Season 2 / Episode 1: Megan Keller

So I can say you're going to talk to me about the Olympics all day.

Going back to your, you get named captain of your team.

So you've been in the league for a long year, established player, all those things.

What type of added pressures, responsibilities do you feel? Like, do you have to change at all? Like talk us through like the being named captain and kind of how it's changed you.

Yeah, I've been fortunate enough to like learn from some great leaders throughout my time on the national team and in Boston from Hillary Knight, who Detroit just got her.

So, you know, she'll be great for the city of Detroit.

But yeah, I try not to change too much, honestly.

I feel like when you step into a leadership role, like you've become that for a reason.

And so my style is not the same as Hillary's or Megan Duggan's was.

Everybody brings something unique.

And for me as a leader, I try to be one of the best teammates I can be.

I like to bring the group together and make everybody feel valued because I say it all the time.

I feel like to do something special and win a gold medal, it takes every single person in the locker room.

Whether you're on the ice or on the bench or in the stands, it doesn't matter.

Everybody's got to be pulling the rope in the same direction and just keeping everybody on the same path and feeling like they play a huge part in the team has always been important to my leadership style.

Yeah.

It's like being the best teammate, like bring people together.

What else would be defining the best team? I think that's such a great message for really anyone, regardless of what you're doing in life.

Like it's such a good message.

Like what would be being the best teammate to you aside from just bringing people together?

Yeah, I think like being there for one another and knowing and owning your role.

Like my role has changed over the years, whether it goes from my pro team to the national team.

Like there is points like where shut down D, like that's what my job is.

And sometimes... maybe power play or whatever, but I want to be the best at my job to help my team win.

And so if I can prepare myself in every situation possible in order to be ready when my number is called, if it gets called, I'm going to be prepared.