USA Women's National Ice Hockey Team

USA Women's National Ice Hockey Team


United States
Nickname(s) Team USA
Association USA Hockey
General Manager Reagan Carey
Head coach Katey Stone
Assistants Laura Halldorson
Bobby Jay
Captain Julie Chu
Most games Angela Ruggiero (257)
Top scorer Natalie Darwitz (114)
Most points Natalie Darwitz (237)
IIHF code USA
IIHF ranking 2 1
Highest IIHF ranking 1 (first in 2009)
Lowest IIHF ranking 3 (2007)
Team colours
First international
Canada 2 – 1 United States
Biggest win
United States 20 – 0 Netherlands
Biggest defeat
Canada 8 – 0 United States
IIHF World Women's Championships
Appearances 14 (first in 1990)
Best result (2005, 2008, 2009, 2011)
Olympics
Appearances 4 (first in 1998)
Medals Gold: 1 – 1998
Silver: 2 – 2002, 2010
Bronze: 1 – 2006
International record (W–L–T)
200–65–2
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold 1998 Nagano Team
Silver 2002 Salt Lake City Team
Silver 2010 Vancouver Team
Bronze 2006 Turin Team
IIHF World Women's Championships
Gold 2005 Sweden USA
Gold 2008 China USA
Gold 2009 Finland USA
Silver 1990 Canada USA
Silver 1992 Finland USA
Silver 1994 USA USA
Silver 1997 Canada USA
Silver 1999 Finland USA
Silver 2000 Canada USA
Silver 2001 USA USA
Silver 2004 Canada USA
Silver 2007 Canada USA
Silver 2012 USA USA

The United States women's national ice hockey team is controlled by USA Hockey. The United States has been, by far, one of the top two most dominant women's hockey teams in international play, having won gold or silver in almost every major tournament. The exception where they won neither gold nor silver was the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won bronze. The U.S. had 61,612 female players in 2011.

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

Read more about USA Women's National Ice Hockey Team:  Facilities, World Championship Record, Olympic Record, 3/4 Nations Cup Record, Pacific Rim Championship, Current Roster 2011, Coaching Staff 2011, Former Rosters

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