Monthly Archives: June 2008

It’s Hockey Coach Firing and Hiring Season

With four new NHL head coaches being announced recently, and two on Friday the 13th, I guess we can’t call hockey coaches and management superstitious. Most coach hirings come with the usual quotes from owners and GM’s; “…he is he … Continue reading

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Winning the Stanley Cup with Defense, Leadership, Experience–and Europeans

The 2008 Stanley Cup final round was just great hockey to watch. With so many players from so many different countries, it really shows there is a growing world wide love for the game. Both teams were great defensively. Most … Continue reading

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Honesty and Mentoring: Trademarks of a Successful Coach

Mike Babcock is the very successful head coach of the Detroit Red Wings. An excerpt from a recent newspaper article points to two reasons for his success-honesty and mentoring. In the article, he appears to have little problem accepting part … Continue reading

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