Gretchen Ulion
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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]
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
In 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
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External links
- Taft School profile
- Gotta Love CT Hockey video interview
- Loomis Chaffee interview with Ulion in 2010
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- Ice hockey players from Connecticut
- Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in ice hockey
- People from Marlborough, Connecticut
- Sportspeople from Hartford County, Connecticut
- Loomis Chaffee School alumni
- 20th-century American sportswomen