Karyn Bye
Encyclopedia
Karyn L. Bye is an ice hockey
player. She was the alternate captain
of the 1998 Winter Olympics
gold-medal winning United States
Women's Hockey Team. She has been a member of the US National Team since 1992. In 1998, she was featured on a Wheaties box.
Wildcats Boys High School Hockey team under the name of K.L. Bye as she did while growing up. The 1987-88 season she was the second leading scorer on the team with 7 goals and 11 assists.
program. She scored 164 points in 87 games for the Wildcats.
in its grassroots program. Bye teaches fitness classes at her local YMCA. Currently, she is a color commentator for the Minnesota Girls State High School Hockey Tournament.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. She was the alternate captain
Captain (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, each team can designate an official captain for each game. The player serving as captain during the game wears a "C" on his or her jersey...
of the 1998 Winter Olympics
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
gold-medal winning United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Women's Hockey Team. She has been a member of the US National Team since 1992. In 1998, she was featured on a Wheaties box.
Early years
Karyn played for the River FallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin
River Falls is a city in Pierce and St. Croix counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 15,000 at the 2010 census, making it the second largest city in the Twin Cities Wisconsin suburbs, which is the eighth largest metropolitan area in the state...
Wildcats Boys High School Hockey team under the name of K.L. Bye as she did while growing up. The 1987-88 season she was the second leading scorer on the team with 7 goals and 11 assists.
NCAA
Bye played for the New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockeyNew Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey
The New Hampshire Wildcats represent the University of New Hampshire. The Wildcats have never had a losing season in the 32-year history of the program. They have won five ECAC championships between 1986 and 1996. When the Wildcats joined Hockey East, they won four Hockey East titles from 2006 to...
program. She scored 164 points in 87 games for the Wildcats.
USA Hockey
Karyn Bye led the '98 Olympic team in Nagano with five goals in six games. She tied Cammi Granato and two others for the scoring lead with eight points. On December 16, 2010, she was selected to the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame Class of 2011.Other
She worked for the Minnesota WildMinnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
in its grassroots program. Bye teaches fitness classes at her local YMCA. Currently, she is a color commentator for the Minnesota Girls State High School Hockey Tournament.
Awards and honors
- 1995 Concordia UniversityConcordia UniversityConcordia University is a comprehensive Canadian public university located in Montreal, Quebec, one of the two universities in the city where English is the primary language of instruction...
Fittest Female Athlete - 1995 and 1998 USA Hockey Women 's Player of the Year Award (also known as the Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year award)
- She was inducted into the University of New Hampshire Hall of Fame in 1998
See also
- Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter OlympicsIce hockey at the 2002 Winter OlympicsIce hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics were held at the E Center in West Valley City and Peaks Ice Arena in Provo, Utah. Both the men's and women's tournaments were won by Canada, defeating the host USA in both games.-Men:...
- United States at the 2002 Winter OlympicsUnited States at the 2002 Winter OlympicsThe United States was the host nation for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.These Games were by far the best home Winter Games for the United States, earning 34 total medals, nearly triple their best previous hauls at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California, and the 1932...
- Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter OlympicsIce hockey at the 1998 Winter OlympicsIce hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics was played at The Big Hat and Aqua Wing Arena in Nagano, Japan.-Men's tournament:The 1998 Olympic men's ice hockey tournament was the first in which professional players from the National Hockey League were allowed to participate, allowing national teams to...