Kathleen Anne Kauth (born March 28, 1979 in

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) is an American

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player, formerly playing for the

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, when they were affiliated with the NWHL.

Playing career

USA Hockey

Kauth made the pre-Olympic cut for the 2002 United States Olympic hockey team. She won a bronze medal at the

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CWHL

Kauth, along with such as Allyson Fox, Kim McCullough, along with national team members

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and

Jennifer Botterill Jennifer Botterill, (born May 1, 1979) is a Canadian former women's hockey player and current hockey broadcast television analyst who played for Harvard University, the Canadian national team, the Mississauga Chiefs, and the Toronto Aeros. Sh ...

spearheaded an initiative to form the

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. The players worked with a group of volunteer business people to form the CWHL by following the example of the National Lacrosse League. The league would be responsible for all travel, ice rental and uniform costs, plus some equipment.

Personal

Kauth graduated from Brown University in pre-med in 2001. Kauth is also a mother to two daughters and son with her partner, four-time Canadian Olympian,

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. Both have also served on the coaching staff for the Toronto Lady Blues women's ice hockey program under head coach

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. Kauth's father, Don, was killed on

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while working in the

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for

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.Kathleen Kauth at Sports Reference
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on that tragic day.

References

External links

Kathleen Kauth's U.S. Olympic Team bio
1979 births Living people American expatriate ice hockey players in Canada American women's ice hockey forwards Brampton Thunder players Brown Bears women's ice hockey players Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players from New York (state) Lesbian sportswomen LGBT ice hockey players LGBT people from New York (state) American LGBT sportspeople Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in ice hockey Sportspeople from Saratoga Springs, New York {{US-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub