The Business Of Hockey
The “Matthew Effect” and The 10,000 Hour Rule
Each year at around this time, for the past 3-4 years, I have written on this same topic. Working with young players and helping them get to the next levels in their hockey and academic careers, I am often…
Read This NewsletterIrreconcilable Differences – How to get Traded?
In a previous article, I argued that it is important to focus on controlling what you can actually control: how you can get better, grow as a player and improve your skill set in the time that you have left….
Read This PostScouts drooling over Mooseheads-Remparts series
April 3, 2012 – 4:22am By WILLY PALOV Sports Reporter – The Halifax Chronicle Herald ONE NHL scout jokes that the upcoming Halifax-Quebec playoff series is “one-stop shopping for this year and next year.” The Mooseheads and Remparts are stacked…
Read This PostDebate over ‘outlaw league’ could have national implications
Originally Published In The Toronto Star On Tue Jan 18 2011 By Rob Cribb Staff Reporter SHELBURNE, ONT.—On one side of the stage sat Canada’s hockey sheriffs. On the other, their most wanted outlaws. In an unprecedented minor hockey gathering…
Read This PostWichita State pitcher feels NCAA’s wrath after having unpaid advisor
- The Associated Press – Monday, March 26, 2012 WICHITA – Albert Minnis didn’t expect to be labeled an NCAA rule breaker when he shared the name of his legal adviser with the Atlanta Braves and other Major League Baseball…
Read This PostMake no mistake about it….,
If you are using the services of an Agent…., an unpaid Family Advisor…., and/or a paid Family Advisor who has been involved in discussions with a Canadian Major Junior Team on your behalf (or any other team that the NCAA…
Read This NewsletterNCAA: Paul Kelly resigns as head of College Hockey Inc.
By Sunaya Sapurji Former head of College Hockey Inc., Paul Kelly resigned his position as Executive Director of College Hockey Inc., on Monday afternoon in a shocking turn of events for NCAA hockey. “The (Hockey Commissioners Association) would like to…
Read This PostWelcome To Our Latest Newsletter
For most of the players who we work with, the season is starting to really heat up, as playoffs begin to get closer…. and also as Spring Camps and Prep School considerations begin to get formulated…. Colleges are now…
Read This NewsletterProducing elite U.S. players starts at bottom
By John Buccigross, ESPN.com Archive The United States has 24 NHL teams and more than 307 million people within its borders. With those numbers, the U.S. should be producing a healthy number of highly skilled, physically tough hockey players… more…
Read This PostJustin Harrison Joins Our Professional Staff
David MacDonald is pleased to announce that Justin Harrison has joined us at Hockey Family Advisor. Justin has most recently worked as a player representative with Hawk Management Group of Michigan, which has offices located throughout Canada, the United States…
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