King to Lead U.S. Under-18 Program

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Former Brown standout Katie King, a three-time Olympian, will serve as head coach of the 2009-10 U.S. Women's National Under-18 Program, USA Hockey announced Wednesday.

King will guide the U.S. Women's National Under-18 Program during the 2009-10 season. The season culminates with the 2010 International Ice Hockey Federation World Women's U18 Championship, which will be held for the first time in the U.S. from March 27-April 3 at a location to be announced. Team USA will look to capture its third straight world title at the event.

The season includes a training/try-out camp in Blaine, Minn., which runs from August 17-21, and the 2009 Women's Under-18 Series, a three-game competition against Canada in Calgary, Alta., from August 24-27. In addition, a pre-tournament camp will be held prior to the start of the world championship (date/location TBA).

King, who currently serves as head coach at Boston College, most recently served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Women's National Under-18 Program during the 2008-09 season, during which time Team USA defended its world title at the 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship. Prior to that, she was an assistant coach for the U.S. Women's Under-22 Select Team for the 2006 Women's Under-22 Series.

King played for the U.S. Women's National Program from 1997-2006 and is Team USA's all-time leading Olympic scorer with 23 points (14-9) in three Olympic Games, as well as the second most prolific scorer in program history with 265 points (146-119) in 210 career games. She helped the U.S. to one gold medal and five silvers in six IIHF World Women's Championships throughout her career.

King's playing days include many U.S. victories and medals. She was a member of the 2005-06 Women's National Ice Hockey Team and skated in her third Olympic Games in Torino, Italy where Team USA won the bronze medal. She registered her second Olympic hat trick against Finland in the bronze-medal game. After the 2006 Winter Olympics, King retired from playing hockey with 265 points in 210 international games. She is the all-time leading scorer for Team USA in Olympic contests, and second-highest scorer for the U.S. in all international play.

King was a member of the Women's National Team that won its first-ever gold medal at the 2005 International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship. As a standing member of the U.S. National Team from 1997 to 2006, she also competed in the Four Nations Cup, World Championship Tournaments and the first three Winter Olympics when women's ice hockey was an official event. King won a gold medal in the 1998 Olympics and a silver medal in the 2002 Games. She took home nine consecutive silver medals in the World Championships (1993-2001) and a gold medal in 2005 with Team USA.

King has worked with two national teams, as well. In 2008, she served as an assistant coach for the Under-18 Select Team and National Team and in 2006, she worked with the Under-22 Select Team. She has also worked at as a lecturer, coach and instructor at numerous hockey camps throughout New England and she is currently involved as an instructor at the Eagle Hockey School. King formerly assisted the Salem (N.H.) High School softball team from 1998 to 2000. She holds a spot on the Executive Board at USA Hockey as an Athlete Director.

While a student at Brown, King earned ECAC's Ice Hockey Player of the Year in 1997 and Ivy League Player of the Year three times. She is the Bears' all-time leading scorer with 206 points, racking up 123 goals and 83 assists in 100 career games. King served as team captain as a junior and senior.

King also lettered in softball while at Brown and served as a three-time team captain. She garnered Ivy League Player of the Year in 1996 and the Ivy League Pitcher of the Year in 1997. She is a Hall of Fame inductee for both hockey and softball at Brown.

The Salem, N.H., native graduated from Brown in 1997 with a B.A. in Organizational Behavior and Management.