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Born |
Huntington Beach, CA, USA |
January 27, 1980 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 140 lb (64 kg; 10 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Goaltender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Caught | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WCHA ECAC team |
Wisconsin Northeastern |
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National team |
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Playing career | 2004–2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chanda Leigh Gunn (born January 27, 1980, 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%.
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. 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.
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.
Gunn has epilepsy and is in therapy with Keppra. She is a spokesperson for Epilepsy Therapy Project.