COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – (Photo by Allen Douglas) — USA Hockey announced today that Amanda Pelkey (Montpelier, Vt.) has replaced Amanda Kessel (Madison, Wis.) on the roster for the 2016 Four Nations Cup due to injury. Kessel recently suffered a lower body injury during her time with the New York Riveters of the NWHL and will miss the tournament, held November 1-5 in Vierumaki, Finland.
“It’s unfortunate that she (Kessel) was injured and is unable to participate but we have full confidence in Amanda (Pelkey) and know that she can contribute to the national team as she has at recent events,” said Reagan Carey, general manager of the U.S. Women’s National Team. “I’m pleased that we’ve built a strong player pool that is deep with talented players who can readily step in at the highest level without lessening our chances for success. We’ll continue to monitor Kessel’s progress and evaluate her status for upcoming camps and events.”
Pelkey most recently was a member of the 2016 U.S. Women’s National Team that won the gold medal at the IIHF Women’s World Championship this past April in Kamloops, British Columbia.
The U.S. Women’s National Team is taking part in a camp at the Northwell Health Ice Center at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, New York from October 24-28 before the team departs for Finland on October 28.
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NOTES: Reagan Carey (Colorado Springs, Colo.), USA Hockey’s director of women’s hockey, is the general manager of the 2016 U.S. Women’s National Team. Ken Klee (Denver, Colo.) will serve as the head coach of the 2016 U.S. Women’s National Team at the Four Nations Cup. He will be assisted by Robb Stauber (Medina, Minn.), Brett Strot (Tampa, Fla.) and Chris Tamer (Dexter, Mich.) … The Four Nations Cup is an annual tournament that has been held in varying forms since 1996 (previously the Three Nations Cup). The U.S. will compete against Canada, Sweden and Finland in this year’s tournament. It is the 20h year of the tournament and the United States has competed 19 times, having not participated in 2001. The United States has captured the title six times (1997, 2003, 2008, 2011-12, 2015), finished second 12 times and third in the tournament in 2013. The Americans hold an overall record of 44-6-4-23-2 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) in 79 Three/Four Nations Cup games.
