Brianne McLaughlin is an American ice hockey goaltender. She is a two-time Olympian and goalie with the United States Women’s Hockey Team. McLaughlin attended Elyria Catholic High School in Elyria, Ohio. She went on to play ice hockey for four years (2006 to 2009) at Robert Morris Colonials women’s ice hockey program. McLaughlin set an NCAA record of 3,809 career saves. Overall, she stopped 3,809 of the 4,188 shots she faced, resulting in a .910 save percentage. She recorded at least 50 saves four times as a senior with the Robert Morris Colonials in 2008–09.
McLaughlin currently owns and operates a goalie training facility in Neville Island, Pennsylvania, 15 minutes north of Pittsburgh. In 2008, McLaughlin played one game in the United States Women’s Under-22 series with Canada. She stopped 20 of 26 shots in just under 44 minutes. She made her Olympic debut for the US on February 14, 2010. It was a 12–1 United States victory over China in the preliminary round. In a game versus Finland at the 2012 IIHF Women’s World Championship, Brianne McLaughlin made nine saves as she posted a shutout in an 11–0 victory. McLaughlin was named to her second Olympic team for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Achievements of Brianne Mclaughlin in Women’s Ice Hockey
Olympic Games
- Won Silver in 2010 Vancouver
- Won Silver in 2014 Sochi
IIHF World Women’s Championships
- Won Gold in 2011 Switzerland
- Won Gold in 2013 Canada
- Won Silver in 2012 United States
Women’s 4 Nations Cup
- Won Gold in 2011 Sweden
Awards and honors
- All-CHA First Team (2008–09)
- CHA All-Academic Team (2008–09)
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Brianne McLaughlin is an exceptionally talented American Ice Hockey goaltender and twice Olympic Silver medalist. She has won twice Gold and one silver in IIHF World Women’s Ice Hockey Championships. She is in conversation with Namita Nayyar President Women Fitness.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
You played softball, basketball, volleyball and ran track at Elyria Catholic High School and later played ice hockey for four years (2006 to 2009) at Robert Morris Colonials women’s ice hockey program. You reached the pinnacle of success in the sports of Ice hockey on winning Silver in 2010 Olympic Games at Vancouver and also in 2014 Olympic Games at Sochi. What factors you consider were responsible that made you achieve that?
Ms. Brianne Mclaughlin:
I’ve always loved sports my whole life. If it was offered in my town, I wanted to play. I was lucky enough to have parents that always encouraged my active lifestyle. Having an older brother as well, I needed to keep up so I developed a pretty strong competitiveness in sports or any other competition. As I got older the competitiveness was what was so fun about sports because I always had goals for myself to achieve. There is no better feeling than accomplishing something you’re passionate
about and worked so hard for. I surrounded myself with people who were also driven in their own goals and encouraging of mine. This always kept my life in line and going in the direction I dreamed of.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
You have selected a sport which is a team sport and requires a lot of cohesiveness and family feeling between the players of the side to finally succeed, how do you achieve that?
Ms. Brianne Mclaughlin:
Being on a team with over 20 girls isn’t always the easiest! This is something we really educate ourselves on to ensure we always are a family. When situations come up we are extremely respectful of one another and handle it right away in the way we see fits for the better of the team. We do a lot of team building and over the years it has really changed the whole environment to such an amazing group. We embodied a team first attitude and the quicker we bought into this the faster we were successful.
It’s so fun to be apart of a team that you don’t ever have to wonder if they’re doing the right things or working hard. Everyone is accountable and driven to be better.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
What exercises comprise your fitness regime or workout routine you shall like to share?
Ms. Brianne Mclaughlin:
Hockey is a very explosive sport. We do a lot of one legged exercises, core work, and Olympic lifts. Cardio days are obviously thrown in there in between power days. As a goalie I also mix in some hand eye coordination drills to keep my eyes sharp! I usually work out 5 days a week with 2 of the days focusing on more cardio things and adding injury prevention exercises.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
Do you take some special diet or have a strict menu that you follow to remain healthy and physically fit?
Ms. Brianne Mclaughlin:
I don’t have a really strict diet. I am lucky enough to have a pretty high metabolism so for me it’s not my biggest focus as far as weight goes. However with how much we train, it’s so important to make sure we’re getting the right nutrition at the right times for training and recovery. We make sure our meals are balanced and are snacking on our fruits, veggies, nuts, etc throughout the day.
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Ms. Namita Nayyar:
You have glowing skin and gorgeous hair. Do you take some kind of skin treatment to keep it young and glowing and secondly what you do to your hair to make them look so stunning? Any special treatment to protect your skin in cold conditions?
Ms. Brianne Mclaughlin:
Nothing too crazy with my skin and hair care 😉 I make sure to deep condition and hydrate that hair once a week because it can get pretty tangly out of the shower. I do protect it with Moroccan oil before straightening and curling so I don’t fry it! Lotioning is a must especially in the cold weather to prevent dry skin!
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Ms. Namita Nayyar:
Advice and motivational words our inspiring and budding ice hockey girls who all are your fans shall like to know from you for their climb to ladder of success in ice hockey?
Ms. Brianne Mclaughlin:
My best performances on the ice was when I had a huge smile on my face and was enjoying my team mates. My advice is to always stay true to your goals because like I said previously, there is no better feeling than reaching goals and challenging yourself. Be yourself and be a good team mate most importantly. When I watch sports, the kid that stands out the most is the one that competes the hardest. I love coaching athletes who listen and get out of their comfort zone to try new things and grow!
The biggest thing is to always find ways to make it fun. Being on the national team is hard work but we keep going because we love it and it’s a blast every time we get to suit up together.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
How did you feel before and after your memorable winning of Gold in 2013 IIHF World Women’s Championships at Canada?
Ms. Brianne Mclaughlin:
Winning a gold medal for your country no matter what tournament is the coolest feeling ever. We went into that championship game feeling confident and really working together. We love playing Canada and they love playing us. We are both so competitive and so talented that the claws come out battling over who’s better every game. It doesn’t matter if it is a scrimmage or championship game, you will always see the best from both teams when we match up. That’s what makes our rivalry so great.
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Ms. Namita Nayyar:
Tell us about your endeavour of “Goalie training facility” in Neville Island, Pennsylvania?
Ms. Brianne Mclaughlin:
Well, we do a lot of traveling and training so full time jobs for us is kind of off the table. Most of us start our own business so we can pick up and go whenever we have camps. I started my own business in Pittsburgh training goalies this summer and I love it. I was an assistant coach for Robert Morris University women’s team 2 years ago and loved coaching but really just liked hanging with the goalies anyway so this is a perfect fit for me. I get to train goalies and also pass off all the things I’ve learned and encourage kids to find their own path towards their goals.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
You have NCAA record of 3,809 career saves. Overall, you stopped 3,809 of the 4,188 shots you faced, resulting in a .910 save percentage. You have a spectacular record as a goalie in Ice hockey. What responsibilities does these achievements bestow upon you of giving back to the sport of ice hockey and its upcoming players?
Ms. Brianne Mclaughlin:
That just made me realize not how many shots I saved but how many I actually let in! Ha Our whole team has achieved some really amazing things and records. It’s always a priority to us to get out to as many things as we can whether it is events or through social media. We like to be seen as role models to encourage the younger crowd to be great as well. Being accessible to our fans is fun for us. We all remember being that age and meeting girls from the 1998 gold medal team and how excited we were to meet them and see their medals so it’s even more fun to be on the other side now.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
What you wish to say about the website Womenfitness.net and message for its visitors?
Ms. Brianne Mclaughlin:
I think it’s great to have websites like this for women to educate themselves on being healthy and living a fit lifestyle. Sometimes these things aren’t common knowledge so having a place for reference and links to articles is such a great resource for women. Take advantage!
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Women Fitness Team thanks Brianne Mclaughlin for giving her valuable time for this interview and quenching the thirst of her fans to know more about her and made this interview happen.
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