Ulion, Gretchen (1972–)
Ulion, Gretchen (1972–)
American ice-hockey player. Born May 4, 1972, in Marlborough, CT; graduate of Dartmouth College.
Set 11 Dartmouth and 4 Ivy League records during college career; named Ivy League Player of the Year (1992–93, 1993–94); won a team gold medal at Nagano (1998), the 1st Olympics to feature women's ice hockey; won a team silver medal at World championships (1997).
See also Mary Turco, Crashing the Net: The U. S. Women's Olympic Ice Hockey Team and the Road to Gold (HarperCollins, 1999); and Women in World History.
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