George Cochrane

[Seattle Thunderbirds @SeattleTbirds]

POV: You’re Miles at Hockey School

[Seattle Thunderbirds @SeattleTbirds]

Assistant Coach Cochrane packed an Aloha shirt for his Christmas in Hawaii

Be like Assistant Coach Cochrane & get your Aloha shirt 🌴 on Jan. 23
🎫 https://t.co/Isdkc2AWLt

[Scott Wheeler @scottcwheeler]

“He’s everything you want from a young hockey player.”

My feature on Braeden Cootes, with insight and stories from Seattle, Sherwood Park, and more:
https://t.co/jKmYBWAumo

[Lake State Hockey @lakerhockey]

💯 for the captain!

[CTV News @CTVNews]

Why energy drinks could be doing more harm than good, dietitian says https://t.co/S3M543gcLI

[Jason Gregor @JasonGregor]

This is fantastic.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Transactional vs. Transformational Coaching

Dan Hurley shared a story about asking Geno Auriemma for advice after a rough start last season.

Geno didn’t mince words:

“Listen, if the only gratification and the only part of coaching that excites you is winning the national championship, then you’ve lost your way, buddy! Where’s the joy in the things that you’ve always been about as a coach before you went on the championship run, like relationships with your players, like helping people get better, like making your team the best it can be.

Be a coach, man. This is when you really need to be a leader. This team isn’t as good as last year’s, so what the hell are you going to do about it? Are you going home? Are you going to let this thing unravel?”

That’s the tension every coach feels: Transactional vs. Transformational.

Transactional coaching is outcome-obsessed. It’s about the wins, the losses, the trophies. The problem? When results don’t come, your purpose crumbles with them.

Transformational coaching is different. It’s about people. It’s about growth. It’s about building something that lasts whether the scoreboard agrees with you or not.

And this is why mentorship matters so much in coaching. Left on our own, it’s easy to drift into a transactional mode without even realizing it. A trusted mentor can pull us back to center, and remind us why we started coaching in the first place.

To build relationships.
To develop players as people.
To make teams the best they can be.

Wins matter. But they’re not the why. The why is impact. The why is growth. The why is leaving your players better than you found them.

The process is the prize.

Stay grounded. Stay on the path. Always remember your why.

[Rick Dhaliwal @DhaliwalSports]

Last show of the year today.

We are back September 8th.

Thank you to all the viewers (even the haters)

Thank you to all the sponsors who make it all possible.

Thank you to CHEK.

@DonnieandDhali

[Rick Dhaliwal @DhaliwalSports]

I am getting a lot of texts from WHL people who are saying the Canucks got a great pick.

[Rick Dhaliwal @DhaliwalSports]

Cootes will play in Seattle next year, will not be heading to the NCAA.

[BC Elite Hockey League @BCEHL]

The BCEHL and @TBlazers_aaa are excited to announce a partnership with @KamloopsMinor, North Okanagan Minor Hockey Association and Salmon Arm Minor Hockey Association.

Read more: https://t.co/9iRnjnRonx

[George Cochrane @GeorgeWCochrane]

What a day! Weather delays in Kelowna. Thanks to ⁦@WestJet⁩ for getting us on the flight that eventually got us here!!!

[Clarkson Men’s Hockey @ClarksonMHockey]

Congrats to Ethan!

[ECAC Hockey @ecachockey]

All over the ice this weekend! Check out your #ECACHockey men’s weekly award winners in action!

#ECACHockey

[Western Hockey League @TheWHL]

EWWW, SAWYER MYNIO, WHAT WAS THAT 🤯

@WHLHitmen | @Canucks | #AllTogetherAllIn

[Angus Reid @angusreid64]

Don’t be a cool drills running coach.
Be a great skills teaching coach.
Make them better players. Not better drill participants.

[Derek Neumeier @Derek_N_NHL]

Everyone has already penciled in Gavin McKenna as the frontrunner to get picked 1st overall in the 2026 draft (and for good reason), and I predict that it won't be long until there is wide consensus about Verhoeff at 2nd

The 6-4, right-shot D is having an explosive rookie season

[Mark Masters @markhmasters]

No full skate for 🇨🇦 but starter Carter George on the ice this morning for a quick session with goalie consultant Dan De Palma

He leads the #WorldJuniors with a .964 save percentage

[George Cochrane @GeorgeWCochrane]

Pretty good weekend in SoCal!!