Angela Ruggiero - Awards and Honors

Awards and Honors

1998 Olympic gold medalist

2002 Olympic silver medalist

2006 Olympic bronze medalist

2010 Olympic silver medalist

USA Hockey

Four-time Olympian (gold-1998, silver-2002, bronze-2006). Named the tournament's top defensemen twice (2002, 2006). Tied for the lead among tournament defensemen with six points (2-4) in 2006. Youngest member (18) of the team in 1998 ... Nine-time member of the U.S. Women's National Team at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Women's Championship (gold-2005, 2008–09; silver-1997, 1999-01, 2004, 2007). Named the tournament's top defenseman four times (2001, 2004–05, 2008). Selected to the media-all star team four times (2004–05, 2007, 2009). Named to the team in 2003, but the event was canceled ... Member of the U.S. Women's National Team for the 1996 Pacific Women's Championship (2nd) ... Seven-time member of the U.S. Women's Select Team for the Four/Three Nations Cup (1st-1997, 2003, 2008; 2nd-2000, 2004–06). Led team with four assists in 2003 ... Member of the U.S. Women's National Team in 1997-98, 2000–01, 2001-02 (Visa Skate to Salt Lake Tour) and 2005-06 (Hilton Family Skate to 2006 Tour); and the U.S. Women's Select Team in 2008-09. Led team defensemen with 35 points (12-23) in 2001-02 ... Two-time member of the U.S. Women's Under-22 Select Team (1999-00) ... Eleven-time USA Hockey Women's National Festival participant (1997-05, 2008–09).

College

Played four years at Harvard University of ECAC Hockey ... Four-time finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award (Winner-2004, Top Three-2003, Top 10-1999-00) and four-time All-America selection (First Team-199-00, 2003–04) ... Finished with 253 points (96-157) to rank sixth all-time at Harvard and first among defensemen. As a Senior (2003–04): ECACH and Ivy League Player of the Year ... Led team to the ECACH championship and a berth in the NCAA championship game for the second straight year. As a Junior (2002–03): Top-scoring defenseman in the country (29-54-83) and ranked second in assists per game (1.59) ... Helped team to the ECACH championship. As a Sophomore (1999–2000): Tied for 12th in the nation and led all defensemen with 54 points (21-33). As a Freshman (1998–99): Finished fifth in the ECACH with 51 points (16-35) ... Led Harvard to the national championship.

• American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, First Team (1999)
• Beanpot MVP (2004)
• Best Female Hockey Player in the World by The Hockey News (2003)
• Directorate Award as the Top Defenseman at the Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City (2002)
• ECAC Player of the Year(2004)
• 2004 ECAC Tournament Most Valuable Player,
• ECAC All-Academic Team (2003–2004)
• Four-time NCAA All-American
• Four-time NCAA All-ECAC
• Harvard Crimson Female Athlete of the Year (2004)
• Harvard MVP (2004, 2003, 2001)
• Ivy League Player of the Year(2004)
• NCAA First Team Academic All-American (2004)
• NCAA Top VIII award as one of the top 8 student-athletes in the entire NCAA (2004)
• NCAA National Strength and Conditioning Association Athlete of the Year(2004)
• New England Sports Writer’s Player of the Year (2004)
• Patty Kazmaier Memorial Trophy winner (2004)
• Patty Kazmaier Memorial Trophy, Top 3 Finalist (2003)
• Ranked one of Top 16 Female Athletes in the World by ESPN.com (2004)
• Ranked #94 on The Hockey News 2011 List of the 100 Most Powerful People in Hockey
• Ranked #94 for the second consecutive year on The Hockey News 2012 List of the 100 Most Powerful People in Hockey
• Top Defenseman Award at the Winter Olympics (2006, 2002)
• Top Defenseman Award at the ESSO Canadian Provincials (2005)
• Top Defenseman in the World by Globe and Mail (2003)

Other

She helped the Minnesota Whitecaps to the Western Women's Hockey League championship in 2008-09 . She skated part-time for the Whitecaps in 2007-08 and ranked second on the team with 18 points (8-10) in 15 games . She made history on January 28, 2005, when she and her brother, Bill, competed for the Central Hockey League's Tulsa Oilers, becoming the first-ever brother-sister tandem to play in a professional hockey game. She was the first female skater to play in a North American professional hockey game, where she recorded an assist. Ruggiero oined the National Women's Hockey League's Montreal Axion part way through the 2004-05 season.