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Molly Engstrom 
Born March 1, 1983
Siren, WI, USAHeight 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb) Position Defenseman Shoots Right CWHL team Brampton Thunder National team 
United StatesPlaying career 2001–present Olympic medal record Women's ice hockey Competitor for the United StatesSilver 2010 Vancouver Tournament Bronze 2006 Turino Tournament Women's 4 Nations Cup Silver 2010 Canada Tournament Gold 2011 Sweden Tournament Women's World Championship Medals Gold 2011 Switzerland Tournament Molly Engstrom (born March 1, 1983) is an American ice hockey player of Swedish descent. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She played for the women's team at Culver Military Academy.
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Playing career
In high school, she participated in track and field and golf. In her sophomore year, Engstrom won the Wisconsin state discus title.[1]
Wisconsin Badgers
In her senior year at Wisconsin, Engstrom served as one of two undergraduate assistant coaches. The other coach was future Olympian Carla Macleod. Engstrom and Macleod assisted coach Mark Johnson with analysis of game footage.[2]
Career stats
Season Games Played Goals Assists Points PPG 2001-02 35 6 9 15 4 2002-03 33 4 10 14 3 2003-04 34 5 19 24 2 2004-05 38 13 19 26 11 Canadian Women's Hockey League
- March 23, 2008: Engstrom was part of the Brampton Thunder team that won the first Championship of the CWHL. Molly Engstrom scored the game winning goal as the Thunder beat the Mississauga Chiefs by a score of 4-3 in overtime.[4]
- February 14, 2009: Engstrom took part in the Calgary Oval X-Treme's game against the U.S. Selects in the final game of the EnCana sponsored 4 game Battle of the Border women's hockey tournament. Her teammates included Carla McLeod, Colleen Sostorics, Chanda Gunn. The U.S. Selects won the game by a score of 3 to 2 but the Oval X-Treme won the series 3 games to 1.[5]
- March 2010: Engstrom competed with the Brampton Thunder in the finals of the 2010 Clarkson Cup.
USA Hockey
Engstrom was a member of the 2006 US Olympic Hockey Team that won a bronze medal. In addition, Engstrom was a five-time member of the U.S. Women's National Team for the International Ice Hockey Federation World Women's Championship. At the Worlds, Engstrom captured the Gold in 2005, 2008 and 09, and the silver in 2004 and 2007. She was named the IIHF World Championships top defenseman in 2007.[6] She was also a two-time member of the U.S. Women's Under-22 Select Team in 2003 and 2004. Engstrom was also a seven-time USA Hockey Women's National Festival participant (2002–05, 2007–09).[7]
Awards and honors
- Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Media All-Star Team
- Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Directorate Award, Best Defenseman[8]
- Clarkson Cup Top Defender, 2010
- CWHL Central All-Stars, 2007–08
- CWHL All-Rookie Team, 2007–08
- 2004-05 All USCHO.com Second Team[9]
- 2004 Badger Award[10]
Molly Engstrom Award
The Molly Engstrom Award was introduced in 2011. The criteria for the award are for the "Overall Defensive Player of the Year". The award is presented to a female ice hockey player from Wisconsin prep school and coaches are asked to nominate a player from their respective team. A list of winners includes:
Year Winner Team 2011 Josie Johnson [11] Sun Prairie Co-op Cougars References
- ^ "Athletes (Vancouver 2010)". NBC Sports. http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=2313/bio/index.html. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ "Athletes (Vancouver 2010)". NBC Sports. http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=2313/bio/index.html. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ http://mobile.uscho.com/stats/player.php?pid=2037&gender=w
- ^ http://www.bramptonthunder.com/news.php?k=181
- ^ http://www.shaunavon.com/?s=&p=565&lp=93
- ^ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.545, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
- ^ http://hockey.teamusa.org/athletes/molly-engstrom
- ^ http://www.iihf.com/nc/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/meghan-agosta-named-mvp.html
- ^ http://www.uscho.com/2005/03/22/uschocoms-200405-di-womens-yearend-honors/
- ^ [http://www.uwbadgers.com/graphics/pdf/records_9283.pdf "Wisconsin 2007-08 Review and Records"]. Wisconsin Badgers. http://www.uwbadgers.com/graphics/pdf/records_9283.pdf. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- ^ http://www.wisconsinprephockey.net/news_article/show/81255?referrer_id=177393
External links
Preceded by
Angela Ruggiero (2004, 2005)IIHF World Women's Championships Best Defender
2007Succeeded by
Angela Ruggiero (2008)USA Hockey Figures Herb Brooks • Cal Marvin • Cooney WeilandMen’s coaches Henry Boucha • Herb Brooks • Ron WilsonNotable players Olympic Gold 1960 • 1980Olympic Captains Herb Brooks (1964) • Mike Eruzione (1980) • Chris Chelios (2006) • Jamie Langenbrunner (2010) • List of Olympic men's ice hockey players for the United StatesIIHF Men 1933IIHF Juniors Lore Women’s coaches Ben Smith • Mark JohnsonWomen’s seasons 2009–10 • 2010–11 • 2011–12Notable players Karyn Bye • Julie Chu • Natalie Darwitz • Molly Engstrom • Cammi Granato • Chanda Gunn • Angela Ruggiero • Jenny Schmidgall-Potter • Sarah Tueting • Krissy Wendell • Erin WhittenOlympic Gold 1998Olympic Captains IIHF Champs Lore Wisconsin Badgers ice hockey Men’s coaches John Riley • Bob Johnson • Jeff Sauer • Mike EavesMen’s seasons 2008–09 • 2009–10 • 2010-11 • 2011-12NHLers Julian Baretta • Mike Eaves • Paul Houck • Dany Heatley • Mark Johnson • Craig Norwich • Steven ReinprechtNational Championships 1973 • 1977 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1990 • 1992 • 2006Women’s coaches Mark Johnson • Tracey DeKeyserWomen’s seasons 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10 • 2010–11 • 2011–12Olympians Meghan Duggan • Molly Engstrom • Hilary Knight • Erika Lawler • Carla MacLeod • Meaghan Mikkelson • Jessie Vetter • Kerry Weiland • Jinelle ZauggPatty Kazmaier award Sara Bauer (2006) • Jessie Vetter (2009) • Meghan Duggan (2011)National Championships 2006 • 2007 • 2009 • 2011Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- American ice hockey players
- Brampton Thunder players
- Calgary Oval X-Treme players
- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Minnesota Whitecaps players
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Olympic ice hockey players of the United States
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States
- People from Burnett County, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey players
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
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