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Helen Resor

b. 1985

American ice hockey player

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Born 1985. Helen Resor is an American ice hockey player.

Helen Resor (born October 18, 1985) is an American ice hockey player. She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She graduated from Yale University in 2009. Helen Resor was the first Yale hockey player to compete in women's ice hockey at the Olympics. Her sister, Jane, also played ice hockey for the Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey program. Resor's brother-in-law is former NHL player Jeff Hamilton.

Playing career As a youth player she began a bench-clearing brawl in a game in which she was the only female playing. Resor played her high school hockey at Noble & Greenough Prep School in Massachusetts where she was coached by her uncle, Tom Resor.

Helen Resor was selected to play for Team USA in the 2006 Olympics. Resor was the first Bulldog to achieve that status, and when she won a bronze medal she became the first Yale hockey player of either gender to earn a medal since five Bulldog men won silver with Team USA in 1932.

Awards and honors 2004-05 All USCHO.com Rookie Team 2009 Third Team All-ECAC Finalist for the 2009 Patty Kazmaier Award

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Noble and Greenough School, Greenwich Country Day School

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Helen Resor?

American ice hockey player

When was Helen Resor born?

Helen Resor was born on 18 October 1985 in Greenwich.

What is Helen Resor's occupation?

Helen Resor is an ice hockey player.

What nationality is Helen Resor?

Helen Resor is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Helen Resor

· Wikidata: Q5703044

· DBpedia: Helen Resor (ice hockey)

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