United States women's national ball hockey team

The United States Women's National Ball Hockey Team is the women's national ball hockey team of United States, and a member of the International Street and Ball Hockey Federation (ISBHF).

United States
Nickname(s)United States
AssociationUSA Ball Hockey
Head coachGwen Ranquist-Lemieux
AssistantsDorene Sheets
Captain[Julia Bronson]
Biggest win
United States United States 10 - 2 Switzerland Switzerland
(Plzeň, Czech Republic, 2009)
Biggest defeat
Canada Canada 9 - 0 United States United States
(Plzeň, Czech Republic June 19, 2009)
Ball Hockey World Championship
Appearances7 (first in 2007)
Best result2nd (2017), (2019)

History

At the 2017 ISBHF Worlds, the US earned their first-ever podium finish. In the semifinals, they defeated the two-time defending champion gold medalists Canada in a 3-2 tally.[1] Becky Dobson would be credited with the game-winning goal. [2] Advancing to the gold medal game against host country Czech Republic, the US forced overtime, although the result was a 4-3 loss. [3]

Of note, the 2017 United States roster also featured three players from the NWHL. Among them were Cherie Stewart, who played in the inaugural season of the New York Riveters, Amber Moore, another Riveters alum, plus Paige Harrington, who captured the 2017 Isobel Cup championship as a member of the Buffalo Beauts.

World Championships
YearLocationResult
2007Ratingen, Germany4th place
2009Plzeň, Czech Republic4th place
2011Bratislava, Slovakia4th place
2013St.John's, Canada4th place
2015Zug, Switzerland4th place
2017Pardubice, Czech RepublicSilver
2019Kosice, SlovakiaSilver

Awards and honors

References
  1. Archived 2017-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Dobson's last-minute goal puts USA in women's". ISBHF – International Street and Ball Hockey Federation. n.d. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  3. "Czech Republic are women's champs! OT goal by Ledlova wins their first ever gold". ISBHF – International Street and Ball Hockey Federation. n.d. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  4. Kratochvíl, Marek (2017-06-10). "All-stars and individual awards of the 2017 World Championship". ISBHF – International Street and Ball Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  5. "2013 ISBHF World Championships, St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Women: Individual Awards". Goal Line News. 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
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