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Born |
Nantucket, Massachusetts, U.S. | June 14, 1975|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Played for | Harvard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1993–2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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]
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.[3]
She is the #3 color commentator for ESPN/ABC,[4] teaming with play-by-play announcer Mike Monaco.[5][6] and MSG Networks NHL broadcasts for the New York Islanders.[7] She previously worked for the NHL on NBC, where she became the first woman to commentate for an NHL game, including playoffs.[8][9][10][11][12] Additionally, she hosts the On the Bus With Cammi & AJ podcast with former teammate Cammi Granato.[13] Furthermore, she also called five women's hockey games at the Winter Olympic games for NBC Sports.[14][15]
Mleczko currently resides in Concord, Massachusetts with her husband, Jason, and their four children.[11] She is a cousin of diplomat Rufus Gifford.[16]
Career statistics are from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or USA Hockey, or the Harvard Crimson,[17] or the 2000 United States Women's National Team Media Guide [18]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1989–90 | Connecticut Polar Bears 19U | 19U AAA (W) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Harvard University | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Harvard University | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Harvard University | AWCHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Harvard University | AWCHA | 34 | 37 | 77 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NCAA totals | — | 128 | 129 | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1995 | USA | Pacific Rim Championship | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | ||
1996 | USA | Pacific Rim Championship | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | ||
1996 | USA | 3 Nations Cup | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | ||
1997 | USA | WC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | ||
1997 | USA | 3 Nations Cup | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | ||
1998 | USA | OG | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
2000 | USA | WC | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | ||
2001 | USA | WC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
2002 | USA | OG | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
Senior totals | 46 | 11 | 21 | 32 | — |