Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Name Molly Engstrom Positions Defenseman Playing career Career start 2001 | Weight 81 kg Shoots Right Role Ice hockey player | |
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Born March 1, 1983 (age 41) Siren, WI, USA ( 1983-03-01 ) NWHL teamFormer teams Connecticut WhaleBrampton Thunder Education University of Wisconsin-Madison Similar People Jinelle Zaugg‑Siergiej, Jessica Vetter, Kerry Weiland, Jenny Schmidgall‑Potter, Erika Lawler | ||
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Molly Marie Engstrom (born March 1, 1983) is an American ice hockey player of Swedish descent who currently plays for the Connecticut Whale of the National Women's Hockey League. Before her professional career, Engstrom played for the United States women's national ice hockey team, where 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 Girls Academy.
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- Nwhl player safety molly engstrom hit
- Long road back to gold medal shot for molly engstrom
- Playing career
- Wisconsin Badgers
- Brampton Thunder
- USA Hockey
- Connecticut Whale
- Awards and honors
- Molly Engstrom Award
- References
Long road back to gold medal shot for molly engstrom
Playing career
In high school, she participated in track and field and golf. In her sophomore year, Engstrom won the Wisconsin state discus title.
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.
Brampton Thunder
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. 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).
Connecticut Whale
On August 18, 2015, it was announced that Engstrom had signed a contract with the Connecticut Whale of the professional National Women's Hockey League for the 2015-16 season.
Awards and honors
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 by Wisconsin Prep Hockey (www.wisconsinprephockey.net) 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: