Helen Resor (ice hockey)

Helen Resor (born October 18, 1985) is an American ice hockey player. She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She graduated from Yale University in 2009. Helen Resor was the first Yale hockey player to compete in women's ice hockey at the Olympics.[1] Her sister, Jane, also played ice hockey for the Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey program. Resor's brother-in-law is former NHL player Jeff Hamilton.[2]

Helen Resor
Born (1985-10-18) October 18, 1985
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Yale Bulldogs
National team  United States
Playing career 2005–2009
Medal record
Representing  United States
Women's ice hockey
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin Tournament
IIHF World Women's Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Sweden Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2009 Finland Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2007 Canada Tournament

Playing career

As a youth player she began a bench-clearing brawl in a game in which she was the only female playing.[3] Resor played her high school hockey at Noble & Greenough Prep School in Massachusetts where she was coached by her uncle, Tom Resor.[4]

Helen Resor was selected to play for Team USA in the 2006 Olympics.[5] Resor was the first Bulldog to achieve that status, and when she won a bronze medal she became the first Yale hockey player of either gender to earn a medal since five Bulldog men won silver with Team USA in 1932.

Awards and honors
  • 2004-05 All USCHO.com Rookie Team[6]
  • 2009 Third Team All-ECAC [7]
  • Finalist for the 2009 Patty Kazmaier Award [8]

References
  1. "For Humanity".
  2. "Yale".
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2014-10-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Helen Resor Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
  5. "Helen Resor Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
  6. "USCHO.com's 2004-05 D-I Women's Year-End Honors :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". Archived from the original on 2012-10-06.
  7. "Brown Bears: Nicole Stock and Paige Pyett Named All-ECAC Hockey". Archived from the original on 2011-01-23. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  8. "2009 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Nominees Announced". 13 February 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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