USA Hockey announced today the schedule and 24-player roster for the 2014 U.S. Women's National Team Training Camp that will take place Oct. 28-31 at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
The training camp roster features nine members of the silver medal-winning 2014 U.S. Women's Olympic Ice Hockey Team. Those players are Kacey Bellamy (Westfield, Mass.), Megan Bozek (Buffalo Grove, Ill.), Brianna Decker (Dousman, Wis.), Hilary Knight (Sun Valley, Idaho), Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson (Grand Forks, N.D.), Monique Lamoureux (Grand Forks, N.D.), Brianne McLaughlin-Bittle (Sheffield Village, Ohio), Molly Schaus (Natick, Mass.) and Anne Schleper (St. Cloud, Minn.).
In addition to the continued training of players in the women's program, this camp will provide nine college graduates with the opportunity to prepare for the 2014 Four Nations Cup. Bozek, Bellamy, Decker, Alyssa Gagliardi (Raleigh, N.C.), Knight, Lamoureux, McLaughlin-Bittle, Alex Rigsby (Delafield, Wis.) and Schaus will compete in the upcoming Four Nations Cup, Nov. 4-8, in Kamloops, British Columbia. Collegiate players named to the Four Nations Cup roster will not attend the camp.
The 24 players represent 13 different states. Massachusetts leads the pack with five representatives followed by Illinois with four players and Minnesota with three. North Dakota and Wisconsin have a pair of players, while Alaska, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio all have one representative.
For the complete training camp roster, click here.
NOTES: Reagan Carey (Colorado Springs, Colo.), USA Hockey's director of women's hockey, is the general manager of the 2014 U.S. Women's National Team ... Ken Klee (Littleton, Colo.) will serve as head coach for the camp and he will be assisted by Robb Stauber (Medina, Minn.), Bob Deraney (Providence, R.I.) and Brett Strot (Tampa, Fla.). For more information about the Four Nations Cup and Team USA roster, click here.
For more information, contact Rob Koch (robk@usahockey.org / 719.538.1169)
Date | Event | Arena | Time (Local/ET) |
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Tue., Oct. 28 | Practice | Magness Arena | 9:30-11 a.m. / 11:20 a.m.-1 p.m. |
Practice | Joy Burns Arena | 2:45-3:45 p.m. / 4:45-5:45 p.m. | |
Wed., Oct. 29 | Practice | Magness Arena | 10 a.m.-noon / Noon-2 p.m. |
Thurs., Oct 30 | Practice | Magness Arena | 9:30-11 a.m. /11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Practice | Joy Burns Arena | 3-4 p.m. / 5-6 p.m. | |
Fri., Oct. 31 | Practice | Joy Burns Arena | 1:30-3:30 p.m. / 3:30-5:30 p.m. |
PLAYER | POS. | WT | WT | DOB | S/C | HOMETOWN | MOST RECENT TEAM |
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Brittany Bugalski | G | 5-9 | 170 | 1997-03-16 | L | Lake Worth, Fla. | Assabet Valley |
Brianne McLaughlin-Bittle | G | 5-8 | 130 | 1987-06-20 | L | Sheffield Village, Ohio | |
Alex Rigsby | G | 5-7 | 155 | 1992-01-03 | L | Delafield, Wis. | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
Molly Schaus | G | 5-9 | 156 | 1988-07-29 | L | Natick, Mass. | Boston Blades (CWHL) |
Kacey Bellamy | D | 5-7 | 145 | 1987-04-22 | L | Westfield, Mass. | Boston Blades (CWHL) |
Megan Bozek | D | 5-8 | 170 | 1991-03-27 | R | Buffalo Grove, Ill. | Toronto Furies (CWHL) |
Jincy Dunne | D | 5-6 | 150 | 1997-05-15 | L | O'Fallon, Mo. | St. Louis Jr. Blues |
Alyssa Gagliardi | D | 5-5 | 130 | 1992-04-02 | L | Raleigh, N.C. | Boston Blades (CWHL) |
Mikaela Gardner | D | 5-8 | 150 | 1997-02-19 | L | Plainfield, Ill | Chicago Mission |
Monique Lamoureux | D | 5-6 | 155 | 1989-07-03 | R | Grand Forks, N.D. | Boston Blades (CWHL) |
Katie Robinson | D | 5-10 | 150 | 1997-10-08 | R | Kasson, Minn. | Dodge County |
Anne Schleper | D | 5-10 | 170 | 1990-01-30 | L | St. Cloud, Minn. | Boston Blades (CWHL) |
Samantha Davis | F | 5-5 | 150 | 1997-04-23 | L | Pembroke, Mass. | Tabor Academy |
Brianna Decker | F | 5-4 | 148 | 1991-05-13 | R | Dousman, Wis. | Boston Blades (CWHL) |
Rebecca Gilmore | F | 5-6 | 150 | 1998-02-05 | R | Wayland, Mass. | Assabet Valley |
Alyssa Gorecki | F | 5-4 | 140 | 1997-01-17 | L | Monee, Ill. | Chicago Mission |
Hilary Knight | F | 5-11 | 172 | 1989-07-12 | R | Sun Valley, Idaho | Boston Blades (CWHL) |
Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson | F | 5-6 | 155 | 1989-07-03 | R | Grand Forks, N.D. | University of North Dakota (WCHA) |
Caitrin Lonergan | F | 5-7 | 150 | 1997-09-10 | R | Roslindale, Mass. | Assabet Valley |
Abby Roque | F | 5-6 | 150 | 1997-09-25 | R | Sault Sainte Marie, Mich. | Sault Area High School |
Melissa Samoskevich | F | 5-4 | 165 | 1997-03-31 | L | Sandy Hook, Conn. | Shattuck St. Mary's |
Sophia Shaver | F | 5-10 | 150 | 1997-04-03 | R | Wayzata, Minn. | Wayzata High School |
Sophie Skarzynski | F | 5-8 | 150 | 1997-09-18 | L | Lake Forest, Ill. | Chicago Mission |
Jordan Smelker | F | 5-8 | 150 | 1992-06-19 | L | Anchorage, Ak. | Boston Blades (CWHL) |