Good morning, Damon. I talked with Gary Player this past week at Aronimink about being 90, about Ozempic, about Winston Churchill, about socialism, about the future of LIV and what it was like to fly with Arnie. “I’d be on the floor about to crap myself!” https://t.co/sItngH8ksr
Pat Foley on Troy Murray:
"His willingness to welcome people and put people at ease, with the career that he had as a player and as a broadcaster, he could have easily been standoffish. He wasn’t that guy at all. He appreciated what he had done, couldn’t wait to make somebody’s day better. That’s who he was. Which is why people were drawn to him and why it’s such a tough loss."
“Deserve” is such a funny word. USA didn’t deserve to win. Canada deserved better. I didn’t deserve to get cheated on by my ex wife. I deserved to play in the NHL longer. Deserve is such an entitled word stroked by the ego for those who feel sorry for themselves and can’t face the music of harsh truth or reality. Last time I checked, life isn’t fair. Sports aren’t fair. And shit happens. What a rueful way to go about your life. Looking at your own chin in the mirror can be scary for most. And last time I checked a goalie is still a massive piece of a hockey team. Dont take the shine away from what us Americans should be happy about today. “Deserved” lol.
-Swish, the moral compass of this app
🇺🇸 Patrick Kane continues to make the history books!
Congratulations to the @DetroitRedWings forward, who now sits first in all-time NHL scoring by a U.S.-born player!
Man was Duncan Keith fun to watch play the game of ice hockey. He was so OCD about his gear that he had a locker full of sticks in the equipment room where he could signal to trainers “hey fella go get me that Easton from game 6 of the 2013 western conference finals” and the trainer would hurry back with that exact piece of lumber. He was always changing up brands, curves, flexes, length you name it. A complete freak when it came to how detailed he was with his gear. Duncan Keith made me fall in love with hockey. How competitive he was. How good his feet were. How big of a machine he was but most importantly how he never EVER backed down from anybody. DK2 redefined how defenseman defended in the neutral zone. Instead of backing up and angling guys to areas inside their own blue line, Keith would skate forward at guys and a lot of the time cut the ice in half. A tactic in modern day coaches teach called “surfing”. Where he would skate forward at you and not only hold his own blue line but more often than not hold the redline forcing a turnover or an icing. Duncan Keith was so good at it - he modernized the way to play defense. When you look at some of the best defenseman to ever play the game, his name might not be in the first 5-10. But for me the way he changed the game in an era I grew up watching- he is my GOAT. 3 cups. 2 Norris’. 1 Conn Smythe. Cap tip to you #2
HOF CLASS OF 25’
-Swish
This is huge for youth hockey coaches. The kids are not chess pieces. Teach basic concepts, work ethic, the joys of the game, the bond of sisterhood and brotherhood, simple techniques, and then LET THE PLAYERS PLAY.
“I’m not gunna let the things I can’t control be an excuse as to why I can’t make it to the highest level” 👏
@KendallCoyne is one of the best role models in hockey and our interview is live now wherever you get your podcasts!
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The definitive Johnny Gaudreau forever young hockey moment. 12 years ago. He's 18 years old. Ices the 2012 NCAA Championship game. Comically quick feet, hands, and brain. His comp for me was always Allen Iverson--I covered both in college. Impossibly small and skinny (JG MIGHT be 140 pounds here) yet dominated the game and had GIGANTIC respect from his peers. Gaudreau was looked at as a freak and a savant who thought and played the game quicker than everyone else because he had to. Look at his face here--pure joy. A unique Christmas decoration who lit up the game whenever he hit the ice. With Johnny Gaudreau, there was always the possibility of a moment like this. An electric star who made the sport better by his art yet was grounded in his foundational principle: a big, loving family and countless friends is more important than anything. Humility and humanity personified. A son, brother, husband, father, and friend. For life.
Our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, whose lives ended way too soon. Words cannot appropriately express the sorrow the hockey community is feeling today.
Big congratulations are in order for assistant coach Jared Nightingale! Nighty will be heading to the ECHL as the Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations with the South Carolina Stingrays. As both a player and a coach, thank you for all you've done for the IceHogs and we wish you the best of luck in South Carolina!
Read all about it👉https://t.co/CsrKoSTLDT
A leader by example, @tapap4 doesn't take anything for granted. Learn about his journey and the incredible influence of his role model, his dad. 💙
Check out this weeks PHPA Player Rep Spotlight with Tommy Apap of the Florida Everblades!
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