Malissa Erickson '24 Recruiting Profile

In the lovely game of ice hockey I have many goals and aspirations. The most obvious ones are trying my best and winning. Pretty typical. But something that I always try to have in my mind is to always try to improve. No matter what it is. On my high school hockey team we do sprints at the end of practice. Most people take them as a punishment but I see them as a way for me to improve and get better with my skating and stamina. I am always looking to improve. 

I love to make opportunities not only for myself but mainly for my teammates. To giving them a good pass when they have a good lane to even just creating time and space for them. I am a team player, I'm someone who will try to make my teammates succeed and get better. I've also become a player of the game, I do my best to create plays as best as I can and do things efficiently. 

On and off the ice I try to be calm and collective. My goals are to form bonds with my teammates that can last a lifetime. Team chemistry means a lot to me. I believe that good team chemistry is what makes a team. 

Another thing about me is that not only do I want to go to college to play high level competition sports I also truly want to learn more. Theres so many things that are still unknown to me that I can't wait to learn. Academics are very important to me. I will always try my hardest in all my classes even if I have a rough time in them.