Angela Ruggiero to appear on NBC's 'Today Show' tomorrow

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Angela Ruggiero (Harper Woods, Mich.), who is seeking to play for her fourth U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team in 2010, will appear on NBC's Today Show tomorrow (Feb. 12). The segment, set to air between 8:30-9:00 a.m. EST, will feature Ruggiero coaching Today Show host Meredith Vieira on the ice at Rockefeller Center.

Thursday's Today Show will celebrate the one-year out mark from the start of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver and will feature other Olympic-related segments.

Ruggiero is currently part of a women's residency program established by USA Hockey in Blaine, Minn., for post-NCAA players. There, she is training with the 2008-09 U.S. Women's Select Team in hopes of making her fourth Olympic appearance in 2010. She is a three-time Olympic medalist (gold-1998, silver-2002, bronze-2006) and has also represented the United States in eight International Ice Hockey Federation World Women's Championships, including in 2005 and 2008 when Team USA captured gold medals. She has been named the top defenseman in the world six times.

Ruggiero graduated cum laude from Harvard University in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in government. She was a four-time All-American and four-time finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, including when she won the award in 2004.

In addition to her extraordinary athletic accomplishments, Ruggiero is the founder and president of a girl’s hockey school; the author of “Breaking the Ice,” her inspirational autobiography; and previously served as the director of the New York Islanders’ Project Hope - an organization that provides young Chinese athletes with access to educational opportunities. In addition, Ruggiero appeared on the sixth season of NBC's 'The Apprentice' with Donald Trump.

NOTE: The time of the segment and host are subject to change.