Gretchen Ulion

Gretchen A. Ulion (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
Born (1972-05-04) 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
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1998 Nagano Team competition
World Championships
1994 United States Team competition
1997 Canada Team competition

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 of the girls' hockey program at the Taft School, where she also teaches math and works in the admissions office.[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] and is now known as Gretchen Silverman.

References
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  4. "Women's hockey pioneer Ulion-Silverman to be honored with a Gold Key – The Collinsville Press". Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  5. 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
  6. "Document Title". www.jwen.com. Archived from the original on 2000-05-20.
  7. "1998 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team". www.ushockeyhalloffame.com. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  8. "Women's hockey pioneer Ulion-Silverman to be honored with a Gold Key – The Collinsville Press". Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  9. "Profile - Taft School". www.taftschool.org. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  10. USAHockey.com (2016-08-11). "Ulion-Silverman Continues to Impact Women's Hockey in U.S." Team USA Hockey. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  11. "Profile - Taft School". www.taftschool.org. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  12. "When Jet Lag Ends, Stories Begin". tribunedigital-thecourant. Retrieved 2018-05-02.


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