Chanda Gunn

Chanda Gunn
Chanda Gunn
Born	January 27, 1980 (age 44); Huntington Beach, CA, USA
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
Representing United States
Women's ice hockey
Olympic Games
IIHF World Women's Championships

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

In the 2003–04 season, Chanda Gunn was 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 finalists 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]

Private life

Gunn has epilepsy and is in therapy with Keppra. She is a spokesperson for Epilepsy Therapy Project.^[7]

Awards and honors

2004 Honda Inspiration Award^[8]
2004 Finalist for Patty Kazmaier Award^[9]
2003-04 Hockey East Three Stars Award
2003-04 Hockey East Player of the Year ^[10]
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^[11]

Notes

^ "USA Hockey: 2008-09 U.S. Women's Select Team Roster". USA Hockey. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
^ http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/031504aaa.html^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Awards Overview". CWSA. Archived from the original on 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
^ Curtis, Dave (2004-06-20). "HER BIGGEST SAVE ; N'EASTERN GOALIE HANDLES EPILEPSY". New York Post. Archived from the original on 2020-03-28. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
^ "Chanda Gunn (2012) - Varsity Club Hall of Fame". Northeastern University Athletics. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
^ "www.gonu.com about Chanda Gunn". Archived from the original on August 16, 2007.
^ "Chanda Gunn". 30 September 2008. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012 – via www.youtube.com.
^ "Past Inspiration Award Winners". CWSA. Archived from the original on 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
^ Hockey, U. S. A. (2004-03-27). "Harvard's Angela Ruggiero Named 2004 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Recipient". Patty Kazmaier Award. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-09. She was chosen from a group of three finalists that also included senior goaltender Chanda Gunn (Huntington Beach, Calif.) from Northeastern University.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-07-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "HockeyEastOnline.com - LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 12-MEMBER 10TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM". Archived from the original on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2012-07-07.