Gillian Apps

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Gillian Apps (3893036232).jpg

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| caption = Apps in action for Brampton Thunder, 2009

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| position = Forward

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 180

| team = Dartmouth (2002–07)
Brampton Thunder

| league = ECAC
CWHL

| sex = f

| ntl_team = CAN

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|11|2}}

| birth_place = North York, Ontario, Canada

| residence = Unionville, Ontario{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkregion.com/community-story/2509463-clarkson-cup-puck-drops-in-markham-tomorrow/|title=Clarkson Cup puck drops in Markham tomorrow|first=Michael|last=Hayakawa|date=March 19, 2013|website=YorkRegion.com|access-date=October 15, 2019|archive-date=October 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015014519/https://www.yorkregion.com/community-story/2509463-clarkson-cup-puck-drops-in-markham-tomorrow/|url-status=live}}

| career_start = 2001

| career_end = 2015

| website =

| medaltemplates={{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}

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Gillian Mary Apps (born November 2, 1983) is a women's ice hockey player. Apps was a member of the Canadian National Hockey Team that won back to back gold medals in three consecutive Olympic Games.

As a psychology major at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States, Apps was a member of her college's ice hockey team, competing in ECAC women's ice hockey. She was a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team, winning gold medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. She was also a winner of gold medals with Team Canada at the 2004 and 2007 World Ice Hockey Championships, and silver medals in that event in 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2013.

Apps was a member of the Brampton Thunder in the Canadian Women's Hockey League until 2015 at which point she announced her retirement from professional women's hockey. Apps resides in Unionville, Ontario.

Playing career

She graduated from Havergal College in Toronto in 2001, and played for the Toronto Aeros. During the 2000–01 NWHL season, Apps played with the Beatrice Aeros and finished tied for fifth in league scoring with 42 points.{{Cite web|url=https://www.salutbonjour.ca/|title=Salut Bonjour | Recettes, Mode et beauté, Maison, Mieux-être|website=Salut, Bonjour!|access-date=June 8, 2020|archive-date=July 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727210426/https://www.salutbonjour.ca/|url-status=live}} In 2001–02, Apps was a member of the Beatrice Aeros and won the Ontario senior women's hockey championship.{{Cite web |url=http://www.goodasgoldopen.com/team_apps_gillian.html#pagetop |title=Archived copy |access-date=August 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328084308/http://www.goodasgoldopen.com/team_apps_gillian.html#pagetop |archive-date=March 28, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
At the first National Women's Under-18 Hockey Challenge in 2001 at Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Apps was the captain of the gold medal-winning Ontario Red squad. She made Canada's national women's team only months later, as an 18-year-old.{{cite web|last1=Graves|first1=Wendy|title=Saying a golden goodbye: After 14 years with Canada's National Women's Team, Gillian Apps has decided to step away from the game|url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/apps-says-a-golden-goodbye|website=Hockey Canada|access-date=September 11, 2015|date=September 10, 2015|archive-date=March 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306025527/http://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/apps-says-a-golden-goodbye|url-status=live}}
As a freshman with the Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey program in 2002, Apps accumulated 22 goals, 13 assists and 35 points. Apps ranked fourth on the Big Green in scoring. She was on an All-Freshman line with Tiffany Hagge and Cherie Piper.{{Cite web|url=https://dartmouthsports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/gillian-apps/4544|title=Gillian Apps - Women's Ice Hockey|website=Dartmouth College Athletics|access-date=June 8, 2020|archive-date=June 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608004814/https://dartmouthsports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/gillian-apps/4544|url-status=live}}
On October 21, 2012, Apps would score the game-winning goal in a 4–3 overtime win against the Toronto Furies. The goal provided Florence Schelling with the first win of her CWHL career, which was also her CWHL debut.{{cite web|url=http://cwhl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2021537|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204162333/http://cwhl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2021537|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 4, 2023|title=Game Summary|publisher=CWHL|date=2012-10-21|access-date=2016-08-30}}
On August 30, 2015, Apps completed the Muskoka Ironman triathlon in just under 15 hours. In September 2015 she retired from the Canadian women's team, after sitting out the 2014–2015 season from both the national team and her CWHL team, the Brampton Thunder. Apps finished her national team career with 50 goals and 50 assists for an even 100 points in 164 games, and ranks second all-time on the Canadian team in penalty minutes behind Hayley Wickenheiser with 255.{{cite news|title=Hefford, Apps, Ward retire from Canadian women's hockey team|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/canada-womens-hockey-retirements-1.3222189|access-date=September 10, 2015|agency=The Canadian Press|publisher=CBC Sports|date=September 10, 2015|archive-date=September 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911190725/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/canada-womens-hockey-retirements-1.3222189|url-status=live}} She is involved with She Swings She Scores, a joint initiative between the Ontario Women's Hockey Association and the Golf Association of Ontario to encourage girls to take up golf as well as hockey.

Coaching career

In the autumn of 2016, Apps joined Katie King's coaching staff with the Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey program.

Career stats

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align="center" style="background:green;color:#FFFFFF;" \| Year	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 2002–03	30	22	13	35	59
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 2003–04	23	22	13	35	69
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 2004–05	29	16	26	42	65
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 2006–07	31	30	16	46	88
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{{Cite web|url=http://mobile.uscho.com/stats/player.php?pid=2788&gender=w|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070620071557/http://mobile.uscho.com/stats/player.php?pid=2788&gender=w|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-06-20|title=Men's DI College Hockey |work=USCHO.com}}

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align="center" style="background:black;color:red;" \| Event	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 2004 World Championships	12	:----	0	4	10
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 2005 World Championships	5	4	2	6	8
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 2006 Olympics	5	7	7	14	14
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 2007 World Championships	5	1	3	4	4
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 2008 World Championships	5	1	0	1	888
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 2009 World Championships	5	2	1	3	3
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 2010 Olympics	5	3	4	7	10
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Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009–10, p.16, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, {{ISBN|978-1-55468-621-6}}

Awards and honours

Honorable mention All-Ivy selection (2003)
ECAC Hockey League Player of the Week on Nov 3, 2003
ECAC Hockey League Player of the Week on Nov 24, 2003
Named All-Ivy League second team (2004)
Named Honorable mention All-ECAC Hockey League (2004)
2006–07 ECAC Coaches Preseason All-League Selection
2006–07 ECAC Media Preseason All-League Selection{{cite web|publisher=ECAChokcey.com|title=ECAC Hockey League Announces Women's Preseason All-League Teams|url=http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2006-07/news/preseason-team|access-date=January 14, 2011|archive-date=October 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003072055/https://www.ecachockey.com/women/2006-07/news/preseason-team|url-status=dead}}
ECAC Player of the Year (2007)
ECAC First-Team all-league honors (2007)
New England Hockey Writers Most Valuable Player (2007)
Top 10 Finalist for 2007 Patty Kazmaier Award[http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/030507aac.html]{{dead link|date=January 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}

Personal life

Apps attended William Berczy Public School in Unionville, Ontario. Apps also participates in snowboarding, wakeboarding, golf, and soccer. She grew up playing girls hockey in the Greater Toronto Area, and attended Havergal College where she excelled as a female athlete.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} Prior to the 2010 Olympics, Apps worked at the Royal Bank of Canada in an Olympians program, where she was called upon to meet clients or give motivational speeches to employees.{{cite web |url=http://olympics.thestar.com/2010/article/760376--gillian-apps-born-with-hockey-in-her-veins |title=Gillian Apps born with hockey in her veins |author=Kevin McGran |date=February 4, 2010 |publisher=Toronto Star |access-date=June 28, 2010 |archive-date=October 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004205636/http://olympics.thestar.com/2010/article/760376--gillian-apps-born-with-hockey-in-her-veins |url-status=dead }}

Apps is the granddaughter of Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1936 to 1948, and Hockey Hall of Fame member Syl Apps, and the daughter of Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre Syl Apps Jr., who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins. Her brother Syl Apps III was signed as a free agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 22, 1999, although he never played a game with the Maple Leafs.{{Cite web|url=https://pr.princeton.edu/news/99/c/0728.htm|title=Princeton - in the News - Jul 22 to 28, 1999|website=pr.princeton.edu|access-date=June 8, 2020|archive-date=October 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028205922/https://pr.princeton.edu/news/99/c/0728.htm|url-status=live}} Her sister, Amy was a member of the Canadian National women's soccer team{{cite web|url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/players/profile.asp?playerid%3D420 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-06-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822220044/http://www.canadasoccer.com/players/profile.asp?playerid=420 |archive-date=August 22, 2009 |df=mdy }} and an OUA All Star in 1998 and 1999.{{cite web|url=http://oua.ca.ismmedia.com/ISM2/Archives/W%20Soccer/All-Stars.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-06-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713063534/http://oua.ca.ismmedia.com/ISM2/Archives/W%20Soccer/All-Stars.pdf |archive-date=July 13, 2011 |df=mdy }} Her cousin, rower Darren Barber, won a gold medal in the men's eight at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona as a member of the Canadian team.[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/darren-barber-1.html Profile: Darren Barber] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012002848/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/darren-barber-1.html |date=October 12, 2012 }} sports.reference.com (Retrieved on December 12, 2008) Barber also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he finished 4th. Apps's sister-in-law is Meaghan Sittler, whose father Darryl Sittler competed in the NHL. She is the aunt to a nephew named Sawyer.

On April 17, 2012, Apps (along with Meghan Agosta, Caroline Ouellette, Courtney Birchard, and head coach Dan Church) took part in the opening face off of the playoff game between the Ottawa Senators and the New York Rangers at ScotiaBank Place.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/agosta-canada-soaking-up-gold-medal-victory/c-628423|title=Agosta: Canada soaking up gold medal victory|website=NHL.com|access-date=June 8, 2020|archive-date=June 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608004814/https://www.nhl.com/news/agosta-canada-soaking-up-gold-medal-victory/c-628423|url-status=live}}

On September 22, 2018, Apps married American women's hockey player Meghan Duggan.{{cite web|url = http://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/24798266/usa-hockey-captain-meghan-duggan-marries-ex-canada-captain-gillian-apps|publisher = ESPN|access-date = 2018-10-05|date = 2018-09-26|title = Olympic ice hockey rivals Meghan Duggan, Gillian Apps get married|archive-date = October 5, 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181005194940/http://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/24798266/usa-hockey-captain-meghan-duggan-marries-ex-canada-captain-gillian-apps|url-status = live}} Their son, George, was born on February 29, 2020.{{cite web| title = meghan duggan retiring| url = https://www.espn.com/olympics/hockey/story/_/id/30106264/united-states-women-hockey-captain-meghan-duggan-retiring| website = ESPN.com| date = October 13, 2020| author = Emily Kaplan| access-date = October 18, 2020| archive-date = October 19, 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201019113952/https://www.espn.com/olympics/hockey/story/_/id/30106264/united-states-women-hockey-captain-meghan-duggan-retiring| url-status = live}} They had a daughter, Olivia, in October 2021.{{Cite magazine |last=Prewitt |first=Alex |title=For Married Pairs of Ex-Players, the U.S.–Canada Women's Hockey Rivalry Is Uniquely Complicated |url=https://www.si.com/olympics/2022/02/07/us-canada-rivalry-womens-hockey-married-couples-former-players-beijing |access-date=2022-05-12 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=February 7, 2022 |language=en-us |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512023015/https://www.si.com/olympics/2022/02/07/us-canada-rivalry-womens-hockey-married-couples-former-players-beijing |url-status=live }} Their third child, daughter Sophie, was born on December 31, 2023.{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C1pnEeiutCn/ |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=www.instagram.com}}

References

External links

{{cite web |title=Dartmouth College biography for Gillian Apps |url=http://athletics.dartmouth.edu/sports/w-hockey/mtt/apps_gillian00.html |website=Dartmouth Sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060709203601/http://athletics.dartmouth.edu/sports/w-hockey/mtt/apps_gillian00.html |archive-date=2006-07-09 |language=en |url-status=dead}}
{{cite web |title=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation biography for Gillian Apps |url=http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/athletes/athletesnamebio.shtml?gillian_apps.html |website=CBC/Radio-Canada |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222232200/http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/athletes/athletesnamebio.shtml?gillian_apps.html |archive-date=2007-12-22 |language=en |url-status=dead}}

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