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Jessie Vetter 
Born December 19, 1985
Cottage Grove, WI, USAHeight 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Weight 169 lb (77 kg; 12 st 1 lb) Position Goaltender Catches Left NCAA team Wisconsin (2005-09) National team 
United StatesPlaying career 2006–present Medal record Women's ice hockey Competitor for the United StatesOlympic Games Silver 2010 Vancouver Tournament IIHF World Women's Championships Gold 2011 Switzerland Ice hockey Gold 2009 Finland Tournament Women's 4 Nations Cup Silver 2010 Finland Tournament Gold 2011 Sweden Tournament Jessie Vetter (born December 19, 1985) is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She was also a member of the 2008–09 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey team, which won an NCAA title. She was drafted 20th overall by the Boston Blades in the 2011 CWHL Draft.[1]
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Playing career
Vetter played as a goalkeeper on the boys hockey team at Monona Grove High School and won three state girls' soccer championships. While in high school, she was a four-time all-conference selection and a three-time all-state pick in soccer.[2]
Wisconsin Badgers
In her four year NCAA career, Vetter won an NCAA record 91 games during her four-year career and posted a NCAA-record 39 career shutouts.[3] She also holds the record for most goalie shutouts in one season with 14 (accomplished in 2008-09).[4]
In her senior year at Wisconsin, Vetter went 30-2-5 with a 1.33 GAA, (2nd NCAA) and 0.936 Save percentage, (2nd NCAA). She also finished second in the NCAA in minutes played with 2162:16. She is a 2009 WCHA first team honouree, an all-tournament honoree, and the WCHA Final Face-Off MVP as Wisconsin won the League championship and garnered the top seed going into the NCAA championships.[5]
- In 2006, she became the first goalie to record a Frozen Four shutout when she notched two.[6]
- In 2006-07, Vetter and Christine Dufour combined for 15 shutouts. Vetter was voted the top goalie and had a 1.24 goals-against average and a save percentage of .932.[7]
- Vetter broke the NCAA single-season goals-against average record with a mark of 0.83 in 2006-07. As a result, that made her the first goalie in NCAA history to post a GAA below 1.00.[8] In that same season, Vetter recorded a shutout streak that reached 448 minutes and 32 seconds - the longest not only in NCAA women’s hockey history but also in men’s history.
- Vetter won 31 games and had 13 shutouts during the 2008-09 season.[9]
- She was the first ice hockey player to be named the Sportswoman of the Year by the Women's Sports Foundation.[10]
International career
At the 2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships, she allowed just a single goal. In addition, Vetter was the starting goalkeeper when the US won the 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.[11] Vetter collected a silver medal at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and fetched for the final tips by former NHL Goalie Mike Richter.[12] In the gold medal game of the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship against Canada, Vetter made 51 saves as the US won its third consecutive gold medal.[13]
Coaching career
In 2010-11, Vetter was an assistant coach for Madison (Wis.) Capitols 19-Under Tier I squad.[14] Her squad played in the USA Hockey National Championships from April 6–10.
Jessie Vetter Award
The Jessie Vetter Award was introduced in 2010. It is awarded to the top female ice hockey goaltender in Wisconsin prep school. A list of winners includes:
Year Winner Team 2010 Hillary Drake Central Wisconsin Storm 2011 Hillary Drake[15] Central Wisconsin Storm Awards and honors
- WCHA Goalie of the Year (2007)
- All-WCHA First Team (2007)
- All-WCHA Academic Team (2007)
- NCAA Women's Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player (2006, 2009)[16]
- WCHA Top 10 Players from the 2000s[17]
- Patty Kazmaier Award[18]
- Sportswoman of the Year at the Women's Sports Foundation's 30th Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Dinner: (Awarded Oct. 14, 2009)[19]
- 2009 USA Hockey Women's Player of the Year Award (also known as the Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year award) [20]
- On September 22, 2010, Vetter and Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Miller Park before the Milwaukee Brewers/Cincinnati Reds game.[21]
- Most Valuable Player, 2011 4 Nations Cup[22]
References
- ^ http://www.cwhl.ca/news.asp?id=76
- ^ http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/athletes/jessie-vetter_ath1023942YA.html
- ^ http://www.wcha.com/about/wcha-about.html
- ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_icehockey_rb/2011/DI.pdf
- ^ http://www.insidehockey.com/columns/3261
- ^ http://www.usahockey.com/patty_kazmaier/default.aspx?NAV=AF_10&id=219728&DetailedNews=yes
- ^ http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/030107aaa.html
- ^ http://hockey.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/3000
- ^ "Goalie Jessie Vetter named top NCAA female hockey player". CBC News. March 21, 2009. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2009/03/21/sp-hockey-college-female-mvp.html.
- ^ http://insideprofessionalsports.blogspot.com/2009/12/jayna-hefford-leads-team-canada-to-6-2.html
- ^ "Notable Women’s Hockey Players". Hockey Hall of Fame. http://www.legendsofhockey.net/htmltimecap/wmspla05.shtml. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ Jessie Vetter - Athlete - 2010 Vancouver Olympics
- ^ http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/2011/04/25_knight,_us_beat_canada_for.php
- ^ http://www.usahockey.com/Youth_Nationals_2011/default.aspx?NAV=AF_04_04&id=302778&DetailedNews=yes
- ^ http://www.wisconsinprephockey.net/news_article/show/81255?referrer_id=177393
- ^ http://hockey.teamusa.org/athletes/jessie-vetter
- ^ http://www.wcha.com/about/wcha-about.html
- ^ http://www.usahockey.com/patty_kazmaier/default.aspx?NAV=AF_09&ID=191330
- ^ http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/101409aaa.html
- ^ "Annual Awards - Through the Years". USA Hockey. http://www.usahockey.com/Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=AU_13_07&ID=185912&USAHockeyType=ICE. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ http://jordanschelling.wordpress.com/2010/09/22/homegrown-olympians-throw-out-first-pitches/
- ^ http://www.usahockey.com//Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=TU_02_02&ID=308898M
Preceded by
Sarah Vaillancourt (2008)Patty Kazmaier Award
2009Succeeded by
Vicki Bendus (2010)2000's Ali Brewer (2000) • Jennifer Botterill (2001, 2003) • Brooke Whitney (2002) • Angela Ruggiero (2004) • Krissy Wendell (2005) • Sara Bauer (2006) • Julie Chu (2007) • Sarah Vaillancourt (2008) • Jessie Vetter (2009)2010's Vicki Bendus (2010) • Meghan Duggan (2011)Wisconsin Badgers ice hockey Men’s coaches John Riley • Bob Johnson • Jeff Sauer • Mike EavesMen’s seasons 2008–09 • 2009–10 • 2010-11 • 2011-12NHLers Julian Baretta • Mike Eaves • Paul Houck • Dany Heatley • Mark Johnson • Craig Norwich • Steven ReinprechtNational Championships 1973 • 1977 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1990 • 1992 • 2006Women’s coaches Mark Johnson • Tracey DeKeyserWomen’s seasons 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10 • 2010–11 • 2011–12Olympians Meghan Duggan • Molly Engstrom • Hilary Knight • Erika Lawler • Carla MacLeod • Meaghan Mikkelson • Jessie Vetter • Kerry Weiland • Jinelle ZauggPatty Kazmaier award Sara Bauer (2006) • Jessie Vetter (2009) • Meghan Duggan (2011)National Championships 2006 • 2007 • 2009 • 2011Categories:- 1985 births
- American women's ice hockey players
- Female ice hockey goaltenders
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic ice hockey players of the United States
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States
- Patty Kazmaier Award winners
- People from Dane County, Wisconsin
- Sportspeople from Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey players
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
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