United States national women's hockey team
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The United States women's national ice hockey team is controlled by USA Hockey
. The United States
has been, by far, one of the top two most dominant women's hockey
teams in international play, having won gold or silver in almost every major tournament. The exception where they won neither gold nor silver was the 2006 Winter Olympics
, where they won bronze. The U.S. had 61,612 female players in 2011.
In 1998, the Women's Olympic Hockey Team was named the USOC
Team of the Year.
at the Schwan Super Rink
, the largest ice facility of its kind in the world.
USA Hockey
USA Hockey is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Committee as the governing body for amateur ice hockey in the United States and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The organization is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has...
. The United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
has been, by far, one of the top two most dominant women's hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
teams in international play, having won gold or silver in almost every major tournament. The exception where they won neither gold nor silver was the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, where they won bronze. The U.S. had 61,612 female players in 2011.
In 1998, the Women's Olympic Hockey Team was named the USOC
United States Olympic Committee
The United States Olympic Committee is a non-profit organization that serves as the National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee for the United States and coordinates the relationship between the United States Anti-Doping Agency and the World Anti-Doping Agency and various...
Team of the Year.
Facilities
The team's training and development program is located in Blaine, MinnesotaBlaine, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 44,942 people, 15,898 households, and 12,177 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,330 people per square mile . There are 16,169 housing units at an average density of 477.6 per square mile...
at the Schwan Super Rink
Schwan Super Rink
The Schwan Super Rink is a ice rink facility that features eight sheets of ice and is the largest ice arena complex in the world. It is located on the National Sports Center campus in Blaine, Minnesota, a northern suburb of Minneapolis – Saint Paul...
, the largest ice facility of its kind in the world.
World Championship record
- IIHF World Women's Championships
- 1990 – Won Silver Medal
- 1992 – Won Silver Medal
- 1994 – Won Silver Medal
- 1997 – Won Silver Medal
- 1999 – Won Silver Medal
- 2000 – Won Silver Medal
- 2001 – Won Silver Medal
- 2004 – Won Silver Medal
- 20052005 Women's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2005 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 2–9, 2005, in Linköping, at Cloetta Center, and Norrköping, at Himmelstalundshallen, in Sweden. USA won their first ever gold medal at the World Championships, defeating the defending champions Canada in a penalty shootout...
– Won Gold Medal
- 20072007 Women's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 3, 2007 and April 10, 2007 in Winnipeg and Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada. There were no championships in 2006 due to the Torino Olympic tournament...
– Won Silver Medal - 20082008 Women's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were held from April 4 to April 13, 2008, in Harbin, People's Republic of China.It was the 11th event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation ....
– Won Gold Medal - 20092009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships-Group B:All times are local .-Group C:All times are local .-Group D :All times are local . and advance to the final...
– Won Gold Medal - 20112011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships-Group B:-Relegation series:Best of three.All times local - Final round :-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-5th place playoff:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:-Scoring leaders:...
– Won Gold Medal
- 1990 – Won Silver Medal
Olympic record
- Ice hockey at the Olympic GamesIce hockey at the Olympic GamesIce hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was transferred permanently to the Winter Olympic Games programme in 1924. The women's tournament was first held at the 1998 Winter Olympics...
- 1998Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter OlympicsIce hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics was played at The Big Hat and Aqua Wing Arena in Nagano, Japan.-Men's tournament:The 1998 Olympic men's ice hockey tournament was the first in which professional players from the National Hockey League were allowed to participate, allowing national teams to...
– Won Gold Medal - 2002Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter OlympicsIce hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics were held at the E Center in West Valley City and Peaks Ice Arena in Provo, Utah. Both the men's and women's tournaments were won by Canada, defeating the host USA in both games.-Men:...
– Won Silver Medal - 2006Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics-Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and...
– Won Bronze Medal
- 2010Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter OlympicsIce hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at Canada Hockey Place, home of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks, and at UBC Winter Sports Centre, home of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport's UBC Thunderbirds. Twelve teams competed in the men's event and eight teams competed in the...
– Won Silver Medal
- 1998
3/4 Nations Cup record
- 3 Nations Cup/4 Nations Cup4 Nations CupThe 4 Nations Cup is an annual women's ice hockey tournament, held between four major national teams in the sport; currently, these are Canada, the United States, Sweden and Finland. Until 2000, when Sweden joined, the tournament was the 3 Nations Cup. In general, it is held in or around November...
- 1996 – Won Silver Medal (3 Nations Cup)
- 1997 – Won Gold Medal (3 Nations Cup)
- 1998 – Won Silver Medal (3 Nations Cup)
- 1999 – Won Silver Medal (3 Nations Cup)
- 2000 – Won Silver Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2001 – Did not participate
- 2002 – Won Silver Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2003 – Won Gold Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2004 – Won Silver Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2005 – Won Silver Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 20062006 4 Nations CupThe 2006 4 Nations Cup, an annual women's ice hockey tournament, was held at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, and took place from 7 to 11 November 2006.-Results:7 November 20068 November 200610 November 2006...
– Won Silver Medal (4 Nations Cup) - 20072007 4 Nations CupThe 2007 4 Nations Cup was held in Leksand, Sweden from November 7 to November 11, 2007. All games were played at the Ejendals Arena. The teams involved were Canada, the United States, Sweden, and Finland.Canada defeated the USA 2-0 in the gold medal game....
– Won Silver Medal (4 Nations Cup) - 2008 – Won Gold Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2009 – Won Silver Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2010 – Won Silver Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2011 Won gold medal (4 nations cup)
- 1996 – Won Silver Medal
Pacific Rim Championship
- IIHF Pacific Rim Championship
- 1995 – Won Silver Medal
- 1996 – Won Silver Medal
Current roster 2011
The following is the American roster in the women's ice hockey tournament of the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship.| Number | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molly Schaus Molly Schaus Molly Schaus is an American ice hockey goaltender. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She was drafted 2nd overall by the Boston Blades in the 2011 CWHL Draft.-Early life:... |
 Boston CollegeBoston College Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early... |
| 29 | Brianne McLaughlin Brianne McLaughlin Brianne McLaughlin is an American ice hockey goaltender. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team.-Playing career:... |
 Burlington BarracudasBurlington Barracudas The Burlington Barracudas are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Burlington, Ontario. The team has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League since 2007 its inaugural season. The team plays its home games in Wave Twin Rinks in Burlington... (CWHL) |
| 31 | Jessie Vetter | University of Wisconsin |
| Number | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Angela Ruggiero Angela Ruggiero Angela Marie Ruggiero is an American ice hockey defenseman. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She is also the author of a memoir about her hockey experiences and a former contestant on the NBC reality show The Apprentice... |
Boston Blades Boston Blades The Boston Blades are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston Blades are a new franchise in the Canadian Women's Hockey League.... (CWHL) |
| 8 | Caitlin Cahow Caitlin Cahow Caitlin Cahow is an American ice hockey player. She attended the Foote School, where she graduated in 2000 and then attended the Hotchkiss School where she graduated in 2003 after playing soccer, field hockey, ice hockey and lacrosse... |
Boston Blades Boston Blades The Boston Blades are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston Blades are a new franchise in the Canadian Women's Hockey League.... (CWHL) |
| 9 | Molly Engstrom Molly Engstrom Molly Engstrom is an American ice hockey player of Swedish descent. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics... |
Brampton Thunder Brampton Thunder The Brampton Canadettes-Thunder is an ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. The Canadettes-Thunder play its home games at the Powerade Centre in Brampton, Ontario.-Team history:... (CWHL) |
| 15 | Anne Schleper Anne Schleper Anne Schleper is a women's ice hockey player for the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program who will be making her debut for the United States women's national ice hockey team at the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship.-Playing career:From April 4 to 12, 2011, she was one of 30... |
University of Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557... |
| 22 | Kacey Bellamy | Boston Blades Boston Blades The Boston Blades are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston Blades are a new franchise in the Canadian Women's Hockey League.... (CWHL) |
| 24 | Josephine Pucci Josephine Pucci Josephine Pucci is a women's ice hockey player for the Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey program who made her debut for the United States women's national ice hockey team at the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship.... |
Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country... |
| Number | player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jen Schoullis | University of Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557... |
| 7 | Monique Lamoureux-Kolls | University of North Dakota University of North Dakota The University of North Dakota is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest and largest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. ... |
| 10 | Meghan Duggan Meghan Duggan Meghan Duggan is an American ice hockey forward who represented the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal. She also represented the United States at three Women's World Championships, capturing two gold medals and one silver. Duggan played collegiate hockey with the... |
University of Wisconsin |
| 12 | Jenny Potter Jenny Potter Jenny Schmidgall-Potter is an American ice hockey player. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, silver medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics, and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics... |
Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL) |
| 13 | Julie Chu Julie Chu Julie Chu is an American Olympic ice hockey player who plays the position of forward on the United States women's ice hockey team and the Montreal Stars. Chu's hometown is Fairfield, Connecticut, although she resided in Cambridge, Massachusetts during her college years while playing hockey for... |
Montreal Stars Montreal Stars The Montreal Stars are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Montreal, Quebec. The team was awarded the Clarkson Cup in 2009 and 2011 for winning the highest honour in North American women's hockey. . The team has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League since 2007 its... (CWHL) |
| 14 | Brianna Decker Brianna Decker Brianna Decker is a women's ice hockey player for the Wisconsin Badgers. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team.-NCAA:... |
University of Wisconsin |
| 16 | Kelli Stack Kelli Stack Kelli Stack is an American ice hockey forward. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. Stack competed for the Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey program and after completing her Olympic commitment, returned to Boston College for her senior year of 2010-11... |
Boston College Boston College Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early... |
| 17 | Jocelyne Lamoureux Jocelyne Lamoureux Jocelyne Lamoureux is an American ice hockey forward. She was named to the United States women's national ice hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics along with her twin sister Monique, winning a silver medal. Both sisters have dual American and Canadian citizenship... |
University of North Dakota University of North Dakota The University of North Dakota is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest and largest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. ... |
| 19 | Gigi Marvin | Minnesota Whitecaps Minnesota Whitecaps The Minnesota Whitecaps are a professional women's ice hockey team in the Western Women's Hockey League . The team play its home games in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota area... (WWHL) |
| 21 | Hilary Knight Hilary Knight (ice hockey) Hilary Knight is an American ice hockey forward. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team.... |
University of Wisconsin |
| 26 | Kendall Coyne Kendall Coyne Kendall Coyne is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team.-Playing career:During the 2009-10 season, Coyne scored 53 goals and registered 34 assists in 46 games with the Chicago Mission Under 19 girls team. With the Mission, Coyne participated in three seasons and managed 254... |
Berkshire School Berkshire School Berkshire School is a prestigious, private, co-ed boarding school for grades 9 through 12 located in Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA. Berkshire's applications have doubled in the past few years with Mike Maher taking on the role as head of school... |
| 27 | Kelley Steadman Kelley Steadman Kelley Steadman is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She play also for the Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockeyprogram.-Playing career:... |
Mercyhurst College Mercyhurst College Mercyhurst College is a Catholic liberal arts college in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.-History:On September 20, 1926, Mercyhurst College opened its doors just a few blocks away from the city's southern boundary. It was founded by the Sisters of Mercy of the Erie Diocese, who were led by Mother M. Borgia... |
Coaching staff 2011
- General Manager: Reagan Carey
- Head Coach: Katey Stone
- Assistant Coach: Mark Hudak
- Assistant Coach: Hilary Witt
- Team Leader: Dawn Strout
- Equipment Manager: Brent Proulx
- Team Doctor: Joan Bicker
- Physiotherapist: Jill Radzinski
- Team Video Coach: Brad Aldrich
- Media Manager: Christy Cahill
- Team Staff: Misha Donskov
- Team Staff: Michael Boyle
- Team Playaa: Sarah Shiels
See also
- United States at the team sports international competitionsUnited States at the team sports international competitionsThe United States at the team sports international competitions has achieved 35 victories at the Olympic Games and 29 World Championship, in addition to several successes in continental competitions. For team sports are the disciplines of the Olympic program...
- List of United States national women's ice hockey team rosters
- 2009–10 United States women's national ice hockey team
- 2010–11 United States women's national ice hockey team 2010–11 United States women's national ice hockey teamThe 2010–11 women's national hockey team represented the United States in various tournaments during the season. The team won the gold medal at the Women's World Championships...