Julie Chu

Julie Chu (born March 13, 1982 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is an American Olympic ice hockey player who plays the position of forward on the United States women's ice hockey team.

Hockey career
Chu is the first Asian American woman to play for the U.S. Olympic ice hockey team and played in the 2002 and 2006 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.

World Championships

 * 2005, 2008 & 2009 World Champion
 * 2001, 2004, 2007 Silver Medallist

Chu was the leading scorer at the 2009 IIHF World Women Championships tournament with ten points (five goals, five assists).
 * Three-time All-American

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 and claimed her second consecutive Clarkson Cup, becoming the first player to win the Clarkson Cup with two different teams.

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)
 * 2007 Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year Award - Awarded by USA Hockey
 * 2006-07 ECAC Coaches Preseason All-League Selection
 * 2006-07 ECAC Media Preseason All-League Selection
 * 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
 * October 2011: ESPN Body Issue