United States women's national ice hockey team

"United States women's national hockey team" redirects here. For the field hockey team, see United States women's national field hockey team. For the inline hockey team, see United States women's national inline hockey team.
United States
Nickname(s) Team USA, Ice Yanks
Association USA Hockey
General Manager Reagan Carey
Head coach Ken Klee
Assistants Brett Strot
Chris Tamer
Captain Meghan Duggan
Most games Angela Ruggiero (257)
Top scorer Natalie Darwitz (114)
Most points Natalie Darwitz (237)
Team colors               
IIHF code USA
Ranking
Current IIHF 1 Increase 1
Highest IIHF 1 (first in 2009)
Lowest IIHF 3 (2007)
First international
 Canada 2–1 United States 
(North York or Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; April 21, 1987)
Biggest win
 United States 20–0 Netherlands 
(North York or Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; April 23, 1987)
Biggest defeat
 Canada 8–0 United States 
(Tampere, Finland; April 26, 1992)
IIHF World Women's Championships
Appearances 16 (first in 1990)
Best result 1st, gold medalist(s) (2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016)
Olympics
Appearances 5 (first in 1998)
Medals Gold (1998)
Silver (2002, 2010, 2014)
Bronze (2006)
International record (W–L–T)
228–72–4
Medal record
Olympic Games
1998 Nagano Team
2002 Salt Lake City Team
2010 Vancouver Team
2014 Sochi Team
2006 Turin Team
IIHF World Women's Championships
2005 Sweden
2008 China
2009 Finland
2011 Switzerland
2013 Canada
2015 Sweden
2016 Canada
1990 Canada
1992 Finland
1994 USA
1997 Canada
1999 Finland
2000 Canada
2001 USA
2004 Canada
2007 Canada
2012 USA

The United States women's national ice hockey team is controlled by USA Hockey. The United States has been one of the most dominant women's hockey teams in international play – second only to Canada – having won gold or silver in every major tournament with the exception of the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they captured bronze. The U.S. had 61,612 female players in 2011.[1]

In 1998, the Women's Olympic Hockey Team was named the USOC Team of the Year. In 2015, the Women's National Ice Hockey Team was named the USOC Team of the Month, in April.[2]

Facilities

The team's training and development program was located in Blaine, Minnesota, at the Schwan Super Rink, the largest ice facility in the world for the 2010 Winter Olympics. For the 2014 Winter Olympics, the team's training was located in the Greater Boston region at the The Edge Sports Center in Bedford, Massachusetts and for off-ice fitness at the Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning Center in Woburn, Massachusetts.[3]

Tournament record

Olympic Games

World Championship

3/4 Nations Cup

Note: The event was the 3 Nations Cup from 1996 to 1999, and 2001. It was the 4 Nations Cup in 2000, and from 2002 to present.

Pacific Rim Championship

2011 IIHF 12 Nations Tournament

Team

Current roster

The following 23 players were named to the 2016 Four Nations Cup in Vierumäki, Finland between November 1 and November 5.[4]

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
2 D Lee Stecklein 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 77 kg (170 lb) April 23, 1994 United States University of Minnesota
5 D Megan Keller 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) 68 kg (150 lb) May 1, 1996 United States Boston College
7 D Monique Lamoureux-MorandoA 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 70 kg (150 lb) July 3, 1989 United States Minnesota Whitecaps
8 D Emily Pfalzer 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) 57 kg (126 lb) June 14, 1993 United States Buffalo Beauts
9 D Megan Bozek 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 77 kg (170 lb) March 27, 1991 United States Buffalo Beauts
10 F Meghan DugganC 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 73 kg (161 lb) September 3, 1987 United States Boston Pride
11 F Haley Skarupa 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 64 kg (141 lb) January 3, 1994 United States Connecticut Whale
14 F Brianna Decker 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 67 kg (148 lb) May 13, 1991 United States Boston Pride
15 D Anne Schleper 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 77 kg (170 lb) January 30, 1990 United States Buffalo Beauts
16 F Kelli Stack 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 62 kg (137 lb) January 13, 1988 United States Connecticut Whale
17 F Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 70 kg (150 lb) July 3, 1989 United States Minnesota Whitecaps
18 F Stephanie Anderson 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) November 27, 1992 United States Minnesota Whitecaps
20 F Hannah Brandt 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 68 kg (150 lb) November 27, 1993 United States Minnesota Whitecaps
21 F Hilary Knight 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) 78 kg (172 lb) July 12, 1989 United States Boston Pride
22 D Kacey BellamyA 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) 66 kg (146 lb) April 22, 1987 United States Boston Pride
25 F Alex Carpenter 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) 70 kg (150 lb) April 13, 1994 United States Boston Pride
26 F Kendall Coyne 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) 57 kg (126 lb) May 25, 1992 United States Minnesota Whitecaps
27 F Annie Pankowski 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 70 kg (150 lb) November 4, 1994 United States University of Wisconsin–Madison
29 G Nicole Hensley 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 70 kg (150 lb) June 23, 1994 United States Minnesota Whitecaps
32 F Dana Trivigno 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 61 kg (134 lb) January 7, 1994 United States Connecticut Whale
33 G Alex Rigsby 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) 70 kg (150 lb) January 3, 1992 United States Minnesota Whitecaps
37 F Amanda Pelkey 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) 59 kg (130 lb) May 29, 1993 United States Boston Pride
41 G Shelby Amsley-Benzie 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) 70 kg (150 lb) March 10, 1993 United States Minnesota Whitecaps

Coaching staff

Former rosters

Olympic Team Captains
US Women's National Team Captains

See also

References

  1. "United States". Iihf.com. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
  2. "U.S. Olympic Committee Announces Best Of April Honors For Team USA Awards, Presented By Dow". Teamusa.org. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  3. "US women's hockey team's training emphasized lower body strength". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  4. "2016 U.S. Women's Four Nations Cup Roster". Teamusa.usahockey.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  5. "2008 U.S. Women's National Under-18 Team" (DOC). USA Hockey, Inc. November 30, 2009.

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