2010–11 United States women's national ice hockey team explained

The 2010–11 women's national hockey team represented the United States in various tournaments during the season. The team won the gold medal at the Women's World Championships. The head coach of the National team was Mark Johnson.

Offseason

• On September 22, 2010, Olympic silver medallist Jinelle Zaugg and current US goaltender Jessie Vetter threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Miller Park before the Milwaukee Brewers/Cincinnati Reds game.^[1]

News and notes

• On December 16, 2010, former USA Hockey player Karyn Bye was selected to the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame Class of 2011.^[2]
• January 19, 2011: The city of Burlington, Vermont has been selected to host the 2012 IIHF Women's World Ice Hockey championships.^[3]
• March 25, 2011: Jinelle Zaugg announced her retirement from the U.S. Women's National Program.^[4]

Senior team

The first tournament for the US team in the season will be the 2010 Four Nations Cup.

Four Nations Cup

Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Score	Goal scorers
Fri Nov 5	Sweden	Brunswick, Maine	7 pm	USA 4-1 Sweden ^[5]	Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej (2), Caitlin Cahow, Allie Thunstrom
Tues Nov 9	Canada		6 pm	USA 3-2 Canada(Shootout)^[6]	US: Jenny Potter, Meghan Duggan Can: Marie-Philip Poulin, Meaghan Mikkelson
Wed Nov 10	Finland	St. John's, Nfld	6 pm	USA 4-0 Finland^[7]	Jocelyne Lamoureux, Brianne Decker, Meghan Duggan (2)
Fri Nov 12	Sweden	St. John's, Nfld	11:30 am	USA 4-0 Sweden^[8]	Hilary Knight, Kacey Bellamy, Monique Lamoureux, Erika Lawler
Sat Nov 13	Canada (gold-medal game)	St. John's, Nfld	7:30 pm	USA 2-3 Canada (OT) ^[9]	Julie Chu, Kendall Coyne

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Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Club
1		G	5-8	Boston College Eagles
31		G	5-8	USA National Team
22		D	5-8	USA National Team
8		D	5-4	USA National Team
9		D	5-9	USA National Team
		D	5-6	Boston College Eagles
		D	5-6	Noble and Greenough School/Massachusetts Spitfires U19
		D	5-8	Harvard Crimson
		D	5-10	Minnesota Golden Gophers
13		F	5-8	USA National Team
		F	5-2	Berkshire School
	Brianna Decker	F	5-4	Wisconsin
10		F	5-9	Wisconsin
	Sarah Erickson	F	5-7	Minnesota
	Amanda Kessel	F	5-6	Minnesota
21		F	5-10	Wisconsin
17		F	5-6	North Dakota
7		F	5-6	North Dakota
		F	5-0	USA National Team
		F	5-4	Usa National Team
		F	5-5	Washington Pride U19
		F	5-5	Boston College

Holiday Camp

• Forty players were invited take part in the 2010 USA Hockey Women's Winter Training Camp. The camp was held from December 26 to 31 in Blaine, Minnesota. The six-day camp will serve as a tryout and training session for the U.S. Women's National Team. The coaching staff for the camp includes Katey Stone, head coach at Harvard University, Mark Hudak, head coach at Dartmouth College, and Hilary Witt, women's ice hockey assistant coach at Northeastern.^[11]
• December 21: Freshman goaltender Kerrin Sperry of the Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey program has been added to the roster for the 2010 USA Hockey Women's Winter Training Camp.^[12]

Roster

Name	Position	Height	Club
	G	5-8	USA National Team
	G	5-7	Wisconsin Badgers
	G	5-8	Boston College Eagles
	G	5-8	USA National Team
	D	5-8	USA National Team
	D	5-6	Boston College
	D	5-4	USA National Team
	D	5-9	USA National Team
Marissa Gedman	D	5-9	Harvard Crimson
	D	6-0	Wisconsin Badgers
	D	5-6	Boston College Eagles
	D	5-2	Wisconsin Badgers
	D	5-8	Harvard Crimson
	D	6-0	Minnetonka High School
	D	5-9	Boston Blades
	D	5-10	Minnesota Golden Gophers
	D	6-0	Princeton Tigers
	F	5-6	Wisconsin Badgers
Brooke Ammerman	F	5-8	Wisconsin Badgers
	F	5-6	Providence Friars
	F	5-8	USA National Team
	F	5-2	Berkshire School
Brianna Decker	F	5-4	Wisconsin
	F	5-9	Wisconsin
	F	5-7	Minnesota
	F	5-6	Minnesota
	F	5-10	Wisconsin
	F	5-6	North Dakota
	F	5-6	North Dakota
	F	5-0	USA National Team
	F	5-4	USA National Team
	F	5-5	Washington Pride U19
	F	5-5	Boston College

IIHF World Championships

The USA Women's National Team will attempt to repeat as gold medal winners as they compete in the 2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships in Switzerland. A total of 30 players were invited to the selection training camp in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from April 4–12, with the final 21-player roster set for the USA Women's National Team to be announced on April 9.^[13] Also USA will play a pair of games against Canada on April 7 and 8 in Michigan.^[14] Hilary Knight (Hanover, N.H.) scored the game-winning goal at 7:48 of overtime as the U.S. Women’s National Team won its third consecutive world title with a 3-2 overtime victory against Canada at the 2011 International Ice Hockey Federation World Women's Championship at Hallenstadion.^[15] Jessie Vetter made 51 saves in the championship-winning effort.^[16]

Notes

• On the 30 player preliminary roster, Alexandra Carpenter is the youngest player on the roster. The only players who have not competed in an Olympics, World Championship or World U18 Championship are Josephine Pucci and Jen Schoullis. Katey Stone will serve as the head coach and will be assisted by Mark Hudak from Dartmouth and Hilary Witt of Northeastern.^[17]

Roster

Number	Position	Name	Height	2011 Club
29	Goaltender		5-8	N/A
1	Goaltender	Molly Schaus	5-8	Boston College
31	Goaltender		5-8	N/A
22	Defense		5-8	Boston Blades
8	Defense		5-4	Boston Blades
9	Defense		5-9	Brampton Thunder
24	Defense		5-8	Harvard University
4	Defense		5-9	Boston Blades
15	Defense		5-10	Minnesota
13	Forward		5-8	Montreal Stars
26	Forward		5-2	Berkshire School
14	Forward		5-4	Wisconsin
10	Forward		5-9	Wisconsin
21	Forward		5-10	Wisconsin
17	Forward		5-6	North Dakota
7	Forward		5-6	North Dakota
19	Forward		5-8	Minnesota Whitecaps
12	Forward		5-4	Minnesota Whitecaps
3	Forward		5-9	University of Minnesota
16	Forward		5-5	Boston College
27	Forward		5-11	Mercyhurst College

^[18]

Schedule

• All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Under 22 team

The team will participate in both the 2010 USA Hockey Women's National Festival and the 2010 Under-22 Series. The Women's National Festival will run from August 13–21 at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, N.Y. The U-22 team will depart the Festival early and travel to Toronto to compete in the three-game Under-22 Series against Canada from August 18–21.^[19]

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Club
1		G	5'6"	Clarkson
35		G	5'6"	Minnesota
2		D	5'7"	Boston University
3		D	5'3"	Ohio State University
5		D	5'10"	Minnesota
9	Megan Bozek	D	5'9"	Minnesota
11		D	5'7"	Bemidji State
25		D	6'0"	Providence
22		D	5'10"	Minnesota
28		D	5'8"	Harvard
7		D	5'6"	Minnesota

^[20]

Team Canada series

Date	Score	USA scorers
Aug. 18	USA 4-1 Canada	Monique Lamoureux
Aug. 19	USA 6-5 Canada (shootout)	Brianna Decker, Monique Lamoureux (2), Hilary Knight (2) ^[21]
Aug. 21	USA 7-2 Canada	Amanda Kessel, Kendall Coyne

Under 18 team

• Scoring leaders 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
	5	6	4	10	+4	0	FW
	5	5	5	10	+11	2	FW
	5	4	6	10	+9	2	FW
	5	4	5	9	+8	0	FW
	5	3	5	8	+5	0	FW
	5	6	1	7	+9	2	FW

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position^[22]

Roster

2011 Winter Universiade

Team Roster

Following is the 2011 United States Women's National University Team, which will be representing the United States in the ice hockey competition:^{[23] [24]}

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Birthplace	Year	2010-11 team
1	G	align=left		5feet	120lb	align=right			Freshman	align=left	Penn State University
30	G	align=left		5feet	160lb	align=right			Senior	align=left	Penn State University
3	D	align=left		5feet	140lb	align=right			Senior	align=left	Lindenwood University
4	D	align=left		5feet	150lb	align=right			Sophomore	align=left	Northeastern University
5	D	align=left		5feet	168lb	align=right			Senior	align=left	Michigan State University
6	D	align=left		5feet	135lb	align=right			Sophomore	align=left	Penn State University
7	D	align=left		5feet	145lb	align=right			Sophomore	align=left	Robert Morris University (Illinois)
8	D	align=left		5feet	130lb	align=right			Junior	align=left	Lindenwood University
9	D	align=left		5feet	130lb	align=right			Junior	align=left	Robert Morris University (Illinois)
10	F	align=left		5feet	130lb	align=right			Junior	align=left	Penn State University
11	F	align=left		5feet	130lb	align=right			Sophomore	align=left	Lindenwood University
12	F	align=left		5feet	135lb	align=right			Senior	align=left	University of Rhode Island
14	F	align=left		5feet	150lb	align=right			Senior	align=left	Michigan State University
15	F	align=left		5feet	160lb	align=right			Senior	align=left	University of Michigan
16	F	align=left		5feet	160lb	align=right			Freshman	align=left	Lindenwood University
17	F	align=left		5feet	130lb	align=right			Senior	align=left	California University of Pennsylvania
18	F	align=left		5feet	145lb	align=right			Freshman	align=left	Lindenwood University
19	F	align=left		5feet	135lb	align=right			Junior	align=left	Robert Morris University (Illinois)
20	F	align=left		5feet	140lb	align=right			Freshman	align=left	Grand Valley State University
21	F	align=left		5feet	160lb	align=right			Senior	align=left	Grand Valley State University
23	F	align=left		5feet	130lb	align=right			Sophomore	align=left	Grand Valley State University
25	F	align=left		5feet	140lb	align=right			Junior	align=left	Michigan State University
A	G	align=left		5feet	113lb	align=right			Junior	align=left	Grand Valley State University
A	D	align=left		5feet	130lb	align=right			Sophomore	align=left	Penn State University
A	D	align=left		5feet	150lb	align=right			Senior	align=left	South Dakota State University
A	F	align=left		5feet	145lb	align=right			Junior	align=left	Michigan State University
A	F	align=left		5feet	135lb	align=right			Freshman	align=left	Michigan State University

A - Alternate

Round-robin results

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	5	4	1	0	0	39	1	+38	14
	5	4	0	1	0	49	3	+46	13
	5	3	0	0	2	33	11	+22	9
	5	2	0	0	3	25	18	+7	6
	5	1	0	0	4	11	36	-25	3
	5	0	0	0	5	0	88	-88	0

Semifinals

Awards and honors

• Directorate Award: Best Defenseman, 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Milica McMillen
• Directorate Award: Best Forward, 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Alex Carpenter^[25]

See also

• 2009–10 United States women's national ice hockey team
• United States women's national ice hockey team

External links

• Women's Hockey pages on Hockey Federation website

Notes and References

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4. Web site: USA Hockey. https://web.archive.org/web/20120404200826/http://www.usahockey.com/Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=TU_02&id=301328. dead. April 4, 2012.
5. Web site: USA Hockey . 2010-11-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101204194028/http://www.usahockey.com//Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=TU_02_02&ID=294784 . 2010-12-04 . dead .
6. http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/season_id/146510/game_id/146547/ss_id/146275.htm Game Summary
7. http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/season_id/146510/game_id/146554/ss_id/146275.htm Game Summary
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9. Web site: The Official Website of Hockey Canada .
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13. USA Hockey, Women's prelim roster set, http://www.usahockey.com/Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=TU_02_03&id=298200
14. USA Hockey, U.S. women to play Canada in Ann Arbor, http://www.usahockey.com/Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=TU_02_03&id=301020
15. Web site: USA wins women's gold. https://archive.today/20130111070049/http://www.iihf.com/fi/channels-11/iihf-world-championship-wc11/news/news-singleview-2011/article/ww-gold-going-to-ot.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=4926&cHash=ae7da683d0. dead. 2013-01-11. IIHF.
16. Web site: New England Hockey Journal: Knight, U.S. beat Canada for women's world title. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604215753/http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/2011/04/25_knight%2C_us_beat_canada_for.php. dead. June 4, 2011.
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19. Web site: Junior defenseman and sophomore goaltender make first appearances on the team . June 16, 2010 . Ohio State athletics . 2 August 2010 .
20. http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/139368/la_id/1.htm UNITED STATES ROSTER - UNDER-22 SERIES vs. UNITED STATES
21. http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/138062/la_id/1.htm Game Summary
22. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190113004003/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/242/IHW242000_85B_9_0.pdf . 2019-01-13 . . live .
23. Web site: Archived copy . achahockey.org . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101224013341/http://achahockey.org/files/roster_2011_us_women.pdf . 24 December 2010 . dead.
24. Web site: American Collegiate Hockey Association Hockey Website Software By GOALLINE.ca.
25. Web site: Archived copy . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190113003926/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/242/IHW242000_85I_1_0.pdf . 13 January 2019 . . live.