Sarah Parsons

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Sarah Parsons
Personal information
BornJuly 27, 1987 (1987-07-27) (age 37)
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Turin Tournament
IIHF World Women's Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2005 Sweden Tournament
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2008 China Tournament
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2007 Canada Tournament

Sarah Sturgis Parsons (born July 27, 1987) is an American ice hockey player. She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She was a member of Dartmouth College's class of 2010.

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Playing career

High school

She was captain of the varsity hockey team and the team had a 25–2–0 record at the Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, Massachusetts. She was part of a girls' hockey run that has won 11 straight ISL championships. She owns the school record for points in hockey. While in high school, she played for the U.S. Women's Under-22 Team in 2003 and 2004. Besides hockey, Parsons also participated in soccer and is the school's record holder for most goals in a career in soccer. Her soccer team won a New England Class A Championship in 2004.

USA Hockey

Parsons was supposed to enroll at Dartmouth in 2005 but delayed it so she could participate in the 2006 Winter Olympics. She was the youngest player on the U.S. National Team. [1] She was 17.

Dartmouth College

As a freshman, Parsons appeared in 32 games and led the Big Green in points (50 – ranked eighth in the NCAA), assists (36 – ranked fourth in the NCAA), and plus-minus (+29). In addition, she led all ECAC rookies in scoring. Her average of 1.56 points per game ranked second in the NCAA among all rookies. Parsons participated in the ECAC championship game. Against St. Lawrence, she scored a goal and registered an assist. In addition, she had seven-game scoring streaks twice during the season. For her efforts, Parsons earned several accolades; she was ECAC Rookie of the Year, first-team all-league, and her teammates voted her the Big Green Rookie of the Year. [2]

During her senior season, Parsons played with a leg injury, but appeared in 30 games and scored a career high in goals with 17. Added to her 15 assists, she finished the season with 32 points. Of her 17 goals, eight were scored on the power play, ranking second overall on the Big Green. Dating back to the previous season, Parsons entered the season with a 12-game scoring streak. In her second game of the 2008–09 season, her streak was snapped against the St. Lawrence Skating Saints. On January 31, 2009, she became the 29th Dartmouth player to notch 100 career points. [2]

Career stats

Dartmouth

YearGames playedGoalsAssistsPointsPIM
2006-07321436506
2007-083115193414
2008-093017153212
2009-102618203814
Career119649015446

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Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ Meet the new Team USA, by Richard O'Brien, p. E6, The Record:Kitchener, Cambridge, Waterloo, Saturday, November 4, 2006
  2. 1 2 27 Sarah Parsons (July 27, 1987). "Sarah Parsons Bio - DartmouthSports.com—Official Web Site of Dartmouth Varsity Athletics". Dartmouthsports.com. Retrieved March 22, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO.com. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ "ECAC Hockey" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
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