T E A M U S A G A M E N O T E S U.S. Women’s National Team vs. Sunda, April 8, 2012 • Burlington, VT • 7:00 p.m. EDT

Team USA Communications Manager WEBCAST : FASTHockey.com Courtney Welch - [email protected] LIVE STATS : http://bit.ly/WWCLiveStats2012 248.302.7348 GAME DAY : The top-seeded and three-time defending world champion (1-0-0-0) and No. 3 Russia (0-0-0-1) meet in the team’s second preliminary-round game of the 2012 IIHF Women’s TEAM USA SCHEDULE & RESULTS World Championship at Gutterson Fieldhouse. The Americans defeated Canada, 9-2, last night, while the Date Opponent Time (Local/EDT)/Result Russians lost to , 5-4. Team USA arrived in Burlington on Wednesday (April 4) after holding a Sat., March 31 Canada* L, 1-0 selection/training camp in Lake Placid, N.Y., from March 25-April 3. Prior to the final U.S. roster being Tue., April 3 Finland@ W, 7-0 announced on April 1, the 27-player preliminary team played Canada in a pre-tournament game on Sat., April 7 Canada W, 9-2 March 31 in Ottawa, Ont., and the 23-player final roster hosted Finland in a pre-tournament game in Sun., April 8 Russia 7:00 p.m. Lake Placid, N.Y. on April 3. Canada won the exhibition game, 1-0, while Team USA shut out Finland, Tues., April 10 Finland 7:00 p.m. 7-0. Wed., April 11 Quarterfinals TBD Fri., April 13 Semifinals TBD USA vs. Russia : The U.S. and Russia are meeting for the eighth time in IIHF Women’s World Sat., April 14 Third-Place/Gold-Medal TBD Championship history. In the seven previous meetings, Team USA holds the 7-0-0-0 advantage, having *Pre-tournament game in Ottawa; @ Pre-tournament game in Lake Placid, NY outscored the Russians by a combined total of 65-5. All but two of the games between the two teams have come in the preliminary round (in 2001 and 2011, the teams met in the semifinals). Prior to the game on Sunday (April 8), the last matchup between the teams took place on August 24, 2011, when the U.S. garnered a 12-0 victory at the IIHF Twelve Nations Invitational Series. Overall in the event, COVERING TEAM USA Team USA holds a 50-2-4-7-1 record (W-OTW-OTL-L-T), with four gold medals and nine silvers. USAHOCKEY.COM COVERAGE ...... Burlington2012.com Meanwhile, Russia has previously participated 10 times, with a 17-1-0-27-2 mark and one bronze TEAM USA BLOG ...... bit.ly/USWomensBlog medal (2001). At the last world championship, the United States captured the gold medal with a 4-1- TEAM USA MEDIA GUIDE ...... bit.ly/WWC2012MediaGuide 0-0 record, while Russia finished fourth with a 0-1-1-3 mark. The two teams also met at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games on Feb. 16, 2010, when the U.S. won by a 13-0 score. Overall, dating back to the teams’ first meeting in 1999, the U.S. and Russia have played nine times and the Americans have won all nine contests, outscoring the Russians, 90-5. Twitter.com/USAHockey Facebook.com/USAHockey USA vs Russia at the World Championship #WWC2012 Date Venue Location Result April 23, 2011 Hallenstadion Zurich, Switzerland USA 5, RUS 1 U.S. RESULTS AT April 18, 2011 Hallenstadion Zurich, Switzerland USA 13, RUS 1 April 6, 2009 Patria Arena Hameenlinna, Finland USA 8, RUS 0 WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS April 1, 2004 Halifax Metro Centre Halifax, N.S. USA 8, RUS 0 Year Head Coach Record Finish April 7, 2001 Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minn. USA 6, RUS 1 2011 4-1-0-0-0 Gold April 4, 2000 Hershey Centre Mississauga, Ont. USA 15, RUS 0 2009 Mark Johnson 4-0-0-1-0 Gold March 8, 1999 Lansi-Auto Arena Espoo, Finland USA 10, RUS 2 2008 Jackie Barto 4-0-1-0-0 Gold 2007 Mark Johnson 3-0-1-1-0 Silver 2005 Ben Smith 4-1-0-0-0 Gold Stat Comparison 2004 Ben Smith 4-0-0-1-0 Silver USA Russia 2001 Ben Smith 4-0-0-1-0 Silver Record 1-0-0-0 0-0-0-1 2000 Ben Smith 4-0-1-0-0 Silver Goals For/Game 94 1999 Ben Smith 4-0-0-1-0 Silver Goals Against/Game 25 1997 Ben Smith 3-0-1-0-1 Silver Shots For/Game 33 17 1994 Karen Kay 4-0-0-1-0 Silver Shots Against/Game 21 30 1992 Russ McCurdy 4-0-0-1-0 Silver Power Play 3/6 (50.00) 1/3 (33.3) 1990 Don Macleod 4-0-0-1-0 Silver Penalty Kill 3/3 (100) 6/7 (85.71) PIM/Game 6 16 USA vs GP W OTW OTL LTGF GA SOF SOA Canada 18 52 3 8047 57 12 China 66000056 630 Scoring/Period 1 2 3 OT SO Total Finland 11 90 1 0150 17 31 USA 513009 Germany 55000060 230 Russia 202004 Japan 1100008010 Kazakhstan 1100009010 GAME 1 VS CANADA : The U.S. scored five first period goals en route to a 9-2 victory over Canada Norway 33000033 120 to start the 2012 IIHF Women’s World Championship on April 7. Ten different players factored in the Russia 77000065 530 scoring, including a hat trick from M onique Lamoureux-Kolls, and M olly Schaus made 19 saves. Slovakia 1100005010 The nine goals the U.S. scored against Canada were the most in the 103-game history between the two Sweden 88000066 12 20 teams. The previous high of seven goals was set twice, occuring on Jan. 6, 2002 in Detroit, Mich. (Pre- Switzerland 55000055 520 Olympic Tour) and Feb. 14, 1998 in Nagano, Japan (Olympic Winter Games). Totals 65 51 1481451 103 22 3 Page 1 USAHockey.com

THE WORLD WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP : The IIHF Women’s World SUCCESS ON THE WORLD STAGE : The U.S. Women's National Program has Championship is being held for the 14th time since its inception in 1990. Since 1999, enjoyed much success in recent years. U.S. teams have won four of the last five IIHF it has been run on an annual basis, with the exception of Olympic years (2002, World Women’s Championships (2005, 2008-09, 2011), as well as three of the first 2006, 2010) and 2003, when the event was canceled due to SARS virus concerns. five IIHF World Women’s U18 Championships (2008-09, 2011). This year marks the third time that the United States has hosted the event - Canada has hosted five times, Finland has hosted three times, China, Sweden and ABOUT BURLINGTON : Burlington is the largest city in Vermont, with about Switzerland have each hosted once. For the preliminary round, Group A (No. 1 40,000 year-round residents. Located on Lake Champlain’s northeastern shore, the United States, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 Finland and No. 4 Russia) are based at Gutterson city of Burlington was chartered in 1763 and was already a flourishing lumber port Fieldhouse in Burlington, while Group B (No. 5 Sweden, No. 6 Switzerland, No. 7 in the 1860s. Slovakia and No. 8 Germany) are playing at Cairns Arena in Burlington. From there, the playoff and medal rounds are taking place at Gutterson Fieldhouse, with the rel - IIHF WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ON U.S. SOIL: This marks the egation round at Cairns Arena. Canada has won the championship on nine occasions third time the IIHF Women’s World Championship has been hosted in the U.S. Lake (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999-2001, 2004, 2007), while the U.S. has captured Placid, N.Y., hosted in 1994, while Minneapolis had the the event in 2001. the title the other four years (2005, 2008-09, 2011). Team USA has only lost once to a team other than Canada in the world championship, which happened in 2008 MILESTONES to Finland in of the round-robin playoff round (the U.S. went on to win the • Six players are skating in their first IIHF Women's World Championship, gold medal that year). including defensemen M egan Bozek and M ichelle Picard and forwards , Jillian Dempsey, and Taylor W asylk. GOALIE RECORDS: Both and have played in net • M egan Bozek and Taylor W asylk are making their U.S. senior-team against Russia. Schaus earned her first career U.S. shutout at the 2009 world cham - debuts. pionship on April 6, 2009, with 13 saves in an 8-0 win, while Vetter made seven • M egan Bozek scored her first point, an assist on a second-period Jocelyne stops in a 13-0 shutout victory at the 2010 Olympics on Feb. 16, 2010. Schaus Lamoureux , in Team USA’s 9-2 win over Canada on April 7. played the preliminary-round game in 2011 against Russia, making 19 saves in a 13-1 win; meanwhile, Vetter played the semifinals game in 2011, making 13 saves TIDBITS in a 5-1 victory. • The U.S. leads the tournament with nine goals on 33 shots for a 27.3% effi - ciency rate, having outscored opponents 9-2 through one game. NEW FORMAT : There are eight teams divided into two groups, but the groups are • M onique Lamoureux-Kolls scored her first world championship hat trick stacked rather than parallel. That is, Group A features the top four-ranked teams on April 7 against Canada. She also added three assists for six points in the game. from last year and Group B, the bottom four. Each team plays a round robin within • Ten skaters on the U.S. roster factored in the scoring, including five players its group, but all teams from Group A advance to the playoffs, while only the top two posting at least two points in the victory. from B advance. The bottom two teams in B will then play a best-of-three relegation • Hilary Knight (2-1--3), Jocelyne Lamoureux (2-1--3) and round, the loser going down to Division I for 2013. The top two teams in A advance (0-3--3) each notched three points in the win and are all tied for second in scoring to the semifinals, while the bottom two in A and top two in B play a crossover quar - after -Kolls (3-3--6) through one game. terfinals. The winners of the two quarterfinals will move on to the semifinals. The winning teams from the semifinals will play for the gold medal, while the losing teams will play for the bronze. TEAM USA STATISTICS # Player GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG RECAPPING THE 2011 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP : After outscoring Slovakia 7 Monique Lamoureux-Kolls 13360+3 12 and Russia by a combined score of 18-1 in the preliminary round, the U.S. Women’s 17 Jocelyne Lamoureux 12130+3 00 National Team earned the top spot in its group for the qualifying round. The U.S. 21 Hilary Knight 12130+1 00 defeated Sweden, 9-1, in its first qualifying-round game and, in the process, clinched 16 Kelli Stack 10330+2 00 19 10220000 a spot in the title game. After dispatching Russia for the second time in the tourna - 24 11012+2 00 ment, 5-1, Team USA advanced to its 13th consecutive gold-medal game showdown 14 10110+1 00 against Canada. There, the U.S. captured its third consecutive world championship 12 Jenny Potter 10110000 and fourth in the last seven years (2005, 2008, 2009, 2011) with a 3-2 overtime 25 10110+1 00 victory. 13 11010001 6 Jillian Dempsey 10000000 26 Kendall Coyne 10000+1 00 FAMILIAR FACES : All 23 players have skated in at least one international event 11 Lisa Chesson 10000+2 00 for Team USA. The squad features 13 Olympians, including 15 players returning 23 Michelle Picard 10000+1 00 from the gold medal-winning 2011 U.S. Women’s National Team. Seventeen of the 22 10002000 players skated to a first-place finish in the 2011 Women’s Four Nations Cup last 15 10000+2 00 November. Two forwards - Megan Bozek and Taylor Wasylk - are making their 3 Hannah Brandt 10000000 27 Taylor Wasylk 10000000 National Team debuts at the senior level. An additional four players are playing in 28 Amanda Kessel 10000+1 00 their first IIHF World Women's Championship, including defenseman Michelle 2 10000000 Picard and forwards Hannah Brandt, Jillian Dempsey and Amanda Kessel . Team 0 Totals 1913 22 4 +20 13 CHU’s CAPTAINCY : Julie Chu is serving as Team USA’s captain. She has played in three Olympics and has suited up in the USA sweater 212 times since 1999. She # Goaltender GP-GS MIN GA GAA SVS SV% W-OTW-OTL-L SO 29 Brianne McLaughlin 0-0 0:00 0 0.00 0 .000 0-0-0-0 0 was selected as USA Hockey's Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year in 2007. Chu 1 Molly Schaus 1-1 60:00 2 2.00 19 .905 1-0-0-0 0 is competing in her eighth world championship. Her alternate captains are Jenny 31 Jessie Vetter 0-0 0:00 0 0.00 0 .000 0-0-0-0 0 Potter and Kacey Bellamy. Potter is competing in her 10th, while Bellamy is playing Totals 1-1 60:00 2 2.00 19 .905 1-0-0-0 0 in her fourth world championship. Page 2 USAHockey.com

TEAM NOTES IN THE COMMUNITY : Team USA’s first stops in Burlington were to the Malletts TEAM USA BY THE NUMBERS Bay School in Colchester, Vt., and The Vermont Children’s Hospital. Members of the AVERAGES team spoke at a school assembly for grades 3-5 on Wednesday, April 4, while half Age ...... 23.6 the team visited children at the hospital. Height ...... 5-6 (170) Weight ...... 150 (68) VETERAN EXPERIENCE : Seventeen members of Team USA have already compet - BY STATE (10) ed in an IIHF Women’s World Championship, including eight who who were part of Massachusetts ...... 4 all three championship-winning teams in 2008, 2009 and 2011. The players com - Minnesota ...... 4 bine for 49 world championship appearances, led by Jenny Potter , who is playing Illinois ...... 3 in the tournament for the 10th time. Wisconsin ...... 3 Ohio ...... 2 GOING FOR GOLD : The players combine for 38 gold medals at the IIHF Women’s New York ...... 2 World Championship in 49 appearances. Each player that has previously appeared North Dakota ...... 2 in a world championship has captured gold. Connecticut ...... 1 Idaho ...... 1 ...... 1 SPANNING GENERATIONS : The average age of Team USA is 23.3 years old. Hannah Brandt is the youngest at 18, while Jenny Potter is the oldest at 33. BY BIRTH YEAR (11) Brandt is finishing high school at Hill-Murray (Minn.), while Potter is a graduate of 1991 ...... 4 the University of Minnesota Duluth and has two children, ages 5 and 11. 1987 ...... 4 1989 ...... 3 CWHL : Six members of Team USA spent the 2011-12 season with teams in the 1993 ...... 2 Canadian Women’s Hockey League. Kacey Bellamy, Erika Lawler , Gigi 1992 ...... 2 Marvin, Molly Schaus and Kelli Stack played for the Blades, while Julie 1990 ...... 2 Chu skated for the Montreal Stars. Chu and the Montreal Stars captured the 2012 1988 ...... 2 Championship. 1986 ...... 1 1985 ...... 1 1982 ...... 1 UNIVERSITY LIFE : Twelve players on the U.S. team played NCAA Division I 1979 ...... 1 women’s hockey in 2011-12, while another 10 have already completed their NCAA playing careers and one is still NCAA eligible ( Hannah Brandt - committed to BY CONNECTION (10) University of Minnesota for 2012-13). University of Wisconsin (WCHA) ...... 4 (ECACH) ...... 4 NATIONAL TITLES : Megan Bozek, Amanda Kessel and Anne Schleper are University of Minnesota (WCHA) ...... 5* all hot off winning the NCAA title with the University of Minnesota last month. In (HEA) ...... 3 total, seven members of Team USA have won collegiate national championships, led University of North Dakota (WCHA) ...... 2 by Jessie Vetter (2006, 2007, 2009), who has won three championships with University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) ...... 1 Wisconsin. Knight was also on hand for Wisconsin’s championship in 2009 alongside University of New Hampshire (HEA) ...... 1 Northeastern Unviersity (HEA) ...... 1 Vetter before capturing the national title again in 2011 with Brianna Decker . Robert Morris University (CHA) ...... 1 Meanwhile, Jenny Potter was an NCAA champion with the University of Minnesota Ohio State University (WCHA) ...... 1 Duluth in 2003. *Including Brandt, who is committed for 2012-13

PLAYER/COACHES : Julie Chu is currently an assistant coach for the Union BY 2011-12 TEAM (9) College women’s team (she previously spent 2007-08 as an assistant Boston Blades (CWHL) ...... 5 coach for the University of Minnesota Duluth) and Jessie Vetter serves as the University of Wisconsin (WCHA) ...... 3 director of hockey for Athletic Republic and coaches the Madison Capitols 19U girls’ Harvard University (ECACH) ...... 3 team. Boston College (HEA) ...... 2 University of Minnesota (WCHA) ...... 2 University of North Dakota (WCHA) ...... 2 WEBSITE LAUNCH : Hilary Knight launched a website this week at Hill-Murray School (Prep) ...... 1 http://www.hilary-knight.com. The site gives fans a chance to follow Knight and get (WWHL) ...... 1 to know her through a Q&A and blog. Montreal Stars (CWHL) ...... 1

A SEASON TO REMEMBER : Brianna Decker had a memorable junior season BY 2011-12 LEAGUE at the University of Wisconsin. In addition to leading the Badgers to the Western Western Collegiate Hockey Association ...... 7 Collegiate Hockey Association regular-season championship, she helped the team Canadian Women’s Hockey League ...... 6 advance to the Frozen Four for the second consecutive year and eventually led the ...... 2 squad to the national title game. She was named the WCHA Player of the Year, Western Women’s Hockey League ...... 1 earned First Team All-America honors and was chosen as the recipient of the 2012 ECAC Hockey ...... 3 U.S. Prep ...... 1 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey.

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TOP HONORS : This year’s recipient Brianna Decker makes three current mem - THE STONE FILE bers of Team USA who have won the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as the top Katey Stone, head women’s ice hockey coach at Harvard University, will continue to player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey. Jessie Vetter took home the trophy lead the U.S. Women’s National Team throughout the 2011-12 season after having in 2009, while Julie Chu won the award in 2007. Amanda Kessel , Hilary been involved with the U.S. Women’s National Team Program extensively since Knight , Jocelyne Lamoureux, Monique Lamoureux-Kolls , Jenny Potter , 2006. Molly Schaus and Kelli Stack were all previously top-10 or top-three finalists for the award. Stone has served as head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Team on four occa - sions, including guiding Team USA to its third straight gold medal at the 2011 FAMILY AFFAIR : Jenny Potter is the lone mother on the U.S. roster. She has a International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championship in Zurich, daughter, Madison “Maddy,” who is 11 years old; and a son, Cullen, who is five. Her Switzerland. She led the U.S. Women’s National Team to a first-place finish at the father, Dwayne Schmidgall, is the founder and an assistant coach of the Minnesota 2011 Four Nations Cup in Nykoping, Sweden. Stone also led Team USA to an unde - Whitecaps in the Western Women’s Hockey League where Potter plays. Her husband, feated 6-0-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record at the 2011 IIHF Twelve Nations Invitational Rob, helps Potter on a day-to-day basis on the ice and in the weight room. Potter Tournament Series in Vierumaki, Finland, along with a second-place finish at the and her husband team up for Potter’s Pure Hockey, a series of training camps and 2010 Four Nations Cup in St. Johns, N.L. sessions for hockey players of all ages. Stone also served as the head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Team at the 2008 ALL IN THE FAMILY : Twin sisters Jocelyne Lamoureux and Monique Women’s Four Nations Cup. There, Team USA captured the tournament title for the Lamoureux-Kolls are the first set of twins (or sisters) in the U.S. Women’s National first time since 2003. In addition, Stone led the U.S. to the gold medal at the first- Program. They are also teammates at the University of North Dakota and come ever IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship in January 2008, and also from a hockey family. Their brother, Jean-Philippe, previously played hockey for coached the U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team at the 2006 Under-22 Series. North Dakota (2004-08) and for Team USA at the 2004 Viking Cup. Meanwhile, another brother, Jacques, currently plays for the Alaska Aces of the ECHL and anoth - Along with her accomplishments on the international stage, Stone is the winningest er, Pierre-Paul, is an assistant video coach for the North Dakota men’s hockey team. coach in the history of women’s hockey at Harvard and one of the most successful Finally, their youngest brother, Mario, recently completed his senior season on the coaches ever in the women’s collegiate game. Stone recently completed her 17th North Dakota hockey team and played for Team USA at the 2006 Viking Cup, and season behind the Harvard bench with 356 victories, which is the most among NCAA their father, Jean-Pierre, played hockey for North Dakota (1979-82). Division I coaches.

CLOSE KNIT : Julie Chu is very close with her family, which lives in Fairfield, Conn. Stone has led the Crimson to a 356-155-31 (.685) record during her tenure, which Her mother is half Chinese and half Puerto Rican and her father is from Hong Kong, included the 1999 American Women’s Collegiate Hockey Alliance national champi - and they travel to nearly every tournament their daughter plays in, no matter what onship, three straight appearances in the NCAA championship game (2003, 2004, part of the world. Chu, her parents and her sister and brother all have matching tat - 2005), eight NCAA tournament appearances in the event’s 11-year history, six ECAC toos of the Olympic rings, along with Chu’s number 13. Hockey regular-season titles, five ECAC Hockey tournament championships, five titles and 10 championships. POST-GAME AUTOGRAPH SESSIONS : Members of the U.S. Women’s National Team will sign autographs approximately 20 minutes following each game on April In addition to the team’s success under Stone, she has coached some of the best indi - 8 and 10. vidual talent in the sport of women’s ice hockey. In 17 years at Harvard, Stone has coached nine Olympians and six of the 13 winners of the Patty Kazmaier Memorial UP NEXT : Next on the agenda for the U.S. Women’s National Program is the USA Award, presented annually to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey. Hockey Women’s Summer Training Camp, set for end of May/early June in Colorado Springs, Colo. Stone graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1989 with a degree in physical education. She was a captain and four-year letter winner in both hockey and lacrosse for the Wildcats. Stone helped the hockey team win ECAC championships in 1986 and 1987, and the lacrosse team capture an NCAA title in 1985. She earned All-ECAC honors in hockey and was a two-time All-America selection in lacrosse.

Before coaching at Harvard, Stone served as assistant athletic director and coach at Tabor Academy (Mass.) and had coaching stints at Northfield Mount Hermon School (Mass.) and Phillips Exeter Academy (N.H.).

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U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM # Name Ht (cm) Wt (kg) Birthdate S/C Hometown 2011-12 Team GOALTENDERS (3) 29 Brianne McLaughlin 5-8 (174) 130 (59) 6/20/87 L Sheffield Village, Ohio 1 Molly Schaus 5-9 (175) 156 (71) 7/29/88 L Natick, Mass. Boston Blades (CWHL) 31 Jessie Vetter 5-8 (174) 154 (70) 12/19/85 L Cottage Grove, Wis. DEFENSEMEN (7) 22 Kacey Bellamy 5-8 (174) 143 (65) 4/22/87 L Westfield, Mass. Boston Blades (CWHL) 25 Megan Bozek 5-9 (175) 168 (76) 3/27/91 R Buffalo Grove, Ill. University of Minnesota (WCHA) 11 Lisa Chesson 5-7 (171) 141 (64) 8/18/86 L Plainfield, Ill. 19 Gigi Marvin 5-8 (174) 170 (77) 3/7/87 R Warroad, Minn. Boston Blades (CWHL) 23 Michelle Picard 5-6 (168) 156 (71) 5/27/93 L Taunton, Mass. Harvard University (ECACH) 24 Josephine Pucci 5-8 (173) 149 (68) 12/27/90 R Pearl River, N.Y. Harvard University (ECACH) 15 Anne Schleper 5-10 (178) 167 (76) 1/30/90 L St. Cloud, Minn. University of Minnesota (WCHA) FORWARDS (13) 20 Hannah Brandt 5-8 (168) 169 (77) 11/27/93 R Vadnais Heights, Minn. Hill-Murray School (Minn.) 13 Julie Chu 5-8 (174) 147 (67) 3/13/82 R Fairfield, Conn. Montreal Stars (CWHL) 26 Kendall Coyne 5-2 (157) 124 (56) 5/25/92 L Palos Heights, Ill. (HEA) 14 Brianna Decker 5-4 (163) 149 (68) 5/13/91 R Dousman, Wis. University of Wisconsin (WCHA) 6 Jillian Dempsey 5-4 (163) 138 (63) 1/19/91 L Winthrop, Mass. Harvard University (ECACH) 28 Amanda Kessel 5-6 (168) 131 (59) 8/28/91 R Verona, Wis. University of Minnesota (WCHA) 21 Hilary Knight 5-10 (178) 172 (78) 7/12/89 R Sun Valley, Idaho University of Wisconsin (WCHA) 17 Jocelyne Lamoureux 5-6 (168) 158 (72) 7/3/89 R Grand Forks, N.D. University of North Dakota (WCHA) 7 Monique Lamoureux-Kolls 5-6 (168) 158 (72) 7/3/89 R Grand Forks, N.D. University of North Dakota (WCHA) 12 Jenny Potter 5-4 (163) 151 (68) 1/12/79 L Edina, Minn. Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL) 16 Kelli Stack 5-5 (165) 136 (62) 1/13/88 R Brooklyn Heights, Ohio Boston Blades (CWHL) 27 Taylor Wasylk 5-10 (178) 148 (67) 2/21/92 L Port Huron, Mich. Boston College (HEA)

STAFF PRONUNCIATIONS NUMERICAL ROSTER Director, Women’s Hockey Kacey BELLAMY BELL-uh-mee 1 Molly Schaus ...... G Reagan Carey, Colorado Springs, Colo. Julie CHU CHOO 6 Jillian Dempsey ...... F Head Coach Katey Stone, Arlington, Mass. BRIANNA Decker bree-AN-uh 7 Monique Lamoureux-Kolls ...... F Assistant Coaches Jocelyne LAMOUREUX LAHM-uh-roo 11 Lisa Chesson ...... D , Minneapolis, Minn. Monique LAMOUREUX-Kolls LAHM-uh-roo 12 Jenny Potter ...... F Bobby Jay, Burlington, Mass. GIGI Marvin GEE-gee 13 Julie Chu ...... F Goalie Coach Robb Stauber, Edina, Minn. ANNE Schleper AN-ee 14 Brianna Decker ...... F Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Jessie VETTER VEHT-er 15 Anne Schleper ...... D Michael Boyle, Reading, Mass. 16 Kelli Stack ...... F Strength & Conditioning Coach 17 Jocelyne Lamoureux ...... F Kevin Neeld, Philadelphia, Pa. Video Coordinator 19 Gigi Marvin ...... F Sean Andrake, Glen Rock, N.J. 21 Hilary Knight ...... F Athletic Trainer 22 Kacey Bellamy ...... D Jill Radzinski, Davis, Calif. 23 Michelle Picard ...... D Physician Liz Matzkin, Boston, Mass. 24 Josephine Pucci ...... D Massage Therapist 25 Megan Bozek ...... D Jennifer Chee, Colorado Springs, Colo. 26 Kendall Coyne ...... F Equipment Manager 27 Taylor Wasylk ...... F Brent Proulx, St. Paul, Minn. Communications Manager 28 Amanda Kessel ...... F Courtney Welch, Colorado Springs, Colo. 29 Brianne McLaughlin ...... G 31 Jessie Vetter ...... G

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USA vs Canada - Preliminary Round

April 7, 2012—at Gutterson Fieldhouse United States 51 3—9 Canada 02 0—2

Scoring 1st: USA-Lamoureux (Stack, Lamoureux-Kolls), 0:37 USA-Knight (Decker), 1:24 USA-Lamoureux-Kolls (Marvin), 3:32 (pp) USA-Chu (Knight), 4:52 (pp) USA-Lamoureux-Kolls (Stack), 5:32 2nd: CAN-Spooner(Ouellette, Wickenheiser), 0:39 USA-Lamoureux (Bozek, Lamoureux-Kolls), 3:10 CAN-Poulin (Hefford, Johnston), 17:03 3rd: USA-Pucci (Lamoureux-Kolls), 5:39 USA-Knight (Potter), 7:38 USA-Lamoureux-Kolls (Marvin, Stack), 11:17 (pp) Penalties: USA 3-6; CAN 7-14 Power Plays: USA 3-7; CAN 0-6 Saves: USA-Schaus (6-8-5-- -19), 60:00 CAN-Labonte (3-4-8--15), 43:32 CAN-Szabados (9-0-0--9), 16:28 Shots: USA 17-5-1--33; CAN 6-10-5 -- -21 Attendance: 3,970 Notes: Monique Lamoureux-Kolls was named U.S. Player of the Game ... Lamoureux-Kolls scored her first world championship hat trick ... Megan Bozek earned her first U.S. point (0-1- 1) in her first IIHF Women’s World Championship.

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