Karyn Bye-Dietz
| Karyn Bye-Dietz | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 18, 1971 River Falls, WI, USA |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) |
| Position | Forward |
| ECAC team | New Hampshire Wildcats (1989-1993) |
| National team |  United States |
| Playing career | 1989–present |
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Women's ice hockey | ||
| Competitor for the United States |
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| Gold | 1998 Nagano | Team competition |
| Silver | 2002 Salt Lake City | Team competition |
Karyn L. Bye (born May 18, 1971 in River Falls, Wisconsin) 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.
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Playing career [edit]
Early years [edit]
Karyn played for the River Falls 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 [edit]
Bye played for the New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey program. She scored 164 points in 87 games for the Wildcats.
USA Hockey [edit]
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.[1] On December 16, 2010, she was selected to the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame Class of 2011.[2]
Personal [edit]
She has worked for the Minnesota Wild in its grassroots program. Bye teaches fitness classes at her local YMCA. Currently, she is also a color commentator for the Minnesota Girls State High School Hockey Tournament.
Awards and honors [edit]
- 1995 Concordia University Fittest Female Athlete [3]
- 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) [4]
- She was inducted into the University of New Hampshire Hall of Fame in 1998
See also [edit]
- Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- United States at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics
References [edit]
- ^ Pat Borzi. "It's time U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame inducts its first woman". MinnPost.com. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ http://www.usahockey.com/Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=TU_02&id=296346
- ^ http://athletics.concordia.ca/intercollegiate/stars/concordia_fittest.html
- ^ "Annual Awards - Through the Years". USA Hockey. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
External links [edit]
- Karyn Bye's U.S. Team profile
- 2002 Olympic photos of Karyn Bye in action
- Bye is inducted into Concordia University's Hall of Fame
- River Falls Journal articles about Bye
- River Falls Wildcats Boys Hockey
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- American women's ice hockey players
- Ice hockey people from Wisconsin
- Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics
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- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
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