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United States women's national ice hockey team

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Nickname(s)
  
Team USA, Ice Yanks

Assistants
  
Brett Strot

Top scorer
  
Natalie Darwitz (114)

Captain
  
Meghan Duggan

Location
  
United States of America

General Manager
  
Reagan Carey

Most games
  
Angela Ruggiero (257)

Most points
  
Natalie Darwitz (237)

Head coach
  
Robb Stauber

Association
  
USA Hockey

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The United States women's national ice hockey team is controlled by USA Hockey. The United States has been one of the most dominant women's hockey teams in international play – second only to Canada – having won gold or silver in every major tournament with the exception of the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they captured bronze. The U.S. had 61,612 female players in 2011.

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In 1998, the Women's Olympic Hockey Team was named the USOC Team of the Year. In 2015, the Women's National Ice Hockey Team was named the USOC Team of the Month, in April.

Facilities

The team's training and development program was located in Blaine, Minnesota, at the Schwan Super Rink, the largest ice facility in the world for the 2010 Winter Olympics. For the 2014 Winter Olympics, the team's training was located in the Greater Boston region at the The Edge Sports Center in Bedford, Massachusetts and for off-ice fitness at the Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning Center in Woburn, Massachusetts.

Olympic Games

  • 1998 – Won gold medal
  • 2002 – Won silver medal
  • 2006 – Won bronze medal
  • 2010 – Won silver medal
  • 2014 – Won silver medal

    • World Championship

  • 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
  • 2009 – Won gold medal
  • 2011 – Won gold medal
  • 2012 – Won silver medal
  • 2013 – Won gold medal
  • 2015 – Won gold medal
  • 2016 – Won gold medal
  • 2017 –

    • 3/4 Nations Cup

    Note: The event was the 3 Nations Cup from 1996 to 1999, and 2001. It was the 4 Nations Cup in 2000, and from 2002 to present.
  • 1996 – Won silver medal
  • 1997 – Won gold medal
  • 1998 – Won silver medal
  • 1999 – Won silver medal
  • 2000 – Won silver medal
  • 2002 – Won silver medal
  • 2003 – Won gold medal
  • 2004 – Won silver medal
  • 2005 – Won silver medal
  • 2006 – Won silver medal
  • 2007 – Won silver medal
  • 2008 – Won gold medal
  • 2009 – Won silver medal
  • 2010 – Won silver medal
  • 2011 – Won gold medal
  • 2012 – Won gold medal
  • 2013 – Won bronze medal
  • 2014 – Won silver medal
  • 2015 – Won gold medal

    • Pacific Rim Championship

  • 1995 – Won silver medal
  • 1996 – Won silver medal

    • 2011 IIHF 12 Nations Tournament

  • 2011 IIHF 12 Nations Tournament - Won gold medal

    • Current roster

    Roster for the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship.

    Head coach: Robb Stauber

    Coaching staff

  • General Manager: Reagan Carey
  • Head Coach: Robb Stauber
  • Assistant Coaches: Brett Strot, Paul Mara, Chris Tamer
  • Goaltending Coach: Mike Richter
  • Head Scout: Matt Kelly
  • Team Doctor: Ally Howe
  • Athletic Trainer: Sheri Walters
  • Massage Therapist: Jennifer Chee
  • Sports Dietician: Carrie Aprik
  • Equipment Manager: Brent Proulx
  • Video Coach: Nick Laurila
  • Communications Director: Rob Koch

    • Former rosters

  • List of United States national women's ice hockey team rosters
    • Olympic Team Captains
  • 1998 Winter Olympics Cammi Granato
  • 2002 Winter Olympics Cammi Granato
  • 2006 Winter Olympics Krissy Wendell (Pohl)
  • 2010 Winter Olympics Natalie Darwitz
  • 2014 Winter Olympics Meghan Duggan
    • US Women's National Team Captains
  • 1998 - 2005 Cammi Granato
  • 2005 - 2006 Krissy Wendell (Pohl)
  • 2007 - 2010 Natalie Darwitz
  • 2011 - 2013 Julie Chu
  • 2014 - present Meghan Duggan

    • References

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