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USA Angela Ruggiero

#4 Boston Blades / CWHL (W) - 11/12

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Angela Ruggiero Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
44
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time Olympic (W) Gold Medal 1
4-time World Championship (W) Gold Medal 4
2-time Olympic (W) Silver Medal 2
6-time World Championship (W) Silver Medal 6
1-time Olympic (W) Bronze Medal 1
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time IIHF Hall of Fame 1
3-time Olympic (W) All-Star Team 3
2-time Olympic (W) Best Defender 2
1-time United States Hockey Hall of Fame 1
4-time World Championship (W) All-Star Team 4
4-time World Championship (W) Best Defender 4
2-time WWHL (W) Champion 2

Brother: Bill Ruggiero

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Angela Ruggiero Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 Choate Rosemary Hall USHS (W) -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1995-96 Choate Rosemary Hall USHS (W) -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1996-97 Choate Rosemary Hall USHS (W) -* -* -* -* -* -* |
USA WC (W) 5* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
1997-98 Choate Rosemary Hall USHS (W) -* -* -* -* -* -* |
USA OG (W) 6* 0* 0* 0* 18* 9* |
1998-99 Harvard Univ. NCAA (W) -* 21* 40* 61* -* -* |
USA WC (W) 5* 1* 1* 2* 2* 8* |
1999-00 Harvard Univ. NCAA (W) 29* 21* 33* 54* 38* -* |
USA WC (W) 5* 1* 6* 7* 20* 15* |
2000-01 USA WC (W) 5* 2* 4* 6* 2* 10* |
2001-02 USA OG (W) 5* 1* 3* 4* 8* 11* |
2002-03 Harvard Univ. “C” NCAA (W) 34* 29* 54* 83* 60* -* |
2003-04 Harvard Univ. “C” NCAA (W) 32* 25* 30* 55* 80* -* |
USA WC (W) 5* 2* 5* 7* 2* 9* |
2004-05 Tulsa Oilers CHL 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* 2* |
Montréal Axion NWHL-CA (W) 12* 3* 12* 15* 12* -* |
USA WC (W) 5* 3* 3* 6* 10* 12* |
2005-06 USA OG (W) 5* 2* 4* 6* 6* 4* |
2006-07 Minnesota Whitecaps WWHL (W) -* -* -* -* -* -* |
USA WC (W) 5* 1* 3* 4* 8* 5* |
2007-08 Minnesota Whitecaps WWHL (W) 15* 8* 10* 18* 20* -* |
USA “A” WC (W) 5* 0* 5* 5* 2* 2* |
2008-09 Minnesota Whitecaps WWHL (W) -* -* -* -* -* -* |
USA WC (W) 5* 1* 1* 2* 6* 8* |
2009-10 Minnesota Whitecaps WWHL (W) -* -* -* -* -* -* |
USA OG (W) 5* 3* 2* 5* 6* 7* |
2010-11 Boston Blades CWHL (W) 22* 11* 15* 26* 38* 12* |
USA “A” WC (W) 5* 2* 1* 3* 0* 5* |
2011-12 Boston Blades CWHL (W) -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2023-24 New York Rangers NHL Senior Advisor Hockey Operations
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Angela Ruggiero Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CHL 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
CWHL (W) 2 22* 11* 15* 26* 1.18* 38* 12* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA (W) 4 95* 96* 157* 253* 2.66* 178* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NWHL-CA (W) 1 12* 3* 12* 15* 1.25* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OG (W) 4 21* 6* 9* 15* 0.71* 38* 31* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS (W) 4 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC (W) 10 50* 13* 30* 43* 0.86* 56* 74* | 0 * * * * * *
WWHL (W) 4 15* 8* 10* 18* 1.20* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
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Angela Ruggiero Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Harvard Univ.

- Four-time Olympic medalist, playing for the USA women's hockey team in 1998 (Gold), 2002 (Silver), 2006 (Bronze) and 2010 (Silver).
- Made several U.S. professional hockey "firsts" on January 28, 2005, when she played for the Tulsa Oilers in a Central Hockey League game against the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees. She was the first woman to actively play in a regular season professional hockey game in the United States at a position other than goalie. In addition, since her brother Bill Ruggiero also played for the Oilers, they were the first brother-sister combination to play professionally at the same time.
- American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, First Team (1999)
- Beanpot MVP (2004)
- Best Female Hockey Player in the World by The Hockey News (2003)
- Directorate Award as the Top Defenseman at the Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City (2002)
- ECAC Player of the Year(2004)
- 2004 ECAC Tournament Most Valuable Player
- ECAC All-Academic Team (2003–2004)
- Four-time NCAA All-American
- Four-time NCAA All-ECAC
- Harvard Crimson Female Athlete of the Year (2004)
- Harvard MVP (2004, 2003, 2001)
- Ivy League Player of the Year (2004)
- NCAA First Team Academic All-American (2004)
- NCAA Top VIII award as one of the top 8 student-athletes in the entire NCAA (2004)
- NCAA National Strength and Conditioning Association Athlete of the Year(2004)
- New England Sports Writer’s Player of the Year (2004)
- Patty Kazmaier Memorial Trophy winner (2004)
- Patty Kazmaier Memorial Trophy, Top 3 Finalist (2003)
- Ranked one of Top 16 Female Athletes in the World by ESPN.com (2004)
- Top Defenseman Award at the Winter Olympics (2006, 2002)
- Top Defenseman Award at the ESSO Canadian Provincials (2005)
- Top Defenseman in the World by Globe and Mail (2003)

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