Angela Ruggiero

USA Hockey

VANCOUVER, B.C. –12 different players factored in the scoring to lead the U.S. Women's National Team to a 7-0 blanking of Sweden Sept. 1 at the 2009 Hockey Canada Cup at GM Place. Team USA will close out preliminary-round play against Canada on Thursday (Sept. 3) at 7:30 p.m. PT (10:30 p.m. ET).

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TeamUSA.org

What more could Angela Ruggiero want?

After winning an Olympic hockey gold medal in 1998 as an 18-year-old prep school student, carrying the World Trade Center flag into the Opening Ceremony of the 2002 Salt Lake Games and leaving with a silver medal, graduating from Harvard in 2004, writing an autobiography in 2005, capturing a bronze medal at the 2006 Torino Games as the tournament's "Best Defenseman," becoming a TV reality show star by outsmarting MBA's and entrepreneurs on NBC's "The Apprentice," and - most recently - being enshrined in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame - all by age 29 - it seems there is nothing she can't do.

And on Monday, one of the best defensive players in the world is likely to be called up for her fourth Olympic hockey team when the 23-player roster is announced.

"I'm not surprised she's still at it," said Ben Smith, who coached the past three U.S. Olympic teams. "I'll be surprised when she stops. My God, she's not even 30." (read more)

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. (read more)

Star Defenseman Angela Ruggiero has been nominated for the prestigious national Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service by an Athlete, presented by All Stars Helping Kids, a national nonprofit founded by NFL Hall-of-Famer Ronnie Lott. Fans can “get in the game” and help Ruggiero win by voting on the All Stars Helping Kids website (www.allstarshelpingkids.org) and via text message beginning in August and running through November 15th.   

To vote for Ruggiero text STAR36 to 55333.

Ruggiero joins other impressive nominees, including Steve Nash, Mia Hamm, and Venus Williams. Past winners of the Jefferson Award include Oprah Winfrey, U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, and Bill & Melinda Gates.

Ruggiero founded the Angela Ruggiero Girls Hockey School which provides girls with guidance and time with professional hockey coaches to help them reach their goals.  She also serves as a spokesperson to the Women's Sports Foundation, and was the former director for Project Hope, providing educational opportunities to young Chinese athletes.To learn more about her service, visit her profile on www.allstarshelpingkids.org. (read more)

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and U.S. Olympians and hopefuls are commemorating the six-month countdown to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games with a look ahead to next February. The Opening Ceremony will be held six months from today - Feb. 12, 2010 - at BC Place Stadium in downtown Vancouver.

"The pinnacle of our sport happens once every four years, and we're excited to be just six months away from reaching our Olympic dreams in Vancouver," said three-time Olympic hockey medalist Angela Ruggiero. "We are going to use every day until then to become a better team."

Approximately 5,500 athletes will compete in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, representing more than 80 countries.  The U.S. team will be made up of approximately 215 athletes.  The athletes will compete in 86 medal events in the sports of biathlon, bobsled, curling, figure skating, ice hockey, luge, skeleton, skiing (alpine, cross country, freestyle, Nordic combined, ski jumping, snowboarding) and speedskating (short and long track). (read more)