Molly Engstrom

Molly Marie Engstrom (born March 1, 1983) is an American ice hockey player of Swedish descent who currently plays for Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Women's Hockey League.[1] She previously played for Connecticut Whale in the NWHL and Brampton Thunder in the CWHL. 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.

Molly Engstrom
Born (1983-03-01) March 1, 1983
Siren, Wisconsin, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
SDHL team
Former teams		 Djurgårdens IF
National team  United States
Playing career 2001–present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
2010 VancouverTeam
2006 TurinTeam
IIHF World Women's Championships
2005 SwedenTeam
2008 ChinaTeam
2009 FinlandTeam
2011 SwitzerlandTeam
2004 CanadaTeam
2007 CanadaTeam
Women's 4 Nations Cup
2011 SwedenTeam
2010 CanadaTeam

Playing career

In high school, she participated in track and field and golf. In her sophomore year, Engstrom won the Wisconsin state discus title.[2]

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]

Brampton Thunder
  • 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.[3]
  • 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.[4]
  • 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.[5] 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).[6]

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.[7]

Career stats
SeasonGames playedGoalsAssistsPointsPPG
2001-023569154
2002-0333410143
2003-0434519242
2004-053813192611

[8]

Awards and honors
  • Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Media All-Star Team
  • Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Directorate Award, Best Defenseman[9]
  • Clarkson Cup Top Defender, 2010
  • CWHL Central All-Stars, 2007–08
  • CWHL All-Rookie Team, 2007–08
  • 2004-05 All USCHO.com Second Team[10]
  • 2004 Badger Award[11]

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 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:

YearWinnerTeam
2011Josie Johnson [12]Sun Prairie Co-op Cougars
2012Paige JohnsonMarshfield Tigers
2013Paige JohnsonMarshfield Tigers

References
  1. "Molly Engstrom on her decision to play in Sweden". The Ice Garden. December 21, 2016.
  2. "Athletes (Vancouver 2010)". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  3. http://www.bramptonthunder.com/news.php?k=181
  4. http://www.shaunavon.com/?s=&p=565&lp=93
  5. Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.545, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
  6. http://hockey.teamusa.org/athletes/molly-engstrom
  7. http://nwhl.co/two-time-olympian-engstrom-agrees-to-play-in-connecticut/
  8. http://mobile.uscho.com/stats/player.php?pid=2037&gender=w%5B%5D
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2010-07-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. http://www.uscho.com/2005/03/22/uschocoms-200405-di-womens-yearend-honors/
  11. "Wisconsin 2007-08 Review and Records" (PDF). Wisconsin Badgers. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 22, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  12. http://www.wisconsinprephockey.net/news_article/show/81255?referrer_id=177393
Preceded by
Angela Ruggiero (2004, 2005)		 IIHF World Women's Championships Best Defender
2007		 Succeeded by
Angela Ruggiero (2008)
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