Smith Inducted to U.S. Hall of Fame
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BOSTON--The 1998 U.S. Women's Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team,
led by former Harvard men's player Ben Smith '68 and featuring
Harvard women's players A.J. Mleczko '97-99, Angela Ruggiero '02-04
and Sandra Whyte '92, was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of
Fame in a ceremony Tuesday night at the Westin Boston Waterfront
hotel. The 1960 U.S. men's team, which included four Harvard
skaters, was also honored.
Bill Cleary '56 and Bob Cleary '58 were on hand representing the
gold-medal-winning 1960 team, which also included Bob McVey '58 and
BobOwen '58. The 1998 women were joined in the induction class by
Tony Amonte, Tom Barrasso, John LeClair and the late Frank
Zamboni.
"It's a great honor to be inducted tonight," Smith said. "We were
fortunate to have so many people that love the game of hockey. It
was a special moment in all our lives."
