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TGHA Update Aug. 6, 2004

Tuesday, Aug. 17:
All are invited to the Annual Meeting of Tompkins Girls Athletic Association and Tompkins Girls Hockey Association at 7:00 p.m. at The RINK, followed by the regular monthly board meeting of TGHA.

Are you travelling in the Adirondacks or Vermont later this month?  If you are, here are some chances to see the top US women and girls play ice hockey against each other and against Canada! 

The U22 team will be in competition vs. Canada.  The other two teams include women over age 22 who are in the running for the next Olympics, and some who are under 22 but just missed the cut for the U22 (see Cornellian Jen Munhofen on Team Red!! Go Jen!!)

Competition Schedule And Rosters Announced For 2004 USA Hockey National Festival
US Women's U22 Select Team To Face Canada, Aug. 25-28 in Lake Placid, NY & Burlington, VT
For Immediate Release
August 2, 2004

Colorado Springs, CO--USA Hockey today announced the dates, location, and 63-player roster for the 2004 USA Hockey Women's National Festival to be held August 15-22 in Lake Placid, NY. Participants in the Festival are divided into three teams (Teams Red and White, and an U22 Team) which will participate in daily practices and compete in a round-robin tournament at the Olympic Center.

The announcement was made by USA Hockey Executive Director Doug Palazzari, USA Hockey Vice President and International Chairperson Tony Rossi, and U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Ben Smith.

Digit Murphy will serve as head coach for Team Red, Jeff Kampersal will lead Team White, and Alana Blahoski will serve as head coach for the U22 Team.

Digit Murphy is head coach at Brown University. Jeff Kampersal will enter his eighth year as the head coach of the Princeton University women's ice hockey team in 2004-05. Alana Blahoski has served as an assistant coach for the Women's National Team, most recently at the 2004 IIHF Women's World Championship. She also played for the U.S.,and helped to capture the gold medal at the inaugural women's ice hockey Olympic Winter Games in 1998.

The 2004 U.S. Women's U22 Select Team will participate in the fifth-ever three-game series versus Canada from August 25-28. The series host alternates each instance; and the event was last held in Kitchener, ON in 2003. Team USA will host Canada's U22 Team for two games on August 25 and 26 at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid. The final game will be held on August 28 at the Gutterson Fieldhouse, home ice for the University of Vermont men's and women's ice hockey teams.

In 2003 the U.S. U22 Select Team won the best-of-three exhibition series registering a 2-0-1 record and defeating Canada for the first time in the history of the event.

Included on the 63-player festival roster are nine members of the silver-medal winning 2002 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team. Also, joining the National Team veterans are skaters who have most recently competed at the college and grassroots levels.

Tickets to the August 28 U22 Series game pitting the United States against Canada at the University of Vermont's Gutterson Fieldhouse are now available with prices at $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for children 17-and-under, and $4.00 dollars for youth teams. To purchase tickets please call the University of Vermont Athletic Ticket Office at (802) 656-4410 or toll-free at (866) 4CAT-TIX (422-8849).

Ticket prices for all games held in Lake Placid are as follows:Single-game tickets will be $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for children under-12 and seniors (over 62 years old). A package, which includes tickets to all games, will be available for $15.00 for adults and $10.00 for children under-12 and seniors. Tickets to the event can be purchased by calling the Lake Placid Olympic Center box office at (518) 523-3330. Tickets will also be available for on-site and game-night purchase.

Festival Competition Schedule

Date Time (EDT) Match-up
Sunday, August 15--practice
Monday, August 16--practice
Tuesday, August 17 7:00 p.m. Under-22 vs. Red
Wednesday, August 18 7:00 p.m. Under-22 vs. White
Thursday, August 19 7:00 p.m. White vs. Red
Friday, August 20 7:00 p.m. Under-22 vs. Red
Saturday, August 21 12:00 p.m. Under-22 vs. White
Sunday, August 22 2:00 p.m. White vs. Red

U22 Select Team Competition Schedule

Date Time (EDT) Matchup Location
Aug. 25 7:00 p.m. USA vs. Canada Lake Placid, NY
Aug. 26 7:00 p.m. USA vs. Canada Lake Placid, NY
Aug. 28 1:00 p.m. USA vs. Canada Burlington, VT

U22 Select Team Roster
Goalies (2)1    Meghan Horras 5-8 155 5/1/84 L Keokuk, IA Univ. of Wisconsin
30  Rebecca Lahar 5-6 130 8/19/83 L Vienna, VA Colgate University
Defensemen (7)
9    Alana Bremiller 5-8 190 8/12/83 R Millbrook, NY Dartmouth College
8   Rachel Drazan 5-6 150 1/11/86 L Orono, MN Benilde St. Margarets H.S
4    Molly Engstrom 5-9 170 3/1/83 R Siren, WI Univ. of Wisconsin
6    Amy McLaughlin 5-9 155 1/17/83 R Berlin, MA Brown University
3    Helen Resor 5-10 155 10/18/85 L New York NY Noble & Greenough H.S.
10  Julianne Vasichek  5-10 135 10/18/83 L Great Falls, MT Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
5    Lyndsay Wall 5-8 142 5/12/85 L Churchville, NY Univ. of Minnesota

Forwards (12)
22  Natalie Darwitz 5-2 130 10/13/83 R Eagan, MN Univ. of Minnesota
19  Tiffany Hagge 5-9 165 5/3/84 R Minneapolis, MN Dartmouth College
24  Heather Jackson 5-5 140 4/24/84 R Exeter, NH Princeton University
23  Jessica Koizumi 5-4 145 4/15/85 L Honolulu, HA Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
12  Jessica Link 5-3 130 1/16/83 R Albany, NY Brown University
17  Larissa Luther 5-8 150 6/2/83 L Forrest Lake, MN Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
15  Lindsay Macy 5-11 195 3/22/85 R Owatonna, MN Univ. of Wisconsin
20  Sarah Parsons 5-8 140 7/27/87 R Dover, MA Noble & Greenough H.S.
18  Kelly Stephens 5-6 130 6/4/83 R Seattle, WA Univ. of Minnesota
16  Karen Thatcher 5-8 145 2/29/84 L Bryn Mawr, PA Providence College
21  Sonny Watrous 5-8 160 5/17/85 R Madison, WI Providence College
14  Keaton Zucker 5-5 140 12/21/83 L Peterborough, NH Brown University

Team Staff                                                                                         


Head Coach: Alana Blahoski, St. Paul, MN
Assistant Coach: Shelley Looney, Boston, MA
Assistant Coach: Tim Gerrish, Saranac Lake, NY                        
Team Leader: Gavin Regan, Potsdam, NY
Equipment Manager: Dave Randolph, Denver, CO
Team Physician: Amy Myers, Columbus, OH

White Team


Goalies (3)
1    Pam Dreyer 5-5 155 8/9/81 L Eagle River, AK 2004 U.S. National Team
30  Jody Horak 5-7 180 11/19/82 L St. Paul, MN University of Minnesota
31  Shari Vogt 5-10 170 10/23/81 L St. Cloud, MN Minnesota State Univ.-Mankato

Defensemen (6
)2    Abbie Bullard 5-3 130 12/10/84 R Potsdam, NY St. Lawrence University
3    Julie Chu 5-8 155 3/13/82 R Fairfield, CT Harvard University
4    Jamie Hagerman 5-9 170 5/7/81 R Wenham, MA Brampton Thunder (NWHL
)5    Kim Insalaco 5-6 140 11/4/80 L Rochester, NY Oakville Ice (NWHL)
6    Tara Mounsey 5-6 150 3/12/78 L Concord, NH 2002 U.S. Olympic Team
7    Genevieve Richardson  5-11 175 8/7/81 R Monroe, CT Oakville Ice (NWHL)

Forwards (12
8    Lindsay Hanson 5-8 160 2/7/84 L Salt Lake City, UT University of New Hampshire
9    Kathleen Kauth 5-8 150 3/28/79 L Saratoga Springs, NY Brampton Thunder (NWHL)
10  Liz Keady 5-7 145 8/16/85 L Boston, MA Princeton University
11  Andrea Kilbourne 5-6 175 4/19/80 R Saranac Lake, NY 2004 U.S. National Team
12  Katie King 5-9 170 5/24/75 L Salem, NH 2004 U.S. National Team
14  Meaghan Mulvaney 5-4 115 5/14/83 L Toledo, OH Ohio State University
15  Erica Olson 5-4 145 8/13/79 L Minneapolis, MN Ottawa Raiders (NWHL)
16  Jenny Potter 5-4 145 1/12/79 L Eagan, MN Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
17  Deborah Spillane 5-7 150 1/8/86 L Newton, MA Franklin (MA) H.S.
18  Jessica Tabb 5-7 155 6/5/79 R Holland, MA Toronto Aeros (NWHL)
19  Becky Zavisza 5-7 165 6/24/86 R Hartford, CT Berkshire School
20  Rush Zimmerman 5-11 165 11/7/82 L Grosse Pointe, MI Providence College

Team Staff                                                                                      

Head Coach: Jeff Kampersal, Princeton, NJAssistant Coach: Tom Mutch, Boston, MAFestival Coordinator: Gavin Regan, Potsdam, NY

Red Team

 Goalies (3)
1    Chanda Gunn 5-7 138 1/27/80 L Hungtington Beach, CA 2004 U.S. National Team
30  Erika Silva 5-7 150 10/4/78 R Newport, RI Northeastern University
31  Megan VanBeusekom 5-8 155 12/14/81 R Minneapolis, MN Princeton University

Defensemen (6)
2    Winny Brodt 5-5 130 2/18/79 L Roseville, MN University of Minnesota
3    Kelli Halcisak 5-8 145 1/26/82 R Grosse Ile, MI Providence College
4    Meredith Roth 5-8 145 5/30/82 R Dubuque, IA Providence College
5    Angela Ruggiero 5-9 190 1/3/80 R Harper Woods, MI 2004 U.S. National Team
6    Kerry Weiland 5-4 135 10/18/80 L Palmer, AK  Edmonton Chimos (NWHL)
7    Brooke White 5-6 150 8/31/79 L Sun Valley, CA Northeastern University

Forwards (12)
8    Gretchen Anderson  5-6 145 8/6/82 L Natick, MA Princeton University
9    Autumn Conway 5-2 145 5/1/85 R Minneapolis, MN Minnesota State Univ.-Mankato
10  Tricia Dunn 5-8 150 4/25/74 L Derry, NH 2004 U.S. National Team
11  Amy Goodney 5-3 120 9/2/84 L Marquette, MI Marquette Senior H.S.
12  Cammi Granato 5-7 140 3/25/71 R Downers Grove, IL 2004 U.S. National Team
14  Kristin King 5-4 135 7/21/79 R Piqua, OH Oakville Ice (NWHL)
15  Erica McKenzie 5-7 155 5/26/86 L Hastings, MN Hastings High School
16  Jen Munhofen 5-6 150 1/11/84 L Atlanta, GA Cornell University
17  Jenn Sifers 5-8 145 3/9/85 L Strafford, CT Harvard University
18  Kristin Savard 5-4 128 8/14/85 R Framingham, MA Yale University
19  Krissy Wendell 5-6 155 9/12/81 L Brooklyn Park, MN Univ. of Minnesota
20  Brooke Whitney 5-5 150 10/12/79 L Seattle, WA Northeastern University

Team Staff                                                                                      

Head Coach: Digit Murphy, Providence, RI
Assistant Coach: Jeff Vizenor, Mankato, MN
Festival Coordinator: Gavin Regan, Potsdam, NY


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