Scott Jacklin

RMU hockey Alum. #54

[Topher Scott @HockeyThinkTank]

COACHES: When I do faceoff stats - I don't do it for the centers. I do it for lines. Because faceoffs are often won or lost by the players NOT taking the draw.

Coaches refer to faceoffs like the "line of scrimmage" in football. It's the trenches that take second and third efforts to gain possession.

A typical NHL game will have between 50-60 faceoffs per game. In a sport that so values puck possession, it's 50-60 times to gain possession.

In last night's game, there were two faceoffs "won" by the center, but the opponent with their effort at the line of scrimmage WON possession and it led to a goal.

Faceoff intensity doesn't show up on the scoresheet but is such a big part of winning hockey.

Great clips to show your teams!!

[BucciOT.Com @Buccigross]

Game 1. Stanley Cup Final. 8pm eastern on ABC

[Topher Scott @HockeyThinkTank]

Nick Suzuki:

-Captain of the @CanadiensMTL
-101 points in the regular season, 6th in the NHL
-First round draft pick
-Team Canada Olympian

Puts his body in front of a Kucherov one-timer to seal the series. When your best players do this, you win.

[Topher Scott @HockeyThinkTank]

This is so good and I feel like it's very relevant for our kids in hockey in today's landscape.

[CRASH CONDITIONING @CrashCondHockey]

⤵️ Lots of great soundbites from Bowness this week that are probably good reminders for players all over the game not just Columbus. But in CLB, there is a clear map

[Topher Scott @HockeyThinkTank]

Longevity records are the hardest records to break and to me are the hardest to achieve. It requires a consistency and grit to the mental and physical grind of being a pro hockey player. Sid is one-of-one.

[Topher Scott @HockeyThinkTank]

COACHES: Here is a GREAT teaching clip on the importance of defending the middle first, especially in transition.

We see this a lot in youth hockey - when the puck gets turned over, players will loop out towards the wall to get back in transition. When the most important part of the ice is defending the middle.

Watch the two CAR players Staal and Ehlers on this clip. When MTL gets the puck, they turn outside the dots rather than stop and take the middle away and come back through the guts of the ice. MTL makes a pass through the middle and attack the most dangerous part of the ice on entry leading to the goal.

Awesome teaching clip to show your players!

[Topher Scott @HockeyThinkTank]

I signed this. Everyone in the hockey world should. Please take a couple minutes to fill it out. Too many good people involved not to.

[Brodie Brazil @BrodieBz]

If anyone ever accused Macklin Celebrini of only being good WITH the puck... here's :18 seconds that say otherwise.

[Topher Scott @HockeyThinkTank]

KIDS: When your team loses the puck, who hard are you willing to work to get it back?

Just watch Lane Hutson's effort on this play. I guarantee this clip is going in the morning video meeting the next day. When your best players do this, your team has a chance to be special.

[Erik Johnson @6ErikJohnson]

My old teammate Paul Kariya was a left handed shot. He used to shoot hundreds of pucks right handed before practices, almost as hard as he did left. It was incredible. He said it tricked his neural pathways in his brain, made him stronger on his stick and made his core stronger. Looks like Nate is trying it too. Even the best always trying to get better.

[Topher Scott @HockeyThinkTank]

What a phenomenal ozone sequence here from Barzal and Schaefer using the high ice. An absolute masterclass on situational skating, puck support, and give-and-go at the end. So fun to watch.

[Topher Scott @HockeyThinkTank]

KIDS: You can't give a good player a bad pass.

Check out these two goals. Neither puck is on the tape but Gauthier and Olofsson get it to their stick quick and put it in the back of the net.

I see kids in youth hockey all the time give up on a drill or get upset about getting a bad pass.

No, it's good.

It's an opportunity to build a skill and get better. NHL players can catch pretty much any pass if it's in their vicinity.

Players I've coached ask for for bad passes when working on their shot.

It's a valuable skill to develop, epitomized by these two goals here!!

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

It’s time to take back excellence from the grifters, gurus, hackers, optimizers, and everyone else who reduces the human spirit to monetizable clickbait, marketing gimmicks, hacks, secrets, and quick fixes, none of which actually work. Here's 24 ideas to help:

1. Caring is cool. There is nothing to celebrate about an attitude of nonchalance. It’s a cop-out. A protective mechanism. A way to avoid stepping into the arena and risking failure. There are things worth caring deeply about, and you should care deeply about them.

2. Never sacrifice your values. Your values are your North stars, the qualities toward which you aspire. Regardless of what you are pursuing, do it in a way that aligns with your values.
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3. The things you work on also work on you. You aren’t just shaping the table, manuscript, marathon, scientific discovery, canvas, or song. Those pursuits are also shaping you.

4. Select big goals but climb where you are. Once you know what peak you’re aiming for, you’ve got to shift your attention to the day-to-day ascent; you’ve got to climb where your feet are. The bigger the goal, the smaller the steps.

5. Embrace a process mindset. Outcomes matter, but they are always the byproduct of a sound and attentive process. Focus on the process. Let the outcomes take care of themselves. Learn and adjust. Rinse, repeat.

6. Nothing great happens without focus. You’ve got to set aside time and space without distraction so the important projects in your life can receive your full attention.

7. Prioritize consistency over intensity. Anyone can crush themselves and have a heroic day, a heroic week, or maybe even a heroic month. But excellence is about generating a heroic body of work. Some days will be great. Some days will be terrible. Most will be somewhere in between. Become known for your consistency. Keep showing up.
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8. Abide by the law of compounding. Little by little it becomes a lot.

9. Use technology, but don’t let it use you. A good question to ask yourself regularly: Am I in charge of this technology, or is this technology in charge of me?

10. ​“Balance” is an illusion. You can’t do it all. Trying to is a surefire way to be miserable. You’ve got to make tradeoffs and adjust over time. You can emphasize different pursuits in different seasons of life.

11. Keep the main things the main things. Hacks, fads, and quick fixes have been cycling in and out since the beginning of time. In the fifth century BC, Herodotus searched for the Fountain of Youth as a way to live forever. Thousands of years later, we’re still searching.

12. The secret is there is no secret. The driving force of excellence is hard work done the right way with the right people at the right time.

13. Practice true discipline. Not the chest-thumping machismo performative variety, but the real thing: show up and do what you need to do, with care and integrity. Doing the hard thing today often makes tomorrow just a little easier.
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14. Make time for renewal. Stress plus rest equals growth. If you never step away and allow your mind-body system to recover, then you’re guaranteed to stall out long before you reach your potential. It takes discipline to keep going. But it also takes discipline to rest.
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15. Confidence comes from evidence. If you want to believe in yourself, you’ve got to give yourself evidence for that belief. Put in the reps.

16. Own your seat. Do the training. Then have the courage to trust it.

17. Stay patient. There is no such thing as an overnight breakthrough. Most good things take time. You can’t rush the process.

18. Stick-to-itiveness is key. The rare quality of staying power in a world that is obsessed with instant gratification is a secret weapon.

19. Motivation follows action. You don’t always need to feel good to get going; sometimes you need to get going to give yourself a chance at feeling good.

20. Create rituals and routines. It does not mean a series of 27 elaborate steps to start the day. It means having a few anchors to keep you grounded in an increasingly chaotic world. Your routine should work for you, not the other way around.

21. Curiosity is a powerful antidote to fear. Whether you play basketball or cello, repair cars or build tables, write books or coach teams, your craft can be a vessel for self-discovery. When you are driven by a genuine curiosity to see what’s possible, nothing can stop you.

22. Don’t go at it alone. Every modern science and every ancient wisdom tradition tells us that the people with whom we surround ourselves shape us. Going at it alone will make you angry and resentful, irrespective of what the internet bros say. Find your people and work together. This is the way.
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23. Intensity and joy can coexist. One of the greatest joys is working toward your aspirations with great intensity.
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24. Excellence is an infinite game. The goal is the path, and the path is the goal. So much of success simply comes down to staying on it.

[Brad Elliott Schlossman @SchlossmanGF]

The local coverage of the tournament is great and hilarious. Translated from German:

[Topher Scott @HockeyThinkTank]

Must read for every player wanting to player at the higher levels of the game.

[Frank Seravalli @frank_seravalli]

Important message. ECHL teams have a salary cap under $15,000 per week for the entire roster - which means most players are earning well less than $100 per day before tax.

[Everything Hockey @EHClothing]

Give ‘em 2 for flinching😳

[Glass and Out Podcast @GlassandOutPod]

"It doesn't matter if you're on the fourth line. Be the best fourth liner you can be." #Flames' Brad Larsen explains how he learned the philosophy of "blooming where you're planted."

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