University of Minnesota Athletics
SIX GOPHERS TO PARTICIPATE AT USA HOCKEY WOMEN'S FESTIVAL
8/11/2000 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
USA Hockey announced the 18-player rosters for the four teams that will compete at the Festival today. The teams will train and compete at the Olympic Center.
The teams will compete in a round-robin tournament with games scheduled for Aug. 15-16 and 18. Teams will then be seeded for medal-round competition with the semifinals schedule for Aug. 19, and the finals for Aug. 20.
Gopher sophomore forward Ronda Curtin (Roseville, Minn./ Roseville Area) will play for the Red Team, which will be coached by Wisconsin men's hockey coach, Jeff Sauer. Senior goalie Erica Killewald (Troy, Mich./Troy), senior defense Courtney Kennedy (Woburn, Mass./Buckingham, Browne & Nichols) and junior forward Laura Slominski (Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville) will be joined on the Blue Team by incoming frosh Bethany Petersen (Bloomington, Minn./Bloomington Jefferson) and will be coached by Bowling Green men's coach, Buddy Powers. Senior defense and 2000 WCHA defensive player of the year Winny Brodt (Roseville, Minn./Roseville Area) will play for the Black Team, under the direction of New Hampshire women's coach, Karen Kay.
U.S. National Team head coach Ben Smith will oversee the Festival, which serves as a national-level identification, training and development camp. Twelve members of the gold medal-winning 1998 U.S. Olympic Team will be in attendance at the camp.
