Angela Ruggiero
Angela Ruggiero
Angela Marie Ruggierois an American ice hockey defenseman. She is a member of the International Olympic Committee and was a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team, medaling in four successive Winter Olympic Games, including one Gold medal, two Silver, and one Bronze. She competed in ten Women's World Championships winning four Gold medals and six Silver. She also authored a memoir about her hockey experiences called Breaking the Ice. She also was a contestant on the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth3 January 1980
CountryUnited States of America
This has been a long time in the making for our game. They say there's no parity in women's hockey. Well, now you know better. It doesn't make me happy, but that's hockey.
This has been a long time in the making for our game.
That's who the book was written for. It's awesome to go on the road and be able to influence so many young girls. The team is so excited to be able to do that and I take it as an honor.
That's women's hockey. Some refs think that if somebody falls down, you've got to call it. Part of that is the talent differences, because things look different to the refs when two teams are playing at two different speeds. Hopefully they're not doing that when we play Canada.
Obviously, we'd love to be ahead the whole time, but if we're down by one or two goals against a great team like Sweden or Canada, we'll see it's OK. We were able to come back. For me, I'm happy it happened. We stayed composed on the bench. We didn't throw our hands up in the air.
Shari's a player you see who has made tremendous strides in the last couple of years. She was always a good college goalie, but there are a lot of good college goalies out there. She's worked hard. She's in peak shape. Coach couldn't ask for more. A lot of it for her is getting experience between the pipes because that position is so mental.
She's the embodiment of a true Olympic athlete. I saw firsthand how hard she trained. I can't say enough about her and how she improved her play.
She's honest. Yes, she will say anything. I think it's funny, though.
She's one of the toughest girls I've ever met. When she gets on the ice, she throws her weight around. She's a tough competitor.
She's always smiling and ready to do anything asked of her. She's only going to get better from here. We let her down in her first game against Canada, but she had the right attitude to bounce right back. To have someone like her who has been on the bubble for so long, it brings a smile to your face.
She played like I expect her to play -- perfect.
I live to play Canada. It's one of the biggest rivalries in the sport because it always comes down to the U.S and Canada.
The Women's Sports Foundation holds a unique position in developing opportunities for girls and women of all abilities to be active whether recreationally or competitively, and I'm excited to help lead the organization to impact even more lives. It is an honor to continue to build the legacy created by Billie Jean King and all of our leaders.
I'm able to give a voice to the athletes around the world - use my degree for something other than the power play.