It feels right. But it's emotional. Saying goodbye to anything you've done that long is hard.

As a veteran, you're a little more poised on that mental side. But athletically, I didn't really think I could get better.

I'm able to give a voice to the athletes around the world - use my degree for something other than the power play.

I still love hockey. It's just I'm at a different stage of my life and I think I'm just ready to grow in other ways outside of just being a hockey player.

But inside of me I knew that the Olympics were still there. I was still young enough. I knew that once I transitioned out of hockey, it would be really hard to go back.

There were no women's players I knew of. I didn't even know women's hockey existed.

The more I've done work with the IOC the more I've come to realize I'm really excited about this, the work that I'm doing and the impact that I can have if I'm fully committed to it.