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44 // APRIL/MAY 2018 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM Megan Keller P O S I T I O N 5-11 150 lbs Defense k Boston College H O M E T O W N C O L L E G E PLAYER PROFILE Birthday: May 1, 1996 Farmington, Mich. Favorite Movie: Bridesmaids First Concert: Kenny Chesney Favorite Superhero: I'd say the Flash. First Job: Babysitting Favorite Cereal: Can't go wrong with Frosted Flakes. Favorite Athlete: Nick Lidstrom Pump Up Music: I like all kinds of music. Maybe country. Favorite Animal: Panda Sports Drink Color: I like to mix blue and yellow to make a good green. Little more blue than yellow. First Car: Jeep Grand Cherokee Dream Job: If I could sing, probably a country music sing- er. If not, probably work for Carrie Underwood. Toughest Player to Play Against: Alex Carpenter (in practice) S N A P S H O T S H O W I ' M C E L E B R AT I N G M Y O LY M P I C G O L D M E D A L 5 k Competing in one of our first tournaments with the U.S. Women's National Team, my teammate Emily Pfalzer and I were supposed to have each other's numbers. The number 5 jersey ended up being the bigger of the two and I don't think we were going to fit into them properly considering there is just a little height difference. So I was given 5 and she was given 8. Ironically, 5 was the number I always grew up wearing because of my idol Nicklas Lidstrom. He was always my favorite player to watch growing up, and was one of the reasons I wanted to be a defenseman. k There are so many people I want to share this gold medal with, and there are honestly just too many people to thank who helped me reach this dream of mine. I hope to celebrate this with everyone who helped get me here and especially the younger generation of hockey players who continue to inspire all of us. W H Y I W E A R N O . PHOTOS: Getty Images; Jeff Cable R I N K RAT U.S. Women's Olympic Team Follow Megan Keller at @Megan_Keller4 /MeganKeller4 S O C I A L S I D E