The NHL playoffs come to Phoenix; White Out 2010. A long time coming, the last time the Coyotes were in the playoffs was 2002. I have been able to attend in 1996, 2002 and now 2010. As a hockey fan, going to the playoffs is just a step in a journey towards the Stanley Cup. [...]
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Stanley Cup Playoff’s Set –
April 12th, 2010 
Steve March madness is over and I am glad. Why? Well, my bracket got busted up. My first and second choices for winning did not even make it to the Final 4. Was nice to see some of the underdog’s go to the top. The other reason I am glad that is over – it is [...]
Halfway Point
January 24th, 2010 Steve For most youth hockey teams you have reached or just past the halfway point of the season. What does that mean to you? As a coach is it time to take a short break and look back on the season: Reviewed your progress to your goals. Reset your course to set up the upcoming playoffs [...]
Long Overdue Update!
January 10th, 2010 Steve Over the summer, I wrote some stuff on the Phoenix Coyotes.. I have spent the better part of the season – watching, listening and paying attention to the happen’s with the Coyotes. I wrote some stuff that I thought could help! I mentioned that they needed to market better… I am very happy to say, [...]
Bouncing Back
September 24th, 2009 Steve Most people have moments in their life that they run into tough times. Something that just does not go the way that you had planned or hoped. My post today is about one such time that I have experienced and how I had to step up and deal with. As I have written many [...]
Hockey Season Starts!
September 14th, 2009 Steve Your season has begun! You started off with a parent orientation meeting. Laid out what your plans were for the season. What expectations that you have for the players, parents and your coaching staff. Get everyone to buy-off that this is going to work. The team practices are going well, everyone is working hard. The [...]
When Is It Time?
August 19th, 2009 Steve Once again, the sports world was treated to the on again, off again Brett Favre retirement party. Of course, the experts can debate this decision back and forth for the rest of the season. One thing for sure, we will all get to hear it! The basic question really is when is it time? For [...]
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Tags: coaching, fear, Hockey, listening, motivation, reflections 
No Comments »Old Coaches Never Die, Fall Asleep Some – Summer is Almost Over
July 20th, 2009 Steve I was sitting this morning and my mind wandered to my days of coaching hockey! Summer is over and high school starting up again is just around the corner. What does that bring? For us hockey fans – it means another high school season is firing back up. This is the part of the [...]
Game 7 – It Gets No Better Than That
June 10th, 2009 Steve I must admit, I would have never thought that the Stanley Cup finals would have gone to a game 7, but I am glad that it has. There is nothing better in any playoffs – then a series being even and coming down to just one game to decide who is the best. Baseball, basketball [...]
Hockey Captains Are Team Leaders
May 29th, 2009 Steve Each season, at least one player comes up to me – asks “I want to be team captain, what do I have to do to be captain?” Interesting question. When I am coaching high school ice hockey, every season, we have to pick the team leadership, team captain and two alternates. When you look [...]
