2009–10 USA Hockey women's ice hockey season | |
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Canada Cup champions Olympic silver medal IIHF Under 18 silver medal |
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Conference | IIHF |
Home ice | World Arena, Colorado Springs |
Record | |
Overall | 12-7 |
Coaches and Captains | |
Head Coach | Mark Johnson |
Assistant Coaches | Dave Flint Jodi McKenna |
Captain(s) | Natalie Darwitz |
Alternate captain(s) | Julie Chu, Jenny Potter, Angela Ruggiero |
The 2009-10 Women’s National Hockey team will represent the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. The head coach is Mark Johnson from the University of Wisconsin. Assisting him are Dave Flint and Jodi McKenna.
Throughout the season, various NCAA schools will play the United States Olympic Hockey team. In the game against Wisconsin, former Wisconsin player Jinelle-Zaugg-Siergiej netted a goal and had an assist as the Americans got the win.
Overall, the roster includes 6 former Olympians, 8 players who have competed in the Western Women's Hockey League, and 19 returnees from the 2009 U.S. Women's National Team. From an NCAA perspective, 11 members of the team were NCAA Division I players in 2008-09, and 10 of the 11 participated in the 2009 NCAA tournament. Other NCAA facts include that 9 members were NCAA national champions, 7 were participants in the 2009 NCAA Women's Frozen Four, 4 were winners of the 2009 NCAA National Championship, and there are 3 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award recipients.
The following is the American roster in the women's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.