Gretchen A. Ulion Silverman (born May 4, 1972) [1] is an American ice hockey player. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics. At Dartmouth College, she was and is still today the Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey program's all-time leading scorer with 189 goals and 312 points,[2] served as the captain of the Dartmouth Big Green during the 1993–94 season,[3] and was twice the Ivy League Player of the Year.[4]
| Gretchen Ulion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
May 4, 1972 Marlborough, Connecticut, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg; 9 st 4 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ECAC team | Dartmouth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1990–1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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In the gold medal game at the 1998 Winter Olympics, Ulion scored the first goal of the game.[5] It was also the first ever goal scored in an Olympic women's ice hockey gold medal game. Ulion was featured on the Wheaties box in 1998.[6]
Along with the rest of the 1998 gold medal-winning team, Ulion was admitted to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009.[7] She also received a Gold Key from the Connecticut Sports Writers’ Alliance on April 29, 2018.[8]
In addition to serving as a U18 instructor and motivational speaker for USA Hockey,[9][10] Ulion is the head coach of the women's ice hockey team at Post University.[11]
Personal life
editIn 1990, Ulion graduated from The Loomis Chaffee School, where she played hockey under long-time coach Chuck Vernon.
Ulion married Steven Silverman on July 11, 1998.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Gretchen Ulion Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ^ "All-Time - DartmouthSports.com—Official Web Site of Dartmouth Varsity Athletics". dartmouthsports.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24.
- ^ "Women's Hockey Team Captains - DartmouthSports.com—Official Web Site of Dartmouth Varsity Athletics". www.dartmouthsports.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02.
- ^ "Women's hockey pioneer Ulion-Silverman to be honored with a Gold Key – The Collinsville Press". Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ IIHF Top 100 Hockey Stories of All Time, p.52, Szymon Szenberg and Andrew Podnieks, 2008, Fenn Publishing Company Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55168-358-4
- ^ "Document Title". www.jwen.com. Archived from the original on 2000-05-20.
- ^ "1998 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team". www.ushockeyhalloffame.com. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ "Women's hockey pioneer Ulion-Silverman to be honored with a Gold Key – The Collinsville Press". Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ "Profile - Taft School". www.taftschool.org. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ USAHockey.com (2016-08-11). "Ulion-Silverman Continues to Impact Women's Hockey in U.S." Team USA Hockey. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ "Gretchen Silverman". posteagles.com. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ "When Jet Lag Ends, Stories Begin". tribunedigital-thecourant. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
External links
edit- Taft School profile
- Gotta Love CT Hockey video interview
- Loomis Chaffee interview with Ulion in 2010
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