Gillian Apps
Encyclopedia
Gillian Mary Apps (born November 2, 1983 in Toronto
, Ontario
) is a women's ice hockey
player. She is the granddaughter of Hockey Hall of Fame
member Syl Apps
and the daughter of former National Hockey League
player Syl Apps, Jr.
and his wife Anne.
As a psychology
major at Dartmouth College
in Hanover
, New Hampshire
, United States
, Apps was a member of her college's ice hockey team, competing in ECAC women's ice hockey
. She is also a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team, winning gold medals at the 2004 and 2007 World Ice Hockey Championships, and silver medals in that event in 2005, 2008, and 2009. She is a winner of gold medals with Team Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics
in Turin, Italy, and the 2010 Winter Olympics
in Vancouver, Canada and appeared in the championship game of the 2010 Clarkson Cup
.
She currently competes for the Brampton Thunder
in the Canadian Women's Hockey League
.
in Unionville, Ontario
. Apps also participates in snowboarding, wakeboarding, golf, and soccer. Prior to the 2010 Olympics, Apps worked at the Royal Bank of Canada
in an Olympians program, where she was called upon to meet clients or give motivational speeches to employees. Her brother, Syl Apps III
was signed as a Free Agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 22, 1999, although he never played a game with the Maple Leafs. Her sister, Amy was a member of the Canadian National women’s soccer team and an OUA
All Star in 1998 and 1999. Her cousin, Darren Barber
, won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona
, as a member of the Canadian team. Barber also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, where he finished 4th.
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
) is a women's ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. She is the granddaughter of Hockey Hall of Fame
Hockey Hall of Fame
The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup...
member Syl Apps
Syl Apps
Charles Joseph Sylvanus Apps, CM of Paris, Ontario, was a Canadian pole vaulter and professional hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1936 to 1948 and a Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament in Ontario.-Athletic career:Apps was a strong athlete, 6 feet tall, weighing 185 pounds,...
and the daughter of former National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
player Syl Apps, Jr.
Syl Apps, Jr.
Sylvanus Marshall Apps, Jr. is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins.-Playing career:...
and his wife Anne.
As a psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
major at Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
in Hanover
Hanover, New Hampshire
Hanover is a town along the Connecticut River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 11,260 at the 2010 census. CNN and Money magazine rated Hanover the sixth best place to live in America in 2011, and the second best in 2007....
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Apps was a member of her college's ice hockey team, competing in ECAC women's ice hockey
ECAC women's ice hockey
The women’s division of the ECAC is a college athletic conference which operates in the Eastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I. The conference used to be affiliated with the Eastern College Athletic Conference, a consortium of over 300 colleges in the eastern United States...
. She is also a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team, winning gold medals at the 2004 and 2007 World Ice Hockey Championships, and silver medals in that event in 2005, 2008, and 2009. She is a winner of gold medals with Team Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
in Turin, Italy, and the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
in Vancouver, Canada and appeared in the championship game of the 2010 Clarkson Cup
2010 Clarkson Cup
The 2010 Clarkson Cup was contested at the Elgin Barrow Arena in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. The four competing teams included the Brampton Thunder, Minnesota Whitecaps, Mississauga Chiefs, and Montreal Stars.-Qualification:...
.
She currently competes for the Brampton Thunder
Brampton Thunder
The Brampton Canadettes-Thunder is an ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. The Canadettes-Thunder play its home games at the Powerade Centre in Brampton, Ontario.-Team history:...
in the Canadian Women's Hockey League
Canadian Women's Hockey League
The Canadian Women's Hockey League is one of two major women's ice hockey leagues in Canada. The league was founded in 2007. The league currently has six ice hockey teams: three in Ontario, one in Quebec, one in Alberta and one in Boston, Massachusetts....
.
Playing career
- At the 2001 National Women’s Under-18 Hockey Challenge in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Apps was the captain of the gold medal winning Ontario Red squad. In 2001-02, Apps was a member of the Beatrice Aeros and won the Ontario senior women’s hockey championship.
- She graduated from Havergal CollegeHavergal CollegeHavergal College is an independent boarding and day school for girls from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Named for English hymn composer, author and humanitarian Frances Ridley Havergal, the school was founded in 1894 by a group of men led by The Honourable H...
in Toronto in 2001, and played for the Toronto Aeros. During the 2000–01 NWHL season2000–01 NWHL season-Final standings:Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.-Playoffs:*March 18, 2001: Sainte-Julie Pantheres 2, Beatrice Aeros 2*March 19, 2001: Beatrice Aeros 8, Sainte-Julie Pantheres 1...
, Apps played with the Beatrice Aeros and finished tied for fifth in league scoring with 42 points. - As a freshman with the Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockeyDartmouth Big Green women's ice hockeyThe Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey program represents Dartmouth College. In 2001, Dartmouth participated in the inaugural NCAA Championship tournament. Since then, they have appeared in the “Frozen Four”, the semifinals of the NCAA hockey tournament, three times.-History:Dartmouth College...
program in 2002, Apps accumulated 22 goals, 13 assists and 35 points. Apps ranked fourth on the Big Green in scoring. She was on an All-Freshman line with Tiffany Hagge and Cherie PiperCherie PiperCherie Piper is a Canadian ice hockey player residing in Markham, Ontario. She is a member of the Canadian national women's hockey team and plays for the Brampton Thunder of the Canadian Women's Hockey League...
.
Dartmouth
| Year | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| 2002-03 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 59 |
| 2003-04 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 69 |
| 2004-05 | 29 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 65 |
| 2006-07 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 46 | 88 |
Hockey Canada
| Event | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| 2004 World Championships | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2005 World Championships | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2006 Olympics | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 |
| 2007 World Championships | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 World Championships | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 World Championships | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 Olympics | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
Awards and honors
- Honorable mention All-Ivy selection (2003)
- ECAC Hockey League Player of the Week on Nov. 3, 2003
- ECAC Hockey League Player of the Week on Nov. 24, 2003
- Named All-Ivy League second team (2004)
- Named Honorable mention All-ECAC Hockey League (2004)
- 2006-07 ECAC Coaches Preseason All-League Selection
- 2006-07 ECAC Media Preseason All-League Selection
- ECAC Player of the Year (2007)
- ECAC First-Team all-league honors (2007)
- New England Hockey Writers Most Valuable Player (2007)
- Top 10 Finalist for 2007 Patty Kazmaier Award
Personal
She attended William Berczy Public SchoolWilliam Berczy Public School
William Berczy Public School is a public elementary school in the town of Unionville, Ontario, Canada. It is a public school in the York Region District School Board. The school's name comes from William Berczy, who founded the town in which the school is located...
in Unionville, Ontario
Unionville, Ontario
Unionville is a suburban village in Markham, Ontario, Canada. It is located 33 km northeast of downtown Toronto and 4 km east of southern Richmond Hill. Unionville is located between Woodbine Avenue as the western limit, alongside the Rouge River leading to McCowan Road as the eastern...
. Apps also participates in snowboarding, wakeboarding, golf, and soccer. Prior to the 2010 Olympics, Apps worked at the Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
The Royal Bank of Canada or RBC Financial Group is the largest financial institution in Canada, as measured by deposits, revenues, and market capitalization. The bank serves seventeen million clients and has 80,100 employees worldwide. The company corporate headquarters are located in Toronto,...
in an Olympians program, where she was called upon to meet clients or give motivational speeches to employees. Her brother, Syl Apps III
Syl Apps III
Syl Apps III is an ice hockey player, the grandson of Toronto Maple Leafs captain Syl Apps and the son of Pittsburgh Penguins player Syl Apps, Jr.-Playing career:...
was signed as a Free Agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 22, 1999, although he never played a game with the Maple Leafs. Her sister, Amy was a member of the Canadian National women’s soccer team and an OUA
Ontario University Athletics
Ontario University Athletics is a regional membership association for Canadian universities which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to the public...
All Star in 1998 and 1999. Her cousin, Darren Barber
Darren Barber
Darren Barber is a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion. He is a graduate of Brentwood College School in Mill Bay, British Columbia....
, won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, as a member of the Canadian team. Barber also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta, where he finished 4th.