In fact, she made history of her own by becoming the first female Olympian from Warroad when she helped the U.S. Gigi has done much more than simply live up to her family’s name or her town’s history. When you consider all of this comes from a town that has never been home to more than 1,800 people, it is easy to see why locals refer to it as ‘Hockey Town USA’. Warroad is also home to one of Minnesota’s all time point leaders in the NHL (Dave Christian), six total state high school hockey championships (four boys’ and two girls’) and a historic rivalry with nearby Roseau. Cloud State, and her cousins, Lisa and Layla, are both playing for North Dakota.Īs a town, Warroad has produced seven Olympians, including 2014 Olympians Marvin and TJ Oshie, which have combined for a total of three silver medals and three gold medals. Aaron Marvin, her brother, was recruited to play at St. Gigi’s father, Mike Marvin, played college hockey at Brown University and coached at the youth levels. He built Warroad’s youth hockey program, was a leader in developing their arena, and coached the U.S. While that is partly due to Marvin Windows, the international window and door company, most of the prestige comes from a storied hockey family and town that few others can rival.Ĭal Marvin, Gigi’s grandfather, played a crucial role in forming the University of North Dakota Men’s Hockey program. The other is a town with a global reputation. Marvin and Warroad – one is household name in Minnesota. Rarely does that statement fit better than when talking about Warroad native, Gigi Marvin. The only thing I can control is my effort and my attitude and the second my name is called, to give it my all.Some people are born to be hockey players. "You've got to know what other players are doing because it will benefit your game."Īsked if playing defense was her best route to making the next Olympic team, Marvin replied, "The way to get there is to be team-first. "My dad taught me at a young age to be a student of the game," Marvin said. Marvin hopes to pass along the tutelage she received from her father, Mike. She also indulged her passion for coaching, assisting the girls' hockey program at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School in Cambridge, Mass. In New England, Marvin hiked about 3,700 feet to the summit of Vermont's Whiteface Mountain, skied in Massachusetts and went lobstering off the coast of Maine.
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She played for the Boston Blades of the Canadian Women's Hockey League and trained with Olympic teammates Kacey Bellamy, Kelli Stack and Karen Thatcher. In a few months, Marvin will return to Boston, where she lived from last October through April. "She's got all the tools to make all the plays, now it's a matter of being able to shut the brain off and just be able to do it." Paul, played on two Olympic teams and won a Stanley Cup with Carolina. "I see her thinking the game from back there," said Hedican, who grew up in North St. USA Hockey assistant coach and former NHL defenseman Bret Hedican said Marvin's position switch has been mostly seamless. She's training with older players and past Olympians for a spot in the Four Nations Cup taking place in November in Finland.
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Marvin's short-term mission is different.
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The festival culminates with picking players to represent the country in an Under-18 series against Canada on Thursday, Friday and Sunday at the Super Rink. Marvin has been participating in the USA Hockey Women's National Festival, held at the Schwan Super Rink at the National Sports Center in Blaine. "Right now I'm a 'D' and I'm embracing it and enjoying it." "It's about putting your whole heart into it and embracing your role," Marvin said. Coaches moved Marvin, a forward throughout high school, college and the Olympics, to defense, a position she last played in youth hockey. She's is taking a similar leap of faith in hopes of qualifying for the 2014 Olympic team, which plays in Sochi, Russia. "That was awesome," said Marvin, a former Warroad and Gophers standout. Army Golden Knights parachute team, free-falling at about 120 miles per hour for part of the 7-minute, 13,000-foot jump.
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Gigi Marvin, who earned a silver medal with the 2010 Olympic women's hockey team, found herself among a different sort of elite company last fall.