It was announced today by USA Hockey that Lindenwood women's ice hockey head coach Shelley Looney will serve as an assistant coach for the 2022 U.S. Women's National Team. Looney recently completed her third season behind the bench for the Lions, arriving prior to the start of the 2019-20 campaign.
 
"It's an incredible honor to be selected as an assistant coach for USA Hockey," said Looney. "I am excited to serve alongside some excellent coaches and eager to coach the best in our game."
 
Looney, a two-time Olympian who helped the U.S. win Olympic gold in 1998, is making her debut on the coaching staff of a U.S. Women's National Team. Looney served as head coach for the 2019 and 2017 U.S. Women's National University Team, leading the U.S. to a fourth-place finish in 2019 and a third-place showing in 2017. She also was an assistant coach for the 2015 U.S. Women's National University Team.
 
As a player, Looney represented the United States at the 1998 and 2002 Olympic Winter Games, and in eight IIHF Women's World Championships. She scored one of the most important goals in U.S. women's hockey history, tallying the game-winning goal in the gold medal game at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.