Tag: colorado college hockey

  • Hockey Dad’s Love-Handle Saves the Game

    by Eric Miller We lumbered inside the locker-room and grimaced as hockey bags slid down our shoulders.  I hadn’t seen my Blazer teammates for over a month.  Inside, the guys slouched like dough-boys, suffering from extended tryptophan hangovers.  None admitted to exercising over the holiday break.  Crazy Eddie maintained his same pear shape.  He’s a…

  • Coach and players motivate before a big game

    “Head-manning the puck means passing it down the ice…not at your own guy’s head.” –          Wayne Marshall, Colorado High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame by Eric Miller I never thought much about prayer before sporting events.  I do now but it isn’t to score and win.  It’s to implore divine intervention to keep my…