September 17, 2008

Crimson Well-Represented on U.S. Select Team

Julie Chu (l), Angela Ruggiero (c) and Caitlin Cahow (r) won the gold medal at the 2008 IIHF World Championship. Photo courtesy of USA Hockey
Julie Chu (l), Angela Ruggiero (c) and Caitlin Cahow (r) won the gold medal at the 2008 IIHF World Championship. Photo courtesy of USA Hockey

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- USA Hockey announced Wednesday the 22-player U.S. Women’s Select Team that will compete in the Women’s Four Nations Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y., Nov. 4-9. Former Crimson standouts Caitlin Cahow '07-08, Julie Chu '06-07 and Angela Ruggiero '02-04 are among the players named to the Team USA roster.

Harvard head coach Katey Stone, the Landry Family Head Coach for Harvard Women’s Ice Hockey, will serve as the head coach of U.S. squad during the upcoming tournament.

"Our roster for the Four Nations Cup is a mix of both seasoned veterans and young rising talent," Stone said. "We are looking forward to the event in Lake Placid and representing our country in the best possible manner."

Stone served as the head coach of the U.S. Women's National Under-18 Team that won the first IIHF World Women's U-18 Championship in January. Team USA defeated Canada, 5-2, in the final after downing the Czech Republic, 8-0, in the semifinals. En route to the championship, the U.S. beat Russia, Switzerland and Sweden in the first round.

Stone also led the U.S. Women's Under-18 Team at the 2007 Under-18 Series and previously guided the U.S. Women's Under-22 Select Team at the 2006 Under-22 Series.

As the head coach at Harvard, Stone is 300-126-19 and has compiled the third highest win total in NCAA Division I women's college hockey history. The winner of the 2008 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year award, Stone helped Harvard to a 32-2-0 overall record and guided the team to its fifth trip to the NCAA Frozen Four. Harvard was a perfect 10-0-0 in Ivy League play, capturing its seventh Ivy championship. The team also grabbed its fifth ECAC regular-season title, fifth ECAC tournament championship and 12th Beanpot victory en route to the Frozen Four.

Cahow, Chu and Ruggiero won the bronze medal with Team USA at the 2006 Torino Olympics, and Ruggiero also earned the silver in 2002 in Salt Lake City. Ruggiero was the 2004 recipient of the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as the nation's top player, while Chu earmed that distinction in 2007.