BOSTON, Mass. – The Women's Hockey Commissioners Association announced it will award its annual National Newcomer of the Year award to a Harvard University and U.S. Olympic icon. julie chu. Chu achieved an unparalleled level of success during his 20-year hockey career and continues to thrive.
Chu, a member of Harvard University's Class of 2007, then came to the Crimson.
I successfully prepared at both Choate Rosemary Hall and Northwood School. She quickly established herself as a force at Harvard with her phenomenal freshman season, scoring 42 goals, 51 assists, and 93 points on her way to 284 points over four years. Her 196 career assists and 284 points were her NCAA records at the time of her graduation. She won her 2007 Patti Kazmaier Award as the nation's best female ice hockey player.
“On behalf of my fellow commissioners, I am pleased to name Julie Chu for the Women's National Newcomer of the Year award,” said Hockey East Commissioner and HCA President Steve Metcalfe. She said, “Julie was incredibly productive as a player and was respected for her character and leadership throughout her outstanding career.”
On the international stage, the Fairfield, Conn., native's star shined just as brightly. She competed in the Olympics four times (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) and became her second U.S. ice hockey player to serve as her standard bearer. She also won gold medals at five world championships. Chu played professional hockey for 10 years starting in 2007. She played for the Whitecaps, Montreal Stars, and Les Canadiens de Montreal.
Alongside his career as a professional player, Chu also started a career as a coach. In 2008 he was an assistant coach at Minnesota, where he led Duluth to the NCAA title, and from 2010 until 2013 when he joined the college staff. Currently, she is the head coach of the Concordia University (Montreal) Stingers. Chu, who started as an assistant in 2014, was named head coach in 2016 and led the Stingers to the league championship last year with a 25-0-0 regular season record and 29-2-0 overall record. Ta.
