------------------------------ Date: Tue Aug 27 16:50:20 EDT 1996 From: Andria Hunter Subject: USA Women win three over Team Sweden This information is from the USA Today women's hockey web site (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/shc/shcf.htm). The information about Ben Smith is older information (June 96), but I'm sending it in case you missed it. Andria - - - - - - - - Women's Ice Hockey Latest News USA Women win three over Team Sweden Team USA Women swept a three-game series with the Swedish Women's Ice Hockey Team this past weekend (7-1, 4-1, 2-1). Coach Ben Smith used a number of different players and line combinations as the USA gear up for the Women's World Championship in April 1997. Assisting Smith were Harvard Women's coach Katey Stone, and Kelly Dyer, former Northeastern goalie who is still in the player pool. Next up for the USA will be the Three Nations Tourney in Ottawa with Team Canada and Team Finland Women (Oct. 20-26, 1996). Over the December holidays there will be a camp followed by a trip to China in January 1997 for an exhibition series. Canada, USA, Finland and China are the main contenders for the gold medal at Kitchener '97. In mid-February the USA Women will have a two week camp at Lake Placid as the final cuts are made for WWC '97. Smith named Olympic team coach On June 3, USA Hockey announced Ben Smith of Gloucester, Mass., as coach of the United States Olympic women's ice hockey team. Women's hockey debuts as a medal sport at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. Several of the team members are expected to be current or past collegiate players. Smith, who for the past five seasons served as coach of the Northeastern men's hockey team, has resigned that position and agreed to a three-year appointment with USA Hockey. "The efforts that USA Hockey has made truly signify a new beginning for the women's program, and to be a part of the building process is a great honor," said Smith. "Having previously coached in an Olympic setting, I know what a feeling of exhilaration and adrenaline that representing your country provides." Smith's varied international coaching experience is lengthy, dating back to 1985. Last fall, he was coach of the USA Hockey Women's National Camp at Lake Placid, N.Y., and guided the 1995 U.S. Women's Select Team to a four-game sweep of the Finnish Women's National Team. USA Today Sports ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:36:40 -0400 From: Richard Hungerford Subject: USA Women: Sweden series + Team USA Women swept a three game series with the Swedish Women's Ice Hockey Team this past weekend (7-1, 4-1, 2-1). Head coach Ben Smith used a number of different players and line combinations as TUSAW gear up for the Women's World Championship in April 1997. Assisting Smith were Harvard Women's head coach Katey Stone, and Kelly Dyer (NU 90) who is also still in the player pool. Seems like the Harvard-Northeastern axis is firmly in place. The good news is that Smith is trying out a number of players and assistant coaches as he tries to find a good mix to compete with Team Canada Women. TUSAW should have beaten TSW and so Smith was smart to use as many players as he did (I hope to have the roster for the Sweden series later today). Next up will be the Three Nations Tourney in Ottawa with TCW and Team Finland Women (October 20th-26th, 1996). There will be another Lake Placid training camp just before that event. Again the core of the USA Women's team plus some new tryouts will be there. Over the December holidays, there will be a camp with the players making that cut going to China in January 1997 for an exhibition series. That is very intelligent as TUSAW have played Canada, Finland and China who are the main contenders for WWC '97 in Kitchener, Canada. The experience of the long plane ride should also be valuable as TUSAW gets ready for Nagano '98. In mid-February TUSAW will have a two week camp at Lake Placid. The idea is to use the first week to make the final cuts for Kitchener '97, and the second week as time for the team to play together. It should be an interesting end to the ECAC Women's League title drive with the possibility of some teams loosing their power players for a couple of critical weeks! Overall I am very happy to see the amount of national team activity for the USA Women. I also like the attitude of Ben Smith who is clearly trying to learn as much as he can about the potential players. _____________ / good shooting hungerf _____________/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 17:02:57 -0400 From: Richard Hungerford Subject: USA Women: roster for Sweden series Some interesting changes! Tueting is a great goalie and could be a key factor for TUSAW. I like that Ben Smith is trying out a lot of new defenders. Getting Baker and King up front for the USA also looks a great idea! There are still some players here that I find rather dubious, as TUSAW needs fast skaters if they are to compete with Team Canada. However this squad has a better look to it. TUSAW August 1996 camp Player WWC Hometown School/Team Grad Currently ________________________________________________________________________ GOALIES: (2) Sarah Tueting Winnetka, IL Dartmouth 98 Erin Whitten y Glens Falls, NY UNH 93 Flint (IHL) DEFENDERS: (7) Chris Bailey z Marcellus, NY Providence 94 Asst PC Winny Brody Roseville, MN Amy Coelho North Truro, MA Dartmouth 97 Colleen Coyne y Teaticket, MA UNH 93 USA Selects Tara Mounsey Concord, NH Brown 00 Vicki Movsessian z Lexington, MA Providence 94 Angela Ruggiero Simi Valley, CA Choate-RH/CT Polar Bears FORWARDS: (15) Michele Amidon v Portland, CT St.Lawrence 94 Asst Bowdoin Laurie Baker Concord, MA Providence 99 Beth Beagan x Falmouth, MA Providence 92 Concordia Alana Blahoski St. Paul, MN Providence 96 Lisa Brown-Miller x W.Bloomfield, MI Providence 90 Karyn Bye y River Falls, WI UNH 93 Lake Placid Cammi Granato x Downers Grove, IL Providence 93 Concordia Andrea Kilbourne Saranac Lake, NY Northwoods Katie King Salem, NH Brown 97 Shelley Looney y Trenton, MI Northeastern 94 Asst NU Sue Merz x Greenwich, CT UNH 94 Alison Mleczko New Canaan, CT Harvard 97 Jeanine Sobek x Coon Rapids, MN Northeastern 94 Newtonbrook AAA Gretchen Ulion z Marlborough, CT Dartmouth 94 USA Selects Sandra Whyte y Saugus, MA Harvard 92 USA Selects v = played on 1992 x = played on 1990, 1992 & 1994 y = played on 1992 & 1994 z = played on 1994 Head coach: Ben Smith Asst coach: Katey Stone Goal coach: Kelly Dyer Equipment: Ed Maturo USA leader: Bob Allen _____________ / good shooting hungerf _____________/ ------------------------------