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2001 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2001 IIHF Women's World Championships was held April 2–8, 2001 in six cities in the state of Minnesota. Venues included the Ice Center in Plymouth, Minnesota, Plymouth, the 3M Arena at Mariucci, Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis, the Recreation Centre in Rochester, Minnesota, Rochester, the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota, St. Cloud, the Columbia Arena in Fridley, Minnesota, Fridley, and the Schwan Super Rink, in Blaine, Minnesota, Blaine. Canadian national women's ice hockey team, Team Canada won their seventh consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the United States women's national ice hockey team, United States. Russia upset Finland 2–1 to capture their first medal in women's hockey. Teams With the promotion and relegation format now in use, the top seven nations were joined by Kazakhstan, the winner of Group B in 2000. * * * * * * * * World Championship Group A The eight participating teams were divided up into tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George W
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he previously served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. While in his twenties, Bush flew warplanes in the Texas Air National Guard. After graduating from Harvard Business School in 1975, he worked in the oil industry. In 1978, Bush unsuccessfully ran for the House of Representatives. He later co-owned the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball before he was elected governor of Texas in 1994. As governor, Bush successfully sponsored legislation for tort reform, increased education funding, set higher standards for schools, and reformed the criminal justice system. He also helped make Texas the leading producer of wind powered electricity in the nation. In the 2000 presidential election, Bush defeated Democratic incum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaine, Minnesota
Blaine is a suburban city in Anoka and Ramsey counties in the State of Minnesota, United States. Once a rural town, Blaine's population has increased significantly in the last 60 years. For several years, Blaine led the Twin Cities metro region in new home construction. The population was 70,222 at the 2020 census. The city is located mainly in Anoka County, and is part of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. Interstate 35W, U.S. Highway 10, and Minnesota State Highway 65 are three of the main routes in the city. History Phillip Leddy, a native of Ireland, was recorded in the 1857 census as having settled in the township of Anoka until his death in 1872, on land that later became Blaine. In 1862, he moved near a lake that now bears his misspelled name, Laddie Lake. Another early settler was the Englishman George Townsend, who lived for a short time near what today is Lever St. and 103rd Ave. It was not until 1865 that Blaine's first permanent resident, Greenberry Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Bechard
Kelly Paige Bechard (born January 22, 1978) is a women's ice hockey player. Bechard competed for Canada at the World Championships in 2000 and 2001. In 2002, she competed for Canada at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Born in Sedley, Saskatchewan, Bechard was also a provincial doubles badminton champion in High School. In the gold medal game, Bechard was called for a tripping penalty late in the third period, and this led to Karyn Bye of the United States scoring a goal. The goal made the score 3-2 in Canada’s favour, as Bechard was part of the first Canadian Women's Hockey Gold Medal hockey team in Olympic history. After the Olympics, Bechard returned to the University of Calgary, where she played for the university’s hockey team, and pursued a degree in management. From 2010-2014 she was assistant coach for the university of Calgary Dino’s, she took over head coach for the 2013/14 season. After that she left to be the assistant coach for the Calgary Inferno for thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tammy Shewchuk
Tammy Lee "Barbie" Shewchuk (born December 31, 1977 in Saint-Laurent, Quebec) is a women's ice hockey player. Shewchuk was a member of the 2000 and 2001 gold medal teams at the Women's World Hockey Championships. She also competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and contributed with two points (a goal and an assist) as Canada captured the gold medal. The Olympic gold medal was particularly special for Shewchuk as she was a late cut for the 1998 Olympic team. Playing career Early years Prior to the 2002 Olympics, Shewchuk was setting records. The New Year's Eve baby was the first female non-goaltender to play in the renowned Québec PeeWee tournament. The first boys team she competed with was the Lac St-Louis Lions in 1994 as a forward and the only female on the team. She also played for Team Quebec at the 1991 and 1995 Canada Winter Games. Shewchuk attended and played hockey for The Taft School and Harvard University. Harvard Crimson During the 2000–01 season, Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicky Sunohara
Vicky Sunohara (born May 18, 1970) is a Canadian ice hockey coach, former ice hockey player, and three-time Olympic medallist. She has been described as "the Wayne Gretzky of women's hockey" and is recognized as a trailblazer and pioneer for the sport. In 2020, Sunohara was named to "TSN Hockey’s All-Time Women’s Team Canada," in recognition of her status as one of Canada’s best female hockey players of all time. Sunohara is currently the head coach of the Toronto Varsity Blues women's ice hockey, Varsity Blues women's ice hockey team of the University of Toronto. She was nationally recognized in 2019–20 and 2021-22 as the U Sports women's ice hockey, U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Coach of the Year and was named the 2019–20 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Female Coach of the Year across all sports. Playing career Sunohara began to play hockey as a small child and the love of the game came naturally to her as her late father, David Sunohara, was a hockey enthusiast wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Drolet
Nancy Drolet (born August 2, 1973) is a Canadian ice hockey player, international public speaker and philanthropist. She is the daughter of Denis Drolet and Viviane Dubé. Nancy has won 6 gold medals for Canada with the Canadian women's hockey team. Drolet was named Sports Federation Canada Junior Athlete of the Year in 1992. After her Olympic career, she started traveling the world and giving conferences in schools. Nancy is famous for her phrase '' School is the foundation of every child''. Playing career Drolet was also an accomplished softball player and was a member of the Canadian National Softball team in 1990 and 1991. Drolet played for Team Quebec at the 1991 Canada Winter Games and was also a member of the Vancouver Griffins. Drolet played for the Sherbrooke Jofa-Titan squad in the League Régionale du Hockey au Féminin in the province of Québec. In 1994, Drolet would become the team captain, and its general manager. She won a silver medal at the Nagano Olympic Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana Antal
Dana Antal (born April 19, 1977 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a women's ice hockey player. She won a gold medal with Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Prior to joining the Canadian national team, she played collegiate hockey for Cornell University. In her first season, she was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year, and was the team's leading scorer. Antal also played for the Calgary Oval X-Treme in the Western Women's Hockey League. Playing career Minor hockey Growing up in Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, Antal played minor hockey on local boys' teams until bantam (15 & under), as at the time, there were no girls' teams in the area. College hockey After completing her minor hockey career, Antal was offered a scholarship to play hockey at Cornell University. Club hockey On March 22, 1998, Dana Antal scored at 5:31 of a 10-minute overtime period on a pass from Jennifer Botterill as Team Alberta (represented by the Calgary Oval X-Treme) defeated Team Ontario (r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karyn Bye
Karyn Lynn Bye-Dietz (born May 18, 1971) is a retired ice hockey player. She was the alternate captain of the 1998 Winter Olympics gold-medal winning United States Women's Hockey Team. In 1998, she was featured on a Wheaties box. She entered the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2011 and was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2014. Playing career Early years Born May 18, 1971, in River Falls, Wisconsin, Bye-Dietz played for the River Falls Wildcats Boys High School Hockey team under the name of K.L. Bye to conceal her sex. Although her father encouraged her to continue playing basketball, as she had done growing up, Bye-Dietz continued to play hockey. The 1987–88 season she recorded 3 assists in her 18 games playing Junior Varsity Hockey Her athletic ability and play earned a scholarship to the University of New Hampshire. NCAA Bye-Dietz played for the New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey program. She scored 164 points in 87 games for the Wildcats, leading the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krissy Wendell
Kristin Elizabeth "Krissy" Wendell-Pohl (born September 12, 1981) is an American former women's ice hockey player, and current amateur scout for The Pittsburgh Penguins. During the 2004–05 season, Wendell set an NCAA record for most short-handed goals in one season, with seven. At the conclusion of her college career, she held the record for most career short-handed goals, with 16. Both marks have since been equaled by Meghan Agosta. Wendell is currently in the Top 10 for all-time NCAA scoring, with 237 career points. Playing career While attending Park Center Senior High School in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, Wendell led the girls' hockey team to a state championship. At the time she graduated from high school, Wendell was the state of Minnesota's all-time leading girls' high school scorer. Wendell was a co-captain of the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey team. A forward, she scored 133 points in two seasons (2002–2003, 2003–2004) for the Gophers. Wendell scored t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim St-Pierre
Kim St-Pierre (born December 14, 1978 in Châteauguay, Quebec) is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a three-time Olympic gold medallist and five-time IIHF world champion. She was announced as a Hockey Hall of Fame inductee on June 24, 2020. She was named to the Order of Hockey in Canada in 2022. Playing career McGill In 1998-99, she was the top rookie for the McGill Martlets women's ice hockey team. She was also the first woman in Canadian Interuniversity Sports history to win a men’s regular season game when McGill University defeated Ryerson University on November 15, 2003 by a score of 5-2. International play Kim St. Pierre was the goaltender for Team Canada in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, and was the starting goaltender in Team Canada's 3-2 victory over Team USA in the gold medal final. She also played for the Canadian women's team in Turin. St. Pierre holds numerous records in international competition, including most shutouts (15), most wins (24), and lowest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
