US National Teams: U30s & Mrs. Potter, U22s, U18s Part II

[brookyone]

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http://www.usahockey.com/Template_Us...7_01&ID=309314

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2011 Holiday Camp

GOALTENDERS (4)
Brianne McLaughlin* 5-8 (174) 130 (59) 6/20/87 L Sheffield Village, Ohio Burlington Barracudas (CWHL)
Molly Schaus* 5-8 (174) 148 (67) 7/29/88 L Natick, Mass. Boston Blades (CWHL)
Alex Rigsby 5-7 (171) 160 (72) 1/3/92 L Delafield, Wis. University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
Jessie Vetter* 5-8 (174) 169 (77) 12/19/85 L Cottage Grove, Wis.

DEFENSEMEN (13)
Kacey Bellamy* 5-8 (174) 143 (65) 4/22/87 L Westfield, Mass. Boston Blades (CWHL)
Blake Bolden 5-6 (168) 150 (68) 3/10/91 R Stow, Ohio Boston College (HEA)
Megan Bozek 5-9 (175) 168 (76) 3/27/91 R Buffalo Grove, Ill. University of Minnesota (WCHA)
Caitlin Cahow** 5-4 (163) 156 (71) 5/20/85 L Branford, Conn. Boston Blades (CWHL)
Lisa Chesson* 5-7 (171) 141 (64) 8/18/86 L Plainfield, Ill.
Molly Engstrom** 5-9 (175) 178 (81) 3/1/83 R Siren, Wis. Brampton Thunder (CWHL)
Marissa Gedman 5-9 (175) 180 (82) 3/12/92 L Framingham, Mass. Harvard University (ECACH)
Gigi Marvin* 5-8 (174) 170 (77) 3/7/87 R Warroad, Minn. Boston Blades (CWHL)
Michelle Picard 5-6 (168) 156 (71) 5/27/93 L Taunton, Mass. Harvard University (ECACH)
Geena Prough 5-2 (157) 155 (70) 3/28/89 R Farmington, Mich.
Josephine Pucci 5-8 (173) 157 (71) 12/27/90 R Pearl River, N.Y. Harvard University (ECACH)
Anne Schleper 5-10 (178) 167 (76) 1/30/90 L St. Cloud, Minn. University of Minnesota (WCHA)
Montana Vichorek 5-7 (171) 150 (68) 7/24/90 R Moose Lake, Minn. Bemidji State University (WCHA)

FORWARDS (24)
Brittany Ammerman 5-6 (168) 145 (66) 6/19/92 L River Vale, N.J. University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
Brooke Ammerman 5-8 (174) 155 (70) 7/13/90 R River Vale, N.J. University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
Hannah Brandt 5-8 (174) 169 (77) 11/27/93 R Vadnais Heights, Minn. Hill-Murray School (Minn.)
Julie Chu*** 5-8 (174) 147 (67) 3/13/82 R Fairfield, Conn. Montreal Stars (CWHL)
Kendall Coyne 5-2 (157) 130 (59) 5/25/92 L Palos Heights, Ill. Berkshire School (Mass.)
Brianna Decker 5-4 (163) 152 (69) 5/13/91 R Dousman, Wis. University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
Jillian Dempsey 5-4 (163) 138 (63) 1/19/91 L Winthrop, Mass. Harvard University (ECACH)
Brittany Dougherty 5-7 (171) 165 (79) 3/19/91 R Chesterfield, Mich. University of Maine (HEA)
Meghan Duggan* 5-9 (175) 164 (74) 9/3/87 R Danvers, Mass. University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
Emily Erickson 5-9 (175) 150 (68) 10/10/89 R Coleraine, Minn. Bemidji State University (WCHA)
Emily Field 5-6 (168) 147 (67) 4/6/93 L Littleton, Mass. Boston College (HEA)
Kelly Foley 5-8 (174) 145 (66) 10/28/89 L South Boston, Mass. Dartmouth College (ECACH)
Amanda Kessel 5-6 (168) 131 (59) 8/28/91 R Verona, Wis. University of Minnesota (WCHA)
Hilary Knight* 5-10 (178) 172 (78) 7/12/89 R Sun Valley, Idaho University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
Jocelyne Lamoureux* 5-6 (168) 154 (70) 7/3/89 R Grand Forks, N.D. University of North Dakota (WCHA)
Monique Lamoureux-Kolls* 5-6 (168) 156 (71) 7/3/89 R Grand Forks, N.D. University of North Dakota (WCHA)
Erika Lawler* 5-0 (152) 130 (59) 2/5/87 R Fitchburg, Mass. Boston Blades (CWHL)
Casey Pickett 5-4 (163) 140 (63) 12/14/90 R Wilmington, Mass. Northeastern University (HEA)
Jenny Potter**** 5-4 (163) 145 (66) 1/12/79 L Edina, Minn. Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL)
Jen Schoullis 5-9 (175) 165 (75) 3/7/89 L Girard, Pa. University of Minnesota (WCHA)
Jordan Smelker 5-8 (174) 149 (67) 6/19/92 L Anchorage, Alaska Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECACH)
Kelli Stack* 5-5 (165) 130 (59) 1/13/88 R Brooklyn Heights, Ohio Boston College (HEA)
Kelley Steadman 5-11 (180) 160 (73) 7/17/90 R Plattsburgh, N.Y. Mercyhurst College (CHA)
Taylor Wasylk 5-9 (175) 165 (79) 2/21/92 L Port Huron, Mich. Boston College (HEA)

[5 4 Fighting]

Re: US National Teams: U30s & Mrs. Potter, U22s, U18s Part II

Nice write up by IIHF on Ruggiero as she hangs em up.
Fierce competitor...

http://www.iihf.com/channels1112/wm2...ash=0a03a9e734

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Official announcement from USA Hockey on the retirement of #4:

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US downs Russia in their first game of the 2012 U18 World Championships.

[CrazyDave]

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Under-18 women earn 7-0 win over Sweden

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US downs Czech 13-1. Miss Skarupa with her third hat trick of the tourney. Peters in net for the win.

[EastFan1]

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Maybe it's time for U.S. and Canada to send younger teams.

[pakidnyc]

Maybe it's time for U.S. and Canada to send younger teams.

The Czech teams very young, and they have some very good girls coming up in their 96-97s and younger. This team has only 4-94s, they have 9-96s so their team is much younger. The Swedes and Swiss should watch in their rear view mirror.

[EastFan1]

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That's a pretty good spin on Czech's "we had to fill out our team with mostly 8th and 9th graders because we don't have any talent in the 94 or 95 birth years" roster problem.

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The Hungarian U18s won the Division 1 World Championship, and have been promoted to the top division for next year.

Hungary rockets to top level

Newcomer team wins Women’s U18 Division I with 10-0 record



TROMSØ, Norway – The Hungarian women’s U18 national team completed the biggest upset of this international season on Wednesday. The Hungarians won the Division I tournament and will play with the top eight nations next year.

This is also by leaps and bounds the biggest success in Hungarian women’s hockey. The senior national team has been playing in the Women’s World Championship since 2003, but hadn’t previously been able to get higher than the third tier of competition in six attempts.

Hungary has never had a team in the women’s U18 category before, and had to go through a qualification tournament in Asiago, Italy, one month earlier in order to advance to the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship Division I in Norway.

Ranked 25th in the 2011 IIHF Women’s World Ranking, the Hungarian girls weren’t expected to win the qualification event by many people. But they didn’t just succeed in Italy, but brought their A-game to Norway to win the Division I event too.

With a 10-0 record, the Hungarian women’s U18 national team is probably the most successful new entrant in any IIHF category since the breakup of the Soviet Union.

It wasn’t an easy tournament victory, though. The newcomers had a tough time against Austria and Japan, which ended up winning silver and bronze respectively.

Hungary outshot Austria 35-25 in the opening game to win the encounter 4-3. The Magyars blew a 2-0 lead, but eventually made it 4-2 and survived the late offensive attempts from their neighbours. Lili Pintner netted two goals for Hungary.

Hungary also outshot Japan, 40-29, but struggled to win 3-2 in a shootout. Suzuka Taka and Rui Ukita gave Japan the lead twice, but Alexandra Huszak tied it up with her two goals. Dorottya Medgyes scored the only goal in the game-winning shots competition following a scoreless overtime.

Austria recovered from its opening-day loss and won all the rest of its games, including the decisive match for the silver medal against Japan, 2-1 in a shootout. Japan had to settle for bronze.

Host Norway ended up in fourth place before Great Britain – the second qualifier behind Hungary – and winless Slovakia.

Hungary also topped the offensive stats. Huszak was named Best Forward and was the scoring leader with ten points (7+3) along with compatriot Fanni Gasparics (2+8=10).

Japan’s Shizuka Takahashi was named Best Goalkeeper, and Norway’s Victoria Lovdal was Best Defenceman.

Hungary will replace the loser of the best-of-three relegation series between Switzerland and Russia – Switzerland won the first game 4-2 – in next year’s top division.

Continuing this rapid rate of progress among the top eight nations might prove to be difficult. But with 15 out of 20 players eligible to represent Hungary next year in the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship, the Hungarians have some hopes of possibly upsetting an elite nation or two.

More information: Statistics, Photos

MARTIN MERK

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ESPNW features defenseman Kacey Bellamy (UNH '09) in a new segment entitled Journeys and Victories.

[Stick Boy]

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With the USA and Canada dominating the U18's in the Czech Republic here is nice outcome as well:

ZURICH – The 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship set a new attendance record for this category.

17,480 fans attended the 22 games in Zlin and Prerov, Czech Republic, for an average of 794.

The previous record was set at the inaugural event in 2008 in Calgary, Canada, with a total attendance of 9,872 spectators and an average of 494.

The highest attendance figures were set in the secondary venue, the Zimni Stadion in Prerov, where 3,250 fans saw the 5th-place game between the host Czech Republic and Finland. This is also a new single-game record, beating the gold medal game of 2008 in Calgary, which was attended by 2,156 fans.

[NUWH DogHouse]

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Boston Blades posted a link to the preliminary roster for the World Championships. Nice to See Coyne on there representing NU.

http://usahockey.cachefly.net/Media/...hip-roster.pdf

[dontyelldad]

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USA Hockey announced assistant coaches for the World Championships:

http://www.usahockey.com/Template_Us...2_03&id=315032