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08 NHL Alumni Remember the Passion Gala, Paul Lambert (CFL Montreal), Kraig Neinhuis (Boston), Gaston Gringras, Chris Nylan ( Canadiens ) , Dave Shultz (Flyers). One of My Top Reasons for attending the NHL Alumni Gala for Alzheimers Fundraising was to get a few tips for Young Hockey Players. The Alumni Players were more than happy to get the message out to young players. Even Gordie Howe had a message for the Young Players. (The best way to view these Videos is to use the RSS subscription at the right with iTunes or a similar player, the buffering of podomatic can be choppy for video, it's meant for audio really.) Put this feed into your player (iTunes) subscription window, http://podomaticbrian.podomatic.com/rss2.xml

08 NHL Alumni Remember the Passion Gala, Chris Nylan ( Canadiens ) Talks about Dave Shultz (Flyers). One of the reasons for attending the NHL Alumni Gala for Alzheimers is to hear a few old stories about the NHL from back in the day, and Chris Nylan is always entertaining.

The Coach of the HRS Huskies Talks about teamwork and clips of the Shootout Win after Overtime (4-4) tie, against the also impressive Pierrefonds Viscomptes in the Bantam Finals.

Coach Dan McGovern and his son, Goalie, Jeffery McGovern talk about how the Centennials won the Atom Finals. Also on Kim's Corner, hockey Mom and daughter Talk about the Bantam Centennials during their Finals Game and the Importance of the short pass.

Watch this video clip and remember, if you want to score more goals you'll have to pass more. For the goalies, if you want less goals you'll have to cover-up the puck more often. If you can't cover-up then tell your defense to send the puck to the boards and out of harms way. Finally, you'll see an Interference/Holding penalty which happens often in non-contact hockey. Defense your much better off playing the puck than intefering with the forward. Thanks to the DDO Peewee BB Pirates for being in this clip.

Greg is often asked to coach teams all the way up to Midget and Junior, but he also spends his time well by coaching the coach. Hear what he has to say about being a better coach. As with most of my coaching friends these tips are priceless. Thanks again to Greg S. for taking time out and speaking with PodomaticBrian.podomatic.com

Here's a Bonus Tip for coming to the website. I always let the first strike go by, I very rarely swing before one strike goes by. That motivates me and allows me to see the pitchers speed. Now I used to hit second, so I was hoping to move the first hitter over one base all the time. Create the dicipline to take strikes, and the pitcher has to throw three of them, you'll get many balls, and even walks before you'll get 3 strikes (Talk to your coach about this first). Hitting for Hitters seems to be out of stock, but follow these links and look for other similar DVDs for Baseball. Yes, I will lend out my copy (since the used copies are selling for $100 I didn't even put the link here). Search Here for Hitters Search Here for Pitchers Now remember I talked about Ted Williams, Here is his book. And Hank Aaron.

Mike Comrie is on fire, and is doing his best stop Sidney Crosby from advancing in the playoffs, by playing with heart. Link to His Bio, http://www2.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/players/Mike_Comrie and a Wiki link, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Comrie there is a great story on www.TSN.ca if you cut and paste this link (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=204688&hubname=)

Stephon Marbury ( http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3099 ) Shoes were featured on 20/20 since they are selling for $14.98 Check it out, http://www.starbury.com/ http://shoes.about.com/b/a/257363.htm http://www.steveandbarrys.com/ and How About Pink Hockey Sticks being used by NHLers like Rick Nash ( http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=2288&hubname=nhl-blue_jackets#stats ) http://www.tpshockey.com/pinkstick.htm http://cgi3.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=tps_pinksticks

Jennifer Heil won Gold for Canada on the first day of the Olympics. How is that for pressure ! Learn more about this superstar and her dedication to her sport by following the links to the stories below. www.jenniferheil.com “I always perform well here. It’s definitely a skier’s course and I love the challenge,” she said. “I feel I found the groove. I’ve been able to take my competition to the next level… I was very aggressive, probably the most aggressive I’ve ever skied on this course.” said Jennifer. http://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/pique/index.php?cat=C_Sports&content=Heil+1408 "This is beyond my expectations," said Heil, the reigning Olympic moguls champion. "I never dreamed I'd win four straight World Cup titles. Being a post-Olympic season, there were some challenges but I went back to the basics and made sure I had fun. "I feel I've taken my skiing to the next level this year." MADONNA di CAMPIGLIO, Italy, March 10, 2007 – Freestyle skier Jenn Heil of Spruce Grove, Alta., captured her second straight World Championship dual-moguls crown Saturday, and her second medal in as many days. http://www.freestyleski.com/eng/archives/2007/worlds_dualsmar10.htm “It’s the most challenging World Cup course I’ve ever skied on,” said Heil, 23. http://www.freestyleski.com/eng/archives/2007/voss_mar3.htm http://www.freestyleski.com/eng/nationalteam/bios/heil_j.htm http://www.freestyleski.com/eng/index.htm http://www.mytelus.com/sports/article.do?pageID=sports_home&articleID=2566309 http://www.thestar.com/article/188897 http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/feature/?fid=307&hubname= http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/athletes/athletesnamebio.shtml?jennifer_heil.html http://www.mcgill.ca/reporter/37/07/heil/ http://www.ottawasun.com/Sports/OtherSports/2007/03/11/3730658-sun.html Also Don't miss Erik Guay's accomplishments this month. http://www.ottawasun.com/Sports/OtherSports/2007/03/11/3730657-sun.html

More on Jennifer Heil in a minute, Here is a link hosting Warren Miller who made me a better skier and instructor by igniting my passion for skiing. http://www.skinet.com/skinet/warrenmiller/0,27203,,00.html

Enjoy Spring I know it's coming, even if it's -10 with 6 inches of Snow Here.

I went to find out about the fundraising (Skate @ Bell Center, you can now purchase tickets by calling (514) 931-8731 ext. 1205.) being done at Dawson and I ran into Nancy Wood and her Cameraman from CBC.ca at the Arena, There is one great story now on the cbc website. http://www.cbc.ca/clips/rm-hi/wood-dawsonshoot-070219.rm (if that doesn't work, just go to www.cbc.ca/sports) It seems the team is becoming very newsworthy, CTV.ca has been out to Dawson also. This news release is a part of the reason for all the Hype.... MONTREAL, Feb. 14 /CNW Telbec/ - An agreement signed today by Richard Filion, Director General of Dawson College. and Pierre Boivin, President of the Montreal Canadiens Hockey Club, establishes the Montreal Canadiens Dawson Women's Hockey Fund to award scholarships to graduating students playing for the Dawson Blues women's hockey team who plan to continue their academic and hockey careers at university. "The inspiration for this award was the tragedy of September 13 and our will, shared by Dawson, to promote women's sports and academic performance," said Pierre Boivin. Read More of the story here, http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2007/14/c7965.html Dawson's Site, (Skate @ Bell Center, you can now purchase tickets by calling (514) 931-8731 ext. 1205.) http://dc37.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/athletics/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=46 University Hockey Site, http://www.whockey.com/univ/canada/

The Dawson Women's Hockey team was started in 1998 as a Club team playing exhibition games only and joined the league in 1999. The league has now expanded to 10 teams and Dawson is having an undefeated season to date in 2007. They have come a long way since their beginning when wins were very hard to come by. Each year the team takes a trip to play in a tournament during the holidays and has won in Michigan, San Jose, Connecticut, New York, and Calgary. Head Coach: Scott Lambton Assistant Coach: Derek Mott Assistant Coach: Andrea Lambton Assistant Coach: Bruno Petrilli Conditioning Coach: John D'Amico Athletic Therapist: Amelie Desgagnes Academic Advisor: Paddie Chiara Team manager: Lionel Geller

If your a forward you can have the element of surprise if you go ahead and use your defense. Make sure you have a proper passing lane to the tape on the defenseman's stick, and make eye contact to be sure the defenseman is ready for your pass. Then keep the puck on the ice and give the defenseman a quick pass. The defenseman can often sneek in deeper into the zone and fire. If your a winger in your defensive zone, you want to get there before the puck does or before the shot get s fired. Enjoy the action at an Arena near You !!!

WoW !!! What a Weekend for Dollard Hockey !!! Mitch Trapid, His Executives, Developers, and Volunteers have a lot to be proud about, just before hosting the NHL Alumni Game This week. This Weekend The PeeWee AA Vipers Won Another Tournament Becoming Champions Twice This Season, The PeeWee BB Pirates Become 2007 Champions, and The PeeWee BB Buccaneers are 2007 Finalists at the Same Tournament. This story wouldn't be complete without telling you about the Photographers Comments. He mentioned that in all his years and all his tournaments from up in Ile-Bizard to colleges around Quebec, he has never seen what happened over this past weekend. Not only did the Bucs come out and cheer loudly for the Pirates to win on Saturday night, but the Pirates came out to cheer loudly for the Bucs on Sunday morning. If that wasn't enough, after the Final Game, the teams came together for Pictures, Congratulations, and Hugs ?? (To much information !). Well for sure there was an incredible amount of respect for both teams from each other, and why not ? The Battle was heated with a few penalties and goals back and forth, then saves back and forth, Then 10 minutes of Overtime and more saves by Darren and Marco, who allowed no goals. The Bucs had even started with a five on three, but they couldn't get the puck past Marco as the Pirates killed off the Bucs advantages. Finally to a shoot-out, after a 3 - 3 tie game. 3 Shooters each, and finally the Pirate's Shooter found the back of the net after a careful deek.

O What a Night !!! Teamwork is one clear message in Ken Dryden's speech. It is of course inspiring for any hockey player, and any hockey team. After my Intro about Ken Dryden and Vladislav Tretiak , I was going to have a clip of my favorite parts of the speech, but realized you may have other favorite parts. So Here is his whole speech, incase you missed it, or incase you want to listen again, and again, as he speaks about the Montreal Canadiens, The Coach who believed in him, Al MacNeil, Jean Beliveau, Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson, Henri Richard, Maurice Rocket Richard and the best team in the NHL and the world at that moment in time.

Ok, here is a great clip of Ken Dryden speaking about Monday Night (29th Jan/07) when his jersey # 29 will be retired, speaking with Mitch Melnick of Team990.com. If you like sports you'll love www.Team990.com There is more info about Ken Dryden, # 29, of the Montreal Canadien NHL Hockey Team, check it out. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Dryden

Again, In Honor of the great Montreal Canadien's goalie Den Dryden #29, Who's number will be retired on Monday 29th of January in Montreal. A must see event !