Chanda Gunn
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January 27, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg; 10 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goaltender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Caught | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WCHA ECAC9 team |
Wisconsin Northeastern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2004–2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chanda Leigh Gunn (born January 27, 1980,[1] in Huntington Beach, California) is an American ice hockey player. She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. At the games in Turin, she played close to 250 minutes and had 50 saves with a save percentage of 89.3%.
Northeastern
[edit | edit source]In the 2003–04 season, Chanda Gunn in her senior season led the Huskies to eight wins. In doing so, she broke two school records: registering 56 saves in a game and twice recording 23 saves in one period. In addition, she finished the season ranked first nationally in save percentage, with a .940 mark, and tenth in the nation with a 1.94 goals-against average.[2] During the season, she was recognized twice as Hockey East Player of the Month. She ranked first in the conference in save percentage (.937) and third in goals-against average with a 2.01 GAA. During her career, Gunn was a finalist for College Hockey's Humanitarian Award, presented annually to college hockey's finest citizen, in 2003 and 2004.
In 2004, Gunn was awarded the Honda Inspiration Award which is given to a collegiate athlete "who has overcome hardship and was able to return to play at the collegiate level".[3] She overcame epilepsy and rebounded to become an All-American hockey goalie.[4][5]
Since the 2007–2008 season, Gunn is an assistant coach at Northeastern University under head coach Laura Schuler. The two-time All-America goaltender is coaching while continuing to pursue her international hockey career.[6]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Gunn has epilepsy and is in therapy with Keppra. She is a spokesperson for Epilepsy Therapy Project.[7] Her wife, Susan Linn, is the CEO of the Epilepsy Foundation of New England.[8]
Awards and honors
[edit | edit source]- 2004 Honda Inspiration Award[9]
- 2004 Finalist for Patty Kazmaier Award[10]
- 2003-04 Hockey East Three Stars Award
- 2003-04 Hockey East Player of the Year [11]
- Top 10 Finalist for the 2002 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Awards
- Top 10 Finalist for the 2003 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Awards
- College Hockey's Humanitarian Award Winner (2003-2004 season)
- Finalist for College Hockey's Humanitarian Award (2003)
- Finalist for College Hockey's Humanitarian Award (2002)
- Hockey East 10th Anniversary Team selection[12]
Notes
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1980 births
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- American women's ice hockey goaltenders
- Calgary Oval X-Treme players
- Ice hockey people from Orange County, California
- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey players
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in ice hockey
- People with epilepsy
- Sportspeople from Huntington Beach, California