The moment Meghan Kraus fell in love with hockey is still a vivid memory.

"I was 5, and I was watching the Olympics, and I decided I want to hit people with my stick," Kraus said with smile.

The 16-year-old Kraus has dreamt of little else in the 11 years since that moment, and the dream of going to the Olympics is still very present in her life. Just ask what she listens to when she works out.

"I always watch the movie 'Miracle.' I have the speech he gave them in the locker room on my iPod," she said. "It's like, 'You don't have enough talent to win on talent alone,' and so I always think of that when I'm working out.


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