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2006 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team GAME NOTES Team USA Media/PR Contacts: Jamie Fabos ([email protected]) Team USA vs. Switzerland Torino Cell: 011 39 348-453-7745 Dave Fischer ([email protected]) Torino Cell: 011 39 348-453-7744 Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006 Bill Robertson ([email protected]) Esposizioni, 6:00 p.m. Torino Cell: 011 39 348-453-7743 Team USA (0-0-0) TONIGHT’S TOP STORIES # GOALTENDER GP W L T GAA SV% • TONIGHT’S GAME -- The United States Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team faces Switzerland in both teams’ opening game at the XX Olympic Winter Games. 30 Chanda Gunn 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 In 2002, the United States earned a silver medal after posting a 4-1-0 record. Team 31 Pam Dreyer 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 USA’s lone loss came against Canada in the gold-medal game on Feb. 21. Switzerland is competing in the Olympic women’s ice hockey tournament for the first time. The two teams last faced each other at the 2004 International Ice Hockey # POS PLAYER GP G A P +/- PIM Federation Women’s World Championship, where Team USA defeated Switzerland, 9-1. All-time, the USA owns a 4-0 series record against Switzerland, 3 D Courtney Kennedy 0 0 0 0 Even 0 including a 48-4 goal differential. 4 D Angela Ruggiero 0 0 0 0 Even 0 5 D Lyndsay Wall 0 0 0 0 Even 0 • WELCOME TO TORINO -- Team USA arrived in Torino on Sunday, Feb. 5. The 6 D Helen Resor 0 0 0 0 Even 0 team has had five days of practice at Torino Esposizioni, and marched in the open- 7 F Krissy Wendell 0 0 0 0 Even 0 ing ceremonies last night. 8 D Caitlin Cahow 0 0 0 0 Even 0 • PRACTICES AND AVAILABILITY -- 9 D Molly Engstrom 0 0 0 0 Even 0 The upcoming practice schedule is as follows: 10 F Kim Insalaco 0 0 0 0 Even 0 Date Time 11 D Jamie Hagerman 0 0 0 0 Even 0 Arena Monday, Feb. 13 7:30-8:45 p.m. Esposizioni 12 F Jenny Potter 0 0 0 0 Even 0 Tuesday, Feb. 14 9:00-9:45 a.m.** Esposizioni 13 F Julie Chu 0 0 0 0 Even 0 USA vs. SUI, 6:00 p.m. Esposizioni 14 F Kelly Stephens 0 0 0 0 Even 0 Wednesday, Feb. 15 1:00-2:15 p.m. Esposizioni 18 F Kathleen Kauth 0 0 0 0 Even 0 Thursday, Feb. 16 2:30-3:45 Via Massari 19 F Kristin King 0 0 0 0 Even 0 (availability at Esposizioni at 4:00 p.m.) Friday, Feb. 17 9:00-9:45 a.m.** Palasport 20 F Katie King 0 0 0 0 Even 0 USA vs. GER, 7:00 p.m. Palasport 22 F Natalie Darwitz 0 0 0 0 Even 0 Saturday, Feb. 18 TBD 25 F Tricia Dunn-Luoma 0 0 0 0 Even 0 Sunday, Feb. 19 TBD 27 F Sarah Parsons 0 0 0 0 Even 0 **No Media Availability At Game Day Skates • FOUR THREE-TIMERS -- Team USA’s roster is highlighted by four veterans entering their third Olympic Winter Games. The quartet of Jenny Potter (Edina, Minn.), Katie King (Salem, N.H.), Tricia Dunn-Luoma (Derry, N.H.) and Angela Ruggiero (Harper Woods, Mich.) has played every U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey game in history (11 games). The foursome is well-decorated as well, each with a gold and silver medal. • NEWCOMERS -- Balancing the roster of veterans are 11 players entering their first Olympic Winter Games. The newcomers are as follows: Team USA Schedule & Results Caitlin Cahow Kathleen Kauth Pam Dreyer Kristin King Date Opponent Arena Time/Result Molly Engstrom Sarah Parsons Feb. 11 Switzerland* Esposizioni 6:00 p.m. Chanda Gunn Helen Resor Feb. 12 Germany* Palasport 7:00 p.m. Jamie Hagerman Kelly Stephens Feb. 14 Finland^ Palasport 8:30 p.m. Kim Insalaco Feb. 17 Semifinal* Palasport 5:00 p.m. Semifinal^ Palasport 9:00 p.m. • PRE-OLYMPIC TRAINING -- The U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team has been training together since August 2005 when the team was selected following Feb. 20 Bronze-Medal Game^ Palasport the USA Hockey National Women’s Festival in Lake Placid, N.Y.. In that time, the 4:30 p.m. Team completed the Hilton Family Skate to 2006 Tour, a 10-city, 11-game U.S. Gold-Medal Game# Palasport 8:30 p.m. schedule, with a record of 9-2-0. The team also visited Torino in November and * Television coverage by USA Network recorded a 2-2-0 mark in the Pre-Olympic Test Event. Rounding out its Olympic ^Television coverage by MSNBC training, Team USA went 1-2-0 against Canada in the three-game “Battle of the #Television coverage by NBC Border” and earned a silver medal after posting a 2-2-0 record at the Women’s Four Nations Cup in Finland in September. U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team Game Notes G USA vs. Switzerland G February 11, 2006 TODAY’S WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY GAMES: LAST GAME’S BOX SCORE: 1:00 p.m. Finland vs. Germany Esposizioni 3:30 p.m. Sweden vs. Russia Palasport Olimpico January 1, 2006 - United States vs. Canada 6:00 p.m. USA vs. Switzerland Esposizioni Battle of the Border - Winnipeg, Manitoba 8:30 p.m. Canada vs. Italy Palasport Olimpico USA 2-0-3 -- 5 PRELIMINARY ROUND STANDINGS: CAN 1-1-1 -- 3 Group A Team GP W L T GF GA First Period - Scoring: 1, USA, Wendell (Potter, Darwitz), 0:21; 2, CAN, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kingsbury (Piper, Wickenheiser), 3:18 (pp); 3, USA, Ka.King (Stephens, Wall), Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:16. Penalties: USA, Kr.King (body-checking), 2:49; CAN, Wickenheiser Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 (holding), 14:46; USA, Engstrom (high-sticking), 17:16; CAN, Apps (body- Italy000000 checking), 19:02. Second Period - Scoring: 4, CAN, Goyette (Kingsbury, Wickenheiser), 13:48 Group B (pp). Penalties: CAN, Goyette (interference), 4:33; CAN, Campbell (cross- Team GP W L T GF GA checking), 9:50; USA, Chu (holding); 12:10; CAN, Piper (body-checking); USA 000000 15:45. Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 Third Period - Scoring: 5, USA, Potter (Wendell, Darwitz), 5:37; 6, CAN, Switzerland 0 0 0 000 Pounder (Ouellette, Hefford), 9:32; 7, USA, Kr.King (Ruggiero, Kauth), 14:16; 8, USA, Wendell (unassisted), 17:07. Penalties: Ka.King (hooking), 1:24; USA, Resor (roughing), 9:58; USA, Potter (hooking), 14:46. LAST TIME OUT: Team USA captain Krissy Wendell (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) had three points including a pair of goals as the U.S. Women’s National Team Shots By Period 1 2 3 Total defeated Canada, 5-3, before 12,628 fans at Winnipeg’s MTS Centre on Jan. USA 7 8 7 22 1. The game marked the last meeting between the teams before these CAN 5 10 13 28 Olympic Winter Games. Goaltending (SH-SV) 1 2 3 Total Wendell got Team USA off to an early lead when she carried the puck around USA, Dreyer (60:00) 5-4 10-9 13-12 28-25 CAN, Labonte (60:00) 7-5 8-8 7-4 22-17 the back of the net and scored low to the glove-side just 21 seconds into the game. Power Play: USA 0-5; CAN 2-6 Penalties: USA 8-16; CAN 7-14 Less than three minutes later, with Team USA in the box for body-checking, Officials: Referee - Stephanie Normand; Linesmen - Kim Robichaud, Haley Gina Kingsbury knocked in a rebound to knot the score at one. At 14:16 Katie King (Salem, N.H.) carried the puck to the bottom of the right face-off circle Wieler where she fired it short-side for 2-1, USA. Attendance: 12,628 Canada evened the tilt in the second period before Jenny Potter(Edina, Minn.) gave Team USA back the advantage early in the third. Canada tied it up four minutes later but Kristin King (Piqua, Ohio) made it 4-3 at 14:16 when she took an Angela Ruggiero (Harper Woods, Mich.) rebound and carried it through the crease before knocking it just inside the right post. Wendell put the game away at 17:07 when she fell to her knees in front of the net and directed the puck into the high corner for the final 5-3 score. Pam Dreyer (Eagle River, Alaska) earned the win in net with 25 saves. G Page 2 G U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team Game Notes G USA vs. Switzerland G February 11, 2006 TOUR-DE-FORCE: The 2005-06 U.S. Women’s National Team completed its TEAM USA ROSTER STATS: 22-game pre-Olympic tour on Jan. 1 having posted a 15-7-0 record against YOUNGEST/OLDEST international opponents from Canada, Finland and Sweden and collegiate all- Overall: Parsons (7/27/87) AVERAGES star clubs from the Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey League, Dunn-Luoma (4/25/74) Age: 24.1 years Hockey East Association and Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Team Goaltenders: Dreyer (8/9/81) Height: 5’7” USA’s schedule included a silver-medal-winning performance at the Women’s Gunn (1/27/80) Four Nation’s Cup in Hameenlinna, Finland; a second-place finish at the Pre- Defense: Resor (10/18/85) Weight: 153 lbs.