T E A M U S A G A M E N O T E S U.S. Women’s National Team vs. Russia Saturday, April 23, 2011 • Hallenstadion • 8 p.m. (2 p.m. EDT)

TELEVISION: N/A Team USA Communications Manager WEBCAST: N/A Christy Cahill - [email protected] LIVE STATS: bit.ly/WWCLiveStats 617.777.4489 / 079.411.57.18 GAME DAY: The top-seeded and two-time defending world champion United States (3-0-0-0) and No. 5 Russia (1-1-0-2) meet in the in the semifinal round of the 2011 IIHF World Women’s Championship TEAM USA SCHEDULE & RESULTS at Hallenstadion (capacity: 10,630) in Zurich. After going 3-0-0-0 in the preliminary round, the U.S. Date Opponent Time (Local/EDT)/Result advanced directly to the semifinals, while Russia finished third in Group A and beat Switzerland in the Thurs., April 7 Canada* L, 1-3 crossover quarterfinal round in overtime last night (5-4). In the preliminary round, the Americans fin- Fri., April 8 Canada* W, 4-1 ished with a 9-1 win over Sweden on April 20 after topping Russia, 13-1, on April 18 and blanking Sun., April 17 Slovakia W, 5-0 Slovakia, 5-0, to open the tournament on April 17. Meanwhile, Russia posted a 4-1 win over Slovakia Mon., April 18 Russia W, 13-1 on April 20 after losing to the Americans on April 18 (13-1) and to the Swedes on April 17 (7-1). Team Wed., April 20 Sweden W, 9-1 USA arrived in Zurich on April 13 after holding a selection/training camp in Ann Arbor, Mich., from April Sat., April 23 Russia^ 8 p.m./2 p.m. 4-12. Prior to the U.S. roster being announced on April 9, the 30-player preliminary team played Mon., April 25 Bronze-Medal Game 4 p.m./10 a.m. Canada in a pair of pre-tournament games on April 7 and 8. Canada won the first game by a 3-1 score Gold-Medal Game 8 p.m./2 p.m. before the U.S. garnered the second win, 4-1. *Pre-tournament game in Ann Arbor, Mich. ^Semifinal FORMAT: Each team played three round-robin games within its group. The top finishing team in each group advanced directly to the semifinals, while the second- and third-place teams played crossover COVERING TEAM USA quarterfinal games. The winners of the two quarterfinals moved on to the semifinals. The winning teams in the semifinals play for the gold medal, while the losing teams play for the bronze. USAHOCKEY.COM COVERAGE ...... bit.ly/USA-WWC TEAM USA BLOG...... bit.ly/USWomensBlog Final Preliminary Round Standings TEAM USA MEDIA GUIDE ...... bit.ly/WWCMediaGuide Group A Rank Team GP W OTW OTL L PTS GDF GF:GA 1 United States 330009+25 27:2 2 Sweden 320016+1 11:10 Twitter.com/USAHockey Facebook.com/USAHockey #2011WWC 3 Russia 310023-15 6:21 4 Slovakia 300000-11 1:12 U.S. RESULTS AT Group B WORLD WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS Rank Team GP W OTW OTL L PTS GDF GF:GA 1 Canada 300009+21 21:0 Year Head Coach Record (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) Finish 2009 Mark Johnson 4-0-0-1-0 Gold 2 Switzerland 311015-6 8:14 2008 Jackie Barto 4-0-1-0-0 Gold 3 Finland 310114-1 6:7 2007 Mark Johnson 3-0-1-1-0 Silver 4 Kazakhstan 300000-14 4:18 2005 Ben Smith 4-1-0-0-0 Gold 2004 Ben Smith 4-0-0-1-0 Silver USA vs. RUSSIA: The U.S. and Russia are meeting for the seventh time in IIHF World Women’s 2001 Ben Smith 4-0-0-1-0 Silver Championship history. In the six previous meetings, Team USA holds the 6-0-0-0 advantage, having 2000 Ben Smith 4-0-1-0-0 Silver outscored the Russians by a combined total of 60-4. All but one of the games between the two teams 1999 Ben Smith 4-0-0-1-0 Silver have come in the preliminary round (in 2001, the teams met in the semifinals). Prior to the game on 1997 Ben Smith 3-0-1-0-1 Silver Monday (April 18), the last matchup between the teams took place on April 6, 2009, when the U.S. 1994 Karen Kay 4-0-0-1-0 Silver garnered an 8-0 victory. Overall in the event, Team USA holds a 49-1-4-8-1 record (W-OTW-OTL-L-T), 1992 Russ McCurdy 4-0-0-1-0 Silver with three gold medals and nine silvers. Meanwhile Russia has previously participated nine times, has 1990 Don Macleod 4-0-0-1-0 Silver a 17-1-0-26-2 mark and one bronze medal (2001). At the last world championship, the United States USA vs GP W OTW OTL LTGF GA SOF SOA captured the gold medal with a 4-0-0-1 record, while Russia finished fifth with a 2-0-0-2 mark. The two Canada 16 41 3 8035 53 12 teams also met at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games on Feb. 16, 2010, when the U.S. won by a 13-0 China 66000056 630 score. Overall, dating back to the teams’ first meeting in 1999, the U.S. and Russia have played 13 Finland 11 90 1 0150 17 31 times and the Americans have won all 13 contests, outscoring the Russians, 123-4. Germany 55000060 230 USA vs Russia at the World Championship Japan 1100008010 Date Venue Location Result Kazakhstan 1100009010 April 18, 2011 Hallenstadion Zurich, Switzerland USA 13, RUS 1 Norway 33000033 120 April 6, 2009 Patria Arena Hameenlinna, Finland USA 8, RUS 0 Russia 66000060 430 April 1, 2004 Halifax Metro Centre Halifax, N.S. USA 8, RUS 0 Slovakia 1100005010 April 7, 2001 Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minn. USA 6, RUS 1 Sweden 88000066 12 20 Switzerland 55000055 520 April 4, 2000 Hershey Centre Mississauga, Ont. 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Stat Comparison RECAPPING THE 2009 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: After outscoring Japan USA Russia and Russia by a total of 15-0 in the preliminary round, Team USA earned the top Record 3-0-0-0 1-1-0-2 spot in its group for the qualifying round. The U.S. defeated Finland, 7-0, in its first Goals For/Game 9.0 2.75 qualifying-round game and, in the process, clinched a spot in the gold-medal game Goals Against/Game 0.67 6.25 against Canada for the 12th consecutive year. Team USA lost its qualifying-round Shots For/Game 57.0 35.5 matchup against Canada, but topped the Canadians in the gold-medal game, 4-1, to Shots Against/Game 15.7 40.0 claim its second consecutive world championship. With the victory, the U.S. earned Power Play 7/15 (46.7) 2/23 (8.7) the No. 1 world ranking for the first time since the system was introduced in 2004. Penalty Kill 16/17 (94.1) 20/26 (76.9) PIM/Game 12.7 13.5 FAMILIAR FACES: All 21 players have skated in at least one international event for Team USA. The squad features 15 Olympians, including 14 players returning Scoring/Period 1 2 3 OT SO Total from the gold medal-winning 2009 U.S. Women’s National Team. Fifteen of the USA 9 10 80027 players skated in the 2010 Women’s Four Nations Cup last November. Two forwards Russia 2171011 - Jen Schoullis and Kelley Steadman - are making their National Team debuts at the senior level. An additional five players are playing in their first IIHF World GOALIE RECORDS: Both Molly Schaus and Jessie Vetter have played in net Women's Championship, including goaltender Brianne McLaughlin, defensemen against Russia. Schaus earned her first career U.S. shutout at the 2009 world cham- Josephine Pucci and Anne Schleper, and forwards Kendall Coyne and pionship on April 6, 2009, with 13 saves in an 8-0 win, while Vetter made seven . The only two who have not competed in either an Olympics, stops in a 13-0 shutout victory at the 2010 Olympics on Feb. 16, 2010. Schaus World Championship or World U18 Championship are Pucci, who skated in the 2010 played the preliminary-round game earlier this week, making 19 saves in a 13-1 Women's Four Nations Cup, and Schoullis, who played in the 2010 Under-22 Series. win. POTTER’S CAPTAINCY: Jenny Potter is serving as Team USA’s captain again GAME 3 VS SWEDEN: Meghan Duggan and Jen Schoullis each scored twice after doing so at the 2010 Women’s Four Nations Cup. She has played in four in leading Team USA to a 9-1 victory over Sweden on April 20. The U.S. scored four Olympics and has suited up in the USA sweater 193 times since 1997. She was select- goals in the first period, followed by five goals in the second to secure the Group A- ed as USA Hockey's Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year in 2010 after leading the winning victory. U.S. to the Olympic silver medal with a team-best 11 points (6-5) while serving as alternate captain. She is competing in her ninth world championship. GAME 2 VS RUSSIA: Led by a six-point effort from Hilary Knight, Team USA rolled to a 13-1 victory over Russia on April 18. Fourteen U.S. players factored in SUCCESS ON THE WORLD STAGE: The U.S. Women's National Program has the scoring, including seven with multi-point games. The Americans piled on five enjoyed much success in recent years. U.S. teams have won three of the last four goals in the first period, then added three in the second and five more in the third, IIHF World Women’s Championships (2005, 2008-09), as well as three of the first while going 5-for-9 on the power play. four IIHF World Women’s U18 Championships (2008-09, 2011).

GAME 1 VS SLOVAKIA: Five different players scored and Brianne McLaughlin ABOUT ZURICH: Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland. It is located in central turned aside all 10 shots she faced in leading Team USA to a 5-0 victory over Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. While the municipality itself has Slovakia to start the 2011 IIHF World Women's Championship on April 17. Playing approximately 380,500 inhabitants, the Zurich metropolitan area is an urbanised in her first world championship, McLaughlin's shutout was the first of her U.S. career. Overall, the U.S. outshot the Slovaks by a 63-10 count, scoring two goals in the sec- TEAM USA STATISTICS ond period and three in the third. # Player GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG 21 Hilary Knight 34711 03 00 THE WORLD WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP: The IIHF World Women’s 10 Meghan Duggan 34372110 Championship is being held for the 13th time since its inception in 1990. Since 1999, 14 Brianna Decker 32574000 it has been run on an annual basis, with the exception of Olympic years (2002, 13 31670000 2006, 2010) and 2003, when the event was canceled due to SARS virus concerns. 26 Kendall Coyne 33250001 16 Kelli Stack 32240100 This year marks the first time that Switzerland has hosted the event - Canada has 12 Jenny Potter 31340000 hosted five times, Finland has hosted three times, the U.S. has hosted twice and 8 31230100 China and Sweden have each hosted once. For the preliminary round, Group A (No. 17 Jocelyne Lamoureux 31230000 1 United States, No. 4 Sweden, No. 5 Russia, No. 8 Slovakia) is based at 19 Gigi Marvin 30330000 Hallenstadion in Zurich, while Group B (No. 2 Canada, No. 3 Finland, No. 6 4 32020000 3 Jen Schoullis 32022001 Kazakhstan, No. 7 Switzerland) is stationed at Deutweg Rink in Winterthur. From 22 Kacey Bellamy 31120000 there, the playoff and medal rounds will take place in Zurich, with the relegation 7 Monique Lamoureux-Kolls 11122000 round set for Winterthur. Canada has won the championship on nine occasions 15 Anne Schleper 31120001 (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999-2001, 2004, 2007), while the U.S. has captured 9 Molly Engstrom 30222000 the title the other three years (2005, 2008-09). Team USA has only lost once to a 27 Kelley Steadman 30220000 team other than Canada in the world championship, which happened in 2008 to 24 Josephine Pucci 31016000 Team 3 Finland in overtime of the round-robin playoff round (the U.S. went on to win the Totals 3 27 42 69 18 613 gold medal that year). # Goaltender GP-GS MIN GA GAA SVS SV% W-OTW-OTL-L SO ALSO IN ACTION: The U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team is also in action, play- 29 Brianne McLaughlin 1-1 60:00 0 0.00 10 1.00 1-0-0-0 1 ing in the 2011 IIHF World Men’s U18 Championship in Germany. Similar to the 1 Molly Schaus 1-1 60:00 1 1.00 19 .950 1-0-0-0 0 31 Jessie Vetter 1-1 60:00 1 1.00 16 .942 1-0-0-0 0 women, the men’s U18 team is also looking for a world championship three-peat. Totals 3-3 180:00 2 0.67 45 .957 3-0-0-0 1

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area of international importance constituted by a population of nearly two million people. The city has previously hosted the IIHF World Men’s Championship on four TEAM USA BY THE NUMBERS occasions - 1939, 1953, 1998 and 2009. AVERAGES Age ...... 22.4 NEXT UP IN BURLINGTON: The United States is hosting the 2012 IIHF World Height ...... 5-7 (171) Women’s Championship in Burlington, Vt., at the University of Vermont. It will mark Weight ...... 156 (71) the third time the event has been set in the U.S., after it was hosted in Lake Placid, N.Y., in 1994 and Minneapolis in 2001. BY STATE (12) Massachusetts ...... 3 Minnesota ...... 3 TIDBITS Wisconsin ...... 3 • The U.S. leads the tournament with 27 goals on 171 shots for a 15.8% effi- New York ...... 2 ciency rate, having outscored opponents 5-0, 13-1 and 9-1. North Dakota ...... 2 • The U.S. power play is the best in the tournament, going 7-for-15 in three Ohio ...... 2 games for a 46.7% success rate. Meanwhile Team USA’s penalty kill is second best, California ...... 1 allowing just one power play on 17 chances for a 94.1 kill rate. Connecticut ...... 1 • Hilary Knight scored her third world championship hat trick on April 18 Idaho ...... 1 against Russia. She previously tallied two hat tricks at the 2009 world championship. Illinois ...... 1 • All 18 skaters on the U.S. roster have factored in the scoring, with all but three Maine ...... 1 Pennsylvania ...... 1 having tallied at least goal. • The University of Wisconsin trio of Hilary Knight, Meghan Duggan and BY BIRTH YEAR (11) Brianna Decker lead the tournament in scoring. Knight has 11 points (4-7), while 1989 ...... 4 Duggan has seven points (4-3) and Decker has two goals and five assists. Knight and 1987 ...... 4 Duggan are tied for the tournament lead with four goals, while Knight leads with 1990 ...... 3 seven assists. 1988 ...... 2 1985 ...... 2 MILESTONES 1992 ...... 1 • Seven players are skating in their first IIHF World Women's Championship, 1991 ...... 1 including goaltender Brianne McLaughlin, defensemen Josephine Pucci and 1983 ...... 1 1982 ...... 1 Anne Schleper, and forwards Kendall Coyne, Brianna Decker, Jen Schoullis 1980 ...... 1 and Kelley Steadman. 1979 ...... 1 • Jenny Potter is on the verge of her 100th goal for Team USA - she current- ly stands at 97. She will become the sixth player in U.S. history to reach the 100- BY COLLEGE CONNECTION (9) goal plateau (Cammi Granato-186, Katie King-146, Natalie Darwitz-117, Karen University of Wisconsin (WCHA) ...... 5 Bye-110, Krissy Wendell-105). Harvard University (ECACH) ...... 4 • Caitlin Cahow played in her 100th game for Team USA on April 18. University of Minnesota (WCHA) ...... 3 Meanwhile, Julie Chu is slated to play in her 200th game for Team USA against Boston College (HEA) ...... 2 Russia. She currently stands at 199. University of North Dakota (WCHA) ...... 2 • Josephine Pucci scored her first U.S. goal in Team USA’s 5-0 win over Mercyhurst College (CHA) ...... 1 University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) ...... 1 Slovakia on April 17. University of New Hampshire (HEA) ...... 1 • Anne Schleper tallied her first goal at the senior-team level in Team USA’s Robert Morris University (CHA) ...... 1 13-1 victory over Russia on April 18. • Jen Schoullis scored her first two U.S. goals at the senior-team level in the BY 2010-11 TEAM (12) United States’ 9-1 win over Sweden on April 20. Boston Blades (CWHL) ...... 3 • Jen Schoullis and Kelley Steadman are making their U.S. senior-team University of Wisconsin (WCHA) ...... 3 debuts. Steadman is looking for her first senior-team goal. Boston College (HEA) ...... 2 University of Minnesota (WCHA) ...... 2 TEAM NOTES Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL) ...... 2 UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT: The U.S. Women’s National Program is under new University of North Dakota (WCHA) ...... 2 Berkshire School (Prep) ...... 1 management with Reagan Carey as USA Hockey’s director of women’s hockey. Brampton Thunder (CWHL) ...... 1 Last fall, she replaced Michele Amidon, who had served in the role for four years Burlington Barracudas (CWHL) ...... 1 before shifting to take a position as a regional manager for USA Hockey’s American Harvard University (ECACH) ...... 1 Development Model. Carey had been working for the National Hockey League’s Mercyhurst College (CHA) ...... 1 Atlanta Thrashers for the nine years and is a graduate of Colby College, where she Montreal Stars (CWHL) ...... 1 played hockey for four years. BY 2010-11 LEAGUE VETERAN EXPERIENCE: Fourteen members of Team USA have already competed Western Collegiate Hockey Association ...... 7 in an IIHF World Women’s Championship, including 12 who were part of the cham- Canadian Women’s Hockey League ...... 6 pionship-winning teams in both 2008 and 2009 (Monique Lamoureux-Kolls and ...... 2 Western Women’s Hockey League ...... 2 Jocelyne Lamoureux did not play in the 2008 world championship). The players College Hockey America ...... 1 combine for 51 world championship appearances, led by Angela Ruggiero, who is ECAC Hockey ...... 1 playing in the tournament for the 10th time. U.S. Prep ...... 1

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SPANNING GENERATIONS: The average age of Team USA is 22.4 years old. the Boston Blades (CWHL) and Team USA. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Kendall Coyne is the youngest at 18, while Jenny Potter is the oldest at 32. social/biological anthropology from Harvard University in 2008. Coyne is finishing a post-graduate year at Berkshire School (prep school), while Potter is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Duluth and has two children, FAMILY AFFAIR: Jenny Potter is the lone mother on the U.S. roster. She has a ages 4 and 10. daughter, Madison “Maddy,” who is 10 years old; and a son, Cullen, who is four. Her father, Dwayne Schmidgall, is the founder and coach of the Minnesota Whitecaps in CWHL: Six members of Team USA spent the 2010-11 season with teams in the the Western Women’s Hockey League where Potter plays. Her husband, Rob, is also newly restructured Canadian Women’s Hockey League. Kacey Bellamy, Caitlin a Whitecaps’ coach and helps Potter on a day-to-day basis on the ice and in the Cahow and Angela Ruggiero played for the Boston Blades, while Julie Chu skat- weight room. He is also the coach for the Coon Rapids (Minn.) High School girls’ ed for the Montreal Stars, Molly Engstrom played for the Brampton Thunder and team. Potter and her husband team up for Potter’s Pure Hockey, a series of training Brianne McLaughlin was rostered with the Burlington Barracudas. Chu and the camps and sessions for hockey players of all ages. Montreal Stars captured the 2011 Championship. ALL IN THE FAMILY: Twin sisters Jocelyne Lamoureux and Monique UNIVERSITY LIFE: Eleven players on the U.S. team played NCAA Division I Lamoureux-Kolls are the first set of twins (or sisters) in the U.S. Women’s National women’s hockey in 2010-11, while another nine have already completed their NCAA Program. They are also teammates at the University of North Dakota and come from playing careers and one is still NCAA eligible (Kendall Coyne - committed to a hockey family. Their brother, Jean-Philippe, currently plays for the American Northeastern University for 2011-12). Hockey League’s Abbotsford Heat. He previously played hockey for North Dakota and for Team USA at the 2004 Viking Cup. Meanwhile, another brother, Jacques, NATIONAL TITLES: Brianna Decker, Meghan Duggan and Hilary Knight are recently completed his hockey career at the Air Force Academy and another, Pierre- all hot off winning the NCAA title with the University of Wisconsin last month. In Paul, is the manager for the North Dakota men’s hockey team. Finally, their total, six members of Team USA have won collegiate national championships, led by youngest brother, Mario, recently completed his second season on the North Dakota Duggan (2007, 2009, 2011) and Jessie Vetter (2006, 2007, 2009), who each hockey team and played for Team USA at the 2006 Viking Cup, and their father, have three championships with Wisconsin. Knight was also on hand for Wisconsin’s Jean-Pierre, played hockey for North Dakota (1979-82). championship in 2009 alongside Duggan and Vetter. Meanwhile, Jenny Potter was an NCAA champion with the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2003 and Angela CLOSE KNIT: Julie Chu is very close with her family, which lives in Fairfield, Conn. Ruggiero captured the national title with Harvard University in 1999. Her mother is half Chinese and half Puerto Rican and her father is from Hong Kong, and they travel to nearly every tournament their daughter plays in, no matter what PLAYER/COACHES: Julie Chu is currently an assistant coach for the Union part of the world. Chu, her parents and her sister and brother all have matching tat- College women’s team (she previously spent 2007-08 as an assistant toos of the Olympic rings, along with Chu’s number 13. coach for the University of Minnesota Duluth) and Jessie Vetter serves as the director of hockey for Athletic Republic and coaches the Madison Capitols 19U girls’ UP NEXT: Next on the agenda for the U.S. Women’s National Program is the USA team. Meanwhile, Kacey Bellamy helped with her former college team - the Hockey Women’s Summer Training Camp, set for early June in Colorado Springs, University of New Hampshire - during the 2010-11 season. Colo.

A SEASON TO REMEMBER: Meghan Duggan had a memorable senior season THE STONE FILE at the University of Wisconsin. In addition to captaining the Badgers to the Western Katey Stone, head women’s ice hockey coach at Harvard University, returned to the Collegiate Hockey Association regular-season and tournament championships, she U.S. bench after having been involved with the U.S. Women’s National Program helped the team earn the overall No. 1 seed heading into the NCAA tournament and extensively since 2006. eventually led the squad to the national championship. Meanwhile, she was named the WCHA Player of the Year, earned First Team All-America honors, was selected as Prior to the 2010-11 season, Stone most recently served as the head coach of the the MVP of the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four and was chosen as the recipient of the U.S. Women’s Select Team at the 2008 Women’s Four Nations Cup. There, Team USA 2011 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as the top player in NCAA Division I women’s captured the tournament title for the first time since 2003. Prior to that, Stone led ice hockey. the U.S. to the gold medal at the first-ever International Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s U18 Championship in January 2008. She also coached the U.S. TOP HONORS: This year’s recipient Meghan Duggan makes four current mem- Women’s Under-18 Select Team at the 2007 Under-18 Series and the U.S. Women’s bers of Team USA who have won the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as the top Under-22 Select Team at the 2006 Under-22 Series against Canada. player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey. Jessie Vetter took home the trophy in 2009, while Julie Chu won the award in 2007 and Angela Ruggiero captured Stone is in her fifth season of involvement in the coaching curriculum and player the prize in 2004. Caitlin Cahow, Molly Engstrom, Hilary Knight, Monique selection for the U.S. Women’s National Program, spending time at the Women’s Lamoureux-Kolls, Jenny Potter, Molly Schaus and Kelli Stack were all pre- National Festival, Women’s Winter Training Camp and the USA Hockey Girls’ Select viously top-10 or top-three finalists for the award. Player Development Camps. In addition, she served as an assistant coach with the 1996 U.S. Women’s Select Team for a three-game exhibition series against Sweden. INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY: During the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Angela Ruggiero was voted to become a member of the International Olympic Along with her accomplishments on the international stage, Stone is the winningest Committee Athletes’ Commission. She became only the third IOC member from the coach at Harvard and one of the most successful coaches ever in the women’s colle- United States on the board and was thereafter appointed to the 11-member IOC giate game. Stone recently completed her 17th season behind the Harvard bench Evaluation Commission that recently inspected the three cities competing to host the with 356 victories, which is tops among NCAA Division I coaches. 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Stone has led the Crimson to a 356-155-31 (.685) record during her tenure, which LAWYER IN THE MIX: Caitlin Cahow is currently enrolled in her first year at included the 1999 American Women’s Collegiate Hockey Alliance national champi- the Boston College Law School. She lives in Cambridge, Mass., and trains with both onship, three straight appearances in the NCAA championship game (2003, 2004,

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2005), eight NCAA tournament appearances in the event’s 11-year history, six ECAC Hockey regular-season titles, five ECAC Hockey tournament championships, five Ivy League titles and 10 Beanpot championships.

In addition to the team’s success under Stone, she has coached some of the best indi- vidual talent in the sport of women’s hockey. In 17 years at Harvard, Stone has coached nine Olympians and six of the 13 winners of the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, presented annually to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey.

Stone graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education. She was a captain and four-year letterwinner in both hockey and lacrosse for the Wildcats. Stone helped the hockey team win ECAC cham- pionships 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.

Joining Stone behind the bench as assistant coaches are Mark Hudak, head women’s ice hockey coach at Dartmouth College, and Hilary Witt, assistant women’s ice hockey coach at Northeastern University. In addition, Robb Stauber is serving as the goalie coach and Misha Donskov is the skill development coach and recruiting specialist.

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U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM # Name Ht (cm) Wt (kg) Birthdate S/C Hometown 2010-11 Team GOALTENDERS (3) 29 Brianne McLaughlin 5-8 (174) 130 (59) 6/20/87 L Sheffield Village, Ohio Burlington Barracudas (CWHL) 1 Molly Schaus 5-8 (174) 148 (67) 7/29/88 L Natick, Mass. Boston College (HEA) 31 Jessie Vetter 5-8 (174) 169 (77) 12/19/85 L Cottage Grove, Wis.

DEFENSEMEN (6) 22 Kacey Bellamy 5-8 (174) 143 (65) 4/22/87 L Westfield, Mass. Boston Blades (CWHL) 8 Caitlin Cahow 5-4 (163) 156 (71) 5/20/85 L Vinalhaven, Maine Boston Blades (CWHL) 9 Molly Engstrom 5-9 (175) 178 (81) 3/1/83 R Siren, Wis. Brampton Thunder (CWHL) 24 Josephine Pucci 5-8 (173) 157 (71) 12/27/90 R Pearl River, N.Y. Harvard University (ECACH) 4 Angela Ruggiero 5-9 (175) 192 (87) 1/3/80 R Simi Valley, Calif. Boston Blades (CWHL) 15 Anne Schleper 5-10 (178) 167 (76) 1/30/90 L St. Cloud, Minn. University of Minnesota (WCHA)

FORWARDS (12) 13 Julie Chu 5-8 (174) 147 (67) 3/13/82 R Fairfield, Conn. Montreal Stars (CWHL) 26 Kendall Coyne 5-2 (157) 130 (59) 5/25/92 L Palos Heights, Ill. Berkshire School (Mass.) 14 Brianna Decker 5-4 (163) 152 (69) 5/13/91 R Dousman, Wis. University of Wisconsin (WCHA) 10 Meghan Duggan 5-9 (175) 164 (74) 9/3/87 R Danvers, Mass. University of Wisconsin (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) 154 (70) 7/3/89 R Grand Forks, N.D. University of North Dakota (WCHA) 7 Monique Lamoureux-Kolls 5-6 (168) 156 (71) 7/3/89 R Grand Forks, N.D. University of North Dakota (WCHA) 19 Gigi Marvin 5-8 (174) 166 (75) 3/7/87 R Warroad, Minn. Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL) 12 Jenny Potter 5-4 (163) 145 (66) 1/12/79 L Edina, Minn. Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL) 3 Jen Schoullis 5-9 (175) 165 (75) 3/7/89 L Erie, Pa. University of Minnesota (WCHA) 16 Kelli Stack 5-5 (165) 130 (59) 1/13/88 R Brooklyn Heights, Ohio Boston College (HEA) 27 Kelley Steadman 5-11 (180) 160 (73) 7/17/90 R Plattsburgh, N.Y. Mercyhurst College (CHA)

STAFF PRONUNCIATIONS NUMERICAL ROSTER Director, Women’s Hockey Kacey BELLAMY BELL-uh-mee 1 Molly Schaus...... G Regan Carey, Colorado Springs, Colo. Caitlin CAHOW KAY-how 3 Jen Schoullis...... F Head Coach Katey Stone, Arlington, Mass. Julie CHU CHOO 4 Angela Ruggiero ...... D Assistant Coaches BRIANNA Decker bree-AN-uh 7 Monique Lamoureux-Kolls...... F Mark Hudak, Hanover, N.H. Meghan DUGGAN DUHG-ihn 8 Caitlin Cahow...... D Hilary Witt, Lowell, Mass. Molly ENGSTROM AYNG-struhm 9 Molly Engstrom...... D Goalie Coach Robb Stauber, Edina, Minn. Jocelyne LAMOUREUX LAHM-uh-roo 10 Meghan Duggan...... F Skill Development Coach/Recruiting Specialist Monique LAMOUREUX-Kolls LAHM-uh-roo 12 Jenny Potter...... F Misha Donskov, London, Ont. GIGI Marvin GEE-gee 13 Julie Chu ...... F Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Angela RUGGIERO ruh-JEER-oh 14 Brianna Decker...... F Michael Boyle, Reading, Mass. Strength & Conditioning Coach ANNE Schleper AN-ee 15 Anne Schleper...... D Dawn Strout, Lisbon, Maine Jen SCHOULLIS SHEW-lihs 16 Kelli Stack ...... F Video Coordinator Jessie VETTER VEHT-er 17 Jocelyne Lamoureux...... F Brad Aldrich, Hancock, Mich. 19 Gigi Marvin ...... F Athletic Trainer Jill Radzinski, Davis, Calif. 21 Hilary Knight...... F Physician 22 Kacey Bellamy...... D Joan Eicker, Richmond, Vt. 24 Josephine Pucci...... D Massage Therapist 26 Kendall Coyne ...... F Travis Green, Cottage Grove, Minn. Equipment Manager 27 Kelley Steadman...... F Brent Proulx, St. Paul, Minn. 29 Brianne McLaughlin...... G Communications Manager 31 Jessie Vetter...... G Christy Cahill, Colorado Springs, Colo.

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USA vs Slovakia - Preliminary Round USA vs Sweden - Preliminary Round

April 17, 2011—at Hallenstadion April 20, 2011—at Deutweg Rink United States 02 3—5 United States 45 0—9 Slovakia 00 0—0 Sweden 00 1—1

Scoring Scoring 1st: None 1st: USA-Stack (Decker), 5:02 (pp) 2nd: USA-Coyne (Engstrom, Knight), 3:50 USA-Schoullis (Steadman, Potter), 8:48 USA-Pucci (Lamoureux), 8:18 USA-Lamoureux-Kolls (Lamoureux, Stack), 11:30 3rd: USA-Knight (Decker, Cahow), :11 USA-Potter (Chu, Knight), 19:54 USA-Duggan (Chu), :19 2nd: USA-Duggan (Knight), 3:34 (pp) USA-Decker (Knight, Bellamy), 7:27 USA-Schoullis (Poter), 7:09 USA-Coyne (Cahow), 11:00 Penalties: USA 5-10; SVK 3-6 USA-Lamoureux (Lamoureux-Kolls), 13:10 Power Plays: USA 0-2; SVK 0-5 USA-Duggan (Chu, Schleper), 19:10 Saves: USA-McLaughlin (4-2-4---10), 60:00 3rd: SWE-Grahm (Holst, Andersson), 3:28 (pp) SVK-Tomcikova (26-12-20---58), 60:00 Shots: USA 26-14-23---63; SVK 4-2-4---10 Penalties: USA 4-8; SWE 5-10 Attendance: 585 Power Plays: USA 2-5; SWE 1-4 Saves: USA-Vetter (4-6-6---14), 60:00 Notes: Brianna Decker was named U.S. Player of the Game ... Josephine Pucci scored her first SWE-Grahn (20-12-x---32), 35:09 U.S. goal ... Brianne McLaughlin earned her first career U.S. shutout in her first IIHF World SWE-Martin (x-1-9---10), 24:51 Women’s Championship game. Shots: USA 24-18-9---51; SWE 4-6-7---17 Notes: Kacey Bellamy was named U.S. Player of the Game ... Jen Schoullis scored her first two U.S. goals at the senior level.

USA vs Russia - Preliminary Round

April 18, 2011—at Hallenstadion United States 53 5—13 Russia 01 0—1

Scoring 1st: USA-Knight (Duggan, Chu), 7:03 (pp) USA-Schleper (Coyne, Decker), 9:25 USA-Chu (Potter), 10:42 USA-Ruggiero (Decker), 12:14 USA-Duggan (unassisted), 15:21 (sh) 2nd: USA-Cahow (Knight, Coyne), 6:20 (pp) USA-Knight (Duggan, Chu), 11:33 (pp) USA-Decker (Knight), 11:56 RUS-Lebedeva (Terentieva), 19:59 3rd: USA-Knight (Chu, Duggan), 6:41 (pp) USA-Stack (Marvin, Steadman), 8:07 USA-Coyne (Knight, Engstrom), 10:35 USA-Bellamy (Stack, Marvin), 11:55 USA-Ruggiero (Decker, Marvin), 15:40 (pp) Penalties: USA 10-20; RUS 9-18 Power Plays: USA 5-9; RUS 0-9 Saves: USA-Schaus (5-6-8---19), 60:00 RUS-Ostrovlyanchik (11-22-11---44), 60:00 Shots: USA 16-25-16---57; RUS 5-7-8---20 Notes: Julie Chu was named U.S. Player of the Game ... Fourteen U.S. players factored in the scoring, including seven with multi-point games ... Anne Schleper scored her first U.S. goal at the senior level ... The game was Caitlin Cahow’s 100th for Team USA.

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