Chanda Leigh Gunn (born January 27, 1980, in

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) is an

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player. She won a bronze medal at the

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. At the games in

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, she played close to 250 minutes and had 50 saves with a save percentage of 89.3%.

Northeastern

In the 2003–04 season, Chanda Gunn was in her senior season led the Huskies to eight wins. In doing so, she broke two school records: registering 56 saves in a game and twice recording 23 saves in one period. In addition, she finished the season ranked first nationally in save percentage, with a .940 mark, and tenth in the nation with a 1.94 goals-against average. During the season, she was recognized twice as Hockey East Player of the Month. She ranked first in the conference in save percentage (.937) and third in goals-against average with a 2.01 GAA. During her career, Gunn was a finalists for College Hockey's Humanitarian Award, presented annually to college hockey's finest citizen, in 2003 and 2004. In 2004, Gunn was awarded the Honda Inspiration Award which is given to a collegiate athlete "who has overcome hardship and was able to return to play at the collegiate level". She overcame epilepsy, and rebounded to become an All-American hockey goalie. Since the 2007–2008 season, Gunn is an assistant coach at

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under head coach

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. The two-time All-America goaltender is coaching while continuing to pursue her international hockey career.

Private life

Gunn has

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and is in therapy with Keppra. She is a spokesperson for Epilepsy Therapy Project.

Awards and honors

* 2004 Honda Inspiration Award *2004 Finalist for Patty Kazmaier Award * 2003-04 Hockey East Three Stars Award * 2003-04 Hockey East Player of the Year * Top 10 Finalist for the 2002 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Awards * Top 10 Finalist for the 2003 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Awards * College Hockey's Humanitarian Award Winner (2003-2004 season) * Finalist for College Hockey's Humanitarian Award (2003) * Finalist for College Hockey's Humanitarian Award (2002) * Hockey East 10th Anniversary Team selection

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External links

Chanda Gunn's U.S. Olympic Team bioNortheastern University Coaches bio
1980 births American women's ice hockey goaltenders Calgary Oval X-Treme players Ice hockey players from California Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Living people Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey players Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in ice hockey People with epilepsy Sportspeople from Huntington Beach, California {{US-icehockey-bio-stub