Julie Chu

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Julie Chu

Chu at the 2010 Academy Awards
Born	(1982-03-13) March 13, 1982 Bridgeport, CT, USA
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	147 lb (67 kg; 10 st 7 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Right
Played for	Harvard (2002–2007) Minnesota Whitecaps (2007–2010) Montreal Stars (2010–present)
National team	United States
Playing career	1999–present


Medal record

Women's ice hockey
Competitor for the United States
Olympic Games
Silver	2002 Salt Lake City	Ice hockey
Bronze	2006 Turin	Ice hockey
Silver	2010 Vancouver	Ice hockey
Women's World Championship Medals
Gold	2011 Switzerland	Ice hockey
Gold	2009 Hämeenlinna, Finland	Ice hockey
Gold	2008 Harbin, China	Ice hockey
Gold	2005 Linkoping, Sweden	Ice hockey
Silver	2007 Winnipeg, Canada	Ice hockey
Silver	2004 Halifax, Canada	Ice hockey
Silver	2001 Minneapolis, USA	Ice hockey
Silver	2000 Mississauga, Canada	Ice hockey
Silver	2012 Vermont, USA	Ice hockey
Women's Four Nations Cup Medals
Gold	2011 Sweden	Tournament
Gold	2008	Ice hockey
Gold	2003	Ice hockey
Silver	2010	Ice hockey
Silver	2007	Ice hockey
Silver	2006	Ice hockey
Silver	2005	Ice hockey
Silver	2004	Ice hockey
Silver	2002	Ice hockey
Silver	2000	Ice hockey
Women's World Championships
Gold	2013 Ottawa, Canada	Tournament

Julie Wu Chu (born March 13, 1982) is an American Olympic ice hockey player who plays the position of forward on the United States women's ice hockey team and the position of defence on the Montreal Stars. She played college hockey for Harvard University from 2002–2007. In 2007–08 she was an assistant coach for the University of Minnesota Duluth and helped the Bulldogs women's ice hockey team win their fourth NCAA Division I national championship. In the 2010–2011 hockey season, she joined the Union College women's hockey coaching staff, serving as assistant coach. She stepped down after the 2012-2013 season to focus full-time for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Early life

Chu's father, Wah, was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Wah and his mother moved to Hong Kong when he was one year old. In 1967, they emigrated to New York City when Wah was 16. Shortly after arriving, he met his future wife, Miriam, at a youth group meeting at a neighborhood church.^[1] Miriam is half Chinese and half Puerto Rican.^[2] Chu has one sister, Christina, and one brother, Richard. She also has extended family, including cousins Nick and Elizabeth Chu.

Chu grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut. As a child, Chu participated in soccer and figure skating before transitioning into youth hockey. She graduated in 2001 from Choate Rosemary Hall. She deferred her acceptance into Harvard University until after the 2002 Winter Olympics. She graduated in 2007 with a concentration in psychology.

Chu is the first Asian American woman to play for the U.S. Olympic ice hockey team and played in the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. She won the Patty Kazmaier Award in 2007 for best female collegiate hockey player.

During her time at Harvard, Chu became the all-time leading scorer in NCAA history and was also the team captain. In her four years at Harvard University, she was the all-time assists leader and obtained 284 points, the most in NCAA history.

World Championships

As a key member and assistant captain of National Hockey Team USA, Chu won Silver medals at the Olympic Games in 2002 and 2010 and a Bronze in 2006. She has recorded 40 goals and 83 assists in 150 games with Team USA.

2005, 2008, 2009, 2011 & 2013 World Champion
2001, 2004, 2007, 2012 Silver Medalist

Chu was the leading scorer at the 2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships tournament with ten points (five goals, five assists).^[3]

Professional hockey

From 2007 to 2010, Chu played forward for the professional hockey Minnesota Whitecaps of the WWHL and won the 2010 Clarkson Cup. In 2010–11, she joined the Montreal Stars in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) and claimed her second consecutive Clarkson Cup title, becoming the first player to win the Clarkson Cup with two different teams. In 2010–11 season, Chu was one of the top-5 leading scorers, racking up 35 points, 5 goals and 30 assists in only 19 games.

Accomplishments & Notes

2010 Clarkson Cup Tournament Most Valuable Player
2007–08 Assistant coach of the University of Minnesota-Duluth women's ice hockey team, which won its fourth NCAA national championship that season. At the end of the 2007–08 season, Chu stepped down to concentrate on the US National Team program and prepare for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
2007 Patty Kazmaier Award winner (equivalent to the Heisman Trophy for NCAA women's ice hockey)^[4]
2007 Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year Award – Awarded by USA Hockey^[5]
2005 USCHO.com Defensive Forward of the Year ^[6]
Four-time All American at Harvard
Four-time finalist for Patty Kazmaier Award
All-time NCAA scoring leader (284 points in four seasons)
All-time NCAA assist leader (197 points in four seasons)
Three-time All American
Three-time NCAA Frozen Four finalist
Four-time USA Hockey Girls national champion (Connecticut Polar Bears)

Media/National Publicity Biography

Off The Podium.com Torino 2006 Screensaver
February 13, 2006 People Magazine
February 2006 Glamour Magazine
US Anti-Doping Agency 2006 Campaign
ESPN Magazine Body Issue, October 2011 edition^[7]

Career statistics

			Regular season
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts
1999	US Under −22 Team	Nat-Tm	3	0	0	0
2000	US Under-22 Team	Nat-Tm	3	0	0	0
2000	US Four Nations Cup Team	Nat-Tm	4	2	1	3
2000–01	US Women's National Team	Nat-Tm	33	17	18	35
2001	US World Championship Team	Nat-Tm	5	1	7	8
2000–01	US Visa Skate to Salt Lake Team	Nat-Tm	29	11	18	29
2002	US Under −22 Team	Nat-Tm	3	0	2	2
2002	United States Olympic Team – Salt Lake City	Nat-Tm	5	2	2	4
2002–03	Harvard University Crimson	NCAA	34	42	51	93
2003	US Four Nations Team	Nat-Tm	4	0	1	1
2003	US Under −22 Team	Nat-Tm	3	0	1	1
2003–04	Harvard University Crimson	NCAA	32	15	41	56
2004	US Four Nations Team	Nat-Tm	4	0	2	2
2004	US World Championship Team	Nat-Tm	4	1	1	2
2004–05	Harvard University Crimson	NCAA	33	13	56	69
2005	US Four Nations Team	Nat-Tm	4	0	0	0
2005	US World Championship Team	Nat-Tm	5	2	4	6
2005–06	US Hilton Family Skate Team to 2006	Nat-Tm	13	2	5	7
2006	US Four Nations Team	Nat-Tm	4	0	1	1
2006	United States Olympic Team – Torino	Nat-Tm	5	0	5	5
2006–07	Harvard University Crimson	NCAA	30	18	48	66
2007	US Four Nations Team	Nat-Tm	4	0	1	1
2007	US World Championship Team	Nat-Tm	5	0	3	3
2007–08	Minnesota Whitecaps	WWHL	6	3	4	7
2008	US World Championship Team	Nat-Tm	5	0	7	7
2008–09	Minnesota Whitecaps	WWHL	9	2	6	8
2010	United States Olympic Team – Vancouver	Nat-Tm	5	2	4	6
2010-11	Montreal Stars	CWHL	16	5	27	32
2011	US Four Nations Team	Nat-Tm	4	1	0	1
2011	US Twelve Nations Invitational Series Team	Nat-Tm	6	2	4	6
2011	US World Championship Team	Nat-Tm	5	1	6	7
2011-12	Montreal Stars	CWHL	15	5	10	15
2012-13	Montreal Stars	CWHL	14	2	7	9
NCAA totals			129	88	196	284
WWHL totals			18	5	10	15
CWHL totals			48	12	47	59
Team USA totals			150	40	83	123

References

External links

v t e Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey

Venues	Bright Hockey Center (1977–present)

Coaches	Joe Bertagna (1977–79) Rita Harder (1979–81) John Dooley (1981–94) Katey Stone (1994–present)

Patty Kazmaier Award winners	Allison Mleczko (1999) Jennifer Botterill (2001, 2003) Angela Ruggiero (2004) Julie Chu (2007) Sarah Vaillancourt (2008)

Olympians	Jennifer Botterill Caitlin Cahow Julie Chu Lyndsey Fry Jamie Hagerman Allison Mleczko Michelle Picard Josephine Pucci Angela Ruggiero Tammy Lee Shewchuk Sarah Vaillancourt

AWCHA Championships	1999

Conference Championships	ECAC: 1999 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Seasons	1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13

v t e Patty Kazmaier Award

1990s	Brandy Fisher (1998) Allison Mleczko (1999)

2000s	Ali Brewer (2000) Jennifer Botterill (2001, 2003) Brooke Whitney (2002) Angela Ruggiero (2004) Krissy Wendell (2005) Sara Bauer (2006) Julie Chu (2007) Sarah Vaillancourt (2008) Jessie Vetter (2009)

2010s	Vicki Bendus (2010) Meghan Duggan (2011) Brianna Decker (2012)

Persondata
Name	Chu, Julie
Alternative names
Short description	Ice hockey player
Date of birth	March 13, 1982
Place of birth	Bridgeport, CT, USA
Date of death
Place of death

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