USA Women's National Ice Hockey Team
| Nickname(s) | Team USA |
|---|---|
| Association | USA Hockey |
| General Manager | Reagan Carey |
| Head coach | Katey Stone |
| Assistants | Laura Halldorson Bobby Jay |
| Captain | Julie Chu |
| Most games | Angela Ruggiero (257) |
| Top scorer | Natalie Darwitz (114) |
| Most points | Natalie Darwitz (237) |
| IIHF code | USA |
| IIHF ranking | 2 1 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 1 (first in 2009) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 3 (2007) |
| Team colours | |
| First international | |
| Canada 2 – 1 United States |
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| Biggest win | |
| United States 20 – 0 Netherlands |
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| Biggest defeat | |
| Canada 8 – 0 United States |
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| IIHF World Women's Championships | |
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1990) |
| Best result | (2005, 2008, 2009, 2011) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1998) |
| Medals | Gold: 1 – 1998 Silver: 2 – 2002, 2010 Bronze: 1 – 2006 |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 200–65–2 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1998 Nagano | Team |
| Silver | 2002 Salt Lake City | Team |
| Silver | 2010 Vancouver | Team |
| Bronze | 2006 Turin | Team |
| IIHF World Women's Championships | ||
| Gold | 2005 Sweden | USA |
| Gold | 2008 China | USA |
| Gold | 2009 Finland | USA |
| Silver | 1990 Canada | USA |
| Silver | 1992 Finland | USA |
| Silver | 1994 USA | USA |
| Silver | 1997 Canada | USA |
| Silver | 1999 Finland | USA |
| Silver | 2000 Canada | USA |
| Silver | 2001 USA | USA |
| Silver | 2004 Canada | USA |
| Silver | 2007 Canada | USA |
| Silver | 2012 USA | USA |
The United States women's national ice hockey team is controlled by USA Hockey. The United States has been, by far, one of the top two most dominant women's hockey teams in international play, having won gold or silver in almost every major tournament. The exception where they won neither gold nor silver was the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won bronze. The U.S. had 61,612 female players in 2011.
In 1998, the Women's Olympic Hockey Team was named the USOC Team of the Year.
Read more about USA Women's National Ice Hockey Team: Facilities, World Championship Record, Olympic Record, 3/4 Nations Cup Record, Pacific Rim Championship, Current Roster 2011, Coaching Staff 2011, Former Rosters
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