Gisele Marvin

Gisele Marvin
Born March 7, 1987 (1987-03-07) (age 25)
Warroad, MN, USA
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 166 lb (75 kg; 11 st 12 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
WCHA
CWHL team
Minnesota Golden Gophers (2005-09)
Boston Blades (2011-)
National team  United States
Playing career 2005–present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Competitor for the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver 2010 Vancouver Tournament
IIHF World Women's Championships
Silver 2007 Canada Tournament
Gold 2008 China Tournament
Gold 2009 Finland Tournament
Gold 2011 Switzerland Tournament
Women's 4 Nations Cup
Gold 2011 Sweden Tournament

Gisele Marvin (born March 7, 1987) is a member of the United States national women's ice hockey team. Marvin won a silver medal at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Her grandfather is Cal Marvin, the coach of the 1958 United States Men's National Ice Hockey Team, and the manager of the 1965 United States Men's National Ice Hockey Team, is a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.[1] She hails from the same small town as 1960 gold medalists Bill and Roger Christian and 1980 gold medalist Dave Christian.[2]

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Playing career

High school

Marvin attended Warroad High School and was named the 2005 recipient of the Let's Play Hockey Ms. Hockey Award. During her freshman, junior and senior seasons, she was an All-state honoree. During her senior season, she helped the Warroad Warriors to an 18-5-1 record. Statistically, her greatest year was as a senior when she accumulated 112 points, including 55 goals. She finished her high school career ranking fifth in Minnesota state career scoring, (196 goals and 229 assists for 425 points). [3] She earned four letters in hockey, and five letters in both cross-country and softball.

Minnesota Golden Gophers

In her sophomore year of 2006-07, Marvin led the team with 38 points (18 goals, 20 assists) in 35 games. For her efforts, she earned All-WCHA First Team honors. During her junior year in 2007-08, Marvin led the team with 23 goals, 31 assists and 54 points and earned an All-WCHA First Team honouree. She was an RBK All-America Second Team selection and was named to the WCHA All-Tournament Team. As a senior in 2008-09, she helped the Gophers advance to the NCAA Women's Frozen Four. She earned All-WCHA Second Team honors and was named WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year.[5]

USA Hockey

Minnesota Whitecaps

After the 2010 Winter Games, Marvin joined the Whitecaps for their 2010-11 season. On October 8, against former WCHA rival, St. Cloud State, Marvin scored a goal.[7]

Awards and honors

Career stats

Year GP G AST PTS PPG SHG
2005-06 41 16 30 46 7 1
2006-07 35 18 20 38 10 0
2007-08 38 23 31 54 5 1
2008-09 38 30 27 57 9 3

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See also

References