Women's Hockey
Engstrom, Molly
Molly Engstrom
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- mengstrom@stcloudstate.edu
- Phone:
- 320-308-3102
Molly Engstrom begins her third season as an assistant coach with St. Cloud State University Women's Hockey in 2020-21, guiding a defensive unit that has formed a reputation of producing professional players in her time with the program. Defenders Abby Thiessen (SDHL), Janna Haeg (SWHL) and Hannah Bates (NWHL) have all gone on to play professionally after spending time under Engstrom's direction. Her defensive corps finished 2020-21 with the No. 10 penalty kill in the nation and posted their lowest opponent goals per game mark since 2016-17.
A two-time member of the United States women’s hockey team at the Winter Olympics, Engstrom won a bronze medal with Team USA in 2006 at the Turin Winter Games and a silver medal in 2010 at the Vancouver Winter Games. She received the Best Defenseman award at the 2010 Winter Games.
A member of Team USA at six IIHF World Women’s Championships from 2004 to 2011, Engstrom helped Team USA win IIHF World Championships in 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2011, along with silver medals in 2004 and 2007.
She most recently served as a USA Hockey Developmental Scout since January 2019 and a IIHF U18 High Performance Camp Coach/Ambassador since April 2016.
Engstrom played and coached in the Swedish Women’s Professional Hockey League (SDHL) from 2016 to 2018, and helped her team Djurgarden IF win the SDHL championship in 2017. She served as the girls’ varsity hockey head coach and assistant athletic director at Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, N.H. from 2014-2016.
In addition to her professional playing and coaching experience in Sweden, Engstrom played professional hockey with teams in Minneapolis, Toronto and Boston in the CWHL and NWHL from 2007 to 2013. She helped her Brampton-Canadette Thunder team win the CWHL title in 2008 and the Minnesota Whitecaps win the Western Women’s Hockey League crown in 2009.
A 2007 graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Engstrom played collegiate hockey in the WCHA with the Badgers. She received First Team All-America honors in college and was also named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005, and was selected as a Patty Kazmaier Award top 10 finalist in 2005.
She went on to receive a Masters of Sports Administration from the Russian International Olympic University in 2014.
A native of Siren, Wisc., Engstrom participated in track and field and golf in high school and won a Wisconsin high school league state discus title in track and field during her prep career.
A two-time member of the United States women’s hockey team at the Winter Olympics, Engstrom won a bronze medal with Team USA in 2006 at the Turin Winter Games and a silver medal in 2010 at the Vancouver Winter Games. She received the Best Defenseman award at the 2010 Winter Games.
A member of Team USA at six IIHF World Women’s Championships from 2004 to 2011, Engstrom helped Team USA win IIHF World Championships in 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2011, along with silver medals in 2004 and 2007.
She most recently served as a USA Hockey Developmental Scout since January 2019 and a IIHF U18 High Performance Camp Coach/Ambassador since April 2016.
Engstrom played and coached in the Swedish Women’s Professional Hockey League (SDHL) from 2016 to 2018, and helped her team Djurgarden IF win the SDHL championship in 2017. She served as the girls’ varsity hockey head coach and assistant athletic director at Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, N.H. from 2014-2016.
In addition to her professional playing and coaching experience in Sweden, Engstrom played professional hockey with teams in Minneapolis, Toronto and Boston in the CWHL and NWHL from 2007 to 2013. She helped her Brampton-Canadette Thunder team win the CWHL title in 2008 and the Minnesota Whitecaps win the Western Women’s Hockey League crown in 2009.
A 2007 graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Engstrom played collegiate hockey in the WCHA with the Badgers. She received First Team All-America honors in college and was also named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005, and was selected as a Patty Kazmaier Award top 10 finalist in 2005.
She went on to receive a Masters of Sports Administration from the Russian International Olympic University in 2014.
A native of Siren, Wisc., Engstrom participated in track and field and golf in high school and won a Wisconsin high school league state discus title in track and field during her prep career.
Coach Mira Jalosuo Introductory Press Conference - Women's Hockey
Monday, July 21
Women's Hockey Postgame Press Conference 1-31-25
Saturday, February 01
St. Cloud State Women's Hockey Postgame Press Conference 1-18-25
Sunday, January 19
SCSU Women's Hockey Postgame Press Conference 1-17-25
Saturday, January 18
