Three-time Gold Medalist Gillian Apps Joins Women's Hockey Staff

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Three-time Olympic gold medalist Gillian Apps has joined the Boston College women's hockey program as an assistant coach on Katie Crowley's staff. Apps will work with the Eagles' forwards and also handle many of the team's administrative duties.

Apps was a 14-year member of Canada's national team and was part of three Olympic gold-medal teams: 2006 in Turin, 2010 in Vancouver and 2014 in Sochi. She retired from international play in September 2015 with 50 goals and 50 assists in 168 international appearances. In addition to Olympic gold in all three of her appearances, Apps is also a three-time World Champion (2004, 2007, 2012).

Apps joins associate head coach Courtney Kennedy and volunteer assistant coach Alison Quandt on Crowley's staff.

"We're very excited for Gillian to join our staff," Crowley said. "Gill has played at the highest level with Team Canada and I'm excited for her to share her extensive experience and knowledge of the game with our players."

"I'm honored and excited to be joining the Boston College women's hockey program, and I'm really looking forward to working with such a talented group of players," Apps said. "I would like to thank Katie Crowley, Courtney Kennedy and the Boston College athletic department for giving me this opportunity."

Apps attended Dartmouth, graduating in 2007 with a degree in psychology. While a member of the Big Green, Apps made 113 career appearances, scoring 90 goals and adding 68 assists. She captained the team as a senior, posting a career-best 46 points (30 goals, 16 assists) en route to ECAC player of the year accolades, New England Hockey Writers Association most valuable player and Patty Kazmaier Top 10 Finalist honors. She graduated as Dartmouth's career leader in penalty minutes.

Professionally, Apps played six seasons with the Brampton Thunder of the Canadian Women's Hockey League, helping the club win the 2008 CWHL Championship in her rookie season. In 2011-12, she led the squad in scoring with 39 points (19 goals, 20 assists) in 27 games.

Apps comes from a highly successful sporting family. Her grandfather, Syl Apps, won three Stanley Cups in the 1940s as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Her father, Syl Jr., enjoyed a 10-year NHL career, while her brother, Syl III, starred at Princeton before signing an NHL contract. Apps' sister Amy was a member of Canada's women's national soccer team, while her cousin – Darren Barber – was a gold medalist in coxed eights at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic games.

The Eagles enter the 2016-17 season on the tails of a record-setting 2015-16 campaign that saw BC finish with a 40-1-0 record and their best-ever final ranking of No. 2 in both the U.S. College Hockey Online and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls. The team's 40 wins were the second-most in a season in NCAA history. In 2016-17, the Eagles are set to return 17 players and will add seven freshmen to the roster.

Three-time Gold Medalist Gillian Apps Joins Women's Hockey Staff

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