A. J. Mleczko
Born	(1975-06-14)June 14, 1975 (age 49) 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
Medal record Representing United States Women'sice hockey Olympic Games 1998 Nagano Tournament 2002 Salt Lake City Tournament IIHF World Women's Championships 1997 Canada Tournament 2000 Canada Tournament 2001 United States Tournament

Allison Jaime "A. J." Mleczko Griswold (born June 14, 1975) is an Americanice hockey player and analyst. She won agold medal at the1998 Winter Olympics and asilver medal at the2002 Winter Olympics.

Mleczko attendedNew Canaan Country School and is a graduate ofThe Taft School inWatertown, Connecticut. Mleczko played college hockey atHarvard 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 theNational Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame located inTroy, Michigan. Her paternal great-grandparents were Polish immigrants.^[3]

She is the #3 color commentator forESPN/ABC,^[4] teaming with play-by-play announcerMike Monaco.^[5][6] and both lead game and studio analystMSG Networks NHL broadcasts for theNew York Islanders.^[7] She previously worked for theNHL on NBC, where she became the first woman to commentate for an NHL game, including playoffs.^{[8][9][10][11][12]} Additionally, she hosts theOn the Bus With Cammi & AJ podcast with former teammateCammi Granato.^[13] Furthermore, she also called fivewomen's hockey games at the Winter Olympic games forNBC Sports.^[14][15]

Mleczko currently resides in Concord, Massachusetts with her husband, Jason, and their four children.^[11] She is a cousin of diplomatRufus Gifford.^[16]

Career statistics are fromEliteprospects.com, orThe Internet Hockey Database, orUSA Hockey, or the Harvard Crimson,^[17] or the 2000 United States Women's National Team Media Guide^[18]

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995	USA	Pacific Rim Championship			5	1	1	2	—
1996	USA	Pacific Rim Championship			5	2	4	6	—
1996	USA	3 Nations Cup			5	1	0	1	—
1997	USA	WC			5	0	2	2	—
1997	USA	3 Nations Cup			5	2	0	2	—
1998	USA	OG			6	2	2	4	4
2000	USA	WC			5	1	7	8	2
2001	USA	WC			5	1	2	3	2
2002	USA	OG			5	1	3	4	6
Senior totals					46	11	21	32	—

• 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, First Team^[19]
• Patty Kazmaier Award
• 1999Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year Award^[20]
• Women's Beanpot Hall of Fame (inducted 2011)^[21]

• A. J. Mleczko at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
• A. J. Mleczko atOlympedia
• A. J. Mleczko atOlympics.com
• 1998 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team
• Biographical information and career statistics fromEliteprospects.com

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