College Hockey:
U.S. Collegians on 2005 World Women’s Championship Rosters

USCHO Staff Report • April 3, 2005

Listed below are the 38 players with U.S. college experience competing in the IIHF World Championships from April 2nd to April 9th in Sweden. The breakdown by country is 10 from Canada, 4 from Finland, 2 from Germany, 2 from Sweden and all 20 from the United States. The list includes 15 current U.S. collegians, 22 U.S. college alumni, and one incoming freshman.

Player Year Pos. Ht. Wt. DOB Hometown Team

Bemidji State (1)
Nina Ziegenhals So. D 5-6 132 5/23/82 Germany

Brown (3)
Kathleen Kauth 01 F 5-8 150 3/28/79 Saratoga, N.Y. USA
Katie King 97 F 5-9 170 5/24/75 Salem. N.H. USA
Becky Kellar 97 D 5-7 156 1/1/75 Hagersville, Ont. Canada

Dartmouth (5)
Kristin King 02 F 5-4 140 7/21/79 Piqua, Ohio USA
Sarah Parsons Inc. F 5-8 140 7/27/87 Dover, Mass. USA
Gillian Apps Jr. F 5-11 176 11/2/83 Unionville, Ont. Canada
Correne Bredin 03 D 5-11 195 2/11/80 Warburg, Alb. Canada
Cherie Piper Jr. F 5-5 173 6/29/81 Scarborough, Ont. Canada

Harvard (5)
Julie Chu Jr. F/D 5-8 155 3/13/82 Fairfield, Conn. USA
Jamie Hagerman 03 D 5-9 170 5/7/81 Wenham, Mass. USA
Angela Ruggiero 04 D 5-9 190 1/3/80 Harper Woods, Mich. USA
Jennifer Botterill 03 F 5-9 157 5/1/79 Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
Sarah Vaillancourt Fr. F 5-5 141 5/8/85 Sherbrooke, Que. Canada

Maine (1)
Raffi Wolf 03 F 5-6 115 6/20/78 Germany

Minnesota-Duluth (7)
Jenny Potter 04 F 5-4 145 1/12/79 Eagan, Minn. USA
Caroline Ouellette Sr F 5-11 171 5/25/79 Montreal, Que. Canada
Satu Kipeli 04 D 5-9 154 12/24/80 Finland
Anna-Kaisa Piiroinen So G 12/12/84 Finland
Nora Tallus Sr F 5-3 148 2/9/81 Finland
Maria Rooth 03 F 5-9 165 11/2/79 Sweden
Erika Holst 03 F 5-10 181 4/8/79 Sweden

Minnesota (5)
Natalie Darwitz Jr. F 5-2 130 10/13/83 Eagan, Minn. USA
Lyndsay Wall So. D 5-8 142 5/12/85 Churchville, N.Y. USA
Kelly Stephens Sr. F 5-6 130 6/4/83 Seattle, Wash. USA
Krissy Wendell Jr. F 5-6 155 9/12/81 Brooklyn Park, Minn. USA
Courtney Kennedy 01 D 5-9 190 3/29/79 Woburn, Mass. USA

New Hampshire (1)
Tricia Dunn 96 F 5-8 150 4/25/74 Derry, NH USA

Northeastern (3)
Chanda Gunn 04 G 5-7 138 1/27/80 Huntington, Calif. USA
Shelley Looney 94 F 5-5 140 1/21/72 Browns Twp., Mich. USA
Vicky Sunohara 89 F 5-7 165 5/18/70 Scarborough, Ont. Canada

Ohio State (1)
Emma Laaksonen 04 D 5-3 132 12/17/81 Finland

Princeton (1)
Megan Van Beusekom 04 G 5-8 155 12/14/81 Loretto, Minn. USA

Providence (1)
Cammi Granato 93 F 5-7 140 3/25/71 Downers Grove, Ill. USA

St. Lawrence (1)
Gina Kingsbury 04 F 5-7 141 11/26/81 Rouyn-Noranda, Que. Canada

Wisconsin (2)
Molly Engstrom Sr. D 5-9 170 3/1/83 Siren, Wis. USA
Carla MacLeod Sr. D 5-4 138 6/16/82 Calgary, Alb. Canada

Yale (1)
Helen Resor Fr. D 5-10 155 10/18/85 Greenwich, Conn. USA

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