s National Team 2001-02, 2000-01, 2005-06, 2009-10 Three/Four Nations Cup 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 U.S. Women’s Select Team 2008-09

Shawna Davidson Duluth, Minn. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1990, 1992, 1994 Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1995

Brianna Decker Dousman, Wis. F Three/Four Nations Cup 2008

Sara DeCosta-Hayes Warwick, R.I. G IIHF World Women’s Championship 2000, 2001 Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1996 Olympic Winter Games 1998, 2002 U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98, 2000-01, 2001-02 Three/Four Nations Cup 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003

Maria Dennis South Windsor F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1990

Michelle DiFronzo Chelmsford, Mass. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 1994 H I Rachael Drazan Orono, Minn. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 2008 S U.S. Women’s National Team 2009-10 T Three/Four Nations Cup 2006, 2008 O Eagle River, Alaska G IIHF World Women’s Championship 2004 R Olympic Winter Games 2006 Y U.S. Women’s National Team 2005-06 __ Three/Four Nations Cup 2003, 2004 58 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM All-Time Roster

Name Hometown Pos Event/Team Years

Meghan Duggan Danvers, Mass. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 2007, 2008, 2009 U.S. Women’s National Team 2009-10 Three/Four Nations Cup 2007, 2008

Tricia Dunn-Luoma Derry, N.H. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 Olympic Winter Games 1998, 2002, 2006 U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2005-06 Three/Four Nations Cup 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 U.S. Women’s Select Team 1999-00

Kelly Dyer Boston, Mass. G IIHF World Women’s Championship 1990, 1992, 1994 Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1995

Kimberly Eisenreid West Seneca, N.Y. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1990

Molly Engstrom Siren, Wis. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 Olympic Winter Games 2006 U.S. Women’s National Team 2005-06, 2009-10 Three/Four Nations Cup 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 U.S. Women’s Select Team 2008-09

Meghan Fardelmann Lansing, Kan. F Three/Four Nations Cup 2007

Sam Faber Mt. Sinai, N.Y. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 2008

Brandy Fisher Colton, N.Y. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1999, 2000 U.S. Women’s National Team 2000-01, 2001-02 Three/Four Nations Cup 1998, 1999, 2000 U.S. Women’s Select Team 1999-00

Lauren Goldstein Milton, Mass. G Three/Four Nations Cup 1998 H I Barb Gordon Glendale, Calif. F U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98 S Cammi Granato Downers Grove, Ill. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 T Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1995, 1996 O Olympic Winter Games 1998, 2002 R U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98, 2000-01, 2001-02 Y Three/Four Nations Cup 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 __ U.S. Women’s Select Team 1999-00 59 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM All-Time Roster

Name Hometown Pos Event/Team Years

Chanda Gunn Huntington Beach, Calif. G IIHF World Women’s Championship 2004, 2005, 2007 Olympic Winter Games 2006 U.S. Women’s National Team 2005-06 Three/Four Nations Cup 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 U.S. Women’s Select Team 2008-09

Jamie Hagerman North Andover, Mass. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 2005 Olympic Winter Games 2006 U.S. Women’s National Team 2005-06 Three/Four Nations Cup 2003, 2004, 2005 U.S. Women’s Select Team 2008-09

Tiffany Hagge Minneapolis, Minn. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 2007 Three/Four Nations Cup 2004, 2006

Kelli Halcisak Grosee Ile, Mich. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 2004, 2007 Three/Four Nations Cup 1998, 1999

Kim Haman Fairbanks, Alaska F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1992

Jennifer Hanley Edina, Minn. G IIHF World Women’s Championship 1992

Catherine Hanson Marquette, Mich. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 1999 Three/Four Nations Cup 1998, 1999 U.S. Women’s Select Team 1999-00

Melisa Heitzman Bloomington, Minn. F Three/Four Nations Cup 1999 U.S. Women’s Select Team 1999-00

Annamarie Holmes Apple Valley, Minn. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 2001 U.S. Women’s National Team 2000-01, 2001-02 Three/Four Nations Cup 2000 H Sarah Hood Keweenaw Bay, Mich. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1999 I Kim Insalaco Rochester, N.Y. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 2004, 2005 S Olympic Winter Games 2006 T U.S. Women’s National Team 2005-06 O Three/Four Nations Cup 2003, 2004, 2005 R Kathy Issel Y Ann Arbor, Mich. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1992 __ Michelle Johansson Walnut Creek, Calif. D Three/Four Nations Cup 1996 60 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM All-Time Roster

Name Hometown Pos Event/Team Years

Mary Jones Madison, Wis. G IIHF World Women’s Championship 1990

Kathleen Kauth Saratoga Springs, N.Y. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 2004, 2005 Olympic Winter Games 2006 U.S. Women’s National Team 2001-02, 2005-06 Three/Four Nations Cup 2003, 2005

Liz Keady Braintree, Mass. F Three/Four Nations Cup 2004

Courtney Kennedy Woburn, Mass. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 2005 Olympic Winter Games 2002, 2006 U.S. Women’s National Team 2001-02, 2005-06 Three/Four Nations Cup 2002, 2005

Angie Keseley St. Louis Park, Minn. F U.S. Women’s National Team 2009-10

Erin Keys St. Paul, Minn. F U.S. Women’s Select Team 2008-09

Andrea Kilbourne Saranac Lake, N.Y. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 2004 Olympic Winter Games 2002 U.S. Women’s National Team 2001-02 Three/Four Nations Cup 1996, 2004

Katie King Salem, N.H. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 Olympic Winter Games 1998, 2002, 2006 U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2005-06 Three/Four Nations Cup 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 U.S. Women’s Select Team 1999-00

Kristin King Piqua, Ohio F IIHF World Women’s Championship 2004, 2005, 2007 Olympic Winter Games 2006 U.S. Women’s National Team 2005-06 H Three/Four Nations Cup 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 I S Hilary Knight Hanover, N.H. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 2007, 2008, 2009 T U.S. Women’s National Team 2009-10 O Three/Four Nations Cup 2006, 2008 R Jessica Koizumi Simi Valley, Calif. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 2008 Y Three/Four Nations Cup 2007 __ U.S. Women’s Select Team 2008-09 61 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM All-Time Roster

Name Hometown Pos Event/Team Years

Jocelyne Lamoureux Grand Forks, N.D. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 2009 U.S. Women’s National Team 2009-10 Three/Four Nations Cup 2006, 2008

Monique Lamoureux Grand Forks, N.D. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 2009 U.S. Women’s National Team 2009-10 Three/Four Nations Cup 2006

Erika Lawler Fitchburg, Mass. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 2007, 2008, 2009 U.S. Women’s National Team 2009-10 Three/Four Nations Cup 2006, 2007, 2008

Shelley Looney Brownstown Twp., Mich. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1995, 1996 Olympic Winter Games 1998, 2002 U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98, 2000-01, 2001-02 Three/Four Nations Cup 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 U.S. Women’s Select Team 1999-00

Nicky Luongo Tyngsboro, Mass. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 2000, 2001 U.S. Women’s National Team 2000-01 Three/Four Nations Cup 1999 U.S. Women’s Select Team 1999-00

Erin Magee Troy, N.Y. F U.S. Women’s National Team 2000-01 Three/Four Nations Cup 1999, 2000

U.S. Women’s Select Team 1999-00 H Gigi Marvin Warroad, Minn. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 2007, 2008, 2009 I S U.S. Women’s National Team 2009-10 T Three/Four Nations Cup 2006, 2007, 2008 O Erica McKenzie Hastings, Minn. F Three/Four Nations Cup 2007, 2008 R U.S. Women’s Select Team 2008-09 Y __ Brianne McLaughlin Sheffield Village, Ohio G U.S. Women’s National Team 2009-10 62 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM All-Time Roster

Name Hometown Pos Event/Team Years

Sue Merz Greenwich, Conn. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 1990, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001 Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1995, 1996 Olympic Winter Games 1998, 2002 U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98, 2000-01, 2001-02 Three/Four Nations Cup 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 U.S. Women’s Select Team 1999-00

Anya Miller Elk River, Minn. D Three/Four Nations Cup 2007

A.J. Mleczko Nantucket, Mass. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 1997, 2000, 2001 Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1995, 1996 Olympic Winter Games 1998, 2002 U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98, 2000-01, 2001-02 Three/Four Nations Cup 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002 U.S. Women’s Select Team 1999-00

Tara Mounsey Concord, N.H. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 1997, 1999 Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1996 Olympic Winter Games 1998, 2002 U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98, 2000-01, 2001-02 Three/Four Nations Cup 1997, 2000

Vicki Movsessian Lexington, Mass. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 1994, 1997 Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1995, 1996 Olympic Winter Games 1998 U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98 Three/Four Nations Cup 1996, 1997

Kelly O’Leary Auburn, Mass. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997 Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1995, 1996 U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98 Three/Four Nations Cup 1996, 1997 H I Stephanie O’Sullivan Dorchester, Mass. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000 Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1995, 1996 S U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98 T Three/Four Nations Cup 1996, 1997, 1999 O U.S. Women’s Select Team 1999-00 R Kelley Owen Y Golden Valley, Minn. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 1990 __ Judy Parish Hanover, N.H. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 1990 63 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM All-Time Roster

Name Hometown Pos Event/Team Years

Sarah Parsons Dover, Mass. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 2005, 2007, 2008 Olympic Winter Games 2006 U.S. Women’s National Team 2005-06 Three/Four Nations Cup 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Bethany Peterson Bloomington, Minn. D Three/Four Nations Cup 1999

Yvonne Percy South Hadley, Mass. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1990

Jenny Potter Edina, Minn. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 Olympic Winter Games 1998, 2002, 2006 U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98, 2001-02, 2005-06, 2009-10 Three/Four Nations Cup 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 U.S. Women’s Select Team 2008-09

Helen Resor Greenwich, Conn. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 2005, 2007, 2009 Olympic Winter Games 2006 U.S. Women’s National Team 2005-06 Three/Four Nations Cup 2005, 2006, 2007

Gen Richardson Monroe, Conn. D Three/Four Nations Cup 2002, 2003

Angela Ruggiero Simi Valley, Calif. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1996 Olympic Winter Games 1998, 2002, 2006 U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2005-06, 2009-10 Three/Four Nations Cup 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 U.S. Women’s Select Team 2008-09

Julie Sasner Cambridge, Mass. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1990

Molly Schaus Natick, Mass. G IIHF World Women’s Championship 2008, 2009 H U.S. Women’s National Team 2009-10 I Three/Four Nations Cup 2008 S St. Cloud, Minn. D Three/Four Nations Cup 2008 T O Erica Silva Middletown, R.I. G Three/Four Nations Cup 2002 R Meaghan Sittler East Amherst, N.Y. F Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1996 Y Three/Four Nations Cup 1998, 1999 __ U.S. Women’s Select Team 1999-00 64 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

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Name Hometown Pos Event/Team Years

Jeanine Sobek Coon Rapids, Minn. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1990, 1992, 1994 Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1995, 1996 U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98 Three/Four Nations Cup 1996

Kelli Stack Brooklyn Heights, Ohio F IIHF World Women’s Championship 2008, 2009 U.S. Women’s National Team 2009-10 Three/Four Nations Cup 2008

Kelly Stephens Seattle, Wash. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 2004, 2005 Olympic Winter Games 2006 U.S. Women’s National Team 2005-06 Three/Four Nations Cup 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

Sharon Stidsen Waltham, Mass. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 1990

Jessica Tabb Holland, Mass. F Three/Four Nations Cup 2002, 2004

Wendy Tatarouns Billerica, Mass. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1992 Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1995

Karen Thatcher Blaine, Wash. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 2008, 2009 U.S. Women’s National Team 2009-10 Three/Four Nations Cup 2006, 2007, 2008 U.S. Women’s Select Team 2008-09

Kristen Thomas Wilmington, Mass. D Three/Four Nations Cup 2002

Sarah Tueting Winnetka, Ill. G IIHF World Women’s Championship 1997, 2000, 2001 Olympic Winter Games 1998, 2002 U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98, 2000-01, 2001-02 Three/Four Nations Cup 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000 H U.S. Women’s Select Team 1999-00 I S Nicole Uliasz Perkasie, Pa. D U.S. Women’s National Team 2001-02 T Gretchen Ulion Marlborough, Conn. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1994, 1997 O Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1995 R Olympic Winter Games 1998 Y U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98 __ Three/Four Nations Cup 1996, 1997 65 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

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Name Hometown Pos Event/Team Years

Megan Van Beusekom Loretto, Minn. G IIHF World Women’s Championship 2005, 2009 U.S. Women’s National Team 2005-06 Three/Four Nations Cup 2007 U.S. Women’s Select Team 2008-09

Julianne Vasichek Great Falls, Mont. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 2004 Three/Four Nations Cup 2003

Jessie Vetter Cottage Grove, Wis. G IIHF World Women’s Championship 2007, 2008, 2009 U.S. Women’s National Team 2009-10 Three/Four Nations Cup 2007, 2008

Shari Vogt Richmond, Minn. G U.S. Women’s National Team 2005-06 Three/Four Nations Cup 2005, 2006

Lyndsay Wall Churchville, N.Y. D IIHF World Women’s Championship 2005 Olympic Winter Games 2002, 2006 U.S. Women’s National Team 2001-02 Three/Four Nations Cup 2002, 2003, 2004

Kerry Weiland Palmer, Alaska D IIHF World Women’s Championship 2004, 2007, 2008 , 2009 U.S. Women’s National Team 2009-10 Three/Four Nations Cup 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 U.S. Women’s Select Team 2008-09

Ellen Weinberg Dallas, Texas D IIHF World Women’s Championship 1992 Krissy Wendell Brooklyn Park, Minn. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007 Olympic Winter Games 2002, 2006 U.S. Women’s National Team 2001-02, 2000-01, 2005-06 Three/Four Nations Cup 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

Brooke White Boston, Mass. F U.S. Women’s National Team 2000-01 H Three/Four Nations Cup 2000, 2002 I Snohomish, Wash. F Three/Four Nations Cup 2002 S Erin Whitten Glens Falls, N.Y. G IIHF World Women’s Championship 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999 T Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1995, 1996 O U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98 R Three/Four Nations Cup 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002 Y U.S. Women’s Select Team 1999-00 __ 66 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

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Name Hometown Pos Event/Team Years

Sandra Whyte Saugus, Mass. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 1992, 1994, 1997 Pacific Women’s Hockey Championship 1995, 1996 Olympic Winter Games 1998 U.S. Women’s National Team 1997-98 Three/Four Nations Cup 1996, 1997

Hilary Witt Canton, Mass. F U.S. Women’s National Team 2000-01 Three/Four Nations Cup 2000

Carisa Zaban Glenview, Ill. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 2001 U.S. Women’s National Team 2000-01, 2001-02

Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej Eagle River, Wis. F IIHF World Women’s Championship 2007 Three/Four Nations Cup 2006, 2007 U.S. Women’s Select Team 2008-09

Rush Zimmerman Grosse Pointe, Mich. F U.S. Women’s National Team 2005-06 Three/Four Nations Cup 2005, 2006

* The 1997-98, 2001-02, 2005-06 and 2009-10 U.S. Women’s National Teams refer to Pre-Olympic Tours. * The 2000-01 U.S. Women’s National Team and both the 1999-00 and 2008-09 U.S. Women’s Select Teams were assembled for the designated seasons to play various games and tournaments not listed elsewhere in the all-time roster.

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1889 1892 1984 On Nov. 17, the International Olympic Lord Stanley of Preston, Canada’s sixth What was originally thought to be the first Providence College wins the inaugural Committee announces that it will include governor general and namesake of the Stanley organized and recorded all-female ice hockey Eastern College Athletic Conference Women’s women’s ice hockey as a full medal sport Cup, supervises the flooding of a large lawn game is played in Barrie, Ontario. Research Champion-ship. beginning in 2002. The IOC gives the on the grounds of the Government House. reveals a description of just one game in that organizers of the 1994 Games in Lillehammer, Lord and Lady Stanley and their children, community during that year and that the 1987 Norway, and the 1998 Games in Nagano, including two daughters, spend many hours The first Women’s World Invitational game actually featured women playing men Japan, the option of including women’s ice on the rink playing hockey. Tournament is held in North York and dressed as women. hockey on their programs. Norway declines, Mississauga, Ontario, with teams but Japan accepts to showcase the Olympic 1890 representing Canada, Ontario, the United 1920’s debut of women’s ice hockey. Isobel Preston, daughter of Lord Preston, is States, Sweden, Switzerland, Holland and College teams form in both the U.S. and photographed playing hockey at Rideau Hall. Japan. The United States defeats Sweden, 5- 1994 It is the earliest known image on film of Canada. 0, for the bronze medal. Groups lobby the women involved in a game of ice hockey. International Ice Hockey Federation for the The third IIHF World Women’s Championship 1940s-50s creation of a World Women’s Championship. is held in Lake Placid, N.Y. The finish is a 1891 World War II slows the growth of the women’s familiar one as Canada emerges with a 6-3 The first newspaper account of a game game as many women turn their attention to 1989 victory against the United States for a third between two unnamed women’s teams working and supporting their families. The The IIHF president attends the European consecutive gold medal. Finland defeats appears in the Ottawa Citizen on Feb. 11. The growth of men’s professional hockey and the Women’s Championship, and plans are drawn China, 8-1, to finish third once again. game, which was played in Ottawa, is now increased demand for ice time also hurt the for future IIHF World Women’s regarded as the true start of women’s ice women’s game. Championships. Minnesota becomes the first state in the hockey. United States to sanction girls’ ice hockey as 1970s 1990 a high school varsity sport. Teams form in Sweden, Finland, Japan, China, The first IIHF World Women’s Championship Korea, Norway, Germany and Switzerland. is held in Ottawa. In the championship game, 1995 Canadian provincial and college organizations the United States takes an early 2-0 lead The inaugural IIHF Pacific Women’s Hockey before Canada roars back for a 5-2 victory and begin operation. U.S. college varsity and club Championship, featuring the United States, the gold medal. Finland defeats Sweden, 6-3, teams form in the Midwest and East, while Canada, China and Japan, is held in San Jose, for the bronze medal. Bodychecking is participation by girls in youth hockey rises. Calif. Canada edges the United States in an allowed but becomes illegal in future World H Special chest pad and pelvic protector gear is overtime shootout to earn the gold medal. Women’s Championships. I designed for women. S 1992 1996 T early 1980s The second IIHF World Women’s Vancouver, British Columbia, serves as host O The Amateur Hockey Association of the Championship is held in Tampere, Finland. for the 1996 IIHF Pacific Women’s Hockey R United States (now known as USA Hockey) Canada defeats the United States, 8-0, to Championship, where Canada earns its Y hosts the first National Championships for repeat as the gold medalist, and Finland once second straight gold medal by defeating the __ girls’ (1980) and women’s (1981) divisions. again captures the bronze medal. United States. 68 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

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On June 3, Ben Smith of Gloucester, Mass., is The University of New Hampshire defeats 2000 After hosting the Women’s Division I National named the first-ever head coach of the U.S. Brown University, 4-1, at Boston’s FleetCenter Brown University goaltender Ali Brewer is Championship in 1998, 1999 and 2000, the Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team. to capture the first American Women’s named the 2000 Patty Kazmaier Memorial AWCHA and USA Hockey hand off to the College Hockey Alliance Division I National Award recipient after posting a 1.33 goals- NCAA, which holds the inaugural NCAA Championship. 1997 against average and a .942 save percentage. Women’s Ice Hockey National Collegiate The United States extends Canada to The Ivy League Co-Player of the Year finished 1999 Championship, March 23-25 in Minneapolis, overtime before falling, 4-3, in the gold-medal her career as Brown’s all-time leader in save In March, the 1999 U.S. Women’s National Minn. game of the fourth IIHF World Women’s percentage, saves, wins and shutouts. Brewer Team falls to Canada, 3-1, in the gold-medal Championship in Kitchener, Ontario. Finland game of the IIHF World Women’s led Brown to the 2000 AWCHA Division I 2002 adds a fourth bronze medal to its caché by Championship for the fifth time. National Championship game, but the Bears In preparation for the XIX Olympic Winter defeating China, 3-0. fell, 4-2, to the University of Minnesota, the Games, Team USA participated in the 31- A.J. Mleczko recieves the 1999 Patty Kazmaier first women’s Western Collegiate Hockey game Visa Skate To Salt Lake Tour that In December, the United States defeats Memorial Award. She enjoys the most prolific Association team to earn a national title. crossed two continents (North America and Canada, 3-0, in the championship game of the scoring season in the history of women’s Asia) and three countries (the United States, 1997 Three Nations Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y. It college hockey in 1998-99 with 114 points (37- In April 2000, the U.S. Women’s National Team Canada and China). Team USA posted a 31-0- marks the first time Canada has ever been 77) in 34 games and in the process breaks falls to Canada, 3-2, in overtime of the gold- 0 overall record on the tour, including a 23-0-0 held scoreless and is also Team USA’s first Harvard University’s all-time single-season medal game of the IIHF World Women’s mark against international opponents and an gold medal in international competition. and career scoring record for men or women. Championship. Canada captures its sixth- 8-0-0 record against college teams. Team USA She also leads Harvard to the 1999 AWCHA consecutive gold medal and No. 1 seed in the outscored its opponents by a 252-27 margin. 1998 Division I National Championship. XIX Olympic Winter Games, while the United A major component of the tour was an eight- Canada, the United States, Finland, China, States earns it sixth silver medal. Sweden and host nation Japan make up the game series against Canada – the defending world champion and No. 1 seed in the field of six teams that compete at the XVIII On August 23, Julie Sasner is named assistant Olympic Winter Games as women’s ice coach for the United States Women’s National Olympic women’s ice hockey tournament. hockey makes its debut in the Olympics. and Olympic Teams, becoming the first-ever The United States posted an impressive 8-0- History is made on Feb. 17 when Team USA female member of an American Olympic ice 0 record in the series against Canada, defeats Canada, 3-1, to earn the first Olympic hockey team coaching staff. outscoring the Canadians, 31-13. gold medal ever awarded in women’s ice H The United States downs its first four hockey. Gretchen Ulion, Shelley Looney and 2001 I opponents by a 31-1 margin at the XIX Sandra Whyte score for the United States. The 2000-01 U.S. Women’s National Team S defeats Canada, 3-2, at the Pepsi Center in Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, T The first-ever Patty Kazmaier Memorial Denver on Feb. 2 as part of the 2001 National leading to the much-anticipated match-up O Award, annually recognizing the nation’s top Hockey League All-Star Weekend. The 9,562 against Canada in the gold-medal game. R player in NCAA Division I women’s ice spectators comprise the largest crowd ever to Canada captures its first Olympic gold medal Y hockey, is handed out in Boston to University watch a women’s hockey game in the United with a 3-2 victory. The United States earns __ of New Hampshire forward . States. silver. 69 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

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2003 Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The On March 22, Harvard forward Jennifer U.S. team takes its eighth-straight silver Botterill becomes the first two-time winner of medal at the event. the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. She also won the trophy for the top women’s college With a comeback victory in Burlington, Vt., on ice hockey player in 2001. Teammate Angela August 28, the U.S. Under-22 Select Team Ruggiero and University of Minnesota Duluth defeats the Canadian Under-22 Team, 3-2. The forward Jenny Potter join Botterill as the 2003 win gives the United States its first-ever finalists. sweep in the annual three-game series between the teams. The IIHF World Women’s Championship, to be held in Beijing, China, is cancelled due to The U.S. Women’s Select Team defeats SARS virus concerns. Sweden and Finland and ties Canada to advance to the gold-medal game at the 2004 In November, the U.S. Women’s Select Team Women’s Four Nations Cup in Lake Placid, captures the gold medal at the 2003 Four N.Y. On Nov. 14, Canada wins the gold-medal Nations Cup for the first time since 1997. game, 2-1. Goaltender Pam Dreyer did what no other U.S. Women’s goaltender had done before by 2005 defeating Canada twice in the same Angela Ruggiero and her brother, Bill, make tournament. Dreyer turned in a .986 save history competing for the Central Hockey percentage and a 0.48 GAA, allowing only one League’s Tulsa Oilers in a game on January goal in 125 minutes of play. She also stopped 28. The pair becomes the first-ever brother- Team USA opens the Hilton Family Skate to 2006 all 11 shots in the sudden-death shootout sister tandem to play together in a 2006 Tour before 5,739 fans at St. Paul’s Xcel After going 3-0-0 in the preliminary round versus Canada in the gold-medal game. professional hockey game in North America. Energy Center on Sept. 30. The Tour was a 10- with an 18-3 goal differential, the U.S. Olympic Cammi Granato notched the game-winner for Angela also becomes the first female position city, 11-game pre-Olympic training schedule Women’s Ice Hockey Team is upset by the United States. player to score a point (assist) in a CHL game. featuring the U.S. Women’s National Team in Sweden in a shootout in the semifinal round competition against Finland, Canada and top at the XX Olympic Winter Games in Torino, 2004 After 60 minutes and a 20-minute overtime collegiate all-star teams. By Tour’s end, Team Italy. It sends the United States to the bronze- H After being named a top-10 finalist for the period, Team USA and Canada go to a USA earned a 9-2-0 record after playing in medal game for the first time ever, where I fourth time in her career, Harvard senior shootout in the IIHF World Women’s front of 30,799 total fans across the nation. Team USA shuts out Finland, 4-0. S Angela Ruggiero wins the 2004 Patty Championship gold-medal game on April 9. T Kazmaier Memorial Award on March 27. Team USA scores three shootout goals to In a vote by her teammates, forward Krissy wins the Patty Kazmaier Memorial O Canada’s one and the 2005 U.S. Women’s Wendell is named captain of the U.S. Women’s Award on March 25, then leads her University R On April 6, the U.S. Women’s National Team National Team claims its first-ever World National and Olympic Teams. Wendell led the of Wisconsin team to its first-ever NCAA Y falls to Canada, 2-0, in the gold-medal game Championship gold medal in Linköping, 2005-06 National Team with 23 points and 17 national championship the next day. __ at the 2004 IIHF World Women’s Sweden. assists in 22 games. 70 General Team Team USA Hockey History & Information USA USA Staff Leadership Results

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USA Hockey hires Michele Amidon to be its The U.S. Women’s National Team makes first-ever director of women’s hockey history by beating Canada in back-to-back operations. She previously served as head games at the 2008 IIHF World Women’s women’s hockey coach at Bowdoin College Championship in Harbin, China, to capture its second-ever world title (and second in the last and was a member of the U.S. Women’s three world championships). Finland also National Team in 1992. makes history by posting its first-ever victory over Team USA (1-0 in overtime). 2007 Julie Chu makes history when she becomes Later in the year, Team USA captures its first the 10th winner of the Patty Kazmaier Four Nations Cup since 2003. It marks the first Memorial Award on March 17. time since the 1997-98 season that the U.S. topped Canada in back-to-back international The U.S. Women’s National Team plays in events. During the tournament in Lake Placid, front of the two largest crowds ever to watch N.Y., the Canadians suffer their first loss to any a women’s hockey game when it takes on team other than the United States when Canada twice during the 2007 IIHF World Sweden earns a 2-1 overtime victory against Canada. Women’s Championship in Winnipeg, Man. The building is sold-out for both games with 2009 crowds of 15,003. Canada takes the gold At the second staging of the IIHF World medal with a 5-1 victory over the United Women’s U18 Championship, the United States. States again goes undefeated to defend its world title. Team USA rolls through the 2008 preliminary and playoff rounds, outscoring For the first time ever, the IIHF stages a World opponents 55-2, then beats Canada, 3-2, in Women’s U18 Championship. It takes place in overtime for the championship. Calgary, Alta., at the home of Hockey Canada. Team USA goes undefeated in the preliminary Jessie Vetter of Cottage Grove, Wis., wins the 12th Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. H round, tops the Czechs, 8-0, in the semifinals I and earns a 5-2 victory over host Canada to The U.S. Women’s National Team again makes S capture the first gold medal at the women’s history by successfully defending its world T U18 level. title for the first time ever at the 2009 IIHF O World Women’s Championship in R wins the Patty Kazmaier Hameenlinna, Finland. It gave the U.S. the No. Y Memorial Award on March 21, becoming the 1 ranking in the world for the first time since __ fifth winner from Harvard University. the system was introduced in 2004. 71