| A. J. Mleczko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
June 14, 1975 Nantucket, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Played for | Harvard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1993–2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Allison Jaime "A. J." Mleczko Griswold (born June 14, 1975) is an American ice hockey player and analyst. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics and a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Mleczko attended New Canaan Country School and is a graduate of The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut. Mleczko played college hockey at Harvard University, where she led the Crimson to a national title in 1999.[1] That same year she became the second winner of the Patty Kazmaier Award, which is awarded annually to the best female college ice hockey player in the United States.[2] On September 24, 2002, she was inducted into the New England Women's Hall of Fame.[1]
Mleczko was inducted on June 20, 2019, into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame located in Troy, Michigan. Her paternal great-grandparents were Polish immigrants.[3]
She is a hockey commentator for ESPN/ABC[4] and MSG Networks NHL broadcasts.[5] She previously worked for the NHL on NBC, where she became the first woman to commentate for an NHL game, including playoffs.[6][7][8][9][10] Additionally, she hosts the On the Bus With Cammi & AJ podcast with former teammate Cammi Granato.[11] Furthermore, she also called five women's hockey at the Winter Olympic games for NBC Sports.[12][13]
Mleczko currently resides in Concord, Massachusetts with her husband, Jason, and their four children.[9] She is a cousin of diplomat Rufus Gifford.[14]
