The Hockey Think Tank Podcast · Jun 8, 2026 · 1:27:52
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This week Topher and Jeff talk with Sam Gagner, current Ottawa Senators’ Director of Player Development and former National Hockey League player with over 1000 games in the league. Gagner is what we call a “hockey lifer;” he consistently found new ways throughout his career to improve his game and remain valuable in the NHL for 17 seasons.
In this episode we talk about:
— Making every aspect of the game as fun & competitive as possible
— Always keeping development over winning in mind
— At what age you should introduce systems
— Coaching the players away from the puck
AND SO MUCH MORE!
Thank you to our title sponsor IceHockeySystems.com, as well as Train-Heroic, Helios Hockey, and Crossbar!
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