2006 U.S. Olympic Women’s 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 Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team faces Switzerland in both teams’ opening game at the XX Olympic Winter Games. 30 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 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 0 0 0 0 Even 0 • PRACTICES AND AVAILABILITY -- 9 D 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 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 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 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.

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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. Olympic Test Event held in Torino, Italy; and a 9-2-0 record during the Hilton Kennedy (3/29/79) Family Skate to 2006 Tour, which included games in 10 cities across America Forwards: Parsons (7/27/87) in front of a total of 30,799 fans. Dunn-Luoma (4/25/74)

Team USA captain Krissy Wendell led the squad with 23 points (6-17), while BY STATE Katie King and Jenny Potter tied for the team lead in goal scoring with nine 3 Massachusetts tallies apiece. Minnesota New York IN JUST TWO YEARS: Natalie Darwitz ranks second on Minnesota’s high BY COLLEGE school all-time scoring chart with 468 points in her career. The two-time 2 New Hampshire 5 University of Minnesota Olympian had 316 goals and 152 assists to rank second despite only playing 1 Alaska 4 Brown University two years. Darwitz spent her junior year with the U.S. Women’s National Team and spent her senior year with the U.S. Women’s Olympic Team. Michigan Ohio 1 Dartmouth College Player, Sr. year School Goals Assists Points Washington Univ. of Minnesota Duluth Renee Curtin, 2001 Roseville 332 212 544 Wisconsin Natalie Darwitz, 2002* Eagan 316 152 468 Univ. of New Hampshire Ronda Curtin, 1999 Roseville 249 216 465 PRONOUNCIATION GUIDE: Northeastern University Caitlin Cahow ...... KAY-how University of Wisconsin IN JUST THREE YEARS: After helping the University of Minnesota to back-to- Julie Chu ...... CHOO back NCAA National Championships in 2004 and 2005, Natalie Darwitz Natalie Dar...... DAHR-wits announced on Jan. 25 that she would forgo her senior year of eligibility. The 22- Pam Dreyer ...... DRY-er year-old leaves as the Golden Gopher’s all-time leader in points with 246 (102- Tricia Dunn-Luoma ...... DUHN-LOW-muh 144) in just 99 games. Her 114 points (42-72) during her junior year also set an Molly Engstrom...... EHNG-struhm NCAA record. Darwitz is a three-time All-American, a three-time selection for Chanda ...... SHAN-duh First Team All-WCHA, and was the runner-up to Team USA teammate Krissy Gunn...... GUN Wendell for the 2005 , given annually to the top women’s Jamie Hagerman...... HAY-guhr-man player in NCAA Division I ice hockey. Kim Insalaco ...... in-suh-LAH-ko Kathleen Kauth...... KAHTH USA HOCKEY VETERANS: The 2006 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Helen Resor ...... REE-zohr Team is full of players with international experience. Nine players have compet- Angela Ruggiero ...... ruh-JEER-oh ed in past Olympic Winter Games, with four (Katie King, Tricia Dunn-Luoma, Krissy Wendell...... WEHN-duhl Jenny Potter and Angela Ruggiero) capturing a the first-ever gold medal awarded in women’s hockey at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. Julie Chu, Natalie Darwitz, Courtney Kennedy, Lyndsay Wall and Krissy Wendell joined the four pioneers at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, and helped Team USA capture silver.

Of the 11 Olympic newcomers, 10 (Caitlin Cahow, Molly Engstrom, Chanda Gunn, Jamie Hagerman, Kim Insalaco, Kathleen Kauth, Kristin King, Sarah Parsons, Helen Resor and Kelly Stephens) represented the United States at the 2005 International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championship this past April in Linkoping and Norrkoping, Sweden. Following a thrilling 1-0 shootout victory over rival Canada, Team USA captured gold, marking the first time in the tournament’s history that a team other than Canada captured the top prize.

Pam Dreyer returned to Team USA and the U.S. Women’s National Team on September 30, 2005, after suffering aninjury at the 2004 Women’s Four Nations Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y.

RED SOX FAN IN HIDING: Team USA goaltender Chanda Gunn (Huntington Beach, Calif.) has adopted a new superstition in these Games. The 26-year old is sporting a New York Yankees hat, given to her by a friend over the holi- days. Gunn, a self-proclaimed Red Sox fan, claims the hat is “lucky.”

WISH THEY ALL COULD BE CALIFORNIA GIRLS: Add one to the list of Californians on the U.S. squad. Along with California natives Angela Ruggiero (Simi Valley) and Chanda Gunn (Huntington Beach), defenseman Lyndsay Wall (Visalia) was also born in the Golden State.

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STAT COMPARISON: 2005-06 U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM NOTES: USA Switzerland Multiple Goal Games: Natalie Darwitz (2) -- 11/1 vs. ECAC Jenny Potter (2) -- 12/15 vs. FIN Record: 0-0-0 0-0-0 Tricia Dunn-Luoma (2) -- 10/1 vs. WCHA Angela Ruggiero (2) -- 12/11 vs. HEA Power Play: n/a n/a Jenny Potter (2) -- 8/31 vs. FIN Kelly Stephens (2) -- 11/9 vs. SWE Penalty Kill: n/a n/a Jenny Potter (2) -- 9/3 vs. SWE Krissy Wendell (2) -- 1/1 vs. CAN Goals For/Game: n/a n/a Multiple Assist Games: Goals Allowed/Game: n/a n/a Natalie Darwitz (2) -- 9/30 vs. WCHA Lyndsay Wall (2) -- 11/1 vs. ECAC Penalties/Game n/a n/a Natalie Darwitz (2) -- 1/1 vs. CAN Lyndsay Wall (2) -- 12/15 vs. FIN Shots/Game n/a n/a Katie King (2) -- 11/1 vs ECAC Krissy Wendell (2) -- 9/30 vs. WCHA Sarah Parsons (3) -- 10/1 vs. WCHA Krissy Wendell (2) -- 11/1 vs. ECAC Angela Ruggiero (2) -- 11/1 vs. ECAC Krissy Wendell (3) -- 11/9 vs. SWE Angela Ruggiero (3) -- 12/14 vs. FIN Krissy Wendell (2) -- 12/15 vs. FIN Lyndsay Scoring/Period 1 2 3 OT Total Wall (2) -- 9/30 vs. WCHA Krissy Wendell (2) -- 12/17 vs. FIN USA ------Multiple Point Games: Switzerland ------Julie Chu (1-1-2) -- 12/14 vs. FIN Jenny Potter (1-1-2) -- 1/1 vs. CAN USA Opps. ------Natalie Darwitz (0-2-2) -- 9/30 vs. WCHA Angela Ruggiero (1-2-3) -- 11/1 vs. ECAC Natalie Darwitz (2-0-2) -- 11/1 vs. ECAC Angela Ruggiero (1-1-2) -- 11/9 vs. SWE Natalie Darwitz (1-1-2) -- 12/11 vs. HEA Angela Ruggiero (2-0-2) -- 12/11 vs. HEA Natalie Darwitz (1-1-2) -- 12/17 vs. FIN Angela Ruggiero (0-3-3) -- 12/14 vs. FIN Averages/Game G A PTS SOG PEN PIM PPG Natalie Darwitz (0-2-2) -- 1/1 vs. CAN Kelly Stephens (1-1-2) -- 9/30 vs. WCHA USA ------Tricia Dunn-Luoma (2-0-2) -- 10/1 vs. WCHA Kelly Stephens (2-0-2) -- 11/9 vs. SWE Switzerland ------Jamie Hagerman (1-1-2) -- 12/11 vs. HEA Lyndsay Wall (0-2-2) -- 9/30 vs. WCHA USA Opps. ------Kathleen Kauth (1-1-2) -- 9/30 vs. WCHA Lyndsay Wall (0-2-2) -- 11/1 vs. ECAC Katie King (1-2-3) -- 11/1 vs. ECAC Lyndsay Wall (0-2-2) -- 12/15 vs. FIN Katie King (1-1-2) -- 12/17 vs. FIN Krissy Wendell (1-1-2) -- 8/31 vs. FIN Katie King (1-1-2) -- 12/18 vs. FIN Krissy Wendell (0-2-2) -- 9/30 vs. WCHA TEAM LEADERS: Sarah Parsons (1-1-2) -- 8/31 vs. FIN Krissy Wendell (1-1-2) -- 10/1 vs. WCHA USA Switzerland Sarah Parsons (0-3-3) -- 10/1 vs. WCHA Krissy Wendell (0-2-2) -- 11/1 vs. ECAC Sarah Parsons (1-1-2) -- 12/18 vs. FIN Krissy Wendell (0-3-3) -- 11/9 vs. SWE Goals: n/a n/a Jenny Potter (2-0-2) -- 8/31 vs. FIN Krissy Wendell (1-1-2) -- 12/14 vs. FIN Assists: n/a n/a Jenny Potter (2-0-2) -- 9/3 vs. SWE Krissy Wendell (0-2-2) -- 12/15 vs. FIN Points: n/a n/a Jenny Potter (2-0-2) -- 12/15 vs. FIN Krissy Wendell (1-2-3) -- 12/17 vs. FIN Jenny Potter (1-1-2) -- 12/17 vs. FIN Krissy Wendell (2-1-3) -- 1/1 vs. CAN Points/Game: n/a n/a Plus/Minus: n/a n/a

Power Play Goals: n/a n/a 2005-06 U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM BREAKDOWN: Shorthanded Goals: n/a n/a Record when-- Game-Winning Goals: n/a n/a Team USA scored first: 10-1-0 Opponent scored first: 4-7-0 Game-Tying Goals: n/a n/a Team USA led after first: 8-0-0 Penalty Minutes: n/a n/a Opponent led after first: 2-5-0 Tied after first: 4-3-0 Team USA led after second: 11-0-0 Wins: n/a n/a Opponent led after second: 0-5-0 Goals-Against Average: n/a n/a Tied after second: 3-3-0 Save Percentage: n/a n/a Team USA scored two goals or less: 3-8-0 Team USA scored three goals: 3-0-0 Shutouts: n/a n/a Team USA scored four goals or more: 8-0-0 Opponent scored two goals or less: 12-1-0 Opponent scored three goals: 2-2-0 Opponent scored four goals or more: 0-5-0 ALL-TIME OLYMPIC SERIES WITH SWITZERLAND: One-goal games: 2-2-0 This is the first meeting between the United States and Switzerland. Two-goal games: 5-2-0 Games decided by three or more: 7-4-0 Outshot opponent: 12-2-0 Opponent outshot Team USA: 1-6-0 TEAM USA OLYMPIC STATS VS. SWITZERLAND Shots tied: 1-0-0 This is the first meeting between the United States and Switzerland. Team USA had less than 20 shots: 0-3-0 Team USA had 20-29 shots: 6-3-0 Team USA had 30-39 shots: 5-1-0 Team USA had 40 shots or more: 3-1-0 Opponent had less than 20 shots: 11-0-0 Opponent had 20-29 shots: 3-1-0 Opponent had 30-39 shots: 0-7-0 Opponent had 40 shots or more: 0-0-0 Team USA scored a PPG: 10-1-0 Team USA did not score a PPG: 4-7-0 Opponent scored a PPG: 5-6-0 Opponent did not score a PPG: 9-2-0

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HEAD COACH BEN SMITH: Ben Smith is making his third appearance as head coach of the U.S. Women’s Olympic THEY SAID IT... Team and his fourth Olympic appearance overall. Smith was appointed by USA Hockey as the first full time head coach of Coach Ben Smith on finding talent in non-traditional hockey the U.S. Women’s National and Olympic Teams in June of markets as quoted in The Mercury News: 1996. ``We're getting a good representation of outstanding players from Florida, California, Texas, New Mexico. That's a tribute to A native of Gloucester, Mass., Smith guided the United States what that '98 team delivered and what the spread of the NHL to a gold and silver medal at the 1998 and 2002 Olympic has meant, too.'' Winter Games. In April 2005, he led the U.S. Women’s National Team to its first-ever gold medal at the International On winning the pre-Olympic series finale vs. Canada as quot- Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championship. Smith’s ed in The Mercury News: teams have also won five silver medals at the IIHF Women’s ``Ending the series on a positive note was good, but as I told World Championship and a gold and six silver medals at the our players, they don't give out Olympic medals on New Year's Women’s Three/Four Nations Cup. Day.''

On February 17, 1998, Smith helped put U.S. women’s hockey On Title IX as quoted in The Mercury News: on the map. He guided Team USA to a 3-1 victory over “This continent has had the upper hand because of Canadian Canada at the XVII Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, tradition and what the laws of the land are in the USA to the as the United States claimed the first-ever Olympic gold medal point where Title IX is so influential that it helps other coun- awarded in women’s ice hockey. The team’s 6-0-0 run at the tries. Good players from there are coming to school to play Olympics came after a 32-game pre-Olympic tour that saw the here.'' U.S. team finish with a 24-7-1 record. Pam Dreyer on commuting from training sessions back home In 2002, Smith again guided Team USA to a podium finish as to Alaska as quoted on USAHockey.com: the team earned the silver medal at the XIX Olympic Winter “It’s frustrating at times. After Christmas, we’ll get together on Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. The performance followed a December 26th. Most of the girls will leave will leave at 10 in perfect 31-0-0 run by the 2001-02 U.S. Women’s National the morning on Christmas Eve. I won’t usually leave until 10 at Team during the Visa Skate To Salt Lake Tour, which included night. The fastest I’ll get home by air is in 10-and-a-half hours.” an 8-0-0 mark against Canada. Krissy Wendell on her pre-game mindset as quoted in The On the men’s side, Smith served as an assistant coach for Denver Post: three-straight U.S. National Junior Teams (1985-1987), and "I try not to think about the game. The more I think about it, the helped guide the 1986 team to the United States’ first-ever worse I do. If I'm not thinking about it, it's like being a child medal – a bronze – at the IIHF World Junior Championship. In again, just going out and having fun. That's when I feel like I addition, he has twice served on the coaching staff for the U.S. perform the best." Men’s National Team (1987 and 1990) and served as an assis- tant coach for the 1988 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team. Molly Engstrom on remembering her roots as quoted in The Smith’s most recent men’s assignment was as head coach of Burnett County Sentinel: the 1998 U.S. Select Team. “It’s nice to get phone calls from home and so nice to have support back home. I don’t feel like I’m in it on my own. It’s A 1968 graduate of Harvard University, Smith spent nine sea- very much appreciated. I’ll never forget where my roots are.” sons (1981-90) as the top assistant for the Boston University men’s ice hockey program. In 1991, he accepted the reins of Kelly Stephens on the support she receives from her family the Northeastern University men’s ice hockey program and as quoted in The Shoreline Enterprise: guided the team to an appearance in the 1994 NCAA "I was very blessed, I have a really supportive family... I was Tournament. Smith also spent five years as an assistant men’s very adamant this is what I wanted to do. They knew worst- ice hockey coach at Yale University (1976-81). case scenario I could always come home. They knew I was a pretty independent person. They kind of went with it and let me make some big decisions."

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Traveling Chu’s: Julie Chu’s parents, Wah and Miriam, have busily been seeing the world one hockey tournament at a time. A fixture in the USA cheering section, the Chu’s have visited Sweden, Finland, Canada and Salt Lake City to watch Julie and the U.S. team compete in various tournaments. The Fairfield resident Chu’s are at tonight’s game, and will attend 10 of the 11 Hilton Family Skate to 2006 Tour games. If that wasn’t enough to show their support, the three (Julie, Wah & Miriam) have matching tattoos of the Olympic rings and Julie’s number 13.

Smart Jocks: Of Team USA’s 20 rostered players, 10 have or are in the process of earning their degrees from Ivy League Institutions. Angela Ruggiero and Jamie Hagerman are Harvard products while Caitlin Cahow and Julie Chu are still students in Cambridge. Kathleen Kauth, Katie King, Pam Dreyer and Kim Insalaco make up a quartet of Brown University grads Local product, Kristin King is a Dartmouth alumnus. Rounding out the group of Ivy Leaguers, Helen Resor is a student at Yale. A 12th student, Sarah Parsons, will join the illustrious 10 when she enters Dartmouth College next fall.

Team Mom: Jenny Potter, a two-time Olympic medalist, is the only mother on the team. Potter and her husband Rob are parents to four-year-old Madison, who was born in January, 2001. Less than three months after Madison was born, After intense training, which often meant tot- ing young Madison to the gym with her, Jenny returned to international competition with the U.S. Women’s Team. Her new daughter watched the game with Rob. Madison is here in Torino and will see her mom play the opening game on Saturday.

No Joke: Courtney Kennedy is known by her teammates for her quick wit and ability to tell a joke. But another Kennedy is known by the laughter-loving crowds of . Courtney’s older brother, Mike, is currently part of the cast at Chicago’s famous Second City, well-known as the training ground for SNL.

Glamour Girls: Five members of the U.S. Women’s National Team played model for the day, shooting for the February issue of Glamour Magazine. Krissy Wendell (Brooklyn Park, Minn.), Natalie Darwitz (Eagan, Minn.), Tricia Dunn-Luoma (Derry, N.H.), Kelly Stephens (Seattle, Wash.), and Angela Ruggiero (Harper Woods, Mich.) braved the 105 degree-heat in Death Valley, Calif., to be photographed for the magazine’s “Strong Women are Beatiful” feature.

People Who Know People: Seven U.S. hockey players were featured in last week’s (Feb. 12) issue of People Magazine. The publication, which reaches 3.5 million readers, shot Jenny Potter (Edina, Minn.), Krissy Wendell (Brooklyn Park, Minn.), Katie King (Salem, N.H.), Chanda Gunn (Huntington Beach, Calif.), Angela Ruggiero (Harper Woods, Mich.), Kelly Stephens (Seattle, Wash.) and Julie Chu (Fairfield, Conn.) on the frozen Mirror Lake in Lake Placid, N.Y.