February 3, 2009

Feature: Dosdall Continues Tradition at Colgate

The following article featuring Colgate forward Kiira Dosdall appeared February 3 on the USA Hockey Web site.

 

By Dave McMahon
Special to USAHockey.com

Kiira Dosdall’s family ties run deep at Colgate University. So deep, in fact, that she’s able see her father, Mike, a former Colgate player himself, any time she chooses.

“They have pictures lined up in the hallway where we warm up in the rink, so my dad’s team pictures are there,” said Dosdall, a native of Fairfield, Conn. “One time we were warming up and one of my teammates was stopped in her tracks. She pointed at this one guy in the picture and said ‘Oh no! Look at this guy’s hair.’ It was my dad. There were 200 photos to choose from, and she had to pick out my dad’s bad hair.”

But that’s was no sweat off Dosdall’s back. Her father has been important part of her career ever since she began playing the sport as a 5-year-old. Mike coached his daughter from age 5 to 16, first on boys’ teams in the Darien (Conn.) Youth Hockey Association, and later with the Connecticut Polar Bears girls’ teams. Mike grew up in White Bear Lake, Minn., and played at St. Paul Academy.

Complete article can be accessed via the USA Hockey Web site by clicking here.