FLASH Member Kathy Cronkhite #4 

Personal Data
Nickname: 
Years with The FLASH: 1

Likes and Dislikes
NHL Teams College Hockey Teams Hockey Players
     Favorite: 
     Blackhawks
     Favorite:
     Michigan State
     Favorite Female:
     Cammi Granato
     Least Favorite:
     Detroit-sux
     Least Favorite:
     Anyone who plays MSU
     Favorite Male:
     Bobby Orr
Favorite Road Trip Food
 

Hockey History
How I Got Started in Hockey
     First there was field hockey, then floor hockey, then I started roller hockey so now I'm on the final fronteir, ice hockey.  I feel compelled to complete things full circle.  I even enjoy bubble hockey and air hockey.
Why I Play Hockey Today
     I do things I find fun, can make me money at or get out of something I want to avoid.  Hockey falls in the first catagory.

Hockey Memories
Most Memorable FLASH Hockey Moment
     I enjoy the roadtrip memories the most, especially the time when we went to Madison in late 1999.  The funniest thing about that trip was when Laura said, and I  quote, "...those member profiles!  I can't do that!  That question about who's your favorite NHL player... what's the NHL? I would just vote for that guy who just won the Heisman..."
Most Memorable Hockey Moment
     When I won All-Big 10, All-American and Academic All-Big 10 in college.  That was for field hockey and that was quite some time ago,
so I hope there's more cool stuff to come...  In roller hockey, my best memory is when Chicks with Sticks, my team, beat Team  Canada for the NARcH national title.
 
Most Embarrassing FLASH Hockey Moment
     As my teammate Allison won't let me forget, when our coach George was going around hugging everyone after a win in the locker room, I jumped up on him and wrapped my legs around him.  At the time I thought it was hilarious, but after being ridiculed time and again, I now feel shame.
Most Embarrassing Hockey Moment
     In college when I missed the bus to go to play Northwestern, I had to take a flight out of the rinky dink East Lansing airport and go to O'Hare.  There was some  bad weather, which is why my alarm didn't go off at MSU to make the bus ride, and our plane couldn't land.  After circling Milwaukee for an endless time, we landed.  With my uniform on and my stick in hand, I tried in vain to find my mother who was escorting me to the field.  No such luck.  I ended up hitch hiking to the game and got there just in time to shake hands with Northwestern after they beat us silly.  I now use a battery operated alarm whenever there's a storm.
 

Et Cetera
What I do when you’re not playing hockey.
     I like to play other kinds of hockey and I like to cook or read cookbooks.  And then there's shopping...nothing like shopping for hockey stuff and cooking stuff, nothing quite like it in the world. 
Other fun facts I want to share with the world.
     I have a secret crush on Bobby Orr.  Too bad he's married, I've never met him and I have a boyfriend.  Otherwise, we'd for sure be a stunning couple.

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