Chanda Leigh Gunn (born January 27, 1980, in Huntington Beach, California) is a retired American ice hockey goaltender. 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 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.http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/031504aaa.html 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 finalist 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". She overcame epilepsy and rebounded to become an All-American hockey goalie.
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.
Personal life Gunn has epilepsy and is in therapy with Keppra. She is a spokesperson for Epilepsy Therapy Project. Her wife, Susan Linn, is the CEO of the Epilepsy Foundation of New England.
International Year Team Event Result GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2006 United States OG 4 3 1 0 250:00 6 1 1.44 0.893
Awards and honors 2004 Honda Inspiration Award 2004 Finalist for Patty Kazmaier Award 2003-04 Hockey East Three Stars Award 2003-04 Hockey East Player of the Year 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
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Northeastern University Coaches bio