This hockey player found herself chasing her dreams in a new city half way across the country. Last year, senior Maureen “Mo” Greason skated out of Washington [State] and into Pewaukee, Wisconsin, after she joined the Milwaukee Junior Admirals U19 AAA team.
From a young age, Greason played roller hockey at a local outdoor rink. She soon decided to take the plunge into ice hockey and never looked back. Little did she know, the sport would take her 2,000 miles from home.
The hockey team Greason was on during the previous competition season, the

Washington Wild, won the Pacific District Championships. This qualified them for the National Championships. So why would she leave?
“My coach and a few of our best players were leaving the team,” said Greason, “so the outlook for our team didn’t look so good.”

With the upcoming season looking dismal, Greason took the opportunity as a chance to switch teams. She wanted to be on a high level team where she would get significant exposure from college coaches. This desire led the right wing all the way to Wisconsin.
Greason says, “The move was definitely not bad. Well, it could have been worse. The hardest part was moving during senior year. I had never moved before.”
However, the situation soon grew into a positive experience. Though she was living with a family other than her own, billet parents (common in competitive hockey) were family friends and they soon became her second family. Greason said if she had the opportunity do the move over again, she would choose Wisconsin a second time.
Playing with the Admirals was a good decision she said.
“I love my teammates and coaches, it’s a really fun environment and I have learned a lot,” says Greason.
According to Milwaukee Junior Admirals website, the feeling is mutual. Coach Simon stated, “Mo is a strong addition to our program and has always been determined to achieve more.”
Her future goal of playing hockey in college is one step closer to becoming reality.

Greason recently committed to play hockey for Bowdoin College. The Polar Bears play in the New England Small College Athletic Conference, but are known for their hockey as they won the NESCAC last year.
However, in the here and now, Greason is enjoying being a Warhawk, having fun, and making new friends. Typically Greason loves “practicing hockey, working out, and hanging out with friends but the epitome of being at Arrowhead,” she says, “was going to the state football.