Looney, Shelley (1972–)
Looney, Shelley (1972–)
American ice-hockey player. Born Jan 21, 1972, in Brownstown, Michigan.
Won a team gold medal at Nagano (1998), the 1st Olympics to feature women's ice hockey; won team silver medals at World championships (1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001) and Salt Lake City Olympics (2002).
See also Mary Turco, Crashing the Net (HarperCollins, 1999); and Women in World History.
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