Chanda Gunn Explained

Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:7
Weight Lb:140
Team:Wisconsin
Northeastern
League:WCHA
ECAC9
Sex:f
Antl Team:USA@
Birth Date:27 January 1980
Birth Place:Huntington Beach, CA, USA
Career Start:2004
Career End:2007

Chanda Leigh Gunn (born January 27, 1980,[1] in Huntington Beach, California) is an American ice hockey player. She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. At the games in Turin, she played close to 250 minutes and had 50 saves with a save percentage of 89.3%.

Northeastern

In the 2003–04 season, Chanda Gunn was in her senior season led the Huskies to eight wins. In doing so, she broke two school records: registering 56 saves in a game and twice recording 23 saves in one period. In addition, she finished the season ranked first nationally in save percentage, with a .940 mark, and tenth in the nation with a 1.94 goals-against average.[2] During the season, she was recognized twice as Hockey East Player of the Month. She ranked first in the conference in save percentage (.937) and third in goals-against average with a 2.01 GAA. During her career, Gunn was a finalists for College Hockey's Humanitarian Award, presented annually to college hockey's finest citizen, in 2003 and 2004.

In 2004, Gunn was awarded the Honda Inspiration Award which is given to a collegiate athlete "who has overcome hardship and was able to return to play at the collegiate level".[3] She overcame epilepsy, and rebounded to become an All-American hockey goalie.[4] [5]

Since the 2007–2008 season, Gunn is an assistant coach at Northeastern University under head coach Laura Schuler. The two-time All-America goaltender is coaching while continuing to pursue her international hockey career.[6]

Private life

Gunn has epilepsy and is in therapy with Keppra. She is a spokesperson for Epilepsy Therapy Project.[7]

Awards and honors

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USA Hockey: 2008-09 U.S. Women's Select Team Roster . USA Hockey . December 20, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120103122357/http://www.usahockey.com//Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=ET_03&ID=299508 . January 3, 2012 .
  2. http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/031504aaa.html{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  3. Awards Overview. CWSA. en. 2020-03-28. 2019-05-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20190523203714/https://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/archives/about. live.
  4. Web site: HER BIGGEST SAVE ; N'EASTERN GOALIE HANDLES EPILEPSY. Curtis. Dave. 2004-06-20. New York Post. en. 2020-03-28. 2020-03-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20200328114128/https://nypost.com/2004/06/20/her-biggest-save-neastern-goalie-handles-epilepsy/. live.
  5. Web site: Chanda Gunn (2012) - Varsity Club Hall of Fame. Northeastern University Athletics. en. 2020-03-28. 2023-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20230209021236/https://nuhuskies.com/hof.aspx?hof=232. live.
  6. Web site: www.gonu.com about Chanda Gunn . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070816205301/http://www.gonu.com/whockey/gunn.shtml . August 16, 2007.
  7. Web site: Chanda Gunn . 30 September 2008 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120929072836/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1bsCkxXDjQ . September 29, 2012 . www.youtube.com.
  8. Web site: Past Inspiration Award Winners. CWSA. en. 2020-03-28. 2019-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20190624193657/https://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/archives/inspiration/index. live.
  9. Web site: Hockey . U. S. A. . 2004-03-27 . Harvard's Angela Ruggiero Named 2004 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Recipient . 2023-02-09 . Patty Kazmaier Award . en-us . She was chosen from a group of three finalists that also included senior goaltender Chanda Gunn (Huntington Beach, Calif.) from Northeastern University. . 2023-02-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230209021234/https://www.pattykaz.com/news_article/show/216908--harvard-s-angela-ruggiero-named-2004-patty-kazmaier-memorial-award-recipient- . live .
  10. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-07-22 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054233/http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/pdf/women/03_04.pdf . 2016-03-04 .
  11. Web site: HockeyEastOnline.com - LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 12-MEMBER 10TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM . 2012-07-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130501032417/http://hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1112/201202/feb29dec.php . 2013-05-01 .

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