ALBANY, NY -- Ever wonder which team is the toughest to play against or which arena is most hostile to opposing players; what players are most respected by their peers; or what types of food, music and books are on the top of a player's list?  You can find out each week as ECAC Hockey "face offs" with a student-athlete from each of the league's 12 member institutions.  This week's featured student-athlete is Marykate Oakley of Princeton.

Marykate Oakley
Princeton
Senior
Forward
Buffalo, NY

1.  Toughest all-around team to play against?
     We always have a fierce rivalry with Yale.

2.  Toughest all-around arena to play in?
      Harvard

3.  Favorite ECAC Hockey road trip?
     Probably Harvard/Dartmouth because we get a lot of fans for being the road team. It's also always nice because a lot of our families can make it out to these games.

4.  Best all-around arena atmosphere?
     Dartmouth, no question. The arena is always packed and it's just so much fun to play there.

5.  Best all-around opposing player?
     Sarah Vaillancourt

6.  Best all-around opposing forward? 
     Sarah Vaillancourt

7.  Best all-around opposing defenseman? 
     Caitlin Cabow

8.  Best all-around opposing goaltender?
     Meaghan Guckian

9.  Most memorable college hockey game?
     Beating Harvard and Dartmouth in the same weekend to win the 2006 Ivy League Championship

10.  Biggest thrill as an ECAC Hockey player? 
       Making the NCAA tournament in 2006.

11.  Favorite NHL team?
       Buffalo Sabres

12.  Favorite NHL player? 
       Danny Briere

13.  What are your plans after college?
        Law School

14.  Favorite college class/subject?
       Abnormal Psychology

15.  Best book you've ever read?
       The Da Vinci Code

16.  Best movie you've ever seen?
       Dumb and Dumber

17. Best all time TV show?
      Law and Order SVU

18.  Favorite musical artists?
       The Goo Goo Dolls, they're from Buffalo!

19.  Person you most admire.
       My mom and dad for the countless sacrifices they've made for me.

20.  What are you most thankful for? 
       My family and friends

21.  If you could have any superpower...what would it be and why? 
       I'd want to be able to fly because if all the best superheroes do it then it must be pretty    awesome.

22.  Favorite sport besides hockey?
       Softball

23.  What made you choose Princeton?
       I chose Princeton because it's not only an incredible school academically; but also as I quickly learned on my recruiting visit, the hockey team is full of really amazing, genuine girls.

24.  One thing that fans wouldn't expect about you?
        I was an Irish Dancer for 5 years

25.  You are being exiled to a deserted island and you are allowed to take two items and one of your teammates, which teammate and what two items are you bringing with you and why? 
        I would probably bring my cell phone because it is my security blanket and a pen and paper so I could write.  As for my teammate, I would probably bring Younger (my goalie) because if I am stranded on a deserted island I'll undoubtedly need entertainment; and who better than a goalie?!  Plus, it'd be nice to have someone to shoot on when I make a hockey stick out of a tree branch or something.