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The United States women's national ice hockey team is controlled by USA Hockey. The U.S. has been one of the most successful women's ice hockey teams in international play, having medaled in every major tournament. In 1998, the women's Olympic hockey team was named the USOC Team of the Year. In April 2015, the women's national ice hockey team ...
Overall, the roster includes 6 former Olympians, 8 players who have competed in the Western Women's Hockey League, and 19 returnees from the 2009 U.S. Women's National Team. From an NCAA perspective, 11 members of the team were NCAA Division I players in 2008-09, and 10 of the 11 participated in the 2009 NCAA tournament.
Ten goaltenders and seventy-three skaters have played for the United States. Men's ice hockey was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and added to the Winter Olympic Games in 1924. [3] In July 1992, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted to approve women's hockey as an Olympic event to first be held at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Team USA will face Japan in the quarterfinals of the 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, at the Adirondack Bank Center.
The 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship is coming to Utica's Adirondack Bank Center with a week's worth of games set for the 10-team tournament.. Team USA is the favorite, winning six of the last ...
To qualify directly, a nation has to be ranked in the top six following the 2024 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships. In the IIHF World Ranking system, ranking points from the most recent year are weighted at full value, and points from each preceding year are worth 25% less. The table below represents the standings of the 45 current ...
Team USA continues its four preliminary round games on Saturday against the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC). Puck drop is scheduled for 8:10 a.m. ET. The team plays Switzerland at the same time on ...
The Americans' winning the gold medal game marks the first time in 20 years that the United States took home a gold medal in women's hockey. They previously won in 1998 in Nagano, Japan, which was also against Canada. [138] Canada's loss effectively ended their winning streak of four consecutive winter games, having won since 2002. [139]