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A. J. Mleczko
Born (1975-06-14) June 14, 1975 (age 49)
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Forward
ECAC team Harvard
National team  United States
Playing career 1993–2002
Medal record
Representing  United States
Women's ice hockey
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City Tournament
IIHF World Women's Championships
Silver medal – second place 1997 Canada Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2000 Canada Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2001 United States Tournament

Allison Jaime Mleczko (aka AJ Mleczko), (born June 14, 1975) is an American ice hockey player. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics and a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Mleczko attended New Canaan Country School and is a graduate of The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut.

Mleczko played college hockey at Harvard University, where she led Crimson to a national title in 1999.[1] That same year she became the second female hockey player to be awarded the Patty Kazmaier Award.[2] On September 24, 2002 she was inducted into the New England Women's Hall of Fame.[3]

Awards and honors

  • 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, First Team[4]
  • Patty Kazmaier Award
  • 1999 USA Hockey Women's Player of the Year Award (also known as the Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year award) [5]
  • Women's Beanpot Hall of Fame (inducted 2011)[6]

References

  1. ^ http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2002/09.19/12-newsmakers.html
  2. ^ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ml/a-j-mleczko-1.html
  3. ^ http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2002/09.19/12-newsmakers.html
  4. ^ http://www.ahcahockey.com/news/women4799.html
  5. ^ "Annual Awards - Through the Years". USA Hockey. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  6. ^ http://www.beanpothockey.com/women/hall.html
Preceded by Patty Kazmaier Award
1999
Succeeded by
Ali Brewer (2000)