Karyn Bye-Dietz

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Karyn Bye-Dietz
Born (1971-05-18) May 18, 1971 (age 53)
River Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Forward
ECAC teamNew Hampshire Wildcats (1989–1993)
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Playing career 1989–2002
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Women's ice hockey
Olympic games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Nagano Tournament
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City Tournament
IIHF World Women's Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Finland Tournament
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 United States Tournament
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Canada Tournament
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Finland Tournament
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Canada Tournament
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 United States Tournament

Karyn Lynn Bye (born May 18, 1971) is a retired ice hockey player. She was the alternate captain of the 1998 Winter Olympics gold-medal winning United States Women's Hockey Team.

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In 1998, she was featured on a Wheaties box. She entered the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2011 and was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2014.

Playing career

Early years

Born May 18, 1971, in River Falls, Wisconsin, Bye-Dietz played for the River Falls Wildcats Boys High School Hockey team under the name of K.L. Bye to conceal her sex. [1] [2] Although her father encouraged her to continue playing basketball, as she had done growing up, Bye-Dietz continued to play hockey. [3] The 1987–88 season she recorded 3 assists in her 18 games playing Junior Varsity Hockey [4] Her athletic ability and play earned a scholarship to the University of New Hampshire. [5]

NCAA

Bye played for the New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey program. She scored 164 points in 87 games for the Wildcats, leading the team all four years. As captain of the team during her junior and senior season, she twice led the Wildcats to the ECAC championships. [3]

Bye graduated from New Hampshire with a B.S. in physical education. From there, she attended graduate school at Concordia University in Montreal. She played for the Concordia Stingers women's ice hockey team while earning a graduate degree in sports administration. [4]

USA Hockey

Bye made her national team debut with Team USA at the 1992 IIHF Women's World Championship. From there, she competed in five more tournaments, winning silver in all. [6]

In 1998, Bye led the Team United States to their first Olympic gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. She led the team with five goals in six games and tied Cammi Granato and two others for the scoring lead with eight points. [7] She competed with Team USA again at the 2002 Winter Olympics where they won a silver medal. [6]

On December 16, 2010, she was selected to the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame class of 2011. [8] [9]

Personal

Bye has worked for the Minnesota Wild in its grassroots program.[ citation needed ] She teaches fitness classes at her local YMCA and previously coached her son's Mite Level 1 hockey team. As of 2010, she is also a color commentator for the Minnesota Girls State High School Hockey Tournament. [10]

Bye married a strength and fitness coach at the University of Minnesota, and they have two children together. [5]

In 1998, Bye was featured on a Wheaties box. [2]

Awards and honors

See also

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