Gigi Marvin


Gisele Marie "Gigi" Marvin is an American ice hockey player for the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League. As a member of the United States national women's ice hockey team, Marvin won a silver medal at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and the 2014 Winter Olympics, and a gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Her grandfather is Cal Marvin, the coach of the 1958 United States Men's National Ice Hockey Team and the manager of the 1965 United States Men's National Ice Hockey Team, is a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. She hails from Warroad, Minnesota, in Roseau County, the same small northern Minnesota town as 1960 gold medalists Bill and Roger Christian and 1980 gold medalist Dave Christian and 2018 Stanley Cup champion T. J. Oshie.

Playing career

High school

Marvin attended Warroad High School and was named the 2005 recipient of the Let's Play Hockey Ms. Hockey Award. During her freshman, junior, and senior seasons, she was an All-state honoree. As a senior, she helped the Warroad Warriors to an 18–5–1 record. Statistically, her greatest year was as a senior, when she accumulated 112 points, including 55 goals. She finished her high school career ranking fifth in Minnesota state career scoring.
She earned four letters in hockey, and five letters in both cross-country and softball.

Minnesota Golden Gophers

In her sophomore year, Marvin led the team with 38 points in 35 games. For her efforts, she earned All-WCHA First Team honors. During her junior year Marvin led the team with 23 goals, 31 assists and 54 points and earned an All-WCHA First Team honoree. She was an RBK All-America Second Team selection and was named to the WCHA All-Tournament Team. As a senior, she helped the Gophers advance to the NCAA Women's Frozen Four. She earned All-WCHA Second Team honors and was named WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year.

USA Hockey

After the 2010 Winter Games, Marvin joined the Whitecaps for their 2010–11 season. On October 8, against former WCHA rival, St. Cloud State, Marvin scored a goal.

Boston Blades

For the 2012–13 season, Marvin joined the Boston Blades of the Canadian Women's Hockey League and helped the squad claim the 2013 Clarkson Cup.

Boston Pride

On September 25, 2015, it was announced that Marvin had signed a contract to play for the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League. Participating in the 2016 NWHL All-Star Game, Marvin would compete in the Isobel Cup finals. She would score the second goal in Cup history, during the second period of Game 1 against the Buffalo Beauts. She would end her season by winning the 2016 NWHL Defensive Player of the Year Award. Marvin was selected for the 2017 All-Star Game in February 2017 via a fan vote.

Awards and honors

;USA Hockey:
Three-time member of the U.S. Women's National Team for the International Ice Hockey Federation World Women's Championship ... Three-time member of the U.S. Women's Select Team for the Four Nations Cup. Led the team with four assists in 2008... Three-time member of the U.S. Women's Under-22 Select Team for the Under-22 Series with Canada. Led the team with four points in 2008... Four-time USA Hockey Women's National Festival participant ... Four-time USA Hockey Player Development Camp attendee.
;College:
She played four seasons at the University of Minnesota of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, where she was twice in the top 10 for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award ... Finished her career sixth on the school's all-time scoring list with 195 points. As a Senior : Helped the Gophers advance to the NCAA Women's Frozen Four... Earned All-WCHA Second Team honors... Named WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year. As a Junior : Led the team with 23 goals, 31 assists and 54 points... All-WCHA First Team honoree... RBK All-America Second Team selection... Named to the WCHA All-Tournament Team. As a Sophomore : Led the team with 38 points in 35 games... Earned All-WCHA First Team honors. As a Freshman : Second on the team with 46 points ... WCHA Rookie of the Year... All-WCHA Third Team selection... Led the WCHA in rookie scoring... Finished fourth in the WCHA in points and second in assists... Named to the WCHA All-Tournament Team.
;NWHL:
YearGPGASTPTSPPGSHG
2005–064116304671
2006–0735182038100
2007–083823315451
2008–093830275793
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