| 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 the #2 color commentator for ESPN/ABC, teaming with Bob Wischusen and Leah Hextall.[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]
Career statistics are from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or USA Hockey, or the Harvard Crimson,[15] or the 2000 United States Women's National Team Media Guide [16]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989-90 | Connecticut Polar Bears 19U | 19U AAA (W) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995-96 | Harvard Univserity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996-97 | Harvard University | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997-98 | Harvard University | AWCHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998-99 | Harvard University | AWCHA | 34 | 37 | 77 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | — | 128 | 129 | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 1995 | USA | Pacific Rim Championship | 
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5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | |
| 1996 | USA | Pacific Rim Championship |
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5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | |
| 1996 | USA | 3 Nations Cup |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | |
| 1997 | USA | WC |
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5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| 1997 | USA | 3 Nations Cup | 
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5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | |
| 1998 | USA | OG |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2000 | USA | WC |
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5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2001 | USA | WC |
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5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2002 | USA | OG |
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5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| Senior totals | 46 | 11 | 21 | 32 | — | ||||
