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Engstrom, Molly
- 2006 Olympic bronze medalist
- 2005 World champion
- 2005 Four Nations Cup silver medalist
- 2004 World Championships silver medalist
- Scored two points at the 2005 World Championships
- Recorded two assists at the 2004 Four Nations Cup tournament
- Tied for third on the team with three assists at the 2004 World Championships
- Named Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s Defensive Player of the Year twice (2003, 2004) and was a top-10 finalist for the 2005 Patty Kazmaier Award
- Played for the University of Wisconsin and was honored with the Badger Award her junior year, which is presented to the player who best exemplifies passion, humility and unity
- Finished her senior collegiate season ranked third in the nation for defensemen scoring with 21 points
- Led her Minnesota Thoroughbreds to USA Hockey National Championships runner-up finishes during the 1997 and 1999 seasons
- Started playing hockey in the first grade because she wanted to play with her older brother
Engstrom, like many athletes, dreamed of making the U.S. Olympic team ever since she was little. Being named to Team USA for the 2004 World Championships, she became just a single step away from reaching that dream. “It was just exciting and nerve racking, but I’m so excited inside, like an internal release, it’s about time,” she said about being named to the 2004 U.S. hockey team to Burnett County Sentinel. “It was more a sense of pride than anything. Been a lot of hard work and it’s nice to get rewarded.”
On her support of her town: It’s nice to get phone calls from home and so nice to have support back home,” she told the Burnett County Sentinel. “I don’t feel like I’m in it on my own. It’s very much appreciated. I’ll never forget where my roots are.”
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Height: 5’ 9”
Born: 1-March-1983
Hometown: Siren, Wis.
Sport: Hockey
Event: Defense
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