Two League Players Selected To Olympic Team
Dec. 17, 2001
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- USA Hockey today announced the roster for the 2002 United States Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team, which will compete in the XIX Olympic Winter Games from February 8-24, 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Two players with WCHA ties, Jenny Potter (Eagan, Minn.) and Courtney Kennedy (Woburn, Mass.), were selected to the squad.
Potter played a year at both Minnesota and Minnesota-Duluth after winning a gold medal with the 1998 United States Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team in Nagano, Japan. She is one of 14 returning members that won gold in 1998. While with the Bulldogs, Potter led the league and the country with 93 points on 41 goals and 52 assists in 1999-00. She was also the 1999-00 WCHA Player of the Year.
A 2001 graduate of Minnesota, Kennedy is the school's all-time leading scorer for defenders with 112 career points. A three-year skater for the Gophers, Kennedy was the 2000-01 WCHA Player of the Year and WCHA Defensive Player of the Year. The defender led Minnesota to the AWCHA National Championship during the 1999-00 campaign.
The 20 players were selected from the 2001-02 USA Hockey Women's National Team, which is currently competing on The Visa Skate To Salt Lake Tour. The tour schedule is comprised of both national and international games in preparation for the Olympic Winter Games. Team USA currently boasts a 21-0-0 overall record, including a 14-0-0 mark on the tour, and has 10 games remaining before departing for Salt Lake City.
"This team has an amazing blend of skill from both newcomers and veterans," said Karyn Bye (River Falls, Wis.), assistant captain of the 2001-02 USA Hockey Women's National Team. "Every member of the team has proven she belongs here. I know we are all extremely excited to wear the USA jersey in February."
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