Molly Engstrom (born March 1, 1983) is an American

United States

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 ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 player of Swedish descent. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

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 and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

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. She played for the women's team at Culver Military Academy.

Playing career

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

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

Carla MacLeod

Carla MacLeod is a retired member of the Canadian national women's hockey team. MacLeod is related to former Montreal Canadiens legend Maurice Richard.-Playing career:...

. Engstrom and Macleod assisted coach Mark Johnson with analysis of game footage.

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

Canadian Women's Hockey League

• March 23, 2008: Engstrom was part of the Brampton Thunder
  Brampton Thunder
  The Brampton Canadettes-Thunder is an ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. The Canadettes-Thunder play its home games at the Powerade Centre in Brampton, Ontario.-Team history:...
  
   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.
• February 14, 2009: Engstrom took part in the Calgary Oval X-Treme
  Calgary Oval X-Treme
  The Calgary Oval X-Treme were a professional women's ice hockey team in the Western Women's Hockey League . The team played its home games at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada...
  
  '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.
• March 2010: Engstrom competed with the Brampton Thunder in the finals of the 2010 Clarkson Cup
  2010 Clarkson Cup
  The 2010 Clarkson Cup was contested at the Elgin Barrow Arena in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. The four competing teams included the Brampton Thunder, Minnesota Whitecaps, Mississauga Chiefs, and Montreal Stars.-Qualification:...
  
  .

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. 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).

Awards and honors

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

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 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:

Year	Winner	Team
2011	Josie Johnson	Sun Prairie Co-op Cougars

External links

• Molly Engstrom's U.S. Olympic Team bio