Seven Players with League Ties Earn Gold
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VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Seven players with current or former ties to
ECAC Hockey members helped Team Canada win the gold medal at the
2010 Olympics, as the Canadians defeated Team USA, 2-0, in the
gold-medal game Thursday at Canada Hockey Place.
Rebecca Johnston, a current student-athlete at Cornell; along with
former Crimson alumnae Jennifer Botterill and Sarah Vaillancourt;
Brown alum Becky Kellar; former St. Lawrence standout Gina
Kingsbury; and Dartmouth alumnae Gillian Apps and Cherie Piper each
were awarded gold medals as members of Team Canada.
Former Harvard alumnae Angela Ruggeiro, Julie Chu and Caitlin
Cahow earned silver medals while playing for the U.S. national
team.
Canada used a pair of goals from Marie-Philip Poulin and a
fantastic outing in net by Shannon Szabados to keep the American's
offensive attack quiet en route to victory.
Former Cornell coach Melody Davidson guided Canada to gold, while
Jodi McKenna, a former Brown standout who previously served as an
assistant coach at St. Lawrence, helped guide Team USA to silver in
her role as assistant coach.
