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| Born | (1980-01-27)January 27, 1980 (age 45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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] inHuntington Beach, California) is anAmericanice hockey player. She won a bronze medal at the2006 Winter Olympics. At the games inTurin, she played close to 250 minutes and had 50 saves with a save percentage of 89.3%.
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 theHonda 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 atNortheastern University under head coachLaura Schuler. The two-time All-America goaltender is coaching while continuing to pursue her international hockey career.[6]
Gunn hasepilepsy and is in therapy withKeppra. She is a spokesperson forEpilepsy Therapy Project.[7] Her wife, Susan Linn, is the CEO of the Epilepsy Foundation of New England.[8]
She was chosen from a group of three finalists that also included senior goaltender Chanda Gunn (Huntington Beach, Calif.) from Northeastern University.
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