Gillian Apps
| Gillian Apps | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 2, 1983 Unionville, ON, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 177 lb (80 kg; 12 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Forward |
| Shoots | Left |
| ECAC CWHL team |
Dartmouth (2002-07) Brampton Thunder |
| National team |  Canada |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's ice hockey | ||
| Competitor for Canada |
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| Olympic games | ||
| Gold | 2006 Torino | Tournament |
| Gold | 2010 Vancouver | Tournament |
| IIHF World Women's Championships | ||
| Gold | 2004 Canada | Tournament |
| Gold | 2007 Canada | Tournament |
| Silver | 2005 Sweden | Tournament |
| Silver | 2008 China | Tournament |
| Silver | 2009 Finland | Tournament |
| Silver | 2011 Switzerland | Tournament |
| Women's 4 Nations Cup | ||
| Gold | 2010 Canada | Tournament |
| Silver | 2011 Sweden | Tournament |
| MLP Nations Cup | ||
| Gold | 2005 Germany | 2005 Tournament |
Gillian Mary Apps (born November 2, 1983 in Toronto, Ontario) is a women's ice hockey player. She is the granddaughter of Hockey Hall of Fame member Syl Apps and the daughter of former National Hockey League player Syl Apps, Jr. and his wife Anne.
As a psychology major at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States, Apps was a member of her college's ice hockey team, competing in ECAC women's ice hockey. She is also a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team, winning gold medals at the 2004 and 2007 World Ice Hockey Championships, and silver medals in that event in 2005, 2008, and 2009. She is a winner of gold medals with Team Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada and appeared in the championship game of the 2010 Clarkson Cup.
She currently competes for the Brampton Thunder in the Canadian Women's Hockey League.
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[edit] Playing career
- At the 2001 National Women’s Under-18 Hockey Challenge in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Apps was the captain of the gold medal winning Ontario Red squad. In 2001-02, Apps was a member of the Beatrice Aeros and won the Ontario senior women’s hockey championship.[1]
- She graduated from Havergal College in Toronto in 2001, and played for the Toronto Aeros. During the 2000–01 NWHL season, Apps played with the Beatrice Aeros and finished tied for fifth in league scoring with 42 points.[2]
- As a freshman with the Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey program in 2002, Apps accumulated 22 goals, 13 assists and 35 points. Apps ranked fourth on the Big Green in scoring. She was on an All-Freshman line with Tiffany Hagge and Cherie Piper.[3]
[edit] Career stats
[edit] Dartmouth
| Year | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| 2002-03 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 59 |
| 2003-04 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 69 |
| 2004-05 | 29 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 65 |
| 2006-07 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 46 | 88 |
[edit] Hockey Canada
| Event | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| 2004 World Championships | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2005 World Championships | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2006 Olympics | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 |
| 2007 World Championships | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 World Championships | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 World Championships | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 Olympics | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
[edit] Awards and honors
- Honorable mention All-Ivy selection (2003)
- ECAC Hockey League Player of the Week on Nov. 3, 2003
- ECAC Hockey League Player of the Week on Nov. 24, 2003
- Named All-Ivy League second team (2004)
- Named Honorable mention All-ECAC Hockey League (2004)
- 2006-07 ECAC Coaches Preseason All-League Selection
- 2006-07 ECAC Media Preseason All-League Selection[6]
- ECAC Player of the Year (2007)
- ECAC First-Team all-league honors (2007)
- New England Hockey Writers Most Valuable Player (2007)
- Top 10 Finalist for 2007 Patty Kazmaier Award[7]
[edit] Personal
She attended William Berczy Public School in Unionville, Ontario. Apps also participates in snowboarding, wakeboarding, golf, and soccer. She grew up playing girls hockey in the GTA. She attended Northern Secondary school where she excelled as a female athlete. [8] Prior to the 2010 Olympics, Apps worked at the Royal Bank of Canada in an Olympians program, where she was called upon to meet clients or give motivational speeches to employees.[9]
Her brother, Syl Apps III was signed as a Free Agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 22, 1999, although he never played a game with the Maple Leafs.[10] Her sister, Amy was a member of the Canadian National women’s soccer team[11] and an OUA All Star in 1998 and 1999.[12] Her cousin, Darren Barber, won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, as a member of the Canadian team.[13] Barber also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he finished 4th.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.goodasgoldopen.com/team_apps_gillian.html#pagetop
- ^ http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/topscorers.html
- ^ http://dartmouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11600&ATCLID=648509
- ^ http://mobile.uscho.com/stats/player.php?pid=2788&gender=w
- ^ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.16, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
- ^ "ECAC Hockey League Announces Women’s Preseason All-League Teams". ECAChokcey.com. http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2006-07/news/preseason-team. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/030507aac.html
- ^ http://www.mcdonalds.ca/hopefuls2010/207.253.82.25/cgi-cs/cs.waframebbf9.html?topic=34868&lang=2
- ^ Kevin McGran (February 4, 2010). "Gillian Apps born with hockey in her veins". Toronto Star. http://olympics.thestar.com/2010/article/760376--gillian-apps-born-with-hockey-in-her-veins. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ http://www.princeton.edu/pr/news/99/c/0728.htm
- ^ http://www.canadasoccer.com/players/profile.asp?playerid=420
- ^ http://oua.ca.ismmedia.com/ISM2/Archives/W%20Soccer/All-Stars.pdf
- ^ Profile: Darren Barber sports.reference.com (Retrieved on 12 December 2008)
[edit] External links
- Dartmouth College biography for Gillian Apps
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation biography for Gillian Apps
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- 1983 births
- Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey players
- Canadian women's ice hockey players
- Brampton Thunder players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic gold medalists for Canada
- Olympic ice hockey players of Canada
- Sportspeople from Toronto
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
