USOC Press Box/Boston.com

BLAINE, Minn. –US ice hockey’s two grande dames -  Angela Ruggiero and Jenny Potter- are on track to play in a fourth Olympics. After being named to the 23-player training squad picked from 41 candidates, three-time Olympians Ruggiero and Potter highlight the 2009-10 U.S. Women’s National Team, as announced by USA Hockey.

The squad, which will be centralized in the Twin Cities, will take part in the Qwest Tour, a 10-game, nine-city domestic tour that begins on Sept. 25 in St. Paul, Minn., and concludes just prior to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C.

In addition to the 10 Qwest Tour stops, Team USA will compete in two international tournaments, as well as three games against the Canadian National Team in Canada and additional games against Minnesota high school boys’ teams.

The team was selected following the 2009 USA Hockey Women’s National Festival, which ran from Aug. 19-23 at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minn. The festival featured 41 of the top female hockey players in the United States.

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