United States national women's ice hockey team

The American national women's ice hockey team is controlled by USA Hockey. The United States has been, by far, the second most dominant women's hockey team in international play, having won silver in almost every major tournament. The exception where they won neither gold nor silver is the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won bronze over Finland. The U.S. has 52,469 female players (2005).Fact|date=February 2007 The head coach is Mark Johnson.

In 1998, the Women's Olympic Hockey Team was named the USOC Team of the Year.

2006 Olympic team

Goaltenders
* Pam Dreyer
* Chanda GunnDefensemen
* Courtney Kennedy
* Angela Ruggiero
* Lyndsay Wall
* Helen Resor
* Caitlin Cahow
* Molly Engstrom
* Jamie HagermanForwards
* Krissy Wendell
* Kim Insalaco
* Jenny Potter
* Julie Chu
* Kelly Stephens
* Kathleen Kauth
* Kristin King
* Katie King
* Natalie Darwitz
* Tricia Dunn-Luoma
* Sarah Parsons

Former Rosters

"List of United States national hockey team rosters" [http://www.usahockey.com/uploadedFiles/USAHockey/Menu_Team_USA/Menu_Womens_National_Team/Menu_Under-18_Select_Team/U18roster.doc]

World Championship record

*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
*2005 - Won Gold Medal
*2007 - Won Silver Medal
*2008 - Won Gold Medal

Olympic record

*1998 - Won Gold Medal
*2002 - Won Silver Medal
*2006 - Won Bronze Medal

3/4 Nations Cup record

:3 Nations Cup/4 Nations Cup
*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)
*2006 - Won Silver Medal (4 Nations Cup)
*2007 - Won Silver Medal (4 Nations Cup)

Pacific Rim Championship

:IIHF Pacific Rim Championship
*1995 - Won Silver Medal
*1996 - Won Silver Medal

Notables

*First match: April 21, 1987: World Tournament in North York and Mississauga, Canada. ihw|CAN 2-1 ihw|USA
*Largest victory: April 23, 1987: World Tournament in North York and Mississauga, Canada. ihw|USA 20-0 ihw|NED
*Largest defeat: April 26, 1992: 1992 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships in Tampere, Finland. ihw|CAN 8-0 ihw|USA

References

External links

* [http://www.usolympicteam.com/21.htm#sport11854 2006 U.S. Olympic Team ice hockey bios]
* [http://www.wpt.org/blog/2007/10/wpt-be-more-tuned-in-podcast-uw-womens.html Audio interview with USA Hockey women's coach Mark Johnson from Wisconsin Public Television]
* [http://www.usa-womens-icehockey.com/ Unofficial Tribute Site]