Ben DeGroot

[Ben DeGroot @brdegro]

@RadioMoser Branded bills party eagle hat! Love it! USA!! USA!!

[Ben DeGroot @brdegro]

@ChrisMWilliams I view it as a complete failure by the Illinois government to work on it within the timeline. Bears own a part but government botched this process big time.

[Ben DeGroot @brdegro]

@ConorMcGahey I’m not going to disagree. But why didn’t Manson go for the loose puck in the nuetral zone in the first place? We need to play aggressive not soft.

[Let's Play Hockey @LetsPlay_Hockey]

Marshall's Brooklyn Mauch has 47 goals in 19 games this season to lead a talented Marshall squad looking to battle through Section 3A for a return trip to state.
Story: https://t.co/HCPtYybnn1

[Ben DeGroot @brdegro]

@ConorMcGahey And it’s not even that cold yet. I’m MN. Sweatshirt weather. Go Avs!!

[Ben DeGroot @brdegro]

Bednar has one regulation loss this year and not in top five. @NHLMedia what’s up with that? What more does the guy have to do to be recognized? He didn’t even get votes! Crazy isn’t it @Avalanche ??

[NHL Media @NHLMedia]

Who do you think will end up winning the Jack Adams Award?

Read more on how the writers voted ➡️ https://t.co/TOIvfyLw5i

[Ben DeGroot @brdegro]

Message to parents- support multi sport athletes. This is incredible.

[Let's Play Hockey @LetsPlay_Hockey]

Edina HS goaltender Chase Bjorgaard ran for 320 yards and tied a state record with six TDs to help lead Edina to the state football championship last night.
He's also really good at baseball.
#multisportathlete
@EHShornetsnest

[Republican Party of Minnesota @mngop]

City Journal now confirms millions in Minnesota Medicaid dollars—money meant for kids with autism—were siphoned off and ended up with the terror group Al-Shabaab.
This happened under Gov. Walz’s failed oversight.

Minnesota taxpayers should NEVER be the ones funding terrorists.

https://t.co/DbJbEZg24B

[Ben DeGroot @brdegro]

@AnthonyRohlik24 @KMHLSports Heard the fans chant let’s play hockey. @yougotCASSIFIED I say give the fans what they want.

[Tom Fornelli @TomFornelli]

Is this real?

[Ben DeGroot @brdegro]

@Thebigzeb That is what I call an Eberflus string of events.

[Spike Cohen @RealSpikeCohen]

Pray for Charlie Kirk, his family and loved ones.

If you can't manage to do that, at least try not to celebrate because someone you disagree with politically was shot.

[Ben DeGroot @brdegro]

@MarkPotash Congrats to refs!!

[Ben DeGroot @brdegro]

@Thebigzeb He hit the ball first. It’s a good challenge.

[Ben DeGroot @brdegro]

@danwiederer @TakeTheNorthPod Continue to improve.

[Ben DeGroot @brdegro]

@MhsTigerTen If you don’t have anything nice to say don’t say anything at all.

[Ben DeGroot @brdegro]

This is a lie. Fat kids don’t belong in hot humid weather. 20 is sweatshirt weather with a wind breaker.

[Midwest vs. The Rest @midwestern_ope]

Reminder that 95° and humid is better than 20° and a wind chill

[College Basketball Report @CBKReport]

It's honestly so disappointing that the Committee doesn't even consider the conference tournaments.

Why do power conferences even play them if they've already decided days in advance?

Iowa State the last 2 seed after OBLITERATING Houston in the title game is unreal.

[Jacob Infante @jacobinfante24]

We’ll always have the memories.

The #Bears made the right choice. But I’ll always be grateful to Justin Fields for how fun he was to watch and how hard he worked for Chicago.

[Topher Scott @HockeyThinkTank]

COACHES: This is another HUGE pet peeve of mine.

Players trying to do it all themselves and making a potential rush opportunity into a 1v1.

The higher the level you play, the less likely a player will beat a defender 1v1. Especially on the rush.

I see so many kids try to do it themselves - and if the kid is talented enough at the younger ages it potentially may work out.

But as players advance to higher and higher levels, you rarely see anybody try to beat a defender 1v1. And even more rarely do you see anybody actually beat a defender 1v1.

I see so many coaches rewarding kids at the younger ages for taking the puck from one end of the ice to the other and scoring. While it's great that a number goes on the scoreboard, you are doing a disservice to the kid's development.

Because if that kid doesn't learn the value of passing and using their teammates, at some point this clip is going to happen to them. A LOT. And that player will eventually get passed by the kids that learned to play the right way with their teammates.

On this clip the ANA player tries to do it all himself and the puck goes the other way and eventually ends up in the back of his net. It's hard enough to beat one person 1v1 in high level hockey, let alone skating the puck through multiple defenders.

So coaches, please emphasize the value of using your teammates. I see this type of play SO OFTEN in youth hockey. Passing, hockey sense, playing with your head up, using your teammates...these skills translate to the next levels. Doing it yourself, even if it works as a young player, does not.