It's not about, 'Let me play as long as I can so I don't have to grow up.' It's about, 'Let me play as long as I enjoy it,' and when it's time to step away, I can step away gracefully even if I'm still good enough to keep playing, because I'm ready for that next phase.

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.