Gretchen Ulion
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| 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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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]
