But inside of me I knew that the Olympics were still there. I was still young enough. I knew that once I transitioned out of hockey, it would be really hard to go back.

She will be one of four Americans on the 11-member panel that will travel to potential host cities for on-site inspections from February 8-March 5 2011. Playing career
Ruggiero played high school hockey at private school Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford Connecticut.

Angela Marie Ruggiero (born January 3 1980) is an American ice hockey defenseman. She announced her retirement from USA's national hockey team on December 28 2011 and is currently a student at Harvard Business School.