Julie Chu

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Julie Chu
Born March 13, 1982 (1982-03-13) (age 29)
Bridgeport, CT, USA
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
Played for Harvard (2002–2007)
Minnesota Whitecaps (2007-2010)
Montreal Stars (2010-present)
National team  United States
Playing career 1999–present
Chu plays for Montreal Stars since the season 2010-11

Julie Chu (born March 13, 1982 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is an American Olympic ice hockey player who plays the position of forward on the United States women's ice hockey team and the Montreal Stars. Chu's hometown is Fairfield, Connecticut, although she resided in Cambridge, Massachusetts during her college years while playing hockey for Harvard University. In 2007-08 she was an assistant coach for the University of Minnesota Duluth and helped the Bulldogs win their fourth NCAA Division I national championship. For the 2010-2011 hockey season, she will be joining the Union College Women's Hockey Team's coaching staff, serving as assistant coach.

3-time Olympic Medallist / 4-time World Championships Gold / 3-time World Championships Silver / 2-time Clarkson Cup Champion /, nicknamed Chuey, she started playing hockey at the age of 8 yeara after an unsuccessful attempt at figure skating. One of the most exciting moments of her hockey career was experiencing her first Olympic Games in Salt Lake City at the age of 19 years.

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[edit] Early life

Chu's father, Wah, was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Wah and his mother moved to Hong Kong when he was one year old. In 1967, they emigrated to New York City when Wah was 16. Shortly after arriving, he met his future wife, Miriam, at a youth group meeting at a neighborhood church.[1] Miriam is half Chinese and half Puerto Rican.[2] Chu has one sister, Christina, and one brother, Richard. She also has extended family, including cousins Nick and Elizabeth Chu.

As a child, Chu participated in soccer and figure skating before transitioning into youth hockey. She graduated in 2001 from Choate Rosemary Hall. She deferred her acceptance into Harvard University until after the 2002 Winter Olympics. She graduated with honors in 2007 with a concentration in psychology.

[edit] Hockey career

Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Competitor for the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver 2002 Salt Lake City Ice hockey
Bronze 2006 Turin Ice hockey
Silver 2010 Vancouver Ice hockey
Women's World Championship Medals
Gold 2011 Switzerland Ice hockey
Gold 2009 Hämeenlinna, Finland Ice hockey
Gold 2008 Harbin, China Ice hockey
Gold 2005 Linkoping, Sweden Ice hockey
Silver 2007 Winnipeg, Canada Ice hockey
Silver 2004 Halifax, Canada Ice hockey
Silver 2001 Minneapolis, USA Ice hockey
Silver 2000 Mississauga, Canada Ice hockey
Women's Four Nations Cup Medals
Gold 2011 Sweden Tournament
Gold 2008 Ice hockey
Gold 2003 Ice hockey
Silver 2010 Ice hockey
Silver 2007 Ice hockey
Silver 2006 Ice hockey
Silver 2005 Ice hockey
Silver 2004 Ice hockey
Silver 2002 Ice hockey
Silver 2000 Ice hockey

Chu is the first Asian American woman to play for the U.S. Olympic ice hockey team and played in the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. She won the Patty Kazmaier Award in 2007 for best female collegiate hockey player.

During her time at Harvard, Chu became the all-time leading scorer in NCAA history and was also the team captain. In her four years at Harvard University, she was the all-time assists leader and obtained 284 points, the most in NCAA history.

[edit] World Championships

As a key member and assistant captain of National Hockey Team USA, Chu won Silver medals at the Olympic Games in 2002 and 2010 and a Bronze in 2006. She has recorded 40 goals and 83 assists in 150 games with Team USA.

  • 2005, 2008 & 2009 World Champion
  • 2001, 2004, 2007 Silver Medallist

Chu was the leading scorer at the 2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships tournament with ten points (five goals, five assists).[3]

[edit] Professional hockey

From 2007 to 2010, Chu played forward for the professional hockey Minnesota Whitecaps of the WWHL and won the 2010 Clarkson Cup. In 2010-11, she joined the Montreal Stars in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) and claimed her second consecutive Clarkson Cup title, becoming the first player to win the Clarkson Cup with two different teams. In 2010-11 season, Chu was one of the top-5 leading scorers, racking up 35 points, 5 goals and 30 assists in only 19 games.

[edit] Accomplishments & Notes

  • 2010 Clarkson Cup Tournament Most Valuable Player
  • 2007-08 Assistant coach of the University of Minnesota-Duluth women's ice hockey team, which won its fourth NCAA national championship that season. At the end of the 2007-08 season, Chu stepped down to concentrate on the US National Team program and prepare for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
  • 2007 Patty Kazmaier Award winner (equivalent to the Heisman Trophy for NCAA women's ice hockey)[4]
  • 2007 Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year Award - Awarded by USA Hockey[5]
  • 2005 USCHO.com Defensive Forward of the Year [6]
  • Four-time All American at Harvard
  • Four-time finalist for Patty Kazmaier Award
  • All-time NCAA scoring leader (284 points in four seasons)
  • All-time NCAA assist leader (197 points in four seasons)
  • Three-time All American
  • Three-time NCAA Frozen Four finalist
  • Four-time USA Hockey Girls national champion (Connecticut Polar Bears)

[edit] Media/National Publicity Biography

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular season  
Season Team League GP G A Pts
1999 US Under -22 Team Nat-Tm 3 0 0 0
2000 US Under-22 Team Nat-Tm 3 0 0 0
2000 US Four Nations Cup Team Nat-Tm 4 2 1 3
2000-01 US Women's National Team Nat-Tm 33 17 18 35
2001 US World Championship Team Nat-Tm 5 1 7 8
2000-01 US Visa Skate to Salt Lake Team Nat-Tm 29 11 18 29
2002 US Under -22 Team Nat-Tm 3 0 2 2
2002 United States Olympic Team - Salt Lake City Nat-Tm 5 2 2 4
2002–03 Harvard University Crimson NCAA 34 42 51 93
2003 US Four Nations Team Nat-Tm 4 0 1 1
2003 US Under -22 Team Nat-Tm 3 0 1 1
2003–04 Harvard University Crimson NCAA 32 15 41 56
2004 US Four Nations Team Nat-Tm 4 0 2 2
2004 US World Championship Team Nat-Tm 4 1 1 2
2004–05 Harvard University Crimson NCAA 33 13 56 69
2005 US Four Nations Team Nat-Tm 4 0 0 0
2005 US World Championship Team Nat-Tm 5 2 4 6
2005-06 US Hilton Family Skate Team to 2006 Nat-Tm 13 2 5 7
2006 US Four Nations Team Nat-Tm 4 0 1 1
2006 United States Olympic Team - Torino Nat-Tm 5 0 5 5
2006–07 Harvard University Crimson NCAA 30 18 48 66
2007 US Four Nations Team Nat-Tm 4 0 1 1
2007 US World Championship Team Nat-Tm 5 0 3 3
2007-08 Minnesota Whitecaps WWHL 6 3 4 7
2008 US World Championship Team Nat-Tm 5 0 7 7
2008-09 Minnesota Whitecaps WWHL 9 2 6 8
2010 United States Olympic Team - Vancouver Nat-Tm 5 2 4 6
NCAA totals 129 88 196 284
WWHL totals 15 5 10 15
Team USA totals 150 40 83 123

[edit] References

  1. ^ Julie Chu's NBCOlympics.com profile
  2. ^ Vancouver welcomes the world
  3. ^ http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/178/IHW178000_85B_7_0.pdf
  4. ^ http://www.usahockey.com/patty_kazmaier/default.aspx?NAV=AF_09&ID=191330
  5. ^ "Annual Awards - Through the Years". USA Hockey. http://www.usahockey.com/Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=AU_13_07&ID=185912&USAHockeyType=ICE. Retrieved 24 June 2010. 
  6. ^ http://www.uscho.com/2005/03/22/uschocoms-200405-di-womens-yearend-honors/
  7. ^ http://espn.go.com/espnw/body-issue/7053931/julie-chu

[edit] External links
Men’s coaches
Alfred Winsor • William Clafin • Edward Bigelow • Joseph Stubbs • Clark Hodder • John Chase • Ralph Weiland • Bill Cleary • Ronn Tomassoni • Mark Mazzoleni • Ted Donato
Men’s seasons
Notable players
Frozen Four Appearances
Hobey Baker Award
Hobey Baker Award: Mark Fusco (1983) • Scott Fusco (1986) • Lane MacDonald (1989)
Women's coaches
Joe Bertagna • Rita Harder • John Dooley • Katey Stone
Women's seasons
Olympians
Patty Kazmaier Award
Patty Kazmaier Award: A.J. Mleczko (1999) • Jennifer Botterill (2001, 2003) • Angela Ruggiero (2004) • Julie Chu (2007) • Sarah Vaillancourt (2008)
Frozen Four Appearances
NCAA tournament: 2001 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005
1Arena :Bright Hockey Center
2Athletic Director: Robert Scalise
1990's
Brandy Fisher (1998) • A.J. Mleczko (1999)
2000's
Ali Brewer (2000) • Jennifer Botterill (2001, 2003) • Brooke Whitney (2002) • Angela Ruggiero (2004) • Krissy Wendell (2005) • Sara Bauer (2006) • Julie Chu (2007) • Sarah Vaillancourt (2008) • Jessie Vetter (2009)
2010's
Vicki Bendus (2010) • Meghan Duggan (2011)
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