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The Canadian national team has taken a different approach to developing its talent for the Olympics. While the U.S. Select Team is the only place for older American hockey players to compete, there is a senior women's hockey league in Canada.
Like Mleczko before her, Ruggiero says she has every intention of coming back for her remaining two years of eligibility after the Olympics. One oddity with her situation is that last year's freshman class will be seniors when she returns, while she will be listed as a junior.
The expectation of playing with a talent like Ruggiero would certainly be a boon to Harvard's recruiting. According to Stone, Botterill will also return for the remainder of her eligibility after the Olympics. The last time the pair came together after an Olympic year, the team went 33-1...
In the off-season, the Crimson was hurt in late August when Angela Ruggiero decided to join the U.S. National Team to begin training for the 2002 Olympics. Ruggiero, by far the best defenseman in the country for the past two years, won a gold medal with Team USA at...
Since that point, the team has only gotten better, winning several Beanpots, an ECAC Championship, sending various players to the Olympics, and taking the 1999 AWCHA National Championship.