Hockey Player Magazine

Category: Players

  • Strength Training Benefits For Hockey Players

    We’ve reached a point in time where training for hockey off the ice is a must if you’re looking to go places in your hockey career. Sure there’s the odd exception to the rule, where a phenom comes along once every 10 or 15 years that just seems to have the natural ability and skills…

  • Goal Celebrations: Please make it stop

    I’ve been coaching and watching a lot of youth hockey lately and it’s killing me to watch these kids celebrate.  It’s a TEAM game.   For the love of all things that are right in this world, please celebrate with your team and don’t ma…

  • Team Leadership

    I’ve had the pleasure of coaching some really good teams that were pretty talented over the last few years but each has fallen short for various reasons.  This year was puzzling to me as I struggled to wrap my head around the team I saw winning ga…

  • At Forward with Ulf Dahlen

    At forward with Ulf Dahlen By Rob Keast   When Ulf Dahlen goes into the corner for a loose puck, he always seems to come out with it. Considered one of the top puck-protection men in the league, Dahlen says the main reason for his success is that he is comfortable playing the puck with…

  • Larry Murphy: To the Hall of Fame Quietly

    Larry Murphy: To the Hall of Fame Quietly

    Larry Murphy: To the hall of fame quietly By Sam Laskaris ©BBS Murphy’s Law—you know, “Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong”—certainly doesn’t apply to Toronto Maple Leafs blueliner Larry Murphy. Since breaking into the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings in 1980, Murphy, who was born in Scarborough, a city just east…

  • Ulf Samuelsson: It’s all about winning

    Ulf Samuelsson: It’s all about winning By Stan Fischler Nov 6, 2001, 20:24   If a vote were taken today for the title of “Most Hated NHL Player,” Ulf Samuelsson would be one of the top three finalists, if not the actual winner. The 31-year-old Swede has terrorized NHL opponents for a decade by employing…

  • At Forward with Bob Corkum

    At Forward with Bob Corkum

    At forward with Bob Corkum By Bob Cunningham Nov 6, 2001, 19:52 ©BBS Like many of his teammates on The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, center Bob Corkum puts a high priority on the mental aspect of the game. And, Corkum points out, the principle applies to all levels of hockey. “The biggest thing, I believe,…

  • Ron Francis: Unsung MVP

    Ron Francis: Unsung MVP

    Ron Francis: Unsung MVP By Stan Fischler Nov 6, 2001, 19:33   ©BBS If the NHL had an award called “The Unsung Most Valuable Player,” a sure winner would be Pittsburgh’s handsome, unassuming center Ron Francis. Overshadowed by the incomparable Mario Lemieux, Francis nevertheless has been an integral aspect of the Penguins renaissance. Who could…

  • Dave Taylor: The King at 17

    Dave Taylor: The King at 17

    Dave Taylor: The King at 17 By Bob Cunningham Nov 6, 2001, 07:23   ©BBS It’s a cliche to say that Dave Taylor has seen it all in his 17 years with the Los Angeles Kings. But cliches become cliches because they’re unavoidably accurate. Taylor has experienced a myriad of emotions, a plethora of prospects…

  • Robitaille: Lucky AND Good

    Robitaille: Lucky AND Good

    Robitaille: Lucky AND good By Alex Carswell Nov 6, 2001, 06:47   ©BBS Luc Robitaille cuts a dashing figure both on and off the ice. With his killer smile and killer shot, the 29-year-old left winger has become one of the most popular and feared snipers in the NHL. A star since his first season…