Molly Engstrom
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| Molly Engstrom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Engstrom with Team USA in 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current NCAA coach | Maine Black Bears | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached for | St. Cloud State Huskies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2001–2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2018–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Molly Marie Engstrom is an American retired ice hockey player and the current head coach of the Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey program in the Hockey East (HEA) conference of the NCAA Division I.[1] During her playing career, she played with Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), the Connecticut Whale in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL; rebranded as PHF in 2021), the Brampton Thunder in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), and the Minnesota Whitecaps in the Western Women's Hockey League (WWHL).
As a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team, she won a bronze medal in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and a silver medal in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She played for the women's team at Culver Girls Academy.
Wisconsin Badgers
In high school, she participated in track and field and golf. In her sophomore year, Engstrom won the Wisconsin state discus title.[2]
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 Premier Hockey Federation for the 2015-16 season.[7]
Career stats
| Season | Games played | Goals | Assists | Points | PPG |
| 2001-02 | 35 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 |
| 2002-03 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 |
| 2003-04 | 34 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 2 |
| 2004-05 | 38 | 13 | 19 | 26 | 11 |
