Just a quick follow up on the post about training and the off season. Friend of mine reminded me about these clips. Just forget they are about women's baseball. Think of this when it gets really hard this summer.......Love Jimmy Dugan (coach). He is one of my all-time favorites. The first clip pretty much sums it all up. The second two just make me laugh.....always. Have a great week everyone!!!

Guys, This week Travis Kauffman came up with a good topic to cover. D zone coverage as it pertains to dmen. This is a little tricky to cover because so much of this is relates to what system your team and coach are running so there can be some subtle differences to what your responsibilities are and what you should do in each situation. There are things that pertain to dzone coverage that are universal to all things though. This is the dirty, ugly part of the game, but no doubt the most important when it comes to playing d. There is simply no secret or easy way out when it comes to this. Playing strong d and good dzone coverage is hard work. Playing against highly skilled forwards who’s job is to make you look bad is tough. The most effective way to combat them is to out-work them. That is the great part of hockey. Sometimes and very often the more skilled players get beat by someone willing to outwork them. “If the power to do hard work is not a skill, it's the...

Guys, This week I was fortunate enough to travel with a friend of mine down to Augusta for a couple of the practice rounds at the Masters.  If you didn't already know, like many old hockey players, I love golf. So this week's blog is going to tie golf in to what we do. "How is that?" you ask. Well, with the hockey season ending and tryouts going on or finishing up, I wanted to address off season training and your ' plan ' for the summer.  I was struck and amazed while I sat at the practice range at Augusta National and watched Tiger Woods and some of the best golfers on the planet work and prepare. Now remember, this is after playing 18 holes of golf in about 84 degree weather and walking one of the hilliest courses in the world. Tiger stood there and hit ball after ball after ball and focused on every shot for hours after he already played his practice round. This is a guy who is ranked number 1 in the world and was playing great coming into this week. Y...