Public Relations ManagerE-mail: kkujawa@griffinshockey.com
Phone: (616) 774-4585 ext. 3026
Biography:
Number of seasons with the Griffins (through 2011-12): One as a full-timer, one as an intern.
What you love most about working for the Griffins:
Having the opportunity to work around the game I grew up loving.
Favorite Griffins memory:
Darren McCarty’s hat trick game
Favorite all-time Griffins players:
Darren Helm, Ilari Filppula, Tomas Tatar, Joakim Andersson
Hometown:
Plymouth, MI
College degree/year/school:
Communications from Grand Valley State University, 2011
Sports idol(s) as a youth:
Slava Kozlov, Pavel Datsyuk, Nicklas Lidstrom
As a child, you dreamed of becoming:
A professional hockey player... Close, right?
First job/your age:
Caddy at a country club when I was 14. I made back what I had to pay for the uniform and never went back.
Current dream job:
Continuing to work in hockey for as long as I can.
Proudest professional accomplishment:
Becoming a full-time staff member after a year as an intern.
Most memorable on-the-job mistake/embarrassing moment:
Walking into the visiting team’s locker room when delivering stat packets between periods on my first-ever game day and getting a death stare from their coach on the way out after I realized my mistake.
Favorite charities/charitable causes:
Griffins Youth Foundation and the Humane Society of West Michigan
Sports played growing up:
Inline hockey and soccer
Favorite music artists:
Foo Fighters, City and Colour, Phoenix, Arcade Fire
Favorite sports movie:
Youngblood
Favorite subject in elementary school:
English
Favorite pro/college sports teams (excluding Griffins):
Detroit Red Wings, Michigan Wolverines, Grand Valley State Lakers, Detroit Lions
Favorite recreational activities/hobbies:
Watching movies, playing hockey, exploring Grand Rapids and visiting friends.