Aug 3 , 2004
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- USA Hockey today announced the dates, location, and 63-player roster for the
2004 USA Hockey Women's National Festival, to be held August 15-22 in Lake Placid, N.Y. Participants in the
Festival are divided into three teams (Teams Red and White, and an Under-22 Team) which will participate in
daily practices and compete in a round-robin tournament at the Olympic Center.
The announcement was made by USA Hockey Executive Director Doug Palazzari (Colorado Springs, Colo.), USA
Hockey Vice President and International Chairperson Tony Rossi (Chicago, Ill.), and U.S. Women's National
Team Head Coach Ben Smith (Gloucester, Mass.).
Digit Murphy (Providence, R.I.) will serve as head coach for Team Red, Jeff Kampersal (Princeton, N.J.)
will lead Team White, and Alana Blahoski (St. Paul, Minn.) will serve as head coach for the Under-22
Team.
Digit Murphy is head coach of the women's ice hockey team at Brown University. Jeff Kampersal will enter
his eighth year as the head coach of the Princeton University women's ice hockey team in 2004-05. Alana
Blahoski has served as an assistant coach for the Women's National Team, most recently at the 2004 IIHF
Women's World Championship. She also played for the U.S., and helped to capture the gold medal at the
inaugural women's ice hockey Olympic Winter Games in 1998.
The 2004 U.S. Women's Under-22 Select Team will participate in the fifth-ever three-game series versus
Canada from August 25-28. The series host alternates each instance, and the event was last held in Kitchener,
Ontario in 2003. Team USA will host Canada's Under-22 Team for two games on August 25 and 26 at the Olympic
Center in Lake Placid. The final game will be held on August 28 at the Gutterson Fieldhouse, home ice for the
University of Vermont men's and women's ice hockey teams.
In 2003 the U.S. Under-22 Select Team won the best-of-three exhibition series, registering a 2-0-1 record
and defeating Canada for the first time in the history of the event.
Included on the 63-player festival roster are nine members of the silver-medal winning 2002 U.S. Olympic
Women's Ice Hockey Team. Also, joining the National Team veterans are skaters who have most recently competed
at the college and grassroots levels.
Tickets to the August 28 Under-22 Series game pitting the United States against Canada at the University
of Vermont's Gutterson Fieldhouse are now available with prices at $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for children
17-and-under, and $4.00 dollars for youth teams. To purchase tickets, please call the University of Vermont
Athletic Ticket Office at (802) 656-4410 or toll-free at (866) 4CAT-TIX (422-8849).
Ticket prices for all games held in Lake Placid are as follows: Single-game tickets will be $7.00 for
adults and $5.00 for children under-12 and seniors (over 62 years old). A package, which includes tickets to
all games, will be available for $15.00 for adults and $10.00 for children under-12 and seniors. Tickets to
the event can be purchased by calling the Lake Placid Olympic Center box office at (518) 523-3330. Tickets
will also be available for on-site and game-night purchase.
2004 USA Hockey Women's Festival Competition Schedule:
Date |
Time (EDT) |
Match-up |
Sunday, August 15 |
-- |
practice |
Monday, August 16 |
-- |
practice |
Tuesday, August 17 |
7:00 p.m. |
Under-22 vs. Red |
Wednesday, August 18 |
7:00 p.m. |
Under-22 vs. White |
Thursday, August 19 |
7:00 p.m. |
White vs. Red |
Friday, August 20 |
7:00 p.m. |
Under-22 vs. Red |
Saturday, August 21 |
12:00 p.m. |
Under-22 vs. White |
Sunday, August 22 |
2:00 p.m. |
White vs. Red |
2004 U.S. Women's Under-22 Select Team
Competition Schedule
Date |
Time (EDT) |
Match-up |
Location |
Wednesday, August 25 |
7:00 p.m. |
USA vs. Canada |
Lake Placid, N.Y. |
Thursday, August 26 |
7:00 p.m. |
USA vs. Canada |
Lake Placid, N.Y. |
Saturday, August 28 |
1:00 p.m. |
USA vs. Canada |
Burlington, Vt. |
2004 U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team Roster |
Name |
Ht. (cm) |
Wt. (kg) |
Birthdate |
S/C |
Birthplace |
Most Recent Team |
GOALTENDERS (2) |
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1 Meghan Horras |
5-8 (169) |
155 (70.5) |
5/1/84 |
L |
Keokuk, Iowa |
Univ. of Wisconsin |
30 Rebecca Lahar |
5-6 (169) |
130 (59) |
8/19/83 |
L |
Vienna, Va. |
Colgate University |
DEFENSEMEN (7) |
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|
|
|
|
9 Alana Bremiller |
5-8 (174) |
190 (86.5) |
8/12/83 |
R |
Millbrook, N.Y. |
Dartmouth College |
8 Rachel Drazan |
5-6 (169) |
150 (68) |
1/11/86 |
L |
Orono, Minn. |
Benilde St. Margarets H.S. |
4 Molly Engstrom |
5-9 (177) |
170 (76) |
3/1/83 |
R |
Siren, Wis. |
Univ. of Wisconsin |
6 Amy McLaughlin |
5-9 (177) |
155 (70.5) |
1/17/83 |
R |
Berlin, Mass. |
Brown University |
3 Helen Resor |
5-10 (179) |
155 (70.5) |
10/18/85 |
L |
New York N.Y |
Noble & Greenough H.S. |
10 Julianne Vasichek |
5-10 (163) |
135 (61) |
10/18/83 |
L |
Great Falls, Mont. |
Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth |
5 Lyndsay Wall |
5-8 (174) |
142 (64.5) |
5/12/85 |
L |
Churchville, N.Y. |
Univ. of Minnesota |
FORWARDS (12) |
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|
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|
|
22 Natalie Darwitz |
5-2 (157) |
130 (59) |
10/13/83 |
R |
Eagan, Minn. |
Univ. of Minnesota |
19 Tiffany Hagge |
5-9 (177) |
165 (75) |
5/3/84 |
R |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
Dartmouth College |
24 Heather Jackson |
5-5 (166) |
140 (63.5) |
4/24/84 |
R |
Exeter, N.H. |
Princeton University |
23 Jessica Koizumi |
5-4 (163) |
145 (65.5) |
4/15/85 |
L |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth |
12 Jessica Link |
5-3 (160) |
130 (59) |
1/16/83 |
R |
Albany, N.Y. |
Brown University |
17 Larissa Luther |
5-8 (174) |
150 (68) |
6/2/83 |
L |
Forrest Lake, Minn. |
Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth |
15 Lindsay Macy |
5-11 (180) |
195 (88.5) |
3/22/85 |
R |
Owatonna, Minn. |
Univ. of Wisconsin |
20 Sarah Parsons |
5-8 (174) |
140 (63.5) |
7/27/87 |
R |
Dover, Mass. |
Noble & Greenough H.S. |
18 Kelly Stephens |
5-6 (169) |
130 (59) |
6/4/83 |
R |
Seattle, Wash. |
Univ. of Minnesota |
16 Karen Thatcher |
5-8 (174) |
145 (65.5) |
2/29/84 |
L |
Bryn Mawr, Pa. |
Providence College |
11 Sonny Watrous |
5-8 (174) |
160 (72.5) |
5/17/85 |
R |
Madison, Wis. |
Providence College |
14 Keaton Zucker |
5-5 (166) |
140 (63.5) |
12/21/83 |
L |
Peterborough, N.H. |
Brown University |
Team Staff |
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|
|
|
|
Head Coach: Alana Blahoski, |
St. Paul, Minn. |
Assistant Coach: Shelley Looney |
Boston, Mass. |
Assistant Coach: Tim Gerrish, |
Saranac Lake, N.Y. |
Team Leader: Gavin Regan |
Potsdam, N.Y. |
Equipment Manager: Dave Randolph |
Denver, Colo. |
Team Physician: Amy Myers |
Columbus, Ohio |
2004 USA Hockey Women’s Festival Roster – White Team |
Name |
Ht. (cm) |
Wt. (kg) |
Birthdate |
S/C |
Birthplace |
Most Recent Team |
GOALTENDERS (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
1 Pam Dreyer |
5-5 (166) |
155 (70.5) |
8/9/81 |
L |
Eagle River, Alaska |
2004 U.S. Women’s National Team |
30 Jody Horak |
5-7 (171) |
180 (81.5) |
11/19/82 |
L |
St. Paul, Minn. |
University of Minnesota |
31 Shari Vogt |
5-10 (179) |
170 (77) |
10/23/81 |
L |
St. Cloud, Minn. |
Minnesota State Univ.-Mankato |
DEFENSEMEN (6) |
|
|
|
|
|
2 Abbie Bullard |
5-3 (160) |
130 (59) |
12/10/84 |
R |
Potsdam, N.Y. |
St. Lawrence University |
3 Julie Chu |
5-8 (174) |
155 (70.5) |
3/13/82 |
R |
Fairfield, Conn. |
Harvard University |
4 Jamie Hagerman |
5-9 (177) |
170 (76) |
5/7/81 |
R |
Wenham, Mass. |
Brampton Thunder (NWHL) |
5 Kim Insalaco |
5-6 (169) |
140 (63.5) |
11/4/80 |
L |
Rochester, N.Y. |
Oakville Ice (NWHL) |
6 Tara Mounsey |
5-6 (169) |
150 (68) |
3/12/78 |
L |
Concord, N.H. |
2002 U.S. Women’s Olympic Team |
7 Genevieve Richardson |
5-11 (182) |
175 (79.5) |
8/7/81 |
R |
Monroe, Conn. |
Oakville Ice (NWHL) |
FORWARDS (12) |
|
|
|
|
|
8 Lindsay Hanson |
5-8 (174) |
160 (72.5) |
2/7/84 |
L |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
University of New Hampshire |
9 Kathleen Kauth |
5-8 (174) |
150 (68) |
3/28/79 |
L |
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. |
Brampton Thunder (NWHL) |
10 Liz Keady |
5-7 (171) |
145 (65.5) |
8/16/85 |
L |
Boston, Mass. |
Princeton University |
11 Andrea Kilbourne |
5-6 (169) |
175 (79.5) |
4/19/80 |
R |
Saranac Lake, N.Y. |
2004 U.S. Women’s National Team |
12 Katie King |
5-9 (177) |
170 (76) |
5/24/75 |
L |
Salem, N.H. |
2004 U.S. Women’s National Team |
14 Meaghan Mulvaney |
5-4 (163) |
115(52) |
5/14/83 |
L |
Toledo, Ohio |
Ohio State University |
15 Erica Olson |
5-4 (163) |
145 (65.5) |
8/13/79 |
L |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
Ottawa Raiders (NWHL) |
16 Jenny Potter |
5-4 (163) |
145 (65.5) |
1/12/79 |
L |
Eagan, Minn. |
Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth |
17 Deborah Spillane |
5-7 (171) |
150 (68) |
1/8/86 |
L |
Newton, Mass. |
Franklin (Mass.) H.S. |
18 Jessica Tabb |
5-7 (171) |
155 (70.5) |
6/5/79 |
R |
Holland, Mass. |
Toronto Aeros (NWHL) |
19 Becky Zavisza |
5-7 (171) |
165 (75) |
6/24/86 |
R |
Hartford, Conn. |
Berkshire School |
20 Rush Zimmerman |
5-11 (182) |
165 (75) |
11/7/82 |
L |
Grosse Pointe, Mich. |
Providence College |
Team Staff |
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|
|
|
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Head Coach: Jeff Kampersal |
Princeton, N.J. |
Assistant Coach: Tom Mutch |
Boston, Mass. |
Festival Coordinator: Gavin Regan |
Potsdam, N.Y. |
2004 USA Hockey Women’s Festival Roster – Red Team |
Name |
Ht. (cm) |
Wt. (kg) |
Birthdate |
S/C |
Birthplace |
Most Recent Team |
GOALTENDERS (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
1 Chanda Gunn |
5-7 (171) |
138 (62.5) |
1/27/80 |
L |
Hungtington Beach, Calif. |
2004 U.S. Women’s National Team |
30 Erika Silva |
5-7 (174) |
150 (68) |
10/4/78 |
R |
Newport, R.I. |
Northeastern University |
31 Megan VanBeusekom |
5-8 (174) |
155 (70.5) |
12/14/81 |
R |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
Princeton University |
DEFENSEMEN (6) |
|
|
|
|
|
2 Winny Brodt |
5-5 (166) |
130 (59) |
2/18/79 |
L |
Roseville, Minn. |
University of Minnesota |
3 Kelli Halcisak |
5-8 (174) |
145 (65.5) |
1/26/82 |
R |
Grosse Ile, Mich. |
Providence College |
4 Meredith Roth |
5-8 (174) |
145 (65.5) |
5/30/82 |
R |
Dubuque, Iowa |
Providence College |
5 Angela Ruggiero |
5-9 (177) |
190 (86.5) |
1/3/80 |
R |
Harper Woods, Mich. |
2004 U.S. Women’s National Team |
6 Kerry Weiland |
5-4 (163) |
135 (61) |
10/18/80 |
L |
Palmer, Alaska |
Edmonton Chimos (NWHL) |
7 Brooke White |
5-6 (169) |
150 (68) |
8/31/79 |
L |
Sun Valley, Calif. |
Northeastern University |
FORWARDS (12) |
|
|
|
|
|
8 Gretchen Anderson |
5-6 (169) |
145 (65.5) |
8/6/82 |
L |
Natick, Mass. |
Princeton University |
9 Autumn Conway |
5-2 (157) |
145 (65.5) |
5/1/85 |
R |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
Minnesota State Univ.-Mankato |
10 Tricia Dunn |
5-8 (174) |
150 (68) |
4/25/74 |
L |
Derry, N.H. |
2004 U.S. Women’s National Team |
11 Amy Goodney |
5-3 (160) |
120(54.5) |
9/2/84 |
L |
Marquette, Mich. |
Marquette Senior H.S. |
12 Cammi Granato |
5-7 (171) |
140 (63.5) |
3/25/71 |
R |
Downers Grove, Ill. |
2004 U.S. Women’s National Team |
14 Kristin King |
5-4 (163) |
135 (61) |
7/21/79 |
R |
Piqua, Ohio |
Oakville Ice (NWHL) |
15 Erica McKenzie |
5-7 (171) |
155 (70.5) |
5/26/86 |
L |
Hastings, Minn. |
Hastings High School |
16 Jen Munhofen |
5-6 (169) |
150 (68) |
1/11/84 |
L |
Ilion, N.Y. |
Cornell University |
17 Jenn Sifers |
5-8 (174) |
145 (65.5) |
3/9/85 |
L |
Strafford, Conn. |
Harvard University |
18 Kristin Savard |
5-4 (163) |
128 (58) |
8/14/85 |
R |
Framingham, Mass. |
Yale University |
19 Krissy Wendell |
5-6 (169) |
155 (70.5) |
9/12/81 |
L |
Brooklyn Park, Minn. |
Univ. of Minnesota |
20 Brooke Whitney |
5-5 (166) |
150 (68) |
10/12/79 |
L |
Seattle, Wash. |
Northeastern University |
Team Staff |
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Head Coach: Digit Murphy |
Princeton, N.J. |
Assistant Coach: Jeff Vizenor |
Mankato, Minn. |
Festival Coordinator: Gavin Regan |
Potsdam, N.Y. |
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