USA Hockey Selects Nine Former Polar Bears for Olympic Camp

USA Hockey announced that nine former Polar Bears will be among the forty three skaters who have been selected to participate in the 2001 USA Hockey Women's National Team Festival to be held August 13-22 in Lake Placid , NY. The Festival competition will lead to the selection of the 2002 US Women's Olympic Team. Polar Bears participating are:

Julie Chu ---- Harvard University
Jamie Hagerman ---- Harvard University
Kim Insalaco ---- Brown University
Sue Merz ---- University of New Hampshire
A. J. Mleczko ---- Harvard University
Genny Richardson ---- Boston College
Angela Ruggiero ---- Harvard University
Jess Tabb ---- Providence College
Nicole Uliasz ---- University of Wisconsin

Our 2001 Graduates

Our Graduates from the Class of 2001 demonstrated once again that athletes can perform at the highest levels both on the ice and in the classroom. Our 2001 Class will attend the following schools.

Kirsti Anderson---- Bowdoin College
Lindsey Bazzone ---- Boston College
Alana Bremiller ---- Dartmouth College
Julie Chu ---- Harvard University
Eliza Golden---- Princeton University
Katie Guay ---- Brown University
Jamie Ramenofsky ---- Cornell University
Caitlin Salazer-Reid---- University of Connecticut
Erika Spaeth---- University of Connecticut
Kat Sweet ---- Harvard University

Another record number of Bears Selected for USA Hockey’s Girls’ Developmental Camp

Twenty of the younger Polar Bears have been selected to participate in the USA Hockey Girls’ Developmental Camp held in Burlington, VT this summer. This Camp provides training and a competitive atmosphere to develop players with the potential to attend the Lake Placid Camp.

The player are: Sarah Appleton, Jennie Bellonio, Caroline Bourdeau, Jessica Cofrancesco, Lauren Cunningham, Kiira Dosdall, Kristin Emerick, Emily Eshenfelder, Maggie Kennedy, Kathryn Kroleski, Leigh Mamrosh, Liezel McLean-Shinamon, Carolin Murphy, Kathryn O'Connor, Chelsea Spensley, Ryan Turbert, Gina Valles, Katie Vaughn, Sarah Wilson, and Becky Zavisza.

The Polar Bears would like to congratulate all of the present and former players for their outstanding achievements. These fine young women serve as examples of what Polar Bears for years to come can achieve through persistence and hard work.

Good luck to all those who may follow.