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Training Is Better with a Partner

September 4, 2021September 21, 2021 Rick 146 Views 0 Comments athlete, brotherhood, challenge, driven, encouragement, fitness, grow, growth, happiness, hockey, hockey life, ice hockey, improve, love, motivate, motivation, obsessed, partner, positive, potential, push, recovery, skill, support, training, workout

Fitness and skill. Ryan and I started skating together six years ago. I’ve always been able to challenge him with

Checking in on Teammates

August 28, 2021September 21, 2021 Rick 144 Views 0 Comments athlete, athletes, care, elite, encourage, encouragement, friends, genuine, hockey, hockey life, hockey player, ice hockey, isolation, junior, listen, lonely, make a difference, socal4v4, support, thoughtful

Everyone typically rushes off the ice when the skate ends – except for these guys. The thoughtful elite juniors surrounding

Assist from Elton

August 1, 2021October 31, 2021 Rick 138 Views 0 Comments academy awards, brave, care, class, courage, elton john, first, gay, hockey, hockey life, hockey photography, hockey player, ice hockey, knight, leadership, LGBTQ, luke prokop, nashville predators, NHL, oscars, out, PR, public relations, publicist, publicity, respect, support, thoughtful

Elton John recently picked up a monumental NHL assist, a helper much bigger than hockey. Last month, 19-year-old Nashville Predators

Building a Support System: Mental Health Awareness Month

May 20, 2021May 28, 2021 Rick 210 Views 0 Comments athlete, awareness, best friends, bruins hockey, coldbrus, emotional, health, healthy, help, hockey, hockey photography, ice hockey, leader, leadership, listen, men's health, mental, mental health, mental health awareness month, movember, support, talk, ucla hockey, wellness

This is what a leader looks like. After I put UCLA Hockey through a pre-skate warmup & stretch, co-captain Billy