Kathleen Anne Kauth (born March 28, 1979, in Saratoga Springs, New York) is an American ice hockey player, formerly playing for the Brampton Thunder, when they were affiliated with the NWHL.
| Kathleen Kauth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Kauth with the Brampton Thunder in 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
March 28, 1979 Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Played for | Brampton Thunder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2003–2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editUSA Hockey
editKauth made the pre-Olympic cut for the 2002 United States Olympic hockey team. She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[1]
CWHL
editKauth, along with such as Allyson Fox, Kim McCullough, along with national team members Sami Jo Small and Jennifer Botterill spearheaded an initiative to form the Canadian Women's Hockey League. The players worked with a group of volunteer business people to form the CWHL by following the example of the National Lacrosse League. The league would be responsible for all travel, ice rental and uniform costs, plus some equipment.[2]
Personal
editKauth graduated from Brown University in pre-med in 2001. Kauth is also a mother to two daughters and son with her partner, four-time Canadian Olympian, Jayna Hefford.[3] Both have also served on the coaching staff for the Toronto Lady Blues women's ice hockey program under head coach Vicky Sunohara.
Kauth's father, Don, was killed on September 11, 2001 while working in the World Trade Center for Keefe, Bruyette & Woods.[4] He was employed as a bank analyst on the 85th floor of the South Tower, the second tower struck by a plane on that tragic day.
References
edit- ^ "Kathleen Kauth". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ "Dreaming of a league of her own". Archived from the original on 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
- ^ "Canadian Women's Hockey League | Four-time Olympic gold medallist Jayna Hefford enjoying family life | Pointstreak Sites". Archived from the original on 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ^ "Kathleen Kauth Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
- Kathleen Kauth's U.S. Olympic Team bio Archived 2006-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
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