USA Hockey is a governing body that recognizes amateur ice hockey in United States. This governing body of USA Hockey controls the USA Women Hockey Teams. To know more in details about the competition stay connected with Mapsofworld.
The USA Women Hockey Team has by far around five hundred players who are mainly headed by Mark Johnson. The USA Women Hockey Team has won several medals including gold, silver and bronze in most tournaments.
The USA Women Hockey Team has won gold medal in the 1998 Winter Olympics a in 2005 Women World Ice Hockey Championship. They defeated Canada who was a frequent winner in this championship. USA Women Hockey Team even won bronze medal by defeating Finland in 2006 Winter Olympics.
Some of the main team members during the 2006 Olympics were: Goaltenders who were Pam Dreyer and Chanda Gunn, seven Defensemen namely Courtney Kennedy, Angela Ruggiero, Lyndsay Wall, Helen Resor, Caitlin Cahow, Molly Engstrom, Jamie Hagerman. The Forwards are Krissy Wendell, Kim Insalaco, Jenny Potter, Julie Chu, Kelly Stephens, Kathleen Kauth, Kristin King,Katie King, Natalie Darwitz, Tricia Dunn-Luoma, Sarah Parsons.
Krissy Wendell had scored 2 goals in 6-0 opening round wherein the team had defeated Switzerland in 2006 Winter Olympics held in Torin. American Women Hockey Team has won Gold medal in Olympic record in 1998 and won many silver medals in World Championship records in 1990 to 2004 along with won many silver medal in ¾ Nation Cup Record.
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