JEFF KAMPERSAL HEAD COACH Jeff Kampersal was named the head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team for the 2012-13 season in February 2012. Kampersal first worked with the team at the USA Hockey Women’s National Festival from Aug. 5-15, 2012, in Blaine, Minn., which was immediately followed by the 2012 Under-18 Series, a three-game competition against Canada, held from Aug. 16-19, at the National Sports Center in Blaine. Under Kampersal, the team went 1-0-1-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L), splitting the first two games and falling in a shootout in the final contest after erasing a three-goal deficit in the third period to force overtime. Kampersal’s prior experience with Team USA involved serving on the coaching staff at U.S. Women’s Select Festivals from 2004-06. He has also served as a coach at multiple USA Hockey Player Development Camps. Kampersal is in his 17th season at the helm of the Princeton University women’s ice hockey team. His teams have won 20 or more games in a season three times and finished at or above .500 in nine of the past 10 seasons. In 2006, he led Princeton to a school-best second- place finish in ECAC Hockey as well as the Ivy League title. He entered the 2012-13 season with a career record of 245-199-45, all at Princeton. A 1992 graduate of Princeton, Kampersal served as the team captain of the school’s men’s ice hockey team as a senior. An All-Ivy League and All-ECAC Hockey selection, Kampersal shares the school record for consecutive games played with 107. He was also awarded the 1941 Championship Trophy, given to the Princeton player who best represents the winning spirit of the 1941 championship team. Kampersal played high school hockey at St. John’s Prep in Danvers, Mass., and was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in November of 2009. Chosen by the New York Islanders in the 10th round of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, Kampersal played professionally for the ECHL’s Richmond Renegades and the American Hockey League’s Capital District Islanders. Kampersal and his wife Eileen have a daughter, Keira. COURTNEY KENNEDY ASSISTANT COACH Two-time Olympian Courtney Kennedy is serving as an assistant As a collegiate player, Kennedy was a three-time All-American coach for the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team. Kennedy and was a top-10 finalist for the prestigious Patty Kazmaier first worked with the team in Aug. 2012 at the USA Hockey Award during her freshman season at Colby College (1997-98). Women’s National Festival and subsequent U18 Series vs. Kennedy finished her collegiate career by playing three seasons Canada. for the University of Minnesota where she led the Golden Gophers to their first national title as a junior in 2000. In 2001, Kennedy was promoted to associate head coach of the Boston her senior season, Kennedy was also a top-three finalist for the College women’s ice hockey team for the 2012-13 season Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award and was named the Western after serving five seasons in the capacity of assistant coach Collegiate Hockey Association Player of the Year and Defensive for the program. She is responsible for recruiting and hockey Player of the Year. operations, in addition to her on-ice coaching duties. At Minnesota, Kennedy amassed 112 points on 35 goals and Kennedy helped guide Boston College to the 2011 NCAA 77 assists and posted a +136 rating over a 106-game career. Women’s Frozen Four after claiming the program’s first-ever In 2008, Kennedy was inducted into the University of Minnesota Hockey East Tournament championship. Prior to coaching the “M” Club Hall of Fame. Eagles, Kennedy spent three years as the head coach of the girls’ ice hockey team at Buckingham Browne and Nichols Kennedy’s coaching background also includes serving as the School in Cambridge, Mass. director of the Kennedy School of Hockey. She was also a founding member of the East Coast Wizard Girls Youth Hockey Kennedy moved into coaching after a successful career both in Program. college and with the U.S. Women’s National Team. A mainstay on the U.S. National Team from 2001-2006, Kennedy collected Kennedy, who resides in Somerville, Mass., earned a bachelor’s two Olympic medals – silver in 2002 and bronze in 2006. degree in youth studies from the University of Minnesota in Kennedy also played for Team USA when it captured the gold 2001. She currently serves as a member of USA Hockey Board medal at the 2005 IIHF Women’s World Championship. of Director’s Executive Committee as an Athlete Director. STEVE GUIDER ASSISTANT COACH Steve Guider joins the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team In addition to coaching girls’ hockey at Blaine High School, Guider as an assistant coach after serving as the head goalie coach is a special education paraeducator at Blaine High School and for USA Hockey Girls’ Player Development Camps for the last recently finished his 20th season as a varsity football assistant 11 years. Currently in his 11th season as the head coach of the coach at the school. Blaine (Minn.) High School girls’ hockey team, Guider has more Guider, who earned his bachelor’s degree from St. Cloud (Minn.) than two decades of coaching experience. State University has been honored with numerous coaching Guider works closely with U.S. Women’s National Team goalie awards, including the Charlie Stryker Coach of the Year Award in coach Robb Stauber and was part of the staff for the 2012 2004 (hockey) and the Butch Nash Outstanding Assistant Coach Warren Strelow Goaltending camp in Ann Arbor, Mich. of the Year in 2008 (football). # SYDNEY BALDWIN 15 DEFENSEMAN Additional Notes: Made the Minnetonka Favorite Song: “Skinny Love” by Bon Iver Height: 5-8 (172) Shoots: L High School Honor Roll in 2012 ... With Favorite Book: The Twilight series by Weight: 135 (61) Birthdate: 1/15/96 U.S. and high school teammate Sidney Stephanie Meyer Hometown: Shorewood, Minn. Morin, volunteers in a “Big Sisters” program that assists with practices and Favorite Movie: The Town (2010) 2012-13 Team: attends the games of a local youth team Minnetonka High School … A member of the Minnetonka Youth Favorite Food: Steak Hockey Association U14A squad that was Favorite Place to Visit: Her family’s the Minnesota Hockey State champion USA Hockey: A member of the U.S. U18 cabin Women’s National Team that competed in 2009 ... Daughter of Gali and Dick in the 2012 U18 Series vs. Canada ... Baldwin... Has two older siblings, brother Twitter: @sydneybaldwin8 Participated in the 2012 USA Hockey Garret and sister Paige. Women’s National Festival ... Attended Favorite Hockey Memory: Scoring all USA Hockey’s Girls’ Select 15 and 16 four goals in a qualifying game for her Player Development Camps (2011-12). U14A MYHA team to send the squad to the High School/Prep School Hockey: 2010 Minnesota Hockey State Tournament Currently in her junior season at and winning three different state Minnetonka (Minn.) High School ... Team championships (one Minnesota Hockey, was Minnesota State High School League two MSHSL) Class AA champion in 2011 & 2012 ... Selected to the Minnesota Girls’ Hockey Hobbies: Traveling, playing tennis Coaches Association Class AA All-State Anticipated Collegiate Major: Pre-med Team in 2012 ... Named to the MSHSL or business Girls’ Hockey Class AA Wells Fargo All- Tournament Team in 2012 ... Named All- Must-Have Item on Road Trips: My Lake Conference in 2012. pillow STATISTICS TEAM USA STATISTICS YEAR EVENT GP G A PTS 2012 U-18 Series vs. Canada 2 0 0 0 TOTAL 2 0 0 0 # DANIELLE CAMERANESI 18 FORWARD varsity team as an eighth-grader ... Has ... Has three relatives that have played Height: 5-5 (165) Shoots: L served as Blake’s captain for the last two college hockey, including brother Tony, Weight: 145 (65) Birthdate: 6/30/95 seasons (2011-13) ... In 2009, team was who currently plays for the University of Hometown: Plymouth, Minn. Minnesota State High School League Class Minnesota Duluth; cousin Robby Dee, A champion and also MSHSL sectional who played for the University of Maine; 2012-13 Team: and Tri-Metro Conference champions ... and cousin Tommy Dee, who played for Blake School Varsity Named to the MSHSL Girls’ Hockey Class Bowling Green University. A Wells Fargo All-Tournament Team in 2009 ... Also helped Blake capture Tri- Favorite Hockey Memory: Playing USA Hockey: Helped the U.S. earn a Metro Conference championship in 2010 in the 2011 IIHF U18 Women’s World silver medal at the 2012 International Ice Championship Hockey Federation Under-18 Women’s and 2011 ... A three-time Minnesota Girls’ Hockey Coaches Association all-state World Championship in Zlin and Prerov, Hobbies: Drawing, swimming Czech Republic ... Participated in the 2012 selection ... A three-time All-Tri-Metro Pre-Four Nations Cup Camp with members Conference selection ... Named Second Anticipated Collegiate Major: Business of the U.S. Women’s National Team ... Team All-Metro by the Minneapolis Star or kinesiology Competed for the U.S. U18 Women’s Tribune in 2012. Must-Have Item On Road Trips: iPod National Team in the 2012 and 2011 U18 Additional Notes: Prefers to be called Series vs. Canada ... A two-time participant Dani … Committed to play for the Favorite Song: “Wanted” by Hunter in USA Hockey Women’s National Festival University of Minnesota (WCHA) in 2013- Hayes (2011-12) ... Attended USA Hockey’s Girls’ 14 ... Has volunteered with several Select 15, 16 and 17 Player Development Favorite Book: My Sister’s Keeper or The charities including Feed My Starving Camps.