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The 2005-06 U.S. Women’s National Team will play an 11-game US Tour in preparation for the 2006 Olympic games in Torino, Italy. The first stop on the tour is the Xcel Energy Center on Friday, September 30 to face the WCHA All-Stars. The two teams square off again Saturday night at the DECC in Duluth.

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster, the DECC, or the Xcel Energy Center. Tickets at Xcel are $10 for adults and $5 for youth. Tickets at the DECC are $13 for adults and $11 for youth.

The US Team returns to the Xcel Center December 1st for the last of three games against Team Canada.

Six of the twenty players named to the Team are Minnesota natives.

Minnesota Players
Megan Van Beusekom (Loretto)
Winny Brodt (Roseville)
Natalie Darwitz (Eagan)
Jenny Potter (Eagan)
Shari Vogt (Richmond )
Krissy Wendell (Brooklyn Park)

Full Roster

Head Coach: Ben Smith (Gloucester, Mass)

Players with Olympic Experience
Tricia Dunn (Derry, N.H.)
Katie King (Salem, N.H.)
Jenny Potter (Eagan, Minn)
Courtney Kennedy (Woburn, Mass)
Julie Chu (Fairfield, Conn)
Natalie Darwitz (Eagan, Minn)
Krissy Wendell (Brooklyn Park, Minn)

Players with US National Experience
Pam Dreyer (Eagle River, Alaska)
Chanda Gunn (Huntington Beach, Calif)
Megan Van Beusekom (Loretto, Minn)
Winny Brodt (Roseville, Minn)
Molly Engstrom (Siren, Wis)
Jamie Hagerman (North Andover, Mass)
Helen Resor (Greenwich, Conn)
Kim Insalaco (Rochester, NY)
Kathleen Kauth (Saratoga Springs, NY)
Kristin King (Piqua, Ohio)
Sarah Parsons (Dover, Mass)
Kelly Stephens (Seattle, Wash)

First Appearances
Shari Vogt (Richmond, Minn)
Caitlin Cahow (Vinalhaven, Maine)

This will be an unbelievable team. Don’t miss it!

In an effort to improve the game, the NHL vowed to
“clean up” some of the bad habits on the ice this
seasony – obstruction, hooking, holding, and
interferance.

So far, it looks like they are making good on that
promise.

In three games Friday night, there were penalties
resulting in 63 power plays. In the Wild’s 3-2 loss
to Phoenix, all five goals were power-play goals.

“These habits are going to have to be broken quick,
or else you’ll be in the penalty box”, Wild Center
Brian Rolston said. “You can’t win games like that.”

The Wild returned to the ice Saturday night, defeating
the Phoenix Coyotes 7-0, in front of a capacity crowd
of 18,064 at Xcel Energy Center.

The Coyotes defeated Minnesota 3-2 Friday night in
Phoenix.

Former Gopher Keith Ballard played his first
game in a Coyotes jersey. Former Gopher standout
Jeff Taffe also took the ice for Phoenix.

In Buffalo, former Gopher Thomas Vanek scored
two goals, including the game-winner in overtime, as
the Sabers defeated the Capitals 3-2.

We don’t normally make it a point to share group emails with the world, but this is good news, and I’m sure the coach will not mind. Read on!

Good morning, everyone!

I have some exciting news for our program. I’ve brought in a new assistant at the HS level that should provide a wonderful benefit for our entire association. His name is Dick Emahiser and he will be coming to us from Eden Prairie HS. For those of you that are not familiar with Dick, I’ll briefly summarize some of his accomplishments below:

USA Hockey Officials Pages

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MWHA Red Book

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