List of Olympic women's ice hockey players for the United States

Women's ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1998.[1] The United States women's national ice hockey team has participated in every tournament since then. Ten goaltenders and sixty-seven skaters have played for the United States.

The American women acknowledge the crowd in Vancouver after winning silver medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Men's ice hockey had been introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics, and added to the Winter Olympic Games in 1924.[2] In July 1992, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted to approve women's hockey as an Olympic event to first be held at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[1][3] Until 1998, international women's hockey had been dominated by Canada's national team. Canadian teams had won every World Championship; however, by 1997, the American team had improved and was evenly matched with Canada. In thirteen games played between the two teams in 1997, Canada won seven and the United States six.[4] Canada and the United States dominated the preliminary round of the 1998 tournament, and in their head-to-head match up during the final round-robin game, the United States won 7–4.[4] The two teams met again in the gold medal game, which the United States won 3–1.[5] The Canadian and American teams continued their rivalry, and in a rematch between the two at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Canada won 3–2. In the 2006 Olympics, the American team advanced to the semi-finals before falling to Sweden. It marked the first time in international competition that the final would not feature the United States against Canada.[6] The Americans defeated Finland for the bronze medal. The 2010 team included fifteen players making their Olympic debut.[7] The Americans again met the Canadians in the final, and in a repeat of 2002 the Canadians took the gold, giving the Americans their second silver.[8]

The United States has won one gold medal, two silver medals, and one bronze medal in women's hockey.[9] One player (Cammi Granato) has been inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Hall of Fame and the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. In addition, the 1998 gold medal-winning team was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. Two women (Angela Ruggiero and Jenny Potter) have participated in all four tournaments and won four medals (one gold, two silvers, and one bronze). Potter is the all-time leading American scorer in the women's tournament at the Olympics, with 11 goals, 19 assists and 30 points. National teams are co-ordinated by USA Hockey and players are chosen by the team's management staff.[10]

Key

Abbreviations GP Games played Y Indicates that the player was a part of that year's Olympic roster. IIHFHOF IIHF Hall of Fame[11] USHHOF United States Hockey Hall of Fame[12]

Goaltenders W Wins SO Shutouts L Losses GA Goals against T Ties GAA Goals against average MIN Minutes played

Skaters P Points G Goals PIM Penalty minutes A Assists

Goaltenders

Maddie Rooney backstopped the Americans to a gold medal in 2018.

Jessie Vetter won a silver medal in 2010 and 2014.

Player	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	GP	W	L	T	SO	Min	GA	GAA	Medals	Notes	Ref(s).
Sara DeCosta	Y	Y					6	5	1	0	3	330	7	1.27	Gold (1998)  Silver (2002)	USHHOF (2009)	[13][14]
Pam Dreyer			Y				1	1	0	0	1	60	0	0.00	Bronze (2006)		[15]
Chanda Gunn			Y				4	3	1	0	1	250	6	1.44	Bronze (2006)		[15]
Nicole Hensley						Y	1	1	0	0	1	60	0	0	Gold (2018)		[16]
Brianne McLaughlin				Y	Y		1	0	0	0	0	8	1	7.50	Silver (2010)  Silver (2014)		[17][16]
Alex Rigsby						Y	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Gold (2018)		[16]
Maddie Rooney						Y	4	3	1	0	1	260	5	1.15	Gold (2018)		[16]
Molly Schaus				Y	Y		2	2	0	0	1	112	0	0.00	Silver (2010)  Silver (2014)		[17][16]
Sarah Tueting	Y	Y					6	5	0	0	2	329	5	0.91	Gold (1998)  Silver (2002)	USHHOF (2009)	[13][14]
Jessie Vetter				Y	Y		8	5	3	0	2	486	11	2.7	Silver (2010)  Silver (2014)		[17][16]

Skaters

Caitlin Cahow won bronze with the American women in 2006 and added a silver in 2010.

Molly Engstrom has scored seven points in nine Olympic games.

Erika Lawler posted two points in her first Olympics and helped the Americans to a silver medal.

Jenny Schmidgall-Potter is one of only two players to have played for all four Olympic teams.

Angela Ruggiero has 6 goals and 9 assists in 21 Olympic games, along with four medals.

Kerry Weiland made her Olympic debut in Vancouver and won a silver medal.

Player	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	GP	G	A	P	PIM	Medals	Notes	Ref(s).
Chris Bailey	Y	Y					11	1	3	4	4	Gold (1998)  Silver (2002)	USHHOF (2009)	[13][14]
Laurie Baker	Y	Y					11	7	5	12	10	Gold (1998)  Silver (2002)	USHHOF (2009)	[13][14]
Kacey Bellamy				Y			5	0	1	1	4	Silver (2010)		[17]
Alana Blahoski	Y						6	0	2	2	0	Gold (1998)	USHHOF (2009)	[13]
Lisa Brown-Miller	Y						6	1	2	3	2	Gold (1998)	USHHOF (2009)	[13]
Karyn Bye	Y	Y					11	8	6	14	4	Gold (1998)  Silver (2002)	USHHOF (2009)	[13][14]
Caitlin Cahow			Y	Y			10	2	2	4	12	Bronze (2006)  Silver (2010)		[15][17]
Lisa Chesson				Y			5	2	3	5	2	Silver (2010)		[17]
Julie Chu		Y	Y	Y	Y		15	4	8	12	10	Silver (2002)  Bronze (2006)  Silver (2010)  Silver (2014)		[14][15][17]
Colleen Coyne	Y						6	0	0	0	4	Gold (1998)	USHHOF (2009)	[13]
Natalie Darwitz		Y	Y	Y			15	14	9	23	17	Silver (2002)  Bronze (2006)  Silver (2010)	Team Captain (2010)[18]	[14][15][17]
Meghan Duggan				Y			5	4	0	4	2	Silver (2010)		[17]
Tricia Dunn-Luoma	Y	Y	Y				16	2	0	2	49	Gold (1998)  Silver (2002)  Bronze (2006)	USHHOF (2009)	[13][14][15]
Molly Engstrom			Y	Y			9	3	4	7	10	Bronze (2006)  Silver (2010)		[15][17]
Cammi Granato	Y	Y					11	10	8	18	0	Gold (1998)  Silver (2002)	Team Captain (1998, 2002)[19][20] IIHFHOF (2008) USHHOF (2008)[21] USHHOF (2009)	[13][14][22][23]
Jamie Hagerman			Y				5	0	0	0	2	Bronze (2006)		[15]
Kim Insalaco			Y				5	0	0	0	4	Bronze (2006)		[15]
Kathleen Kauth			Y				5	0	0	0	2	Bronze (2006)		[15]
Courtney Kennedy		Y	Y				10	0	2	2	12	Silver (2002)  Bronze (2006)		[14][15]
Andrea Kilbourne		Y					5	1	1	2	2	Silver (2002)		[14]
Katie King	Y	Y	Y				16	11	9	20	6	Gold (1998)  Silver (2002)  Bronze (2006)	USHHOF (2009)	[13][14][15]
Kristin King			Y				5	0	0	0	4	Bronze (2006)		[15]
Hilary Knight				Y			5	1	7	8	0	Silver (2010)		[17]
Jocelyne Lamoureux				Y			5	2	4	6	0	Silver (2010)		[17]
Monique Lamoureux				Y	Y		10	7	6	13	2	Silver (2010)  Silver (2014)}}		[17][16]
Erika Lawler				Y			4	0	2	2	0	Silver (2010)		[17]
Shelley Looney	Y	Y					11	5	3	8	4	Gold (1998)  Silver (2002)	USHHOF (2009)	[13][14]
Gigi Marvin				Y			5	0	3	3	2	Silver (2010)		[17]
Sue Merz	Y	Y					10	2	5	7	6	Gold (1998)  Silver (2002)	USHHOF (2009)	[13][14]
Allison Mleczko	Y	Y					11	3	5	8	10	Gold (1998)  Silver (2002)	USHHOF (2009)	[13][14]
Tara Mounsey	Y	Y					11	2	11	13	16	Gold (1998)  Silver (2002)	USHHOF (2009)	[13][14]
Vicki Movsessian	Y						6	1	0	1	10	Gold (1998)	USHHOF (2009)	[13]
Sarah Parsons			Y				5	4	3	7	0	Bronze (2006)		[15]
Michelle Picard					Y		5	0	0	0	0	Silver (2014)		[16]
Jenny Schmidgall-Potter	Y	Y	Y	Y			21	11	19	30	12	Gold (1998)  Silver (2002)  Bronze (2006)  Silver (2010)	USHHOF (2009)	[13][14][15][17]
Helen Resor			Y				6	0	0	0	4	Gold (1998)	USHHOF (2009)	[13]
Angela Ruggiero	Y	Y	Y	Y			21	6	9	15	38	Gold (1998)  Silver (2002)  Bronze (2006)  Silver (2010)	USHHOF (2009)	[13][14][15][17]
Kelli Stack				Y			5	3	5	8	2	Silver (2010)		[17]
Kelly Stephens			Y				5	0	2	2	8	Bronze (2006)		[15]
Karen Thatcher				Y			5	3	3	6	2	Silver (2010)		[17]
Gretchen Ulion	Y						6	3	5	8	4	Gold (1998)	USHHOF (2009)	[13]
Lyndsay Wall		Y					5	0	1	1	4	Silver (2002)		[14]
Kerry Weiland				Y			5	1	1	2	4	Silver (2010)		[17]
Krissy Wendell		Y	Y				10	4	6	10	6	Silver (2002)  Bronze (2006)	Team Captain (2006)[24]	[14][15]
Sandra Whyte	Y						6	2	2	4	0	Gold (1998)	USHHOF (2009)	[13]
Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej				Y			5	0	0	0	4	Silver (2010)		[17]

See also

• List of Olympic men's ice hockey players for the United States
• List of Olympic women's ice hockey players for Finland
• List of Olympic women's ice hockey players for Canada

References

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• Wallechinsky, David (2002), The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics (2002 ed.), New York: The Overlook Press, ISBN 1-58567-185-1
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21. Granato was inducted as an individual player in 2008, one year before her induction as a member of the 1998 gold medal winning team.
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External links

• USA Hockey – Official website
• 2010 Olympic Team – USA Hockey
• Olympic Review and Revue Olympique – LA84 Foundation