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Both Potter and Ruggiero were members of the 1998 and 2002 U.S. Olympic teams. Botterill became the first and only Canadian to win the award in 2001.
The selection criteria do not guarantee that USA Hockey is unbiased in its promotion of the award, however. For most of the weekend, the Patty Kazmaier finalist announcement was the lead story on the USA Hockey web site, www.usahockey.com. Next to the announcement, USA Hockey ran a picture of Ruggiero...
While the Kazmaier will be a great honor for whoever wins it, the ultimate decision is not on Botterill and Ruggiero’s mind right now.
“It’s a great thing on the side, but obviously our number one focus is the team and winning the national championship,” Botterill said.
After using junior Lauren McAuliffe on the first line with captain Jennifer Botterill and freshman Julie Chu for 13 consecutive games, Stone decided to put senior Tracy Catlin on the first line and move McAuliffe back to the second line with captain Kalen Ingram and sophomore Nicole Corriero.