February 16, 2010

Great Apps: It's a Sisterly Connection

The following article featuring former Dartmouth standout Gillian Apps appeared February 15 on the Vancouver Province Web site.

 

By Steve Ewen
The Province


In Gillian Apps' perfect world, she would have been the sibling of an Olympian, too.

Her family name may be synonymous with hockey in this country, but the Canadian women's hockey forward's older sister Amy was a capable enough soccer midfielder that she was in the player pool at one point to take part in the Beijing 2008 Games.

The one-time Vancouver Whitecap stalwart missed much of 2006 with an allergic reaction to an antibiotic that left her with symptoms similar to post-concussion syndrome.

Complete article can be accessed via the Province Web site by clicking here.