Angela Ruggiero: Official Website :: Olympics Ice Hockey, Event Speaker, Hockey Camp Coach, Apprentice Candidate

Happy Valentine's! Day!
A real sweetheart of a win!
Go USA!

Posted by: Susan at February 14, 2006 05:28 PM

Angela: I want to congratulate you and the whole team for a courageous and determined comeback. You all are fabulous. I wish you all a great finish to your olympic goal.
John

Posted by: John R Everett at February 14, 2006 05:33 PM

Thank you Angela! Your end to end goal was inspiring for not only your team, but should be for all USA athletes. Continue the good work on the ice and pass on that inspiration to the rest of the USA.

Posted by: Daniel Spitzer at February 14, 2006 05:39 PM

Angela,
It is great to see you and the team having success on the ice. I'm glad to hear your mother is coming to see you. Tell her hello for me. Everyone here wishes you well. Bring home the gold!
Ken

Posted by: Ken Santy at February 14, 2006 05:42 PM

Happy Valentine's Day !! to you and the team great game today it was such an AMAZING come back every goal that was scored i jumped up and down in my living room lol and by the way i must say you had a sweet goal good luck to you and to the rest of the team against Switzerland and i hope the rest of your guys Valentine's Day goes well : )

GO USA !!

Posted by: at February 14, 2006 05:43 PM

That game was close and I am glad the US team pulled away for the win. Bring home the Gold!

Posted by: Daniel at February 14, 2006 05:44 PM

Angela, I didn't get home from work early enough to see your goal in person, but I saw many replays of it and it got sweeter looking every time I saw it!! Keep up the GREAT WORK!!!! Paul

Posted by: Paul Andrews at February 14, 2006 05:50 PM

SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I lost my voice and my kids think I'm nutz.....GREAT JOB!!!! BEAT SWEEDEN!!!

Posted by: Daddio at February 14, 2006 05:51 PM

Good luck. All the Italian-Americans in the Cleveland area will continue to cheer you and your entire team on to the path to the GOLD.

Posted by: Marc Mazzarella at February 14, 2006 05:54 PM

Great goal and a great comeback I am new to women's hockey but watching you and your team the past few days and I am hooked keep it up

Posted by: Tony at February 14, 2006 05:59 PM

great goals look forward to more against sweden and canada good luck go U.S.A

Posted by: Billy at February 14, 2006 06:04 PM

great game today your team is making women hockey grow by the minute with great role models!! thanks for the memories

Posted by: windy jones at February 14, 2006 06:06 PM

Great comeback! Nice two goal performance Angela, I liked the fake slapshot move. Keep the momentum going for Friday

Posted by: Cory Shover at February 14, 2006 06:23 PM

Angela,

that was such an amazing game againest the finlands, that was a nice comeback and beat them 7-3. you had such a sick goal in the third good job. i was so excited cuz i got home in time to watch you girls play. i think girls hockey is so much more exciting than the guys lol. well keep up the work girls go get them

Beat Sweedan!!!!

GO U.S.A bring home the gold!!!!

Posted by: Brea at February 14, 2006 06:26 PM

Go USA Women's Hockey Team !!! Happy Valentine's Day, too!! What an incredible game against Finland--what a come-from-behind-win!!! I just had a feeling You guys would come back!! I'm such a fan and can't wait to see your next game--good luck with those Canadians..eh--loved your comparison to the Yankees:Red Sox!!! :) Really enjoying your website!!! USA ROCKS!
Robin-New Yorker/Floridian

Posted by: Robin spencer at February 14, 2006 06:37 PM

WOW! Great job Angela!! The lunch room here at the office in Tulsa went wild after that AWESOME first goal!! Keep up the great work and get that GOLD team USA!

Posted by: Andrew at February 14, 2006 06:53 PM

Hey awsome win against Finland!! That was a real "nail bitter", got to admit was a little nervouse after the second period, but you girls are awsome and you pulled it off nice job!!! Nice goals!!!!

Allie

Posted by: Allie at February 14, 2006 07:05 PM

Great Job!!!! Awesome 2 goals.... Bring home that GOLD!!!!! : *

Posted by: Anthony at February 14, 2006 07:16 PM

A great game to watch. Thanks for the excitement.

Posted by: Jason at February 14, 2006 07:24 PM

Great Game! Thanks for bringing in the winner! You girls really turned it up in the third and we couldn't have asked for anything more! Go USA!!!

Posted by: Trip at February 14, 2006 07:24 PM

Way to hang in there and come back. Your two goals were awesome and I think Team USA is looking strong for the gold. A win like today shows the heart and character of the team. Much better to get a win like today than a blow out! Good luck to all of you and Happy Valentine's Day!

Posted by: Chris at February 14, 2006 07:36 PM

Well Miss Ruggiero,
It seems as if your blog site has really sparked an interest. As it should - you doing this is fantastic - all you Olympians, except for the curling - are great. You're inspirations to us all and the young ones. Keep up the great work and I hope you clobber the Canadians... Cary

Posted by: Cary at February 14, 2006 07:40 PM

Hi,

Happy Valentine's Day to you and team USA! It was a thrilling comeback, and I'll be watching you every second of the way! C

Posted by: Cherill at February 14, 2006 07:49 PM

Dear Ms. Ruggiero,
You are a hockey goddess. You are our hero. Thanks for bringing so much excitement to the game of ice hockey -- from the games you played against Princeton at Hobey Baker Rink to rinks at Nagano, Salt Lake, and now Torino 2006.

Here's to your continued successes!
Donna and Jen

Posted by: Donna and Jen at February 14, 2006 07:54 PM

Wow what an amazing comeback today. I was on teh edge of my seat for awhile today, but what a classy victory. nice GWG too. GOOD LUCK W/ SWEDEN ON FRIDAY AND *HOPEFULLY* CANADA ON MODAY?!!!!!!
DONT BE TOO AFRAID OF THE PHYSOCAL STUFF LOL!!!!!!

Posted by: Katie Marino at February 14, 2006 07:58 PM

Angela, I'm one of the pioneers of women's hockey, having played in goal for Colby College in the mid 1970s. It is so rewarding to see the level of play that you and your teammates have brought women's hockey to. We dreamed of going to the Olympics, but YOU guys made it happen!

Many thanks and GO USA!

Posted by: Lou Anne Jaeger at February 14, 2006 08:06 PM

Again we find ourselves getting 'shushed' at work as we react to each goal! Angela, the comeback kid, awesome goal and man what a momentum swinger!

Great comeback ladies, keep it up, we'll be watching and cheering you on this friday!

Posted by: Joe In Fallujah at February 14, 2006 08:28 PM

Way to go!!! Good luck the rest of the way!

Posted by: Andrea at February 14, 2006 08:52 PM

Make sure you keep doing what you're doing (like using the elevators) to keep those legs strong for the third period! Excellent!

(My pioneering & banging down walls was in basketball & track in HIGH SCHOOL in the mid 1970's!)

You go girl! It makes ALL of us pioneers feel like we done good!

Posted by: Susan at February 14, 2006 09:05 PM

Hello again Angela.

Great game today. And two goals was just amazing. You girl's really showed what you were made of. Take out Sweden and then on to Canada.

Go USA!

-Sam-

Feel free to email whenever you want.

Posted by: Sam at February 14, 2006 09:06 PM

Hey Angela!
Great goals, that was a really awesome game. You guys are an amazing team, I wish you the best of luck for the game against Sweden! happy valentine's day, too!

Posted by: Margaret Bright-Ryan at February 14, 2006 09:18 PM

Hey Angela,
Congrats on your victories up to this point!
Keep it up, and from a soldier not too long back from Iraq, you all are keeping the American spirit alive!!!! I am from Minnesota so you all have a lot of our girls on the team. Don't stop and luck to you and the team in the rest of the games!

Posted by: Erik Holtan at February 14, 2006 09:43 PM

I nearly died today watching that game! What a SWEET victory against Finland! And one of my favorite guys was there watching (Scott Gomez - #23 of the NJ Devils!)

Your goal was freaking fantastic! I nearly threw my chihuahua at the TV in excitement!

Go GET 'EM GIRL! Canada is nothing .. Canada is Canadian Bacon and cheap electronics.. We ARE USA! WE ARE GOLD ALL THE WAY!!

Posted by: Angela at February 14, 2006 09:46 PM

When you picked up the puck by the goal line, scored tied 3-3, and started the rush, I hollered "coast to coast". Don't think you heard me in Torino, but you saw the seam in the "D" and carried that puck with nothing short of national pride. That one end to end skate, head up, determined to put the US ahead, captured the Olympic spirit and why we are clustered around our TVs every four years.

On behalf of the 245 million Americans who either are your fans, or should be, thanks.

--Hal Stern, the Snowman

agrosnowman.com/snowman -- the hockey blog

Posted by: Hal Stern (Snowman) at February 14, 2006 10:08 PM

I have played mens ice hockey for 20 years now and I think its great what you and the rest of the team mean to the sport. You are an insperation to many young women around the world. You represent every thing that is still great about our sport. Happy Valentine's Day to all of you ladies on the team.

Posted by: Bryant LaValley at February 14, 2006 10:17 PM

Angela! you ROCK!

Posted by: Jack Butler at February 14, 2006 11:10 PM

what a great game today against Finland! it was amazing to see you all come back in the 3rd period!! I played ice hockey in middle school and high school (and on and off in college) and had the great opportunity to meet/be coached by some of your fellow Olympians in various camps - like Cammi, and AJ(I actually got to try on her Gold Medal the summer after the Nagano games!) - as well as being coached by Ben Smith (and Katey Stone). Being from the Boston area, I also went to quite a number of your Harvard games in the past few years. I had a dream to play in the olympics - although that didnt happen, it is great to see you and your teammates doing so well. Good Luck against Sweden and hope to see you bring home the gold against Canada!

Posted by: Alexandra at February 14, 2006 11:48 PM

hey angela, u totally rock, i remeber when you guys came to steamboat springs colorado before the 2002 olympics and you were the first player i met and i was like omg. but ya, go all the way! beat canada and get that gold!!!!

Posted by: courtney at February 14, 2006 11:51 PM

My husband and I stayed up late (I recorded y’all’s match vs. Finland as we were both at work) and we are SO glad we did!!! You had 2 AWESOME goals, too!! When it was 3-1, we felt a bit antsy..and then came the power plays….and there we were, 3-2…then 3-3….Oh, it was nerve-wracking!!! You guys really kept pushing hard and….WOW! I thought pulling ahead 4-3 was pretty good. But SEVEN?? I’m glad Krissy got one. She really REALLY worked hard to get it. Whew…I’m so tired right now!!!!  Hahaha..Way to make our late night worth it!! Let’s not pull the same cardiac attack vs. Switzerland, k?

Wow, I wish we’d have had hockey back in my small southern town when I was young. I’ve always enjoyed watching, and I especially love watching you all play.

GO USA!!!

Thanks for all you are doing for little girls (and big girls still holding on to their little girl dreams!) all around the world!

Posted by: Amy Durham at February 14, 2006 11:58 PM

Angela, It was such fun watching your game, it really inspired me! You and Team USA are so fun and exciting to watch. Happy Valentines Day! Hope it was fun! Good luck against Sweden!
John

Posted by: John McCluskey at February 15, 2006 12:28 AM

Angela,

2 goal performance and now you guys face Sweden I wish you nothing but luck in that game. Happy Valentine's Day!

Go 4 Gold!

Andrew Johnson

Posted by: Andrew Johnson at February 15, 2006 12:56 AM

Way to go! You guys turned on the jets at the end of the second and the Fins could not keep up. That first goal of yours was a thing of pure beauty! I am eagerly awaiting Friday's match.

Posted by: David Broussard at February 15, 2006 03:20 AM

Great comeback i love you guys and love krissy wendelll alot! demolish canada

Posted by: D37 at February 15, 2006 04:19 AM

Great comeback i love you guys and krissy wendell alot! Finland is lucky they even scored demolish canada and bring the gold home!

Posted by: D37 at February 15, 2006 04:25 AM

Great job!

Posted by: Bruce David at February 15, 2006 06:34 AM

Hey,

You guys are amazing!! I love to watch the USA women play. You did soo good against the Germans, Swiss, and Finns. I am so proud to have you and the rest of the girls representing my country. By the way right now I am in 10th and I play hockey, which I absolutely love to death, so next year I am going to be starting to look at colleges, so I was wondering how you dedcided. So if you could maybe email me back that would be great.

Thanks soo much and and I hope you continue to good in the Olympics I also hope that you guys bring home the gold, or as my team would say "Let's Bring It Home"

GO USA!!!!!!

Posted by: Nora at February 15, 2006 07:51 AM

Hey Ang,

Who do you think you are Bobby Orr? (Great rush!)

Call me after Sweeden.

I like what you said about Canada running up the scores. I wonder where you learned to speak your mind?

Love You Baby!

Dad

Posted by: DAD at February 15, 2006 03:29 PM

Best wishest to the team. Great Job. Been a hockey fan for years and I believe that the girls actually play a better game. I was a member of the 84 Olympic Staff in LA and I have never forgotten the thrill of seeing our flag raised above the others and hearing our nation anthem being played. I know we have some good tuff teams to play but I know team USA will be up to it. God's speed! I have requested a women's hockey pin for my pin collection.

Posted by: Charles Edwin Gay at February 15, 2006 05:36 PM

Go Team USA,

Angela, thanks for all the write-ups, it really does give a good look at what is happening and the way you girls see things, keep it up and tell all that all of us back here in the good ole USA are pulling for a GOLD,
God Bless,

Garry

Posted by: Garry at February 16, 2006 03:45 PM

hey u are the best

Posted by: Anna at February 20, 2006 02:44 PM

hey there.

so basically I would do anything to meet you and krissy wendell. She is my favorite player of all time and right after her is you, well i would say your both equal. but yea, i would do anything to meet you 2 but like it probably will never happen which is sad, but i look forward to the olympics.. and you probably get tons of comments and emails like this, but i just wanted to voice and let u and krissy and team usa know they have another fan :o) you girls are an inspirtation to me, and i wanted to go to italy just for your event haha so yea.. ok thanks for taking the time to read this.

Posted by: Kelly at February 20, 2006 02:50 PM