Women's Hockey
Apps, Gillian
Gillian Apps
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- appsg@bc.edu
- Phone:
- 552-3958
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Gillian Apps joined the Boston College women’s hockey program as an assistant coach on Katie Crowley’s staff in 2016 and now is in her second campaign with the Eagles. Apps works with the Eagles’ forwards, the power-play unit and also handles 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 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.
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 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.
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