Andrew Stegehuis
Assistant Equipment Manager
E-mail: griff@griffinshockey.com
Phone: (616) 774-4585
Biography:
What you love most about working for the Griffins:
The fans and all the great people I get to work with.
Favorite Griffins memory:
Beating Manitoba in the Semifinals in triple overtime
Favorite all-time Griffins players:
Jakub Kindl, Brent Raedeke, Joey MacDonald, Brian Lashoff
Best thing about your job:
Working with great people and going to work every day knowing it doesn't feel like work.
Hometown:
Grandville, MI
States you've lived in:
Michigan and Illinois
College degree/year/school:
Davenport University
Sports idol(s) as a youth:
Pavel Datsyuk, Tie Domi
Personal/professional hero(es):
All the people who have helped me get to where I am today
As a child, you dreamed of becoming:
Pro hockey player
First job/your age:
Cook/dishwasher at 16
Current dream job:
Assistant equipment manager in the NHL
Other sports teams you've worked for:
Chicago Steel (USHL) and volunteered with the Chicago Blackhawks
Proudest professional accomplishment:
Becoming an equipment manager for a pro hockey team.
Most memorable on-the-job mistake/embarrassing moment:
During Blackhawks training camp on the bench former Griffin Tomas Kopecky asked for a towel. As I tossed it, it parachuted down on the guy's head sitting next to him, covering his whole face... that guy's name is Jonathan Toews
Favorite charities/charitable causes:
Anything that helps sick or underpriveleged kids
Most exciting/unique thing you've done or place you've visited:
Spending several days with the Stanley Cup over the summer of 2010
Sports played growing up:
Hockey
An interesting fact about you:
I can cook and I'm a sweetheart ;)
Favorite foods:
Steak, crab legs, seasoned potatoes
Favorite music artists:
Carly Rae Jepsen
Favorite sports movie:
Slap Shot
Favorite subject in elementary school:
Lunch and recess
Favorite pro/college sports teams (excluding Griffins):
Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, and Michigan State Spartans
Favorite recreational activities/hobbies:
Naps, watching TV with my dog Ty, playing hockey, and cooking
