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

A. J. Mleczko
Born	(1975-06-14) June 14, 1975 (age 46) Nantucket, Massachusetts, U.S.
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 1998 Nagano Tournament 2002 Salt Lake City Tournament IIHF World Women's Championships 1997 Canada Tournament 2000 Canada Tournament 2001 United States Tournament

Playing career

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 the Crimson to a national title in 1999.[1] That same year she became the second winner of the Patty Kazmaier Award, which is awarded annually to the best female college ice hockey player in the United States.[2] On September 24, 2002, she was inducted into the New England Women's Hall of Fame.[1] She is a hockey commentator for the NHL on ESPN and MSG Networks. She previously worked for the NHL on NBC, where she became the first woman to commentate for an NHL playoff game.[3][4] Additionally, she hosts the On the Bus With Cammi & AJ podcast with former teammate Cammi Granato.[5]

Mleczko was inducted on June 20, 2019 into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame located in Troy, Michigan. Her paternal great-grandparents were Polish immigrants.[6]

Personal life

Mleczko currently resides in Concord, Massachusetts with her husband, Jason, and their four children.[3] She is a cousin of diplomat Rufus Gifford.[7]

Awards and honors

• 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, First Team[8]
• 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) [9]
• Women's Beanpot Hall of Fame (inducted 2011)[10]

References

External links

• Bio

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Brandy Fisher	Patty Kazmaier Award 1998–99	Succeeded by Alison Brewer

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