February 10, 2010

Ruggiero Leads U.S. into Fourth Olympics

The following article featuring former Harvard standout Angela Ruggiero appeared in the February 10 issue of the Boston Globe.



By GREG BEACHAM
Associated Press


Angela Ruggiero is fond of saying hockey is just her first career, and the defenseman always thought she would be on to her next big thing after Vancouver.

She's not so certain any more. Even if her fourth American Olympic team adds a second gold medal to the prize she first won as a teenager in Nagano, the most accomplished defenseman in the history of the women's game might not be ready to ditch her sport for the corporate world, the coaching ranks or anything else.

Although she still gets infuriated by bad officiating and frustrated by an amateur athlete's meager options for making a living, the 2007 contestant on "The Apprentice" still loves the discipline, camaraderie and competition of her first career.

Complete article can be accessed via the Globe Web site by clicking here.