Team USA Game Notes 2013 IIHF Women’s World Championship • , Ontario Team USA (0-0-0-0) vs. Canada (0-0-0-0) April 2, 2013, 7:30 p.m. ET • Preliminary Round

GAME DAY: Kicking off the 15th annual International USA Hockey Communications: Federation Women’s World Championship, Rob Koch (Director of Communications) the United States (0-0-0-0) and No. 1 seed Canada (0- • Email: [email protected] 0-0-0) meet in the first preliminary-round game of Group • Cell: 404-317-8853 A for both teams at Scotiabank Place (capacity: 19,153). Team USA arrived in Ottawa on Sunday (March 31) after USA vs. CANADA: The United States and Canada are the holding a selection/training camp in Lake Placid, N.Y., only gold-medal winners in Olympic Winter Games and IIHF from March 25-31. World Women’s Championship history. Team USA won the in- augural Olympic gold medal in 1998, while Canada has taken The final U.S. roster was announced on March 30. The the top prize in the three Games since (2002, 2006, 2010). 23-player roster is made up of three goaltenders, seven The United States has captured gold at four of the 14 IIHF defensemen and 13 forwards. There are a total of 10 Women’s World Championships, including three of the last Olympians on the squad, including three-time Olympian four world championships (2008, 2009, 2011), while Canada . won gold the remaining 10 years (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2012). The teams have also Thirteen members of Team USA played NCAA Division met frequently during the Four Nations Cup and pre-Olympic I women’s ice hockey during the 2012-13 season, with tours. Overall, the United States holds a record of 32-10-11- nine participating in the 2013 NCAA tournament. Five 52-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) in 106 contests against Canada. In of those nine players advanced to the Women’s Frozen World Championship Play - In the IIHF Women’s World Cham- Four and four captured the national title as part of the pionship, Canada holds the 8-4-2-5 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) ad- University of Minnesota. Eight players competed in the vantage in 19 games. The teams have played to overtime on Canadian Women’s Hockey League with seven winning six occasions, two of which resulted in a shootout. Thirteen of the with the Boston Blades. the 19 games have been decided by two goals or less, while nine have been one- games. Overall in the event, Team Roster Highlights USA holds a 54-2-5-8-1 record (W-OTW-OTL-L-T), with four • 10 Olympians gold medals and 10 silvers. The last time the U.S. and Canada • 20 World Champions met in an international tournament was during the 2012 Four • 12 World U18 Champions Nations Cup in Espoo and Vantaa, Finland, last November. • 18 players from the 2012 Four Nations Cup (first place) There, the Americans won the Four Nations Cup in a 3-0 shut- • 8 Canadian Women’s Hockey League players out win over Canada in the championship game. • 13 NCAA Division I players

OPENING SUCCESS: In the 14 previous years USA Hockey on the Web: usahockey.com of the IIHF Women’s World Championship, Team Media Guide, Video, Clips: womensworld.usahockey.com USA has never lost an opening game, holding a per- Twitter: @usahockey • #2013WWC fect 14-0-0-0 record. Further, the United States Facebook: facebook.com/usahockey has won by five or more goals on all 14 occasions. FASTHockey.com has live streaming coverage

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

Date Event Time (EDT) Group Result Location Broadcast April 2 Canada vs. USA 7:30 p.m. A Scotiabank Place FASTHockey.com April 3 USA vs. Finland 3:30 p.m. A Scotiabank Place FASTHockey.com April 5 USA vs. Switzerland 3:30 p.m. A Scotiabank Place FASTHockey.com

April 6 Quarterfinals 3:30/7:30 p.m. -- Scotiabank Place FASTHockey.com April 8 Semifinals 3:30/7:30 p.m. -- Scotiabank Place FASTHockey.com

April 9 Bronze-Medal Game 3:30 p.m. -- Scotiabank Place FASTHockey.com April 9 Gold-Medal Game 7:30 p.m. -- Scotiabank Place FASTHockey.com Game Notes • USA vs. Canada • April 2, 2013 • Page 2

NUMERICAL ROSTER ROSTER BREAKDOWN

2 Lee Stecklein Defense Home States of Team USA Massachusetts 4 7 Monique Lamoureux Forward Minnesota 4 9 Defense Wisconsin 4 Illinois 3 10 Forward North Dakota 2 11 Lisa Chesson Defense Arizona 1 Connecticut 1 13 Julie Chu Forward Idaho 1 14 Forward New York 1 Ohio 1 15 Anne Schleper Defense Pennsylvania 1 17 Jocelyne Lamoureux Forward By College 18 Lyndsey Fry Forward University of Minnesota (WCHA) 6 19 Defense University of Wisconsin (WCHA) 6 Harvard University (ECACH) 4 20 Jen Schoullis Forward University of North Dakota (WCHA) 2 21 Hilary Knight Forward Boston College (HEA) 2 Mercyhurst College (CHA) 1 22 Defense Northeastern University (HEA) 1 23 Michelle Picard Defense Ohio State University (WCHA) 1 Robert Morris University (CHA) 1 25 Sarah Erickson Forward University of New Hampshire (HEA) 1 26 Kendall Coyne Forward BIRTH YEAR 27 Kelley Steadman Forward 1994 2 28 Forward 1993 1 1992 3 29 Brianne McLaughlan Goaltender 1991 3 31 Goaltender 1990 3 1989 4 33 Alex Rigsby Goaltender 1987 4 36 Alex Carpenter Forward 1986 1 1985 1 1982 1 TEAM STAFF Player Stats Average Age: 22 years, 9 months General Manager Reagan Carey Average Height: 5’6” (171 cm) Average Weight: 155 lbs. (70 kg) Head Coach Katey Stone Assistant Coach Bobby Jay Oldest Player: Assistant Coach Hilary Witt’ Julie Chu (3/13/82) Goaltending Coach Robb Stauber Video Coach Bret Hedican Youngest Player: Lee Stecklein (4/24/94) Strength & Conditioning Coach Sarah Cahill Team Doctor Jill Radzinski Massage Therapist Jennifer Chee Equipment Manager Brent Proulx Mental Skills Coach Dr. Colleen Hacker Sports Dietician Alicia Kendig Director of Communications Rob Koch Game Notes • USA vs. Canada • April 2, 2013 • Page 3

USA vs Canada at the World Championship

Date Location Result April 14, 2012 Burlington Vt. USA 4, CAN 5 (OT) (Gold-Medal Game) April 7, 2012 Burlington, Vt. USA 9, CAN 2 (Preliminary Round) April 25, 2011 Zurich, Switzerland USA 3, CAN 2 (OT) (Gold-Medal Game) April12, 2009 Hameenlinna,Finland USA 4,CAN 1(Gold-MedalGame) April10,2009 Hameenlinna,Finland CAN2,USA1(QualificationRound) April 12, 2008 Harbin, China USA 4, CAN 3 (Gold-Medal Game) April 10, 2008 Harbin, China USA 4, CAN 2 (Qualifying Round) April 10, 2007 Winnipeg, Man. CAN 5, USA 1 (Gold-Medal Game) April 7, 2007 Winnipeg, Man. CAN 5, USA 4 (SO) (Qualifying Round) April 9, 2005 Linkoping, Sweden USA 1, CAN 0 (SO) (Gold-Medal Game) April 6, 2004 Halifax, N.S. CAN 2, USA 0 (Gold-Medal Game) April 3, 2004 Halifax, N.S. USA 3, CAN 1 (Qualifying Round) April 8, 2001 Minneapolis, Minn. CAN 3, USA 2 (Gold-Medal Game) April 9, 2000 Mississauga, Ont. CAN 3, USA 2 (OT) (Gold-Medal Game) March 14, 1999 Espoo, Finland CAN 3, USA 1 (Gold-Medal Game) April 6, 1997 Kitchener, Ont. CAN 4, USA 3 (OT) (Gold-Medal Game) April 17, 1994 Lake Placid, N.Y. CAN 6, USA 3 (Gold-Medal Game) April 26, 1992 Tampere, Finland CAN 8, USA 0 (Gold-Medal Game) March 25, 1990 Ottawa, Ont. CAN 5, USA 2 (Gold-Medal Game)

U.S. RESULTS AT WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

USA vs. GP W OTW OTL L T GF GA SOF SOA Canada 19 5 2 4 8 0 51 62 1 2 China 6 6 0 0 0 0 56 6 3 0 Finland 12 10 0 1 0 1 61 17 4 1 Germany 5 5 0 0 0 0 60 2 3 0 Japan 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 Kazakhstan 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 1 0 Norway 3 3 0 0 0 0 33 1 2 0 Russia 8 8 0 0 0 0 74 5 4 0 Slovakia 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 Sweden 8 8 0 0 0 0 66 12 2 0 Switzerland 6 6 0 0 0 0 65 5 3 0 Totals 70 54 2 5 8 1 488 110 25 3

Year Head Coach Record Finish 2012 Katey Stone 3-0-1-0-0 Silver 2011 Katey Stone 4-1-0-0-0 Gold 2009 Mark Johnson 4-0-0-1-0 Gold 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 2004 Ben Smith 4-0-0-1-0 Silver 2001 Ben Smith 4-0-0-1-0 Silver 2000 Ben Smith 4-0-1-0-0 Silver 1999 Ben Smith 4-0-0-1-0 Silver 1997 Ben Smith 3-0-1-0-1 Silver 1994 Karen Kay 4-0-0-1-0 Silver 1992 Russ McCurdy 4-0-0-1-0 Silver 1990 Don Macleod 4-0-0-1-0 Silver Game Notes • USA vs. Canada • April 2, 2013 • Page 4

FAMILY CONNECTIONS: Amanda Kessel is the sister TOP HONORS: Amanda Kessel was awarded the 2013 of Phil Kessel, who has represented the United States Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, presented annually to the in international competition and plays in the NHL for the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey During Maple Leafs. Alex Carpenter is the daughter her breakout junior campaign, Kessel helped the Gophers to of former NHL’er Bobby Carpenter. Jocelyne and Mo- an unblemished record. She led the NCAA in goals, assists, nique Lamoureux are twin sisters who competed to- and points and became the fourth player in NCAA history to gether at the University of North Dakota ... Alex Carpen- reach 100 points in a single season. She was also the 24th ter is the daughetr of former NHL’er Bobby Carpenter. player in NCAA history to reach 200-career points and only the ninth player to do so in three seasons. Brianna Decker MILESTONES: Alex Carpenter, Sarah Erickson, Lyndsey earned the 2012 trophy and Jessie Vetter took home the Frey, Alex Rigsby and Lee Stecklein are skating in their award in 2009, while Julie Chu won the award in 2007. first IIHF Women’s World Championship, with Carpenter and Stecklein are making their U.S. senior-team debuts. ALL IN THE FAMILY: Twin sisters Jocelyne Lamoureux and Monique Lamoureux-Kolls are the first set of twins CWHL: Eight members of Team USA spent the 2012-13 (or sisters) in the U.S. Women’s National Program. They season with teams in the Canadian Women’s Hockey are also teammates at the University of North Dakota and League. Kacey Bellamy, Gigi Marvin, Hilary Knight, come from a hockey family. Their brother, Jean-Philippe, Anne Schleper, Meghan Duggan, Jen Schoullis, Kel- previously played hockey for North Dakota (2004-08) and ley Steadman played for the Boston Blades, while Julie for Team USA at the 2004 Viking Cup. Meanwhile, another Chu skated for the Montreal Stars. The seven members brother, Jacques, currently plays for the Alaska Aces of of the Blades won the 2013 Clarkson Cup Championship. the ECHL and another, Pierre- Paul, is an assistant video coach for the North Dakota men’s hockey team. Finally, UNIVERSITY LIFE: Thirteen players on the U.S. team played their youngest brother, Mario, recently completed his se- NCAA Division I women’s hockey in 2012-13, while another nior season on the North Dakota hockey team and played 10 have already completed their NCAA playing careers. for Team USA at the 2006 Viking Cup, and their father, Jean-Pierre, played hockey for North Dakota (1979-82). NATIONAL TITLES: Megan Bozek, Sarah Erickson, Amanda Kessel and Lee Stecklein, are all hot off winning CLOSE KNIT: Julie Chu is very close with her fam- the NCAA title with the University of Minnesota last month. ily, which lives in Fairfield, Conn. Her mother is half Chi- nese and half Puerto Rican and her father is from Hong GOALIE RECORDS: Jessie Vetter has seen action in net Kong, and they travel to nearly every tournament their against the Canadians on 18 occasions and holds a 6-3-3- daughter plays in, no matter what part of the world. Chu, 6 record. Her first three starts against the Canadian senior her parents and her sister and brother all have matching team were all losses (2007 Worlds, 2x 2007 Four Nations tattoos of the Olympic rings, along with Chu’s number 13 Cup), then she came back for five consecutive wins, in- e to a team other than Canada in the world champion- cluding back-to-back victories for the title at the 2008 World ship, which happened in 2008 to Finland in overtime of the Championship, a shootout win in the 2008 Four Nations round-robin playoff round (the U.S. went on to win the gold Cup championship and victories in the title games at the medal that year). 2009 World Championship and 2009 Cup. Since then, she holds a 2-2-1-4 record, which includes a win to claim first place in the 2012 Four Nations Cup. In addition, she made 35 saves to help USA capture first- place at the 2011 Four Nations Cup in a 4- 3 shootout win. Meanwhile, Alex Rigsby and Brianne McLaugh- lin have yet to see tournament action against Canada.

PLAYER/COACHES: Julie Chu is currently an assistant coach for the Union College women’s ice hockey team (she previously spent 2007-08 as an assistant coach for the University of Minnesota Duluth) and Jessie Vet- ter serves as the director of hockey for Athletic Repub- lic and coaches the Madison Capitols 19U girls’ team. Game Notes • USA vs. Canada • April 2, 2013 • Page 5

IIHF WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE STONE FILE: Katey Stone, head women’s ice hock- FOREIGN SOIL: 11 of the 14 IIHF Women’s World ey coach at Harvard University, will lead the U.S. Women’s Championship’s have been played outside the Unit- National Team Program through the 2014 Olympic Win- ed States, including five times in Canada but the first ter Games after having been involved with the U.S. Wom- since 2007. It is held in Ottawa for the second time. en’s National Team Program extensively since 2006. Stone has served as head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Team ABOUT THE WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPION- on seven occasions, including two International Ice Hockey Fed- SHIP: The IIHF Women’s World Championship is eration Women’s World Championships (gold-2011; silver-2012), being held for the 15th time since its inception in four Four Nations Cups (1st-2008, 2011, 2012; 2nd-2010) and 1990. Since 1999, it has been run on an annual one IIHF 2011 Twelve Nations Invitational Tournament Series. basis, with the exception of Olympic years (2002, In 2012, Stone guided Team USA to a silver medal at the 2012 IIHF 2006, 2010) and 2003, when the event was can- Women’s World Championship in Burlington, Vt., and helped the team celed due to SARS virus concerns. This year marks capture the 2012 Four Nations Cup in Vantaa and Kerava, Finland. the fifth time that Canada has hosted the event – Stone also led the team to its third-straight gold medal at the the United States and Finland have hosted three 2011 International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World times, China, Sweden and Switzerland have each Championship in Zurich, Switzerland. Under her leader- hosted once. Canada has won the championship ship, the team also won the 2011 Four Nations Cup in Nykop- on 10 occasions (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999- ing, Sweden as well as the inaugural championship at the 2011 2001, 2004, 2007, 2012), while the U.S. has cap- IIHF Twelve Nations Invitational Tournament Series in Vieru- tured the title the other four years (2005, 2008-09, maki, Finland where Team USA went undefeated in six games. 2011). Team USA has only lost once to a team other In 2010, Stone led the U.S. to a second-place finish at the than Canada in the world championship, which hap- Four Nations Cup in St. Johns, N.L. Stone also served as pened in 2008 to Finland in overtime of the round- the head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Team at the robin playoff round (the U.S. went on to win the gold 2008 Women’s Four Nations Cup. There, Team USA cap- medal that year). tured the tournament title for the first time since 2003. In addition, Stone led the U.S. to the gold medal at the FORMAT: There are eight teams divided into two first-ever IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Champion- groups, but the groups are stacked rather than par- ship in January 2008, and also coached the U.S. Women’s allel. That is, Group A features the top four-ranked National Under-18 Team at the 2007 Under-18 Series and the U.S. teams from last year and Group B, the bottom four. Women’s Under-22 Select Team at the 2006 Under-22 Series. Each team plays a round robin within its group, but Along with her accomplishments on the international stage, Stone all teams from Group A advance to the playoffs, is the all-time wins leader in women’s college hockey and in her while only the top two from B advance. The bottom 19th season behind the Harvard bench in 2012-13. Through 2011- two teams in B will then play a best-of-three relega- 12, Stone had led the Crimson to a 378-164-32 (.726) record, which tion round, the loser going down to Division I for included the 1999 American Women’s Collegiate Hockey Alliance 2014. The top two teams in A advance to the semifi- national championship, three straight appearances in the NCAA nals, while the bottom two in A and top two in B play championship game (2003, 2004, 2005), eight NCAA tournament a crossover quarterfinals. The winners of the two appearances in the event’s 12-year history, six ECAC Hockey quarterfinals will move on to the semifinals. The win- regular-season titles, five ECAC Hockey tournament champion- ning teams from the semifinals will play for the gold ships, five Ivy League titles and 10 Beanpot championships. medal, while the losing teams will play for the bronze. In addition to the team’s success under Stone, she has molded some of the best individual talent in the sport of women’s ice hock- GROUP A ey. In 18 years at Harvard, Stone has coached nine Olympians and CAN - Canada six Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winners, presented annually USA - United States to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey. Before SUI - Switzerland coaching at Harvard, Stone served as assistant athletic director and coach at Tabor Academy (Mass.) and had coaching stints at North- FIN - Finland field Mount Hermon (Mass.) and Phillips Exeter Academy (N.H.). Stone graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1989 with a GROUP B degree in physical education. She was a captain and four-year letter SWE - Sweden winner in both hockey and lacrosse and helped the Wildcats hockey RUS - Russia team win ECAC championships in 1986 and 1987, and the lacrosse GER - Germany team capture an NCAA title in 1985. She earned All- ECAC honors CZE - Czech Republic in hockey and was a two-time All-America selection in lacrosse.