Five players from teams involved in the women’s Frozen Four in [nl]Providence, R.I., were named All-Americans, along with eight other student athletes, as chosen by the American Hockey Coaches Association.<\/p>\n
Harvard’s Angela Ruggiero, a four-time First Team All-American with this selection, is also nominated for the Patty Kazmaier Award. Ruggiero’s teammate, forward Nicole Corriero, received Second Team honors for the second year in a row. Ruggiero becomes the second player to receive four consecutive First Team nominations, following her teammate from last year, Jennifer Botterill.<\/p>\n
Minnesota also posted two All-Americans, with sophomore forward Krissy Wendell, a Second Team selection last year, earning First Team honors this year while fellow sophomore forward Natalie Darwitz, a First Team honoree last year, is on the Second Team.<\/p>\n
St. Lawrence forward Gina Kingsbury, who is not playing in the Frozen Four because of a conflict with the Canadian National Team, was named to the Second Team.<\/p>\n
Also on the first team is Chanda Gunn, a goalie from Northeastern, and Jenny Potter of Minnesota-Duluth. Both join Ruggiero as the three finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award.<\/p>\n
Rounding out the First Team is defenseman Kelli Halcisak of Providence and forward Caroline Ouellette from Minnesota-Duluth.<\/p>\n
Other Second Team selections are Shari Vogt, netminder for Minnesota State, Mankato, defenseman Carla MacLeod of Wisconsin, and defender Julianne Vasichek of Minnesota-Duluth.<\/p>\n
Minnesota-Duluth led all schools with three selections, while Harvard and Minnesota each had two.<\/p>\n
Chanda Gunn, G, Sr., Northeastern
\nKelli Halcisak, D, Sr., Providence
\nAngela Ruggiero, D, Sr., Harvard
\nCaroline Ouellette, F, Sr., Minnesota-Duluth
\nJenny Potter, F, Sr., Minnesota-Duluth
\nKrissy Wendell, F, So., Minnesota<\/p>\n
Shari Vogt, G, Sr., Minnesota State
\nCarla MacLeod, D, Jr., Wisconsin
\nJulianne Vasichek, D, Jr., Minnesota-Duluth
\nNicole Corriero, F, Jr., Harvard
\nNatalie Darwitz, F, So., Minnesota
\nGina Kingsbury, F, Sr., St. Lawrence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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