{"id":40544,"date":"2011-12-28T17:24:13","date_gmt":"2011-12-28T23:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=40544"},"modified":"2011-12-28T18:14:14","modified_gmt":"2011-12-29T00:14:14","slug":"former-harvard-star-and-team-usa-stalwart-ruggiero-retires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/2011\/12\/28\/former-harvard-star-and-team-usa-stalwart-ruggiero-retires\/","title":{"rendered":"Team USA stalwart and former Harvard star Ruggiero retires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object width=\"500\" height=\"375\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#AAAAAA\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"wmds=llQ6QNgpeC.p1Ucz7U.Y4B3MTMSqUgBDQ31_fuULq7XebEqBrEwDaJ5rh1l3J5YqZOODyQ--&amp;target=_self&amp;f_l=f&amp;f_fscr=f&amp;f_tb=f&amp;f_bb=t&amp;f_bbl=f&amp;f_fss=f&amp;f_2up=f&amp;f_crp=f&amp;f_wm=f&amp;f_s2f=f&amp;f_emb=f&amp;f_cap=t&amp;f_sln=t&amp;imgT=casc&amp;cred=iptc&amp;trans=xfade&amp;f_link=t&amp;f_smooth=f&amp;f_mtrx=f&amp;tbs=4000&amp;f_ap=t&amp;f_up=f&amp;btype=old&amp;bcolor=%23CCCCCC\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.photoshelter.com\/swf\/CSlideShow.swf?feedSRC=http%3A\/\/hockeyphotography.photoshelter.com\/gallery\/USCHO-Angela-Ruggiero\/G0000DF4suoI3vVc%3Ffeed%3Djson\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"false\" \/><embed width=\"500\" height=\"375\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.photoshelter.com\/swf\/CSlideShow.swf?feedSRC=http%3A\/\/hockeyphotography.photoshelter.com\/gallery\/USCHO-Angela-Ruggiero\/G0000DF4suoI3vVc%3Ffeed%3Djson\" wmode=\"transparent\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" allowFullScreen=\"false\" bgColor=\"#AAAAAA\" flashvars=\"wmds=llQ6QNgpeC.p1Ucz7U.Y4B3MTMSqUgBDQ31_fuULq7XebEqBrEwDaJ5rh1l3J5YqZOODyQ--&amp;target=_self&amp;f_l=f&amp;f_fscr=f&amp;f_tb=f&amp;f_bb=t&amp;f_bbl=f&amp;f_fss=f&amp;f_2up=f&amp;f_crp=f&amp;f_wm=f&amp;f_s2f=f&amp;f_emb=f&amp;f_cap=t&amp;f_sln=t&amp;imgT=casc&amp;cred=iptc&amp;trans=xfade&amp;f_link=t&amp;f_smooth=f&amp;f_mtrx=f&amp;tbs=4000&amp;f_ap=t&amp;f_up=f&amp;btype=old&amp;bcolor=%23CCCCCC\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"false\" \/><!--[if !IE]><!--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/themes\/advanced\/img\/trans.gif\" class=\"mceItemMedia mceItemFlash\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-mce-json=\"{'video':{},'params':{'wmode':'transparent','allowScriptAccess':'always','allowFullScreen':'false','bgColor':'#AAAAAA','flashvars':'wmds=llQ6QNgpeC.p1Ucz7U.Y4B3MTMSqUgBDQ31_fuULq7XebEqBrEwDaJ5rh1l3J5YqZOODyQ--&amp;target=_self&amp;f_l=f&amp;f_fscr=f&amp;f_tb=f&amp;f_bb=t&amp;f_bbl=f&amp;f_fss=f&amp;f_2up=f&amp;f_crp=f&amp;f_wm=f&amp;f_s2f=f&amp;f_emb=f&amp;f_cap=t&amp;f_sln=t&amp;imgT=casc&amp;cred=iptc&amp;trans=xfade&amp;f_link=t&amp;f_smooth=f&amp;f_mtrx=f&amp;tbs=4000&amp;f_ap=t&amp;f_up=f&amp;btype=old&amp;bcolor=%23CCCCCC','src':'http:\/\/www.photoshelter.com\/swf\/CSlideShow.swf?feedSRC=http%3A\/\/hockeyphotography.photoshelter.com\/gallery\/USCHO-Angela-Ruggiero\/G0000DF4suoI3vVc%3Ffeed%3Djson'},'object_html':'<!--<![endif]--><a href=\\&quot;http:\/\/hockeyphotography.photoshelter.com\/gallery\/USCHO-Angela-Ruggiero\/G0000DF4suoI3vVc\\&quot;><img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.photoshelter.com\/gal-kimg-get\/G0000DF4suoI3vVc\/s\/500\/375\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; \/><\/a><!--[if !IE]><!-->&#8216;}&#8221; alt=&#8221;&#8221; \/><!--<![endif]--><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Angela Ruggiero, a four-time Olympian and 2004 Patty Kazmaier Award winner at Harvard, officially announced her retirement from the U.S. Women&#8217;s National Team Program on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Ruggiero competed 16 years for the United States and has played more games (256) in a Team USA uniform than any other player in the country&#8217;s history. In total, she finished her career with the U.S. Women&#8217;s National Team Program having recorded 208 points, including 67 goals and 141 assists.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel honored and privileged to have represented the USA program over the past 16 years,&#8221; the 31-year-old said Ruggiero in a news release. &#8220;USA Hockey will always be a part of me and I will cherish the experiences and memories with this team. Thank you to everyone who has helped me along the way. I am now looking forward to my next career, as well as continuing my work representing the athletes of the world through my roles on the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Committee.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the Olympics, Ruggiero won a gold medal in 1998 as the youngest member (18 years old) of the team, a silver medal in 2002 where she was named the tournament&#8217;s top defenseman, a bronze medal in 2006 where she tied for the lead among tournament defensemen with six points and was named the tournament&#8217;s top defenseman for a second time and another silver medal at the 2010 Olympics where she was named to the media all-star team.<\/p>\n<p>Ruggiero racked up 253 points (96 goals, 157 assists) in her four-year career (1998-2000, 2002-04) at Harvard to rank sixth all-time at the school and first among defensemen. 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