February 23, 2010

Ruggiero Looking to Return Favor to Canada

The following article featuring former Harvard standout Angela Ruggiero appeared February 23 on the Detroit Free Press Web site.

 



BY MARK EMMERT
GANNETT


VANCOUVER, British Columbia - In her 250th game as a U.S. hockey player, Angela Ruggiero helped erase one bad memory, then took aim at another.

Ruggiero scored Team USA’s third goal in a 9-1 rout of Sweden on Monday in a semifinal matchup at the Vancouver Olympics. It was in that round of play four years ago in Torino that Sweden stunned the Americans 3-2.

“It’s something you don’t really have to speak about, but we all remember,” Ruggiero said. “Even the players who weren’t there know just how unpredictable the Olympics can be.

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