Colleen Coyne

Colleen Coyne
Born (1971-09-19) September 19, 1971 (age 53)
Falmouth, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Weight 130 lb (59 kg; 9 st 4 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Hockey East team New Hampshire
National team  United States
Playing career 1990–1998
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championship 0 3 0
Total 1 3 0
Women's ice hockey
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1992 Finland Team
Silver medal – second place 1994 United States Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Canada Team

Colleen M. Coyne (born September 19, 1971) is an American ice hockey player. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[1]

Playing career

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Coyne attended Tabor Academy in Marion, Massachusetts for high school.[2][3] She was a standout and all-league defensemen for the University of New Hampshire Wildcats. She anchored the American defense on four U.S. Women's National Teams as well as two U.S. Women's Select Teams. Statistically, she earned a plus-7 rating at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games. In 1994, Coyne was featured on a hockey card (1994 Classic Women of Hockey #W26 )[4]

Hockey administration

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In 2005, Coyne was elected to the USA Hockey Board of Directors as an athlete representative. In 2008, she was elected to serve on the executive committee. She currently serves on the board of directors for Celebrities For Charities.[5] For the 2010–11 Canadian Women's Hockey League season, she was named to the league Board of Directors.[6]

In 2021, she was named the president of the Boston Pride in the National Women's Hockey League.[7]

Personal

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In October 2007, she was announced as a contributor to USCHO.com and their online Game of the Week broadcasts.[8] Coyne is employed in the field of social media. She has been employed by companies such as Groove Networks, Microsoft, and HubSpot in 2006.[9]

Volunteer work

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References

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  1. ^ Colleen Coyne Olympic medals and stats Archived February 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Colleen Coyne". Olympedia. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Colleen Coyne". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "1994-95 Classic - Women of Hockey #W26 - Colleen Coyne".
  5. ^ "George Nagobads, Mike Ilitch's Pizza & Colleen Coyne of the 1998 U.S. Women's Olympic Team | USA Hockey Magazine".
  6. ^ "Pointstreak Sites | Canadian Women's Hockey League | Home Page". Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  7. ^ "GOLD MEDALIST COLLEEN COYNE JOINS THE NWHL'S BOSTON PRIDE AS PRESIDENT". National Women's Hockey League. April 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "USCHO Announces 2007-08 Women's Game of the Week Broadcast Schedule :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  9. ^ "Colleen Coyne". Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
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